All land within the city is assigned to a land use zone except for roads. Zones provide the rules that determine what can and cannot be built or operated on a site.

The City is proposing to correct the zoning on lands used for public open space. The proposed zoning aligns with the Capstone ARP vision and is considered a minor housekeeping amendment.

Subdivision of City lands north of 47 Street occurred in October 2025, this subdivision created new property lines. Mapping in the Capstone ARP and Zoning Bylaw will be adjusted to reflect the new property lines.

The proposed zoning changes are circled black in the image below.

• Areas 1 and 2 are proposed to be rezoned P-1 Parks and Recreation Zone from CAP-TD Capstone Taylor Drive Zone
• Area 3 is proposed to be rezoned P-1 Parks and Recreation Zone from CAP-PR Capstone Primarily Residential Zone
• Areas 4, 5 and 6 are proposed to be rezoned P-1 Parks and Recreation Zone from CAP-C Capstone Commercial Zone

Existing Capstone ARP Land Use Zones	Proposed Capstone ARP Land Use Zones

The following table provides a brief explanation of each of the zones affected by the amendment and the key information for each zone.

A movement corridor is a corridor that facilitates travel for all modes of traffic, such as motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians.

The Capstone ARP shows movement corridors where existing roadways are located and through private property. Movement corridors through private property are encouraged at the time of development or redevelopment. Since the Capstone ARP has been adopted, no movement corridors have been developed on private property. On public property, movement corridors have often been varied as the locations do not always align with development plans for a site. As a result, regulations for movement corridors have created confusion on how and when to implement. This amendment proposes to remove all movement corridors from the Capstone ARP and Zoning Bylaw and replace them with a map showing road locations.

The existing movement corridors are:

• Riverfront – movement corridor between the river and river-fronting properties.
• Urban Corridors – operate as the main vehicular road connectors into the Plan area and are generous in size to accommodate all modes of transportation.
• Green Spine – will operate as the main north-south movement corridor within the neighbourhood.
• Local Connectors – a street developed narrower than that found in Urban Corridors and serves as the main vehicular north-south connector with no direct access to or from Taylor Drive.
• Neighbourhood Connectors – a movement corridor narrower than that found in Local Connectors.
• Residential Mews – the narrowest type of movement corridors and similar to Neighbourhood Connectors may serve as a casual play area, gathering spaces and may be achieved through edge zone development.

The images below show what is currently in the Capstone ARP and what is proposed to replace it. The proposed Movement Concept Plan identifies existing and future roads, all of which are on public land.

Existing Capstone ARP Movement Corridors	Proposed Capstone ARP Movement Concept Plan

An Active Commercial Main Floor is a commercial space located on the main floor of a building which encourages lively streets and public spaces. Attributes usually include patios, transparent store fronts, window displays, or outdoor seating, with common uses such as coffee shops, art galleries, or boutiques. An Overlay is an additional set of development regulations that apply to specific areas; these regulations are in addition to regulations that already apply to a broader area. This specific overlay requires active commercial main floors on certain sites and locations within Capstone, mostly along the riverfront and on corner sites.

It is proposed that the requirement of commercial main floors in specific locations would be replaced with the encouragement of commercial main floors throughout Capstone. This would add flexibility for the developer by not being restricted to a certain location on the property. On City-owned lands where commercial main floors are desired, the City would have the ability to require commercial uses in the land sales agreement with future landowners.

The existing image below shows the current locations where active commercial main floors are required. This would be replaced with a Capstone neighbourhood map, indicating that active commercial main floors would be encouraged throughout the neighbourhood.

Existing Zoning Bylaw Active Commercial Main Floor Overlay	Proposed Zoning Bylaw Active Commercial Main Floor Overlay
	The existing locations would be replaced by encouraging active commercial main floors throughout Capstone.

The Capstone Active Commercial Main Floor Overlay can be found in section 10.30 of the Zoning Bylaw.

An Edge Zone is where the spill-out functions of a development occur - between a building and a road or public space. These typically contain a seating area, public art, or garden.

The Zoning Bylaw shows edge zones to align with movement corridors, often in the middle of and between private properties, not always where landowners want to encourage spill-out activities. Because it is proposed to remove movement corridors; it is also proposed to remove several edge zones. Other edge zones located along a trail or open space are proposed to be removed as this public space already serves the intent of encouraging public interaction. The only ones that would remain are those along a road; this would allow active and lively streetscapes to continue to be developed along the most visible areas of Capstone.

The images below show the existing and proposed edge zones. The edge zone regulations are found in section 10.20 of the Zoning Bylaw.

Existing Zoning Bylaw Edge Zones	Proposed Zoning Bylaw Edge Zones