Draft RC Development Standards #1  

May 2026 West Meadowlark Community 
Bungalow 

1. Maximum Height 
● No building shall exceed 4.5 metres (15 ft.) in height, measured from the Original 
Grade* to the highest ridge or point of the roof. 
○ For the purposes of height determination, chimney stacks, furnace vents, 
plumbing vents, mechanical equipment, service structures, and other rooftop 
mechanical projections required for normal building operation shall not be 
included in the calculation of building height, provided that such elements are 
incidental to the building and not designed or used as habitable space. 
○ Mechanical equipment and service structures shall be limited to the minimum 
size, height, and configuration reasonably necessary for functional building 
operation. Under no circumstances shall such elements be designed, 
configured, or arranged to create habitable space, usable floor area, or the 
appearance of an additional storey. 
○ Maintains a consistent 1.0 storey neighbourhood form.  
○ “Original Grade” shall be based on pre-development geodetic survey and 
shall not be altered through fill, excavation, or grading for the purpose of 
increasing permitted building height or exposure.  
 
2. Front Setback (Contextual Rule) 
● Must be within 1.0 meter (3.3 feet) of the average front setback of the two adjacent 
homes. 

3. Side Setbacks  
● The minimum side setback for a Principal Building & Garage where no side entrance 
is provided shall be 1.9 meter (6.2 feet). 

4. Lot Splitting  
● Not allowed 
 
5. Site Coverage 
● Principal dwelling: 28% 
● Garage: 12% 
● Total (house + garage): 40% 

6. Parking Requirements 
● A minimum of one on-site covered parking space per dwelling unit is required. 
○ Covered parking must be provided within a permanent built structure, 
including a rear detached Garage, attached Garage, or other fully constructed 
enclosed building permitted under the current City of Edmonton Zoning 
Bylaw. Temporary structures such as carports, fabric shelters, tent covers, or 
other non-permanent coverings shall not satisfy this requirement.  

7. Unit Configurations 
The following housing forms are permitted within this Restrictive Covenant area: 

● Single Detached Dwelling 
 
● Basement Suite (Secondary Suite within the principal dwelling) 
 
● Semi-detached (Duplex) (Two principal dwelling units within one building) 
 
No Garden Suites or Garage suites (suite above a garage) or any other multi-unit residential 
forms, including but not limited to row housing, triplexes, fourplexes, apartment buildings, 
small apartments, boarding houses, rooming houses, lodging houses, shared 
accommodations, or similar multi-tenant residential uses shall be permitted unless otherwise 
mutually amended in writing by the Covenant holders.  
8. Pre-Existing Buildings 
a) Any building that existed on any of the Servient Lands prior to the Registration of this 
Restrictive Covenant at the Alberta Land Titles Office that does not comply with this 
Restrictive Covenant may continue to be used, but the building may not be enlarged, added 
to or rebuilt except in compliance with the building restrictions mentioned in this Restrictive 
Covenant. 
 
b) If a building is damaged or destroyed to the extent of more than 75% of the value of the 
building above its foundation, the building may not be repaired or rebuilt except in 
compliance with this Restrictive Covenant. 
 

9. Sunset Clause (20 Years, Automatic Renewal, 75% 
Required to Terminate at Renewal) 
This Restrictive Covenant shall remain in effect for a period of twenty (20) years 
from the date of registration. At the end of the twenty (20) year term, this 
Covenant shall automatically renew for an additional  twenty (20) year term, and 
for successive twenty (20) year terms thereafter, unless owners representing at 
least seventy-five percent (75%) of the affected lots provide written notice to 
terminate the Covenant no later than 180 days prior to the renewal date. 
 
10. Early Termination Clause (75% Required During the Term) 
This Restrictive Covenant may be terminated prior to the expiry of the twenty 
(20) year term only if owners representing at least seventy-five percent (75%) of 
the affected lots provide written consent to terminate. Such termination shall 
take effect upon registration at Land Titles.