APPLICATION DETAILS

The City is reviewing an application to rezone 2331 - 66 Street NW from the existing Direct Development Control Provision (DC1.18109) to a new Direct Control Zone (DC). This proposed DC zone is comparable to the current zoning, but proposes changes to the development regulations for Area ‘D’ to allow for the construction of two residential towers. Key changes include:

• An increase in maximum height to 75.0 metres (approximately 22 storeys) from the current 60 metres (approximately 18 storeys);

• Increases to maximum setbacks to allow for the building to be located further away from the street, the Mill Woods LRT Station, and the Mill Woods Transit Centre;

• Opportunities to develop ground level uses facing west and east as residential (currently limited to commercial).

Administrative amendments to this DC are also required to align the DC with the uses, definitions and regulations of the new Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 20001.

To accommodate the rezoning, an amendment to the Mill Woods Station Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) is also proposed as the ARP requires ground floor commercial uses on the east and west of the building.

The City Plan, Edmonton’s combined Municipal Development Plan and Transportation Master Plan, was approved in December 2020. The City Plan sets City Council’s direction, and charts out how we will accommodate 1 million additional residents in Edmonton. Recognizing the essential connection between land use and transportation, The City Plan identifies key areas within the city in a Nodes and Corridors system where population, business and employment growth are to be focused. The subject site is identified as being within Mill Woods Major Node. Major Nodes are large-scale urban centers that are anchored by public institutions with excellent transit access, and support higher density development and a wide mixture of land uses. The typical massing/form is anticipated to be high-rise and mid-rise buildings.