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Architectural Design Guidelines can be found online at mcconachie.ca
Landscaping Requirements – McConachie
In accordance with the Architectural Guidelines:
Landscaping
A $2000.00 deposit is required from the homeowner at the time of closing in the event that the builder has not completed rough grading and the builder/homeowner has not yet completed the full yard final landscaping.
The homeowner must obtain and submit their Final Grade Certificate and landscaping pictures to their builder upon completion of the landscaping. Please note that all landscaping requirements and fencing at the tie back line must be completed at the time of submission.
The builder (on behalf of the homeowner) will submit a request to the Architectural Consultant to perform the final inspection. The Architectural Consultant will inspect the property within twenty (20) working days of the notification to ensure the Architectural Design Guidelines and the City of Edmonton’s requirements have been met.
Any variations from the requirements must be corrected at the homeowner’s expense, or deducted from the $2000.00 deposit. The re-inspection fee will be up to $150.00 per inspection, deducted from the $2000.00 deposit.
The submission, inspection and approval process can take up to 4-6 weeks and is weather dependent (does not include changes or re-inspections).
The homeowner’s deposit will be held in trust by the builder for a maximum of 24 months. The deposit will be released (less any re-inspection fees incurred or penalties deemed appropriate by the Developer) following the final inspection.
If after 24 months following occupancy, the current homeowner has not completed their final landscape per the Architectural Guidelines, the developer reserves the right to request all of the homeowner deposit or a portion deemed appropriate by the developer, to finish the lot landscaping to fulfill the Architectural Guideline obligations on the homeowner’s behalf.
o Any extension request to this timeline required by the homeowner is to be obtained from the builder as they hold the homeowner’s Landscape Deposit.
Detailed Landscaping Requirements:
Front yard sod from the curb to the fence tie-back line is required
A minimum of one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs (requirements at the time of planting)
o If deciduous (leaf bearing), the tree is to be 1.5” caliper (measured around the trunk, 12" from the ground cover)
o If coniferous (spruce or pine), the tree is to be 5’ in height from ground cover to tip, not including the root ball)
o Shrubs must be no less than 12” up from ground cover if global variety or 12” in diameter if spreading variety
Alternative landscaping will be considered on an individual lot basis if it can be demonstrated that the alternate plan
meets the objective of the standard sod ground cover objective previously noted in these guidelines to achieve
greenery in all front yards within the neighborhood;
o The use of hard surface landscaping rather than sod ground cover objective will require the planting of additional trees and extensive shrubbery, to visually soften the hard surface and achieve greenery.
o On lots with front garages, gravel or decorative rock on the narrow side of the front yard is permissible with the addition of a minimum of 4 shrubs/bushes to offset the hard landscaping.
In order for a resident to obtain approval for landscaping varying from the Architectural Guidelines (i.e. hard landscaping - no sod), the resident must contact their builder and submit a detailed sketch of the landscape plan. The builder will then send the variance request to the Architectural Consultant for review (up to $150.00 plus GST will apply).
The sketch should include the following:
• Legal Land Description: Block, Lot and Plan #
• Any and all materials that will be used in the landscape – including mulch, stones etc.
• Variety of tree (if known)• Variety of shrubs (if known) and whether they are coniferous or deciduous
.
Architectural Design Guidelines can be found online at mcconachie.ca
Required Homeowner Wood Fencing Specifications:
The Homebuilder/Owner is responsible for any encumbrances pertaining to fencing identified on the title of each specific lot. All Homebuilder/Ownerconstructed fencing must be in compliance with the City of Edmonton Codes and Bylaws, and must match the Developer prescribed fencing detail.
Stain to be “Fawn” by Cloverdale Paint, solid wood stain, as reflected on the diagram.
Fencing on common property lines must be overlap board or wood screen fencing (as per diagrams attached).
Chain link fencing permitted only on lots with developer supplied rear lot chain link AND backing onto a pond, greenspace, park or natural area.
* Residents can install an overlap style wood fence to match the developer; or a woodscreen fence shown on the next page.
Architectural Design Guidelines can be found online at mcconachie.ca
Stain Colour – Cloverdale “Fawn”
Architectural Design Guidelines can be found online at mcconachie.ca
Required fence style for lots with side yard next to a road - overlap style as above, with step down
Architectural Design Guidelines can be found online at mcconachie.ca
Chain Link Fencing Specifications:
*Chain link fencing permitted only on lots with developer supplied rear lot chain link AND backing onto a pond, greenspace, park or natural
area.
Architectural Design Guidelines can be found online at mcconachie.ca
TREE SPECIES RATING IN ALBERTA Edmonton
Species Common Name %
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 100
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple 100
Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye 100
Aesculus hippocatanum Horse Chestnut 100
Betula papyrifera 'Chikadee' Chickadee Birch 100
Betula pendula (verrucosa) European Weeping Birch 100
Betula pendula 'Gracilis' Cutleaf Weeping Birch 100
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive 100
Fraxinus mandschurica Manchurian Ash 100
Fraxinus nigra and cultivars Black Ash 100
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore' Patmore Green Ash 100
Larix laricina Tamarack 100
Larix lyallii Alpine Larch 100
Larix sibirica ( russica ) Siberian Larch 100
Picea abies Norway Spruce 100
Picea engelmannii Engelmann Spruce 100
Picea glauca White Spruce 100
Picea glauca `Densata' Black Hills Spruce 100
Picea mariana Black Spruce 100
Pcea omorika Serbian Spruce 100
Picea pungens Colorado Spruce 100
Picea pungens cvs Colorado Spruce cvs. 100
Pinus albicaulis Whitebark Pine 100
Pinus aristata Bristlecone Pine 100
Pinus banksiana Jack Pine 100
Pinus cembra Swiss Stone Pine 100
Pinus contorta latifolia Lodgepole Pine 100
Pinus flexilis Limber Pine 100
Pinus uncinata ( mugo rostrata) Swiss Mountain Pine 100
Pinus nigra Austrian Pine 100
Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine 100
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine 100
Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 100
Populus tremula `Erecta' Swedish Columnar Aspen 100
Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca Blue Douglas Fir 100
Quercus alba White Oak 100
Quercus ellipsoidalis Northern Pin Oak 100
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak 100
Syringa reticulata Japanese Tree Lilac 100
Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae selections 100
Tilia americana cultivars American Linden 100
Tilia cordata cultivars Littleleaf Linden 100
Tilia flavescens 'Dropmore' Dropmore Linden 100
Ulmus americana and cultivars American Elm 100
