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Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa�on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
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APPLICATION MAPPING
Rezoning Plan Amendment
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Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa!on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
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Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa!on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
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Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa�on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
WHY ARE WE HERE?
edmonton.ca/rezoningCITY OF EDMONTON – City Planning
What you can expect from tonight’s information session
• Information on the proposed rezoning and associated plan amendment at 16910 – 35 Avenue NW, 16850 & 16880 –
Anthony Henday Drive NW from (A) Metropolitan Recreation Zone to (DC1) Direct Development Control Provision
• Information on the application review process and Public Hearing
• Ways to provide your comments on the proposed application:
• In person by talking to City Staff
• In writing by filling out a comment form
• Sticky notes on the “graffiti wall”
• City staff and representatives from the applicant to answer your questions:
City Staff
Laurie Moulton, Senior Planner
Luke Cormier, File Planner
Vivian Gamache, Planner
Iris Boettcher, Planning Technician
Applicant & Consultant
Kurtis Fouquette, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Andrew Laycock, EPCOR
Trina Manning, EPCOR
Kristi Deneiko, EPCOR
William Orpen, EPCOR
Craig Bonneville, EPCOR
Carmen Piercey, EPCOR
Audrey Cudrak, EPCOR
Nathaniel Papay, EPCOR
Dawn Schmidt, EPCOR
Laine Watson, EPCOR
Ted Muller, Architecture Works
Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa�on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
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PROCESS
AreaStructurePlans
NeighbourhoodStructurePlans
Zoning &Subdivision &Servicing Agreements
Development& Building Permits
StrategicPlans, Policies& Guidelines
• Strategic Plans provide high
level objectives to guide
development of the entire City (ex.
Municipal Development Plan)
• Policies and Guidelines provide
further direction on how to achieve
objectives (e.g. Winter City
Guidelines)
• High level outline of how a group
of neighbourhoods will develop
• Includes information on arterial
roads, major servicing and the
general location of land uses
• Zoning establishes development
rights including uses, building
heights, landscaping and parking
• Subdivision divides land into
smaller parcels
• Servicing Agreements identify
municipal improvements to be built
by the developer (sewers, water,
roads, etc.)
• Allows for the construction and
operation of new homes, buildings,
parks and facilities based on the
Edmonton Zoning Bylaw and the
Alberta Building Code
• More detailed design of a
residential neighbourhood
• Included information on staging,
collector roadways, infrastructure
and servicing, land uses and
densities, parks and schools.
CITY OF EDMONTON – City Planning
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Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa�on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
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Please add your comments and ques�ons, for City staff, using the supplied post-it notes.
REZONING OVERVIEW
Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa�on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
CITY OF EDMONTON – City Planning edmonton.ca/rezoning
Existing Zone
• Currently the site is undeveloped.
• Zoned (A) Metropolitan Recreation Zone.
Proposed Zone
• Rezoning to (DC1) Direct Development Control Provision
• To establish a Direct Development Control Provision to
accommodate utility systems of works, including, but not
limited to, a solar farm and future water treatment plant
works.
• Will permit a solar farm (Major Impact Utility
Service) to be developed adjacent to the E.L.
Smith Water Treatment Plant.
• Will permit future expansion of E.L. Smith Water
Treatment Plant.
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PLAN AMENDMENT OVERVIEW
Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa�on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
CITY OF EDMONTON – City Planning
North Saskatchewan River
Proposed Amendment Area from Metropolitan Recreational and Environmental Protection to Direct Development Control Provision
Anthony Henday Dr
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edmonton.ca/rezoning
Existing Designation
• Designated as “Metropolitan Recreation and
Environmental Protection Zone”
Proposed Designation
• Designate site as Direct Development Control Provision.
• To permit the development of a solar farm as an
expansion of the existing E.L. Smith Water Treatment
Plant. The solar farm will utilize privately owned lands,
produce minimal impact on the natural environment,
and supply a clean source of renewable energy primarily
intended for plant consumption, while serving the public
good.
• Solar farms shall only be developed on privately held
lands, as a expansion of, and primarily to supply power to,
the E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant. A (DC1) Direct
Development Control Provision may be a applied to these
lands to implement utility systems or works, and shall
permit a solar farm.Location MapLocation Map
Subject Area
Municipal Development Plan - The Way We Grow
PLANNING FRAMEWORK
Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa�on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
edmonton.ca/rezoningCITY OF EDMONTON – City Planning
MDP
ARP
ZONING
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
North Saskatchewan River Valley Area Redevelopment Plan
Edmonton Zoning Bylaw
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa�on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
edmonton.ca/rezoningCITY OF EDMONTON – City Planning
Want to learn more about the project?
View the project website at www.edmonton.ca/elsmithsolarfarm
Questions or concerns?
Contact the file planner:
Luke Cormier
email: Luke.Cormier@edmonton.ca
phone: 780-496-7370
May 17, 2017
Ongoing
Ongoing
February 13, 2018
ApplicationRecieved
Open House Draft BylawRecommendations
Notice ofPublic
Hearing
PublicHearing
Decisionby Council
Notice Sentto PropertyOwners &
Stakeholders
TechnicalReview by City Departments& Agencies
Approximately 2-3 month time frame from today(Dependant on information provided from the applicant and review time by the City)
Applicant Held
Open House on
July 19, 2017
April 23, 2019
Information Session
WE ARE HERE
TechnicalReview by City Departments& Agencies
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Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa!on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION & INPUT
PROCESS CHART
July 6, 2017
EvaluateInput
YOU WERE HEARD
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Proposed Rezoning and Plan Amendment • Informa!on Session • E.L. Smith Solar Farm Project
Loca�on & Size
Environmental
Zoning
Connec�vity
TOPIC CONCERN RESPONSE
Too large and too close to the river
Impacts on wildlife
Increased the setback to 100m from the river and decreased the overall footprint
Monitoring and Mi�ga�on plan added
Revised the applica�on to a (DC1) Direct Development Control Provision
Memo of Understanding for access easement that was added
Allows too wide of a range of uses
Impact on Trails