Text Amendment - Residential Reduced Lot (RRL) Zone Driveways

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Consultation has concluded

Council is considering a text amendment to the St. John’s Development Regulations to revise the maximum driveway width in the Residential Reduced Lot (RRL) Zone. This was prompted by a previous application to rezone land at 670 Kenmount Road.

Within the RRL Zone, driveway widths are limited to 3.6 metres (i.e. a single driveway) regardless of the width of the lot. This was implemented when the RRL Zone was created to ensure enough landscaped area on narrow lots to accommodate snow storage for a calculated snow cone from City snowblowers. Since that time, the City has changed its method of calculating snow storage. The snow cone method is no longer used; rather, calculations are based on the overall lot area. It is possible that wider lots may be able to accommodate a double driveway plus the required snow storage.

Staff have reviewed the text amendment request and propose the following wording:

  • Residential Reduced Lot (RRL) Zone
    • (3) Notwithstanding Section 7.6, Driveways, together with Hard Landscaping as measured at the property boundary abutting the Street, shall not exceed 3.6 metres in width unless otherwise allowed in a snow storage plan.

Review the materials on this page and provide your feedback or ask a question.

Return to Planning St. John's main page.

Council is considering a text amendment to the St. John’s Development Regulations to revise the maximum driveway width in the Residential Reduced Lot (RRL) Zone. This was prompted by a previous application to rezone land at 670 Kenmount Road.

Within the RRL Zone, driveway widths are limited to 3.6 metres (i.e. a single driveway) regardless of the width of the lot. This was implemented when the RRL Zone was created to ensure enough landscaped area on narrow lots to accommodate snow storage for a calculated snow cone from City snowblowers. Since that time, the City has changed its method of calculating snow storage. The snow cone method is no longer used; rather, calculations are based on the overall lot area. It is possible that wider lots may be able to accommodate a double driveway plus the required snow storage.

Staff have reviewed the text amendment request and propose the following wording:

  • Residential Reduced Lot (RRL) Zone
    • (3) Notwithstanding Section 7.6, Driveways, together with Hard Landscaping as measured at the property boundary abutting the Street, shall not exceed 3.6 metres in width unless otherwise allowed in a snow storage plan.

Review the materials on this page and provide your feedback or ask a question.

Return to Planning St. John's main page.

Consultation has concluded

Please use this space to ask questions regarding this application and we will provide an answer. All questions will be posted as submitted. Some questions may require coordination with internal departments and additional time may be needed to post a response. 

The Q & A section will remain open while the application is active. 

If you prefer to provide comments or questions using mail or email, please do so to the Office of the City Clerk, including your name and address, e-mail cityclerk@stjohns.ca or write to P.O. Box 908, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5M2. Be sure to include the name of the application in your submission.