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.
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.
