Lewis Farms, Edmonton

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Lewis Farms
Area
Lewis Farms is located in Edmonton
Lewis Farms
Lewis Farms
Location of Lewis Farms in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°31′37″N 113°41′20″W / 53.527°N 113.689°W / 53.527; -113.689
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant[1] NW
Ward[1] 1
Government[2]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Linda Sloan
Elevation 701 m (2,300 ft)

Lewis Farms or Lewis Estates is a residential area in the west portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 1988 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.[3]

Geography[edit]

Located in west Edmonton, the Lewis Farms area is bounded by 231 Street to the west, Whitemud Drive to the south, Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the east, and Stony Plain Road (Highway 16A) to the north.[3] The area is bisected by 215 Street (Winterburn Road) and Webber Greens Drive (87 Avenue).[3][4]

Parkland County is located beyond 231 Street to the west, while the Stony Plain No. 135 (Enoch Cree Nation) Indian reserve and The Grange are beyond Whitemud Drive to the south.[3][5] The West Jasper Place area is across Anthony Henday Drive to the east and Winterburn Industrial is across Stony Plain Road to the north.[5]

Neighbourhoods[edit]

The Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan originally planned for eight separate neighbourhoods.[3] Today, the Lewis Farms area includes the following:[4]

Land use plans[edit]

In addition to the Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan, the following plans were adopted to further guide development of certain portions of the Lewis Farms area:

  • the Breckenridge Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP) in 1991,[6] which applies to the Breckenridge Greens neighbourhood;[4]
  • the Potter Greens NSP in 1990,[7] which applies to the Potter Greens neighbourhood;[4]
  • the Rosenthal NSP in 2009,[8] which applies to the Rosenthal neighbourhood;[4]
  • the Secord NSP in 2007,[9] which applies to the Secord neighbourhood;[4]
  • the Stewart Greens NSP in 2007,[10] which applies to the Stewart Greens neighbourhood;[4]
  • the Suder Greens NSP in 2002,[11] which applies to the Suder Greens neighbourhood;[4] and
  • the Webber Greens NSP in 2000,[12] which applies to the Webber Greens neighbourhood.[4]

Surrounding areas[edit]

 Parkland County Winterburn Industrial Northwest Industrial
Anthony Henday
Parkland County Anthony Henday
West Jasper Place
  Lewis Farms  
Stony Plain No. 135 Stony Plain No. 135
The Grange		 Anthony Henday South West
West Jasper Place

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  2. ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  3. ^ a b c d e "Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-13. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Welcome to Edmonton Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2012-05-26. 
  5. ^ a b City of Edmonton: Plans in Effect (PDF) (Map). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-26. 
  6. ^ "Breckenridge Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. August 2004. Retrieved 2012-06-04. 
  7. ^ "Potter Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. February 2008. Retrieved 2012-06-04. 
  8. ^ "Rosenthal Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. May 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-04. 
  9. ^ "Secord Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. February 2008. Retrieved 2012-06-04. 
  10. ^ "Stewart Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. August 2007. Retrieved 2012-06-04. 
  11. ^ "Suder Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. October 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-04. 
  12. ^ "Webber Greens Neighbourhood Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. April 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-04. 
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