Downtown Gateway District

Land Use Bylaw Project

The City of Fort Saskatchewan is creating a new Land Use Bylaw (LUB). The City recognizes that areas within Fort Saskatchewan are different. Our goal is to create custom regulations that reflect the uniqueness of each neighbourhood.

Progress

Two rounds of engagement have been completed for the Downtown Gateway District. The draft will be revised and shared with the community again for further feedback before it is presented to Council. The engagement summary reports include:

• March 2025 - Downtown Gateway What We Heard Report
• November 2024 – Downtown Gateway What We Heard Report

Thank you to the interested parties who took the time to help shape their community. 

Changes that were made to the previous draft districts include: 

• Commercial Office Building and Single Structure Commercial Pad were removed from the Node. 
• Increased the Rear Yard & Side Yard setback requirement for Apartment and Commercial Buildings when building heights increase. 
• Reduced the maximum Building Height requirements from:  
  • 40 metres to 25 metres within Comprehensive Sites;
  • 15 metres to 13.5 metres for buildings along Collector Streets; and
  • 15 metres to 10 metres for buildings along Residential Streets. 
• Reworded the density regulations to make it clearer that 2 Backyard Dwellings are allowed for Detached Dwelling, Duplex, Stacked Duplex, Stacked Townhousing, and Townhousing.  

Previous draft districts are available below: 

• 1st Draft Downtown Gateway District (November 2024)
• 2nd Draft Downtown Gateway District (March 2025)

What's Next?

The City is working on the final draft based on what we heard. We will announce when the final draft is ready and will post it to this page.

We’re still in the draft stages—nothing is finalized yet. Your input will help shape the final decisions.

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