ABSTRACT

Equity is a key concern for municipalities, yet current planning scholarship lacks clear, pragmatic guidance on how to identify inequity in municipal zoning bylaws. Although controversial, zoning is the primary legal tool to regulate land and its use. This study examines aspects of the current City of Edmonton zoning bylaw that are most inequitable by closely following the city’s ongoing Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative. Applying but also expanding the theoretical framework of equity and legal tests, the study provides a lens and a methodology to identify inequities in Edmonton’s zoning bylaw, which other Canadian municipalities can also adopt.

摘要

公平是市政当局关注的一个主要问题，但目前的规划学术缺乏关于如何识别市政分区章程中的不平等现象的明确、务实的指导。尽管存在争议，但分区是规范土地及其使用的主要法律工具。本研究通过密切关注该市正在进行的分区章程更新计划，探讨了当前埃德蒙顿市分区章程中最不公平的方面。该研究应用并扩展了公平和法律测试的理论框架，提供了一个视角和方法来识别埃德蒙顿分区法规中的不平等现象，加拿大其他城市也可以采用。