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A public survey found 70 per cent of Edmonton residents don’t want city hall regulating privacy between neighbours in mature neighbourhoods.
But city council moved to do just that Monday.
Arguing the survey doesn’t match what they have heard from communities, they passed a series of bylaw amendments to enforce greater privacy screening.
The new rules will require most new rooftop patios to be set back at least two metres from edge of the roof overlooking its own backyard or the neighbour’s house. It must be one metre back from the front of the house.
New decks must have privacy screening when they are one metre or more off the ground in the back or side yard.
For windows on two-storey homes located two metres or less from the neighbouring property line, infill developers must sketch out where each neighbour has their windows and bring that to the city when they submit their development application. They’ll have to plan for trees, bushes, frosted glass or raised windows to protect the neighbour’s privacy.
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