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How does the City regulate activities on green spaces
The Parkland Bylaw regulates the conduct and activities of people on
parkland, which includes everything from maintained city parks, school
grounds and the River Valley. Uniformed Park Rangers promote the safe,
enjoyable and reasonable use of parks and protect and preserve natural
ecosystems. They are concerned with public safety, dogs, wildlife, shareduse
trails and safe recreational usage.
Edmonton has more than 7 400 hectares of parkland along a 48-kilometre
stretch of the North Saskatchewan River Valley. This area is known as the
“Ribbon of Green” and is the largest expanse of urban parkland in North
America. The city also has hundreds of parks, school grounds, playgrounds,
boulevards and green spaces in residential areas.
How does the City regulate roadway, sidewalk and building safety
The Traffic Bylaw helps keep streets clean and safe by establishing rules
that limit or regulate such things as vehicle sizes and weights, parking on
snow routes and load-size to prevent litter and tracking of dirt and debris
onto roadways. Regulations designate where people can ride bicycles and
use inline skates, scooters or skateboards. For example, people are not
allowed to inline skate or skateboard on any roadway or on any sidewalk
in downtown Edmonton or Old Strathcona unless the sidewalk has been
designated as a bicycle path.
The Zoning Bylaw contains the rules and regulations for the development
of land in Edmonton. The Zoning Bylaw includes a zoning map and
information about special requirements for mature neighbourhoods.
Zoning of a property is important because it tells the property owner what
kinds of structures can be built on his or her property.
Who enforces community standards in Edmonton
The City of Edmonton’s Community Standards Branch supports City
Council’s responsibility to enact bylaws and employs professional personnel
to conduct municipal enforcement. Officers must educate people and
remedy difficult situations or extreme conditions in a consistent, objective
and timely way. The City of Edmonton focuses on working proactively
toward a clean, healthy and safe community.
Municipal Enforcement Officers are plain-clothed bylaw officers sworn by
the City of Edmonton to resolve nuisance-property complaints. They issue
warnings, notices or Court Orders to get messy properties tidied up. They
are not “peace officers” because they do not act on problems in face-to-face
encounters. Rather, they resolve concerns over a longer period of time.
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