Riverside ASP and LUB Amendment for 27 Genstar Annex

Select Engineering Consultants Ltd., on behalf of L.A. Ventures Inc., applied to amend the Riverside Area Structure Plan (Bylaw 1/2012) and the Land Use Bylaw (9/2005). The Municipal Development Plan designates the area as Neighbourhood.

Area Structure Plan (ASP) Amendment

The proposed Riverside ASP amendment is for an area of 4.07 hectares± (10.05 acres±). The changes allow the site to be development by updating the layout with medium and low density residential uses, the addition of a stormwater management facility to support development, and the road layout. The location of Environmental Reserve has also been updated based on the Alberta Government updated flood mapping.

Please find attached a copy of the location map (Figure 1) and a comparison of existing and proposed ASP future land use (Figure 2).

The amendment area is located south of Rankin Drive, west of Meadowview Lane, and north of Sturgeon River. The legal description and address of the land affected by this proposal are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Legal Descriptions and Addresses

There is no anticipated change to the overall density of 32 dwelling units per net residential hectare for the Riverside ASP.

The proposed ASP amendment requires the approval of Council.

The following documents were provided by applicant:

• ASP Technical Report with figures
• Redistricting Plan
• Public Consultation Summary
• Public meeting transcript
• Servicing Design Brief (water, sanitary, storm)
• Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
• Geotechnical Investigation
• Biophysical Assessment
• Historical Resources Act Approval

Land Use Bylaw Amendment (Redistricting)

The Land Use Bylaw, Schedule A amendment is for an area of 6.57 hectares± (16.23 acres±). The redistricting is from Urban Reserve (UR) District to Medium Density Residential District (R3A), Residential Land Use District (RX), and Public Park District (P). Of the lands being districted as Public Park (P), 2.15 hectares (5.31 acres) has been designated as environmental reserve. The remaining 1.18 hectares (2.92 acres) will be for the storm water management facility. Urban Reserve is a holding district for lands until they are ready to be assigned a land use designation in the Land Use Bylaw that allows for urban standards of development. The layout of the proposed Districts is shown in the attached Redistricting Comparison Map (Figure 3).

The proposed land use districts are shown in Table 2.

Table 2: Proposed Land Uses

A decision by Council on the proposed Area Structure Plan amendment must happen before Council makes a decision on the proposed Land Use Bylaw amendment.

Public Participation

Please use the Questions & Comments tool at the bottom of this page. This will send your submissions directly to the Planner on file, Sajid Sifat. Please visit this page to provide comments, and if you wish to provide comments, please provide by January 13, 2023. Comments will be taken into consideration when staff prepares the agenda report for City Council.

When a Public Hearing date is determined it will be advertised in the St. Albert Gazette newspaper under Citylights and posted on the Riverside ASP & LUB Amendment project page on Cultivate the Conversation.

Please be advised that comments you submit, either orally or in writing, may be recorded and made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Public Hearing

When a Public Hearing date is determined it will be advertised in the St. Albert Gazette newspaper under Citylights and posted on the Riverside ASP Amendment project page on Cultivate the Conversation.

Please be advised that comments you submit, either orally or in writing, may be recorded and made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 780-459-1765, or email ssifat@stalbert.ca