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The City is pursuing proactive rezonings in the Stony Plain Road & 156 Street Corridors to help leverage transit investment and encourage more housing development and business investment in these important areas.
Not all land within the area will be rezoned. As outlined on the map below, the City is recommending selecting key sites surrounding future LRT stations at 142, 149 and 156 Streets as well as sites south of 100 Avenue to align with the Valley Line West LRT route.
We are now collecting feedback to help inform which specific sites should be selected for rezoning and what standard zones within the new Zoning Bylaw should be applied to the chosen sites. This includes gathering input to help determine what zone modifiers should be used to guide the maximum heights and footprints of buildings to ensure they fit in with the surrounding neighbourhood and which buildings should have ground-floor, street-facing business space.
For More Information
To read more about the potential rezonings in this Priority Growth Area, click on the Learn More section below or review the Document Library on the sidebar.
Engagement Opportunities
Share your feedback using the engagement opportunities below.
Digital Engagement
Digital engagement will be open from July 22 until September 2, 2024.
- Interactive Map - Use the color-coded pins to tell us what properties you think should be selected for rezoning, which properties should be required to have ground-floor, street-facing businesses in the buildings, and which sites along arterial roads and within 200 metres of a mass transit station or significant intersections are best suited for taller buildings. The 156 Street Secondary Corridor does not support high-rise buildings over 8 storeys.
- Share Your Thoughts - Use the discussion threads to provide your thoughts on the proposed rezoning focus areas. This includes which sites within the areas you think should be selected for rezoning, the height and footprint for buildings located on those sites and which buildings should be required to have ground-floor, street facing businesses.
- Ask a Question- Use the Q&A tool to ask the project team a question. Questions will be captured as part of engagement feedback.
- Schedule a Chat with a Planner via Google Meet about your feedback or questions related to the project. Phone or in-person meeting option available upon request.
In-Person, Drop-In Workshop
Date: August 14, 2024
Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Orange Hub (first floor lobby), 10045 - 156 Street NW
Register: RSVP today.
Learn More
The City Plan identifies 19 Priority Growth Areas, which are collections of urban centres (nodes) and main streets (corridors) in the redeveloping area of the city (roughly inside the Anthony Henday) anticipated to experience the most near-term growth. The City analyzed these 19 areas and has selected five for targeted, City-initiated rezonings to help encourage more housing development and business investment in these important areas.
Creating a strong system of nodes and corridors that encourages transit-oriented development is an important part of achieving The City Plan vision. The City Plan envisions a healthy, urban, climate-resilient city where where Edmontonians have access to a variety of housing and transportation options and can easily meet their daily needs close to home.
The Stony Plain Road Primary Corridor and 156 Street Secondary Corridor were selected for their opportunity to increase population around planned Valley Line West LRT stops to support future ridership. The Stony Plain Road Primary Corridor was also selected to leverage existing strong market interest in the area.
Not all land within the Stony Plain Road and 156 Street Corridors will be rezoned. The City is recommending choosing key sites surrounding the future LRT stations at 142, 149 and 156 Streets as well as sites south of 100 Avenue to align with the Valley Line West LRT route.
Learn more about the Stony Plain Road Primary Corridor and 156 Street Secondary Corridor and why they were selected.The City will use feedback, along with technical and policy considerations, to confirm which sites will be selected for rezoning. This includes whatnew standard zones and zone modifiers should be applied to guide the maximum height and footprints of buildings to ensure appropriate transition to the surrounding neighbourhood and which buildings should be required to have ground-floor, street-facing businesses.
A formal proposal to rezone the selected sites will then be prepared and submitted for review. City Council makes the final decision on all proposed rezonings at a public hearing.
Feedback received throughout the rezoning project will be summarized in a What We Heard report for City Council to ensure they are aware of Edmontonians’ perspectives prior to making a decision. Edmontonians will have the opportunity to share their thoughts directly with Council by registering to speak when the proposed rezonings advance to a public hearing in 2025.
Interactive Map
Share your thoughts
Provide general comments about the City’s intent to undertake targeted, proactive rezonings within the Stony Plain Road & 156 Street Corridors to encourage more housing and business investment. You can also use the other discussion threads below to tell us your thoughts on specific topics, such as:
- The proposed focus areas for the rezonings
- Which specific sites within the focus areas should be rezoned
- What the height and footprint should be for buildings located on the sites selected for rezoning
- Which buildings should be required to have ground-floor, street facing businesses
General Discussion
Not all land within the Stony Plain Road & 156 Street Corridors will be rezoned. The City has identified focus areas with lands it believes present the greatest redevelopment potential and would benefit most from proactive, City-initiated rezoning. Tell us what you think of these focus areas and which specific sites, within or outside of these focus areas, you think should be rezoned to most effectively encourage more housing development and business opportunities.
Focus Areas Discussion
For the sites within the Stony Plain Road & 156 Street Corridors that you think should be rezoned, tell us what you think the height range for buildings located on these sites should be based on the following parameters. Building heights for the rezoned sites will be required to align with City Plan and forthcoming District Plan policy direction, which supports high-rise (9-20 storeys) and potentially tall high-rise buildings (20+ storeys) along Stony Plain Road when within 200 metres of a mass transit station or significant intersection. Mid-rise buildings (5-8 storeys) are supported throughout the corridor. The 156 Street Secondary Corridor does not support high-rise buildings over 8 storeys.
Building Height Discussion
Of the sites within the Stony Plain Road & 156 Street Corridors that you think should be rezoned, tell us which sites you think should have buildings located closer to the street for a more active sidewalk or set further back to allow for more transition between the buildings and the public space.
Building Footprints Discussion
Let us know which sites in the Stony Plain Road & 156 Street Corridors you think should be required to have ground-floor, street facing businesses if they are selected for rezoning.
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