Family-oriented
Development
Initiatives – Status
Update
Recommendation:
That the September 5, 2012, Sustainable
Development report 2012SCP032, be
received as information.
Report Summary
This report provides an overview of
family-oriented initiatives which
Administration is currently working
on.
Previous Council/Committee Action
At the September 21, 2011, Executive
Committee meeting, the following
motion was passed:
That Administration return to
Executive Committee with a status
update on the progress with respect
to the options outlined in the
September 21, 2011, Sustainable
Development report 2011SCP028.
Report
At the September 21, 2011, Executive
Committee meeting, Sustainable
Development report 2011SCP028
presented numerous options for
encouraging family-oriented and multi-
generational development, (summarized
in Attachment 1).
Executive Committee did not pass a
motion for Administration to pursue the
options presented in 2011SCP028.
Instead, Executive Committee passed
two related motions:
1) That Administration return to a future
City Council Public Hearing with
proposed amendments to the
Zoning Bylaw for Family Oriented
Dwellings, and
2) That Administration return to
Executive Committee with a report
outlining options to provide
incentives (financial and non-
financial) for building three and four
bedroom units on multi-storey
buildings.
Regarding the latter motion, two
subsequent information reports have
been presented to Executive Committee
including: 2012SCP013 (Incentives to
Build Additional Bedroom Units in Multi-
Storey Buildings) on April 25, 2012, and
2012SHE020 (Easier Implementation
and Cornerstones Linkages – Third
Bedroom Incentives in Multi-storey
Buildings) on June 27, 2012.
Sustainable Development report
2012SCP013 resulted in the following
motion being passed:
Market Analysis – Multi-unit
Family-Oriented Housing
That Administration proceed with
Initiative 1: Conduct a market
analysis to better understand what
conditions would lead to increased
demand for multi-unit family-oriented
housing in the City of Edmonton", as
outlined in the April 25, 2012,
Sustainable Development report
2012SCP013 and return to
Committee with a report outlining the
results.
The market study will be presented to
Executive Committee in the first quarter
of 2013.
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Regarding the former motion to amend
the Zoning Bylaw related to family-
oriented dwellings, following the results
of the market study, Administration will
bring an amendment forward to a City
Council Public Hearing in 2013.
In addition, as Administration assesses
affordable housing programs and
housing incentives in preparation for the
2013 budget, family-oriented housing
may be incorporated into the policies of
the Business Revitalization Zone
Development Incentive Program, the
Central Warehouse Housing Incentive
Program, and Cornerstones II.
Policy
This report relates to the policies in
Section 4.4 of The Way We Grow,
Housing Choices.
The Way We Grow also makes four
specific policy references to family
oriented housing:
• Policy 3.3.1.7 is to consider the need
for family-oriented housing in the
preparation of Transit Oriented
Design plans
• Policies 3.5.2.5 and 4.2.1.10 are to
promote family-oriented housing in
established neighbourhoods
• Policy 4.2.1.9 states that a minimum
of 25% of family-oriented housing be
part of large residential infill site
projects within the Mature
Neighbourhood Overlay
Policy 6.1.1 of The Way We Live states
that the City of Edmonton designs and
advocates for complete communities: a
community that is fully developed and
meets the needs of the local residents
through an entire lifetime.
Policy 5.4 of The Capital City Downtown
Plan states that initiatives should be
explored that would make downtown
Edmonton a more child friendly place,
including adopting development
requirements to ensure all downtown
areas and buildings are welcoming to
children and families. Policy 6.5
promotes housing for families with
children and seeks to provide incentives
for this type of housing through the
Central Warehouse Housing Incentive
Program.
Corporate Outcomes
This report relates to the strategic goal
of improving Edmonton’s liveability
described in The Way Ahead – City of
Edmonton Strategic Plan, 2009-2018.
Budget/Financial Implications
The cost of the family-oriented housing
market study will be borne by
Sustainable Development and will not
require additional corporate resources.
The Business Revitalization Zone
Development Incentive Program, the
Central Warehouse Housing Incentive
Program, and Cornerstones II may
require additional, new, or reallocated
funding in order to be implemented.
Attachments
1. Summary of Options Proposed in
Sustainable Development Report
2011SCP028
Others Reviewing this Report
• L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
Summary of Options Proposed in Sustainable Development Report 2011SCP028
The following options for encouraging family-oriented and multi-generational
development were presented in the September 21, 2011 Sustainable Development
report 2011SCP028:
1. Conduct a housing inventory to assess the supply and demand for multi-unit family-
oriented housing.
2. Create design guidelines for multi-unit family-oriented housing that focus more on
functional design and less on dwelling size.
3. Update the Terms of Reference for statutory plans to prioritize planning for multi-
generational neighbourhoods.
4. Draft a Zoning Bylaw definition for child friendly amenity area to enhance child
friendly design criteria within the Zoning Bylaw.
5. Create a policy which sets a development ratio for family-oriented dwellings.
6. Continue current initiatives that enhance the amenities in the Quarters and
Downtown, including the construction of new park space, new bikeways, and
enhanced walkability.
7. Support the Community Sustainability Task Force efforts to enhance the vibrancy of
core communities.
8. Review the Zoning Bylaw for opportunities to include Child Care Services as a
permitted or discretionary use in more residential and commercial zones.
9. Consider creating a municipal strategy to increase the number of child care spaces
in high density urban areas.
10. Include family-oriented housing criteria in the policies and procedures of the BRZ
Development Incentive.
11. Initiate research and consult with the development industry in order to quantify the
value of an increase in Floor Area Ratio in multi-unit development that includes
family-oriented dwellings.
12. Continue to develop Transit Oriented Development guidelines.
13. Consider parking regulations that do not require additional off-street parking spaces
for units containing more than two bedrooms.
14. Consider changing the wording in the Surface Drainage Bylaw and the Sewers
Bylaw to make reference to development type, site coverage and hard-surfacing
rather than zoning and land use.
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