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Zoning
ZONING BY-LAWS
DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES
Airport West Industrial Development Scheme By-law No. 4443Capital Area Development Scheme By-law No. 3934
Grace Lake Development Scheme By-law No. 4676
Enterprise Drive Extension Development Scheme By-law No. 4673
2011 General Plan By-law No. 4656 General Plan Background Report
Niven Lake Development Scheme 2007 By-law No. 4438
Consolidated Niven Lake Development Scheme 2004 By-law No 4339
Block 501 Housing Development Scheme By-law No. 4700
By-law No. 4718
By-law No. 4717
- A by-law to amend City of Yellowknife Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended.
By-law No. 4586
- A by-law to amend Niven Lake Development Scheme 2004 By-law No. 4339 by re-designating Lot 2, Block 312, Plan 3989 from "Low Density Residential" to "Commercial or Other Neighbourhood".
- A by-law to amend By-law No. 4339, as amended (Niven Lake Development Scheme 2004) by re-designating Lot 44, Block 305, Plan 4019 from "C" - Commercial to "LD" - Low Density to allow for subdivision and residential development.
By-law No. 4438
- A by-law to adopt the Niven Lake Development Scheme 2007 and to repeal portions of the Niven Lake Development Scheme 2004, By-law No. 4339, as amended.
By-law No. 4362
- A by-law to amend Niven Lake Development Scheme 2004 Schedule No. 1 By-law No. 4339 by referencing the allowance for manufactured dwellings (double wide).
ZONING BY-LAW
Zoning By-law No. 4404 - Consolidated and Consolidated Schedule 1
By-law No. 4654
- A by-law to rezone the remainder of the undeveloped road in Block 87, Plan 637 from "R2" Residential - Low Density to NP - Nature Preservation, as identified on Schedule A of By-law No. 4654.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by rezoning portions of Lot 5, Block 501 and Lot 4, Block 501 from “R5” – residential – Manufactured Dwelling to “R3” – Residential – Medium density; portions of Lot 5, Block 501 from “R5” – residential – Manufactured Dwelling to “PR” – Parks and Recreation and a portion of ROAD, Plan 2144 from “PS” – Public Service to “PR” – Parks and Recreation.
By-law No. 4682
- A by-law to rezone a portion of Lot 5, Block 203, Plan 4297 from the current GM – Growth Management zone to the R3 – Residential Medium Density zone.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended for the purpose of replacing the current “CC” – Core Area Commercial zone with the “DT” - Downtown zone, with the following key amendments: Combining the current “CC” – Core Area Commercial zone and “CT” Centretown zone into one “DT” - Downtown zone; Redefining the current “CT” zone as a Single Detached and Duplex Dwelling Overlay zone; Adding the requirement of street front amenity spaces for development with a building frontage greater than 35 metres and four storeys or greater in height; Adding the requirement of ground floor commercial components for large office buildings with a floor area greater than 800 square metres and four storeys or greater in height; and Including general building design regulations.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by: amending Section 1.6: Definitions for the purpose of amending the definition of ‘public and quasi-public use’; amending Section 10.21: SS4 – Site Specific Zone #4 for the purpose of expanding options for permitted uses and reducing parking requirements; adding a new Section 10.25: SS8 – Site Specific Zone #8 for the purpose of permitting the development of commercial, government office, office and food/beverage service uses and conditionally permitting the development of public or quasi-public uses on Twin Pine Hill; and amending Schedule No. 1 to show the new zone boundaries for the NP, SS4 and SS8 Zones,A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, for the purpose of adding a new zone "RO - Waterside Residential" under Part Ten - Zoning District and Zone Regulations.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, for the purpose of adding a new zone "RO - Waterside Residential" under Part Ten - Zoning District and Zone Regulations.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, for the purpose of adding a new zone "KL - Kam Lake Light Industrial/Commercial Mix" under Part Ten - Zoning District and Zone Regulations.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by rezoning Lot 47, Block 62, Plan 4294 (5604 50th Avenue) from the current “R1” – Residential – Single Detached Dwelling zone to the “R3” – Residential – Medium Density zone.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, by rezoning a portion of Lot 5, Block 501 from "PS" Public Service to "R5" Residential - Manufactured Dwelling.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, by re-zoning a portion of the lands fronting Lot 13, Block 9, Plan 170 (#26 Mitchell Drive) from "NP"- Nature Preservation to "PR" – Parks and Recreation.
By-law No. 4626
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by adding outdoor wood pelet boiler heating system site development regulations.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by revising the definition of site coverage and revisiting a regulation pertaining to the storage of articles and goods to be sold by home-based businesses.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by amending Section 3.5 to give Development Officers full variance authority in regard to site coverage, building height, front, side and rear yard setbacks, landscaping, parking, lot depth and width, floor area, and site area.
By-law No. 4614
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by limiting the size of permitted food/beverage service use and requiring a minimum clearance of 100 metres for such use from any approved bulk fuel storage in the "BI" - Business Industrial zone; and adding a requirement for the use of "bulk fuel storage" permitted in the "GI" - General Industrial zone, to be located further than 100 metres away from any approved food/beverage service use.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by zoning a portion of the lane, as identified on Schedule A of By-law No. 4607 from "PS" - Public Service to "CC" - Core Area Commercial (adj. FSC Architects).
By-law No. 4601
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by zoning a portion of Brock Drive, as identified on Schedule A of By-law No. 4601, from "R2" - Residential, Low Density to "NP" - Nature Preservation.
By-law No. 4597
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, for the purpose of incorporating internal development and land use policies.
By-law No. 4588
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by clarifying when development permits are required; specifying the format of supporting documents submitted with a development permit application; and deleting and replacing a portion of Schedule 3 - Compliance Certificate for the purpose of consistency and usability.
By-law No. 4587
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by including Lot 2, Block 312, Plan 3989 within the "SS3" - Site Specific Zone #3 and adding "public or quasi-public use" to the list of Permitted Uses to allow for the development of a church on Lots 1 & 2, Block 312, Plan 3989.
By-law No. 4567
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by amending Section 10.22(6) and 10.23 (8) by adding regulations for the development of used buildings; and amending Sections 10:23(10)(a)(ii)(v) by clarifying regulations for drainage and cleaning of kennels.
By-law No. 4566
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by creating an overlay zone for the Con/Rycon Trailer Park area.
By-law No. 4563
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, by amending Section 1.6 by adding a definition for "Funeral Home"; amending Section 9.3(1)(d) by adding Funeral Homes to the listed type of developments for determining minimum parking requirements; adding Section 10.24 - Site Specific Zone #7; and amending Schedule No. 1 by rezoning Lot 1, Block 143, Plan 864 from "R2" - Residential Low Density to "SS7" - Site Specific Zone #7.
By-law No. 4553
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404 to give Development Officers greater variance authority and clarify zoning requirements that may be varied; remove the Floor Area Ratio requirement; remove maximum allowable storey requirements; remove any restrictions on siting of attached garages in front of the front entranceways and give Development Officers the authority to permit detached garages in front of the principal buildings in residential zones, under certain conditions.
By-law No. 4536
- A by-law to amend Schedule 1 of Zoning By-law No. 4404 by rezoning a portion of Head Lease No. 18053 (Kam Lake Shoreline) from NP - Nature Preservation to PR - Parks and Recreation (Floatplane Base).
By-law No. 4533
- A by-law to amend By-law No. 4404 for the purpose of adding bicycle parking facilities as a development requirement in Section 9.0 Parking and Loading Facilities.
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, by rezoning a portion of Lot 1, Block 203, Plan 4019, otherwise known as "Tin Can Hill" from "GM" - Growth Management to "PR" - Parks and Recreation.
By-law 4520
- A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404 by amending Schedule No. 1 and Section 10.9 – R3 – Residential – Medium Density. (Larga House - Matonabee Street).
By-law 4516
- A by-law to amend Schedule No. 1 to Zoning By-law No. 4404 by rezoning a portion Lot 1, Block 203, Plan 4109, a portion of Lot 2, Block 203, Plan 4228 and a portion of Lot 937, Group 964, Plan 862 (adjacent to Rockridge and Rockcliff apartment buildings) from GM – Growth Management to R3 – Residential – Medium Density.







