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Camrose County Land Use Bylaw 1541 Final
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HOW TO USE THE CAMROSE COUNTY LAND USE BYLAW
The following is intended for information purposes only and does not form part of the Camrose
County Land Use Bylaw.
The Camrose County Land Use Bylaw establishes regulations for the use of land and buildings
in Camrose County. Regulations differ depending on the location and type of development
contemplated. Land Use District Maps provide direction for development and use of land on
specific parcels throughout the County. The Land Use Bylaw also includes general regulations
which apply to some or all development. It is important when reviewing the Land Use Bylaw to
consider both the general and Land Use specific regulations that may apply to your property.
The Land Use Bylaw reflects County regulation only - other Bylaws, regulations and Acts of the
County, Provincial and Federal government must also be observed. Where possible, the Land
Use Bylaw attempts to outline these other requirements. This is not to say that the Land Use
Bylaw contains an exhaustive list; instead, it is up to each individual to ensure that the laws of
each level of government governing the use of land and development are observed.
When using the Land Use Bylaw, it is suggested that the user follow these steps:
1.
Locate the subject property on the Land Use District Maps. Note the district title that
applies to the property.
2.
Cross check with the Table of Contents in the Land Use Bylaw to determine the
location of the specific Land Use District. The Land Use Districts are included in
Part 7. Each Land Use District includes a list of permitted and discretionary uses,
subdivision and development regulations and other specific regulations as
necessary. These regulations are used to determine the use of land and the types
of development that can occur in each Land Use District.
3.
Review the General Regulations included in Part 6: General Regulations of this
Bylaw to determine if there are any general regulations that may apply to the subject
property or development. General regulations address issues such as parking, on-
site and off-site servicing requirements, signs, etc. may apply to all developments
but are not generally listed in each land use district.
4.
Discuss your proposed land use or development with staff from Camrose County's
Planning Department. The County's Development Officers are pleased to explain
the process and to assist you with specific issues. The Development Officers may
also assist you with other Land Use Bylaw situations such as enforcement of
County regulations.
For more information on the Land Use Bylaw, contact Planning and Development at
planning@county.camrose.ab.ca or (780) 678-3070 or review the County's website at
http://www.county.camrose.ab.ca/content/bylaws.
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LAND USE BYLAW 1541 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
How to Use the Camrose County Land Use Bylaw ................................................................... i
Land Use Bylaw 1541 - Table of Contents ................................................................................ ii
Part 1: General .............................................................................................................................. 1
101
Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 1
102
Definitions ......................................................................................................................... 1
103
Interpretation ................................................................................................................... 15
104
Amendment ..................................................................................................................... 15
105
Repeal of previous Bylaws .............................................................................................. 15
106
Forms and Fees .............................................................................................................. 15
Part 2: Administration ................................................................................................................ 16
201
Development Authority .................................................................................................... 16
202
Municipal Planning Commission ..................................................................................... 16
203
Subdivision Authority ....................................................................................................... 16
204
Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board .......................................... 17
Part 3: Development Permits .................................................................................................... 18
301
Control of Development .................................................................................................. 18
302
Non-Conforming Buildings and Uses .............................................................................. 18
303
Development Not Requiring a Development Permit ....................................................... 18
304
Application for a Development Permit ............................................................................. 19
305
Public Consultation ......................................................................................................... 20
306
Referral to Other Authorities ........................................................................................... 20
307
Decision by the Development Authority .......................................................................... 20
308
Conditions attached to Development Permits ................................................................. 21
309
Requirements of Other Authorities .................................................................................. 22
310
Validity of Development Permits ..................................................................................... 22
311
Notice of Decision ........................................................................................................... 22
312
Continuation of Controls.................................................................................................. 22
Part 4: Appeals ........................................................................................................................... 23
401
Appeal Procedure ........................................................................................................... 23
402
Judicial Review ............................................................................................................... 23
Part 5: Enforcement ................................................................................................................... 24
501
General............................................................................................................................ 24
502
Offences .......................................................................................................................... 24
503
Enforcement Tools and Measures .................................................................................. 24
504
Order and Right of Entry ................................................................................................. 24
Part 6: General Regulations ...................................................................................................... 26
601
Application of this Part .................................................................................................... 26
602
Agri-Tourism .................................................................................................................... 26
603
Airports and Airstrips ....................................................................................................... 26
604
Alberta Building Code ..................................................................................................... 26
605
Auto Wreckers ................................................................................................................. 26
606
Bed and Breakfasts ......................................................................................................... 27
607
Campgrounds .................................................................................................................. 27
608
Cannabis Retail Sales ..................................................................................................... 27
609
Communication Towers .................................................................................................. 28
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610
Condominiums and Multiple Ownership of Land and Buildings ..................................... 28
612
Demolition or Removal of Buildings or Structures .......................................................... 29
613
Drive-through Vehicle Services ....................................................................................... 29
614
Encroachments into Yards .............................................................................................. 30
615
Environmentally Sensitive Lands .................................................................................... 30
616
Fabric Covered Buildings ................................................................................................ 31
617
Garage Sales .................................................................................................................. 31
618
General Performance Standards for Developments ....................................................... 31
619
Green Energy Facilities ................................................................................................... 31
620
Height of Residential Buildings ....................................................................................... 32
621
Home Office and Home Business ................................................................................... 32
622
Industrial Development and Waste ................................................................................. 34
623
Intensive Agricultural Operations .................................................................................... 34
624
Intensive Livestock Operations (ILO) .............................................................................. 34
625
Keeping of Animals ......................................................................................................... 35
626
Landscaping and Screening ........................................................................................... 35
627
Lighting and Light Pollution on Commercial or Industrial Sites....................................... 36
628
Loading ........................................................................................................................... 36
629
Lot Grading ..................................................................................................................... 36
630
Manufactured Home and Park Model Trailers ................................................................ 36
631
Manufactured Home Park ............................................................................................... 37
632
Moved-in Buildings .......................................................................................................... 38
633
Natural Resource Extraction and Processing ................................................................. 38
634
Recreational Vehicles ..................................................................................................... 40
635
Parking ............................................................................................................................ 41
636
Private Sewage near Recreational Lakes ....................................................................... 41
637
Safety and Suitability of Building Sites............................................................................ 42
638
Second Residences ........................................................................................................ 42
639
Secondary Suites ............................................................................................................ 43
640
Sequence of Development .............................................................................................. 43
641
Service Stations and Gasoline Sales .............................................................................. 43
642
Setbacks and Approaches .............................................................................................. 43
643
Shipping Containers ........................................................................................................ 44
644
Signs ............................................................................................................................... 44
645
Solar Energy Systems ..................................................................................................... 45
646
Utilities ............................................................................................................................. 45
Part 7: Land Use District Regulations ...................................................................................... 47
701
Designation of Districts ................................................................................................... 47
702
General Agricultural (A) District ...................................................................................... 48
703
Small Lot Country Residential (CR-1) District ................................................................. 51
704
Large Lot Country Residential (CR-2) District................................................................. 53
705
Urban Residential (UR) District ....................................................................................... 55
706
Watershed Protection (WP) District ................................................................................ 58
707
General Recreational (GREC) District ............................................................................ 60
708
Lake Resort (LR) District ................................................................................................. 61
710
Rural Commercial and Industrial (RCI) District ............................................................... 65
711
Urban Commercial (UC) District ..................................................................................... 67
712
Urban Industrial (UI) District ............................................................................................ 69
713
Institutional and Public Uses (IPU) District ..................................................................... 72
714
Direct Control (DC) District.............................................................................................. 73
Schedule A: SETBACKS ............................................................................................................ 74
Schedule B: Land Use Bylaw Maps ......................................................................................... 77
Camrose County Land Use Bylaw 1541 Final
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BYLAW #1541
BEING THE LAND USE BYLAW OF
CAMROSE COUNTY
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
Pursuant to Part 17 of the Municipal Government Act (the Act), the Council of Camrose County, duly
assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
PART 1: GENERAL
101 Purpose
101.1
The purpose of this Bylaw is to regulate and control the use and development of land and buildings
within the municipality to achieve the orderly and economic development of land, and for that purpose,
among other things:
a. to establish agencies, offices, and procedures for reviewing and making decisions on applications
for Development Permits and subdivision approvals and for issuing decisions on those matters;
b. to prescribe a procedure to notify owners of land likely to be affected by the issue of a
Development Permit or subdivision approval;
c. to establish a procedure for appeals against the decisions of the Development Authority,
d. to divide the municipality into districts; and
e. to prescribe and regulate for each district the purposes for which land and buildings may be used.
102 Definitions
In this Bylaw:
Abutting
Means immediately contiguous to or physically touching and when used with respect to a lot
or site means that lot or site physically touches upon another lot, site or piece of land, and
shares a property line or boundary with it.
Accessory
building
Means a building separate and subordinate to the main building, the use of which is
incidental to the main building, and is located on the same lot. For the purpose of counting
accessory buildings, structures under 1.5m (5ft) high and less than 10m2 (107ft2) that do not
require a Building Permit under the Alberta Building Code, do not count towards the number
of structures. However, they must still meet the requirements of the land use district and the
general regulations of the Land Use Bylaw (eg: dog house, wood storage, trellises, play
house, solar array etc.) including the setbacks and the maximum lot coverage. Accessory
buildings cannot be used as a dwelling unit.
Accessory use
Means a use customarily incidental and subordinate to the main use or building and located
on the same lot with such main use or building.
Acreage
Means large lot, single or clustered residential development, surrounded by agricultural uses
that can provide public or private water and sewage systems to the dwellings. The lots are
not necessarily measured in acres.
Act
Means the Municipal Government Act being the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, Chapter
M-26 and amendments thereto.
Adjacent Land
Means land that is contiguous to a subject parcel of land, including land that would be
contiguous if not for a highway, road, or river or stream, and any other land identified by the
Development Authority for the purposes of notification.
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Agricultural
Building
Means an accessory building that:
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does not contain a residential occupancy;
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is located on land used as a farm, or is zoned for agricultural use and directly supports
the primary farm operation;
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has a low occupant load; and
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is not used or occupied by, or expected to be used or occupied by, the public or persons,
other than the farmer or farmers that own the building, their immediate family, and/or
their employees, that may be in the building from time to time, and the building is used
for:
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housing livestock;
o
storing, sorting, grading, or bulk packaging primary agricultural products; or
o
housing, storing or maintaining machinery associated with the operation.
Agriculture
Means the cultivation of land; the raising of livestock, fur-bearing animals, pheasants or fish;
the production of agricultural field crops, fruit, vegetables, sod, trees, or shrubs; and the
production of eggs, milk, honey and other animal-derived products. Agriculture uses may
include the operation of agricultural machinery and equipment; and the application of
fertilizers and other chemical products for agricultural purposes. This use does not include
Agricultural Industrial Uses, Agri-Tourism, Confined Feeding Operations, or Intensive
Agricultural Operations.
Agricultural
Industrial Uses
Means an industrial use related to agriculture involving the storage or processing of farm
products and without restricting the generality of the above may include a grain elevator,
seed cleaning plant, abattoir, pelletizing plant, bulk storage tank or area, livestock holding
station, anhydrous ammonia, bulk fertilizer, or a use similar to those listed.
Agri-Tourism
Means a low intensity commercial, lodging, and/or recreational use that is accessory to an
agricultural operation and promotes the diversification of agricultural-based businesses. Agri-
Tourism may integrate agricultural operations and products with a variety of services and
experiences to attract visitors and provide an immersive opportunity to experience rural life.
Agri-Tourism may include but is not limited to growing, packing and sale of agricultural food
products, educational gatherings, festive gatherings, event barns or farm venues, u-pick
farms, market gardens, small-scale wineries and breweries, minor farm-to-table and other
food establishments or storefronts, and short-term overnight accommodation for patrons.
Airport
Means an area of land or water, including the frozen surface thereof, any associated
buildings and other improvements, used or intended to be used either for the arrival and
departure or servicing of aircraft, for which an airport licence has been issued by a Provincial
or federal authority.
Airstrip
Means an area of land used or intended to be used either in whole or in part for the arrival
and departure or servicing of aircraft, but which is not licensed by any Provincial or federal
authority.
Animal Unit
Means an animal unit as defined in the Agricultural Operations Part 2 Matters Regulation, as
amended. Where an animal is not listed in the AOPA, a similar substitution may be used at
the discretion of the Development Authority (eg: Miniature Horses).
AOPA
Means the Agricultural Operations Practices Act.
Applicant
Means the registered owner of the land or their representative or agent certified as such.
Area Structure
Plan
Means a plan accepted or adopted by Council as an Area Structure Plan pursuant to the Act.
Asphalt
Operations
Means a development that manufactures asphalt either onsite or offsite and includes the
ancillary storage of materials necessary for the manufacture of the same.
Auction Facility
Means a development used for the auctioning of goods, motor vehicles and equipment,
including the temporary storage of such goods and equipment
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Auto Wrecker
Means a site containing six or more inoperative or unlicensed vehicles which have been, or
are to be, dismantled to obtain parts for sale.
Automotive Sales
Means the sale of vehicles, including truck and farm equipment sales.
Bank
(Of a water body) means the ordinary high water mark.
Bareland
Condominium
Means a condominium in which the units are defined in relation to the land rather than in
relation to a structure, created specifically through subdivision and registered as a
condominium plan in accordance with the Condominium Property Act, RSA 2000, c. C-22.
Bed & Breakfast
Operation
Means a commercial business operated accessory to the private use of a dwelling, which
provides guest accommodation and where one daily meal is provided to registered guests.
Biomass Energy
(Biofuels)
Means that development that uses organic material, such as wood, agricultural residues, or
dedicated energy crops to produce heat, electricity, or biofuels. This use does not include
Waste-to-Energy Plants.
Buffer
Means a row of trees, shrubs, earthen berm, fencing, or strip of land intended to provide
visual or physical separation and/or noise attenuation.
Building
Has the meaning set out in the Act, but for the purposes of calculating coverage of a lot,
does not include patios, driveways, or other at-grade hard surfaces.
Building Height
Means the vertical dimension of such building or structure from grade to the midpoint of the
roof measured between the ridge and eave, as per Illustration 1: Building Height
Illustration 1: Building Height
Bulk Oil and Gas
Depots
Means lands, buildings and structures for the bulk storage and distribution of petroleum
products and may include key lock retail sales. This does not include automotive gas bars or
service stations.
Campground,
Major
Means a parcel or portion of a parcel which has been planned and improved for the seasonal
and short term occupancy of camping units with the intention of generating revenue from the
renting of individual camping spaces. A Major Campground may include accessory uses and
buildings that support the short-term accommodation of patrons, but does not include the
year-round storage of recreational vehicles, other than recreational vehicles left on the
camping site from season to season.
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Campground,
Minor
Means a parcel or portion of a parcel used for the seasonal and short-term occupancy of up
to four (4) camping units, which does not generate revenue for the owner and/or primary
occupant of the parcel. This use does not include lodging uses or year-round storage of
recreational vehicles.
Camping Site
Means an individual camping stall designated for the placement of one (1) camping unit
within a Campground.
Camping Unit
Means a tent, holiday trailer, motor home, camper, recreational vehicle, or any such vehicle
or structure used for temporary accommodation within a Campground. This does not include
cabins.
Cannabis
Means cannabis plant, fresh cannabis, dried cannabis, cannabis oil and cannabis plant seeds
and any other substance defined as cannabis in the Cannabis Act (Canada) and its
regulations, as amended from time to time and includes edible products that contain cannabis.
Cannabis
Accessory
Means cannabis accessory as defined in the Cannabis Act (Canada) and its regulations, as
amended from time to time.
Cannabis
Lounges
Means development where a purpose of the facility is to allow for the consumption of
Cannabis within the premises that is authorized by provincial or federal legislation.
Cannabis Retail
Sales
Means a retail store licensed by the Province of Alberta where Cannabis and Cannabis
Accessories are sold to individuals who attend at the premises that is authorized by
provincial or federal legislation.
Car Wash
Means a building or area used for the purpose of washing motor vehicles and other chattel
such as tow trailers
Cemetery
Means as per the Cemeteries Act, land that is set apart or used as a place for the burial of
dead human bodies or other human remains, or in which dead human bodies or other human
remains are buried.
Change of Use
Means the conversion of land or building, or portion thereof from one land use activity to
another in accordance with the permitted or discretionary uses as listed in each land use
district.
Communication
Tower
Means a structure that is used to convey communication, radio or television signals and may
include other structures necessary for the carrying out of this function.
Conference
Facilities
means a Development intended for the gatherings of persons for entertainment, cultural, or
educational purposes, and includes permanent facilities, including food services, to host
meetings, conventions, trade fairs, and other exhibitions.
Conservation
Easement
Means a voluntary legal agreement defined in the Environmental Protection and
Enhancement Act between a landowner and government or conservation agency that is
intended to protect the natural values of the land by restricting all or some of the rights to
develop the land.
Convenience
Store
Means a development for the retail sales of a variety of small goods, required on a day-to-
day basis by people living or working near the store. Typical uses include small food stores,
milk stores and variety stores that sell confectionaries, food stuffs, newspapers, magazines,
non-alcoholic beverages, and similar items, but does not include a cannabis retail store or
liquor store.
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Complete Quarter
Section
Means any quarter section of land that is 64.75 ha (160 acres) more or less, and is in one
title with no registered subdivisions including roads. This includes:
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an unsubdivided quarter section which is reduced in area because a water body has
been excepted from the title;
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a quarter section, of which land has been subdivided only for road widening or for public
or quasi-public purposes; and
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a river lot.
Confined Feeding
Operation
Means fenced or enclosed land or buildings where livestock are confined for the purpose of
growing, sustaining, finishing, or breeding by means other than grazing, and any other
building or structure directly related to that purpose, excluding residences, livestock seasonal
feeding and bedding sites, equestrian stables, auction markets, racetracks, or exhibition
grounds. Confined Feeding Operations have a minimum number of animal units as defined in
the Agricultural Operations Practices Act (AOPA) and the Agricultural Operations Part 2
Matters Regulation. Confined Feeding Operations are governed provincially in accordance
with the AOPA and any other applicable legislation.
Council
Data Processing
Centre
Means the Council of Camrose County.
Means a building, dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house
computer systems and associated infrastructure and components for the digital transactions
required for processing data. This includes, but is not limited to cryptocurrency, digital
currency processing, non-fungible tokens, and blockchain transactions.
Deemed
Complete
Means in respect of an application for subdivision or development approval, that the
application provides the information required by this Bylaw and the Act so that it may be
processed.
Deemed Refused
Means, in respect of an application for subdivision or development approval, that the
application is refused because it does not provide the information required by this Bylaw or
the Act.
Demolition
Means the pulling down, tearing down or razing of a building or structure.
Development
Means in addition to the meanings listed in the Act;
-
logging; and
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the demolition or removal of a building.
Development
Agreement
Means a contractual agreement completed between the Municipality and an applicant for a
development period which specifies the public roadways, utilities, and other services to be
provided by the permit holder as a condition of development approval or subdivision
approval, provided the agreement is in accordance with the Act.
Development
Authority
Means either an individual appointed under this Bylaw, or, where an application has been
referred to the Municipal Planning Commission for a decision, the Municipal Planning
Commission, or in the case of a Direct Control District, Council.
Development
Officer
Means a person filling the role of Development Authority.
Development
Permit
Means a document authorizing a development issued under this Bylaw.
Discretionary Use Means the use of land or a building provided for in Part 7 of this Bylaw for which a
Development Permit may be issued (with or without conditions) upon an application having
been made.
Dugout
Means an excavation intended to hold water for agricultural, municipal, commercial,
industrial, or firefighting purposes.
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Dwelling/Dwelling
Unit
means any building or structure used for human habitation and which is supported on a
permanent foundation or base extending below ground level. This includes a variety of
dwelling typologies, such as single Dwelling Units (attached or semi-detached), buildings or
structures containing multiple Dwellings Units, (apartment buildings, row housing, etc.), and
lodging and boarding houses, but does not include Park Model Trailers or Recreational
Vehicles.
Easement
Means a legal right of use over another persons property which provides the easement
holder with specific rights with respect to accessory use of that property.
Educational
Facility
Means a place of instruction offering continuing education or specialized courses of study.
Included in the category may be public, private, and commercial institutions.
Encroachment
Means any obstruction or intrusion extending from a property onto an adjoining public right-
of-way or onto adjoining lands.
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
Means a statement prepared in accordance with Alberta Environment legislation on the effect
of development proposals and other major actions which significantly affect the environment.
Environmental
Reserve
Means the land specified to be environmental reserve by the Development Authority in
accordance with the Act.
Environmentally
Sensitive Lands
Means lakes, wetlands, watercourses and tree stands that are critical in the protection of
groundwater, flood and erosion prevention, wildlife habitat, and surface water storage.
Extensive
Agriculture
Means the growing of crops and the grazing of livestock on a large area of land.
Fabric Covered
Buildings
Means a steel-framed, fabric-membrane pre-engineered building for temporary and
permanent industrial, commercial & agricultural applications including warehouses,
equipment storage, manufacturing facilities, barns, stables, arenas and event centers. All
fabric covered buildings shall require the appropriate building permits to ensure all aspects of
the development is in accordance with the Alberta Safety Codes including appropriate
foundation construction and building anchoring.
Farmstead
The principal residence on an agricultural lot and may include accessory buildings and
mature landscaping such as trees for wind breaks.
Field Shelterbelt
Means anything planted on cultivated, native or forage lands.
Financial
Institution
Means a bank, brokerage company, treasury branch, trust company, credit union, finance
company or similar institution.
Flanking Street
Means the street adjacent to the side yard of a parcel.
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Flood Fringe
Means the portion of the flood hazard area outside the floodway. Water in the flood fringe is
generally shallower and flows more slowly than in the floodway. New development in the
flood fringe may be permitted but should be flood proofed.
See Illustration 2: Flood Hazard Areas.
Illustration 2: Flood Hazard Areas
Flood Hazard
Area
Means the area of land that experiences a flood during the design flood due to overland
flows. The design flood is determined using statistical methods based on a 1:100 year return
period, and has a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
See Illustration 2: Flood Hazard Areas.
Floodway
Means the portion of the flood hazard area where flows are deepest, fastest and most
destructive. The floodway typically includes the main channel of a stream and a portion of the
adjacent overbank area. New development is discouraged in the floodway.
See Illustration 2: Flood Hazard Areas.
Food
Establishment
Means a food establishment as defined in the Food Regulation, AR 31/2006, or its
successors.
Forestry
Means those uses necessary to the forestry industry which include the range of activities
involved in silviculture and harvesting wood fibre.
Foster Home
Means a private household which provides foster care to no more than three clients at any
one time.
Fragmented
Parcel
Means a parcel of land which is physically severed by a road, railway, river, or other obstacle
to cultivation. In an agricultural setting, this may include previous subdivisions for non-
agricultural purposes.
Geotechnical
Report
Means a comprehensive site analysis and report prepared by a qualified and registered
professional with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
(APEGA).
Geothermal
Energy
Means a system that utilizes heat from the Earth's core to generate electricity to power a site
or community either fully or partially. This use includes small-scale geothermal power plants
or heat pumps.
Golf Course
Includes associated buildings including a club house.
Grade
Means the average elevation of the four corners of the site as determined by the
Development Authority.
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Green Energy
Facility
Means a development intended to source energy using technologies that have minimal
negative environmental impacts and contribute to the sustainable development of a site or
community. This use includes solar farms, wind energy farms, hydropower, geothermal
energy, biomass energy or biofuels, hydrogen fuel, and waste-to-energy technologies,
among others. This use does not include Solar Energy Systems and Small Wind Energy
Conversion Systems.
Gross Floor Area
Means the total area of all floors of all buildings including accessory buildings located on any
parcel, excluding the area of basement floor. Basements suites shall be included in the
calculation of gross floor area only in the case of apartment buildings.
Gross Floor Area
Ratio
Means the ratio or decimal value resulting from dividing the gross floor area of all buildings
by the total site area of the parcel on which the buildings are located.
Group Home
Means a dwelling which is operated by a recognized social services agency employing paid
staff and which provides room and board and other care to no more than six patrons.
Hazard Lands
Means lands which may be prone to flooding, unstable slopes, ground subsidence, soil
contamination, groundwater contamination, or abandoned oil and gas wells.
Hydrogen Fuel
Means a facility where hydrogen is produced through water electrolysis and delivered to
hydrogen fuel cells to generate electricity and heat.
Highway
Includes a proposed highway which has been designated in the Alberta Gazette.
Home Business
Means a business, trade, craft occupation, storage activity, or other commercial operation on
a residential lot at a scale greater than a home office. A home business may be visited by
clients and employees to the site, therefore requiring additional parking on or off the site.
Home Office
Means an office in a dwelling which is not visited by a significant number of clients, does not
change the external appearance or residential character of the dwelling, does not require
additional parking, and is carried on only by the residents of that dwelling.
Horse Riding,
Training and
Boarding Stable
Means a facility used for the training of horses and riders and may include facilities for horse
boarding and grooming, horse shows and equestrian competitions.
Hotel
Means a commercial development, including a motel, used to provide temporary sleeping
accommodations to the public, and which may also contain accessory uses or buildings. This
use does not include a restaurant, lounge, or conference facilities.
Hydropower
Means a small-scale or micro system to harness energy from flowing or falling water.
Intensive
Agricultural
Operation
Means an agricultural operation that produces high value, lower volume, intensively
managed agricultural products and do not require the large parcel sizes typically associated
with annual crop production. This includes, but is not limited to tree farms and nurseries,
greenhouse production, and horticultural production, but does not include Intensive Livestock
Operations or value-added commercial uses that are covered under Agri-Tourism.
Intensive
Livestock
Operation
Means fenced or enclosed land or buildings where livestock are confined for the purpose of
growing, sustaining, finishing, or breeding by means other than grazing. An Intensive
Livestock Operation has a density of at least one animal unit per 370 m² (4,000 ft²) but does
not exceed the minimum animal unit threshold of Confined Feeding Operations as defined
and regulated in the Agricultural Operations Practices Act (AOPA) and the Agricultural
Operation Part 2 Matters Regulation. This use does not include a seasonal feeding site
confining livestock from November to May, or an area used for short term assembling,
sorting, branding, or health management.
Kennel
Means an establishment where more than three dogs (excluding pups) are bred, trained, or
boarded as a business.
Landfill
Means a landfill as defined in the Waste Control Regulations (AR192/96), as amended
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Letter of
Compliance
Means a letter issued by the Development Authority certifying that the use of land and
buildings and the placement of buildings comply with this Bylaw.
Liquor Store
Means a premise licensed to sell beer, wine, spirits, cider, and coolers to the public. This
includes a liquor store or a wine or beer store
Lot
Means an individual parcel of land for which a title has been issued under the Land Titles
Act, or, where two or more lots are 'tied' for assessment purposes, or are included in a single
title, the area encompassed by the two or more lots.
Lot Area
Means the total area of a parcel in metres.
Lot, Corner
Means a parcel having a frontage on two or more public roadways at their intersection or
junction.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks
Lot Coverage
Means the combined area, measured at 0.6 m (2 ft) above grade, of all buildings on a parcel
excluding all features which would be permitted under this Bylaw as projections into required
yards.
Lot Depth
Means the average distance between the front and rear property lines, as per Illustration 4:
Lot Dimensions
Illustration 4: Lot Dimensions
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Lot, Interior
Means a parcel which is bounded by only one roadway.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Lot Width
Means the distance between the side property lines of a parcel at the minimum permissible
front yard, measured parallel to the road or to the tangent on a curved road. For rectangular
and pie parcels, this distance should be measured at front yard setback line and at rear yard
setback line and the average determined, as per Illustration 4: Lot Dimensions.
Lounge
Means Development where the primary purpose of the facility is the sale of alcoholic
beverages to the public, for consumption within the premises. This Development typically has
a menu and minors are prohibited from patronizing the establishment during at least some
portion of the hours of operation. This use does not include cannabis related uses.
Main Building
Means a building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which it is
erected.
Main Road
Means a numbered highway, a secondary road, a county grid road, or a diversion or
realignment of any of these.
Manufactured
Home
Refer to definition of Residence, Manufactured.
Manufactured
Home Sales
Means a facility to build, display and sell manufactured and/or modular homes. The modules
(or components of these homes) are transported by truck to their new location and
assembled by qualified tradespersons onto an existing permanent foundation.
Manufactured
Home Park
Means a development for manufactured homes that may be a bareland condominium, or an
unregistered subdivision of unit lots that are rented or leased. Ownership and responsibility
for the maintenance of internal roads, services and park amenities rests with the
management.
Market Garden
Means the commercial production of vegetables and fruit in greenhouses or under intensive
conditions, for commercial purposes.
Moved-in
Building
Means a previously used building which is moved on to a new site.
Moving & Cartage
Means a development which administers vehicles which deliver people, goods, or services,
and where such vehicles are not available for sale or long term lease. Fleet services may
include the storage and servicing of administered vehicles. This use may include ambulance
services, taxi services, bus lines, and messenger and courier services, but do not include
moving or cartage firms involving vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than 3000.0
kg
Municipal
Development
Plan
Means the County wide plan prepared in accordance with the Act, adopted by Bylaw 1540 or
its successor.
Municipality
Means Camrose County.
Natural Resource
Extraction
Means an operation for the extraction of natural resources, including sand, gravel, clay, coal
and mineral extraction; often consisting of an opening or excavation in the surface or
subsurface as well as any associated infrastructure (e.g., stockpiles).
Non-Conforming
Use
Means -
(a)
Being made of land or a building or intended to be made of a building lawfully under
construction, at the date of this Bylaw or any amendment hereto, affecting the land or
building becomes effective; and
(b)
That on the date of this Bylaw or any amendment hereto becomes effective, does
not or in the case of a building under construction, will not comply with the uses permitted in
this Bylaw.
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Outdoor Storage
Means the storage of equipment, goods, and/or materials in the open air. Typical uses
include pipe yards or vehicle or Recreational Vehicles or heavy equipment storage
compounds.
Parcel
Means the aggregate of the one or more areas of land described in a certificate of title or
described in a certificate of title by reference to a plan filed or registered in a land titles office.
Park Model
Trailers
Means a living unit, conforming to CSA Z-421 standards, built on a single chassis mounted
on wheels and designed to facilitate occasional relocation and include living quarters for
temporary or seasonal residential use. Typically it is connected to utilities and skirted once
installed on the parcel. For the purposes of this Bylaw, this type of living unit is not the same
as a manufactured home and will not be considered for a permanent dwelling.
Parking
Stall/Space
Means a gravel or pavement area at least 2.7 m (9 ft) wide and 5.5 m (18 ft) long.
Permitted Use
Means the use of land or a building provided for in Part 7: Land Use District Regulations of
this Bylaw for which a Development Permit shall be issued (with or without conditions) upon
an application having been made, provided the proposed development conforms in every
way with this Bylaw.
Pool Hall
Mean an indoor development or part thereof which offers an activity for entertainment. The
Pool Hall may offer food and beverages for sale to the patrons, if specifically provided for in
an approved Development Permit, and may be licensed by the Province of Alberta for the on-
site consumption of alcohol.
Property Line
Means any boundary of a parcel.
Property Line,
Front
Means a property line adjacent to:
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the public roadway other than a lane, and, in the case of more than one property line
adjacent to the public roadway, the front property line shall be the side that gains access
to the property; and
-
the internal subdivision road when the parcel abuts an internal subdivision road.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Property Line,
Rear
Means the property line furthest from opposite the front property line.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Property Line,
Side
Means a property line other than a front or rear property line.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Public Park
Playgrounds &
Recreational
Facilities
Means a development designed or reserved for active or passive recreational uses, including
all natural and man-made open space and landscaping, facilities, playing fields, and
buildings that are consistent with the general purposes of recreation, whether or not such
recreational facilities are publicly operated or operated by other organizations pursuant to
arrangements with the public authority owning the public park. Public parks include tot lots,
band shells, picnic grounds, pedestrian trails and paths, landscaped buffers, playgrounds,
water features, baseball diamonds, football fields, soccer pitches, and similar outdoor sports
fields.
Public or Quasi-
Public Uses
Includes, but is not limited to, educational facilities, community halls, and post offices.
Public Utility
Uses
Includes, but is not limited, to roads, power/gas/fiber optic/cable/phone lines, gas plants,
compressor stations, radio/cellular/internet towers (under 30 m or 100 ft), and municipal
infrastructure (water and sanitary systems, drainage ditches, etc.).
Real Property
Report
Means a document showing building location and other site data prepared by a Registered
Alberta Land Surveyor according to the Standards of the Alberta Land Surveyors
Association.
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Recreational
Vehicle (RV)
Means a mobile unit that is designed to be used as temporary living or sleeping
accommodation, and includes, but is not limited to, holiday trailers, tent trailers, truck
campers, camper vans, and motor homes, but does not include mobile homes, or Park
Model Trailers.
Regulation
Means the Matters Relating to Subdivision and Development Regulation established
pursuant to the Act.
Religious
Institution
Includes a house of worship of any religion.
Residence,
Apartment
Means a residential use consisting of at least 3 dwelling units but shall not mean 'row
housing'.
Residence,
Detached
Means a freestanding dwelling not forming part of, and not physically attached to, any other
dwelling or structure. It is intended to be used by a single household, but which may contain
a separate suite for a family member or a servant. This includes different construction types
such as modular home, pre-existing moved onto site, site built, and staff.
Residence,
Duplex
Means two dwelling units sharing a common wall, each with a separate outside entrance at
grade.
Residence,
Manufactured
Means a residential building containing one dwelling unit, built in a factory, and transported in
one or more sections to a suitable site. Manufactured homes typically have a long, narrow
rectangular plan, low roof pitch, and narrow eaves. Manufactured homes have replaced
mobile homes, which are no longer built in Alberta. A modular home is not a manufactured
home.
Residence,
Modular Home
Means a new residential building containing one dwelling unit, built in a factory and
transported to a site to be permanently installed on a permanent foundation, and which
appears indistinguishable in design and finish from a stick-built house.
Residence, Pre-
existing moved
onto site
Means a residential building that has previously been constructed or placed on a different
parcel for occupancy and has been relocated to serve as a residence at its new location. A
moved-in residence is not of new construction, and does not include a manufactured home.
Residence, Row
Housing
Means a residential use where a building or buildings on a lot are each used for at least
three dwelling units with each unit having direct access to the outside grade, but shall not
mean 'apartment'.
Residence, Site
Built
Means a residential use that is built on site with one piece of lumber at a time.
Residences, for
Staff
Means a building or portion of a building provided for the purpose of housing persons
employed on the property and provided by the employer. Units may include dormitory or
separate fully contained units. Residents must be currently employed with the commercial
operation.
Restaurant
Means an establishment where food is prepared and served on the premises for sale to the
public, may be licensed for the serving of alcohol, and may include entertainment which is
ancillary to the preparation and service of food. This use may include a drive-through, subject
to a review of queuing and parking spaces.
Right-of-Way
Means an area of land not on a lot that is dedicated for public or private use to accommodate
a transportation system and necessary public utility infrastructure (including but not limited to
water lines, sewer lines, power lines, and gas lines). In no case shall a right-of-way be
construed to mean an easement.
Riparian
Means the banks of a river, stream, waterway, or other typically flowing body of water, and
the plant or animal communities along such bodies of water.
Rural Residential
Shelterbelt
Means anything planted on lands designated for residential purposes, including acreages
and farmsteads.
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Safety Codes
Means a code, regulations, standard or body of rules regulating things such as building,
electrical systems, elevating devices, gas systems, plumbing, or private sewage disposal
systems, pressure equipment, fire protection systems and equipment, barrier free design and
access in accordance with the Safety Codes Act, RSA 2000, Chapter 5-1 as amended.
Secondary
Residence
Means an additional detached dwelling that is ancillary to a principal detached dwelling on
the same lot. This does not include secondary suites contained within one of the detached
dwellings.
Secondary Suite
Means a second, self-contained dwelling unit located within a detached private residence,
having its own cooking, sleeping, and bathing facilities and private entrance
Security
Means an irrevocable letter of credit, or any other form of payment acceptable to the
Development Authority, provided to Camrose County in order to secure compliance with
development conditions.
Seed Cleaning
Plant
Means a building for the storage and preparation of seeds used in agriculture.
Setback
Means the distance between the closest part of a building and the front, side or rear property
line of the building site, measured at right angles to that property line.
Shipping
Containers
Means a sea can or container, originally used to transport goods, now used as an accessory
building for storage or other uses.
Sign
Means an object or device intended for the purpose of advertising or calling attention to any
person, matter, thing or event.
Sign, Animated
Means a type of digital sign that incorporates dynamic elements, such as changing images,
transitions, sequential displays, animated graphics, scrolling text, flashing lights, and other
visual elements.
Sign, Digital
Means a sign consisting of a digital screen or panel that displays static or dynamic text
and/or graphics. A digital sign may be a freestanding or mounted structure, and it is generally
programmed and updated remotely via digital means.
Similar Use
Means a specific use of land or a building that is not expressly mentioned in this Bylaw but
which the Development Authority has determined to be similar in character and purpose to a
use listed as Permitted or Discretionary in the district in which such use is proposed and
where the Bylaw has expressly authorized the Development Authority to consider
applications for "Similar Uses".
Small Wind
Energy
Conversion
System (WECS)
Means a wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and
associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated capacity that does not
exceed the allowable rated capacity of 1 kW and which will be used primarily to reduce
onsite consumption of utility power.
Solar Energy
System
Means any device or combination of devices employed in the collection, storage and/or
distribution of solar energy for space heating or cooling, electricity generation, or water
heating that is used primarily for on-site electrical consumption and not commercial
distribution.
Solar Farm
Means any Solar Energy System that is designed exclusively to provide for the commercial
distribution of electricity to a utility or other intermediary through connection to the electrical
grid.
Temporary
Building
Means a building which will be removed within a year of its being erected. Note that this
definition is not the same as that in the Alberta Building Code.
Theatre
Means a development where motion pictures or live entertainment is provided to the public
but does not include a casino or a restaurant.
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Traffic Impact
Means a study which assesses the vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic and safety implications
related to a specific development.
Tree Farming
Means a commercial operation whereby trees are cultivated for sale and transplant to other
locations.
Violation Notice
Means the document issued by the County to a person who has committed an offence under
Section 5 of this Bylaw.
Warehousing
Means a use:
(a)
Where goods are stored and packaged inside a building;
(b)
Where goods are transported to and shipped from the use;
(c)
Where the building has loading docks and overhead doors;
(d)
That does not accommodate the manufacture of goods;
(e)
That does not accommodate any display or sales area; and
(f)
That may have administrative functions associated with the use.
Waste-to-Energy
Plant
Means a facility where solid waste is burned to produce electric power.
Wetland
Means land saturated with water long enough to provide wetland or aquatic processes as
indicated by poorly drained soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and various kinds of biological
activity that are adapted to a wet environment.
Wind Energy
Farm
Means two or more wind energy conversion systems on two or more contiguous or non-
contiguous parcels of land and approved under a single Development Permit or in phases
under a single Development Permit.
Workcamps
Means a temporary facility for the use of employees affiliated with a remote work location
where meals and overnight accommodation are typically provided.
Yard
Means that part of a lot over which no main building is erected, unless otherwise permitted in
this Bylaw.
Yard, Exterior
Side
Means the side yard of a corner that abuts the longer of the two public roadways.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Yard, Front
Means a yard extending the full width of a lot, from the front wall of the main building to the
front property line.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Yard, Rear
Means a yard extending the whole width of the lot, from the rear wall of the main building to
the rear property line.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Yard, Side
Means a yard between the side wall of a main building to the side property line of the lot.
See Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks.
Yardsite
Means an area containing at least three of the following: an approach, a natural or planted
shelterbelt, a habitable residence, a water well, or electrical service.
All other words are interpreted as defined in the Act or regulations, or, where no such definition exists, by their
dictionary meanings.
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103 Interpretation
103.1
This Bylaw uses the terms Shall, Should and May. The interpretation of these words is intended as:
a. Shall is a directive term that indicates a mandatory action requiring compliance without discretion.
b. Should is a directive term that provides direction to strive to achieve the outline action, but enables
the County some discretion.
c. May is a directive term that provides notification that the regulation or action can be enforced if the
County chooses to do so, and is usually dependent on the County's interpretation of the
circumstances particular to a property or application.
103.2
Any dispute as to the meaning of a word, or the boundaries of a land use district, shall be settled by a
resolution of Council.
103.3
In accordance with Alberta Land Titles practice, all areas and distances in this Bylaw are in metric
measure. Imperial equivalents are given as a convenience but may not be exact. In case of conflict,
the metric measure shall govern.
103.4
The words he, him, and his are to be read as she, her, and hers, and the singular is to be read as the
plural, as the case requires.
103.5
Where the boundary of a lot is also the boundary between two land use districts, and the lot boundary
is then changed through subdivision, the land use classification follows the new boundary.
103.6
Where a road is closed and added to an adjacent parcel, the added area takes the land use
classification of the parcel to which it is added.
103.7
Building setbacks are measured from the footings of the building, not from overhangs.
103.8
Building Height is measured by determining roof type, and applying the following:
a. For hip and gable roof types Height shall be determined by measuring from the horizontal plane
through Grade to the midpoint of the highest roof. The midpoint is determined to be between the
end of the eave, and the top of the roof.
b. For the flat roof type, Height shall be determined by measuring from the horizontal plane through
Grade to the midpoint of the highest parapet, provided the resulting top of the parapet is no more
than 0.4 m (1.3 ft) above the maximum Height allowed in the zone.
c. For mansard and gambrel roof types, Height shall be determined by measuring from the horizontal
plane through Grade to the midpoint of the highest roof. The midpoint is determined to be between
the deck line and the top of the roof.
d. For all other roof types, including saddle, dome, dual-pitch, shed, butterfly or combination roofs,
the Development Officer shall determine Height by applying one of the previous three types that is
most appropriate for balancing the development rights and the land use impact on adjacent
properties.
103.9
Where this Bylaw allows an exercise of discretion or judgement, the discretion or judgement is that of
the Development Authority or the Municipal Planning Commission or, on appeal, that of the
Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.
104 Amendment
104.1
A person may apply to have this Bylaw amended, by applying in writing, furnishing reasons in support
of the application, and paying the appropriate fee as established from time to time by the County.
104.2
Council may at any time initiate an amendment to this Bylaw.
104.3
An application to change the districting of any land may be initiated only by the owner of that land, or
by Council.
104.4
Council may refuse to accept an application to amend this Bylaw if a substantially similar application
was denied in the previous twelve months.
105 Repeal of previous Bylaws
105.1 Bylaw 1373 and any amending bylaws thereto are repealed.
106 Forms and Fees
106.1
Fees referred to in this Bylaw shall be established by resolution or Bylaw of Council.
106.2
Forms required to administer this Bylaw may be created by the Development Authority and do not
require formal adoption by Council.
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PART 2: ADMINISTRATION
201 Development Authority
201.1
The office of Development Authority is hereby established and shall be filled by a person or persons
appointed by resolution of Council. If no person is appointed, the post shall be filled by the chief
administrative officer or their designate.
201.2
For the purposes of the Act, the Development Authority is an authorized person of the municipality.
201.3
The Development Authority shall:
a. advise Council, the Municipal Planning Commission, and the public on development matters;
b. keep a copy of this Bylaw, and any statutory plans, as amended and make them available to the
public at a reasonable price;
c. receive applications for Development Permits;
d. refer applications to other municipalities, agencies, or persons as required by this Bylaw,
e. where an application is for a permitted use in the relevant land use district, and complies in all
respects with this Bylaw, and the Development Authority is of the opinion that there are no unusual
circumstances, issue a Development Permit with or without conditions;
f.
refer applications in a Direct Control district to Council for decision;
g. refer all other applications to the Municipal Planning Commission for decision on discretionary
uses and those applications with unusual circumstances;
h. keep a register of all applications for Development Permits and the decisions made on those
applications, report monthly to Council, and make this information available to the public at a
reasonable price;
i.
issue letters of compliance;
j.
carry out the duties as prescribed in the Act with regard to appeals or, designate a person to do
the same; and
k. perform such duties as established to enforce this Bylaw in conformance with the Act.
202 Municipal Planning Commission
202.1
The Municipal Planning Commission ("MPC") established by Bylaw shall perform the duties of
Development Authority in the following circumstances:
a. where an application is for a use listed as discretionary in Part 7: Land Use District Regulations of
this Bylaw; or
b. where interpretation or relaxation of this Bylaw is required; or
c. where the Development Officer chooses to refer an application to the MPC for decision; and
d. In those cases the MPC is deemed to be the Development Authority.
202.2
The MPC may make recommendations to Council regarding amendments to this Bylaw.
202.3
The MPC may regulate the time period for which a Development Permit is valid through the issuance
of a temporary permit. The validity of a temporary permit shall not exceed one year.
202.4
Notwithstanding Section 201 Development Authority, the MPC, by resolution, may choose to delegate
authority to Municipal Staff for items such as:
a. discretionary decisions;
b. setbacks; and
c. Variances;
203 Subdivision Authority
203.1
The office of Subdivision Authority is hereby established and shall be filled by a person or persons
appointed by resolution of Council. If no person is appointed, the post shall be filled by the chief
administrative officer or their designate.
203.2
The Subdivision Authority shall:
a. Receive applications for land use redesignation and subdivision.
b. Refer applications to other municipalities, agencies, or persons as required by this Bylaw, or at
their discretion.
c. Where an application is for a permitted use in the relevant land use district, complies in all
respects with this Bylaw, and the Subdivision Authority is of the opinion that there are no unusual
circumstances, approve an application for subdivision with or without conditions.
d. Refer applications in a Direct Control district to Council for decision.
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e. Refer other applications to the Municipal Planning Commission for decision unless authority has
been designed to the Subdivision Authority by Council resolution.
f.
Keep a register of all applications for subdivision and the decisions made on those applications,
report monthly to Council, and make this information available to the public at a reasonable price.
203.3
The Subdivision Authority may require, as a condition of approval, the posting of a security deposit
guaranteeing compliance with the conditions of the subdivision approval.
203.4
The Subdivision Authority shall not consider the creation of a new lot to accommodate a second
residence as a reason to approve a subdivision application.
204 Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board
204.1 The Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board established by separate bylaw shall
hear and decide upon appeals against the decision (or lack of decision) of the Development Authority
and of the Subdivision Authority, except where the authority of the Land and Property Rights Tribunal
applies as identified in the Act.
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PART 3: DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
301 Control of Development
301.1
No development other than that listed in Section 303 Development Not Requiring a Development
Permit of this Bylaw shall be undertaken within the municipality unless an application for it has been
approved and a Development Permit has been issued.
302 Non-Conforming Buildings and Uses
302.1
If a building or land use is not allowed in this Bylaw, but was legally in existence at the date of passage
of this Bylaw, it may continue legally as a non-conforming use and be maintained pursuant to the Act.
303 Development Not Requiring a Development Permit
303.1
The following development shall not require a Development Permit:
Accessory Buildings
Accessory buildings smaller than 10 m2 (107 ft2), provided that they:
-
are set back from property lines by the distances set out in Part 7:
Land Use District Regulations of this Bylaw
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do not exceed the maximum number of accessory buildings as set out
in Part 7: Land Use District Regulations
-
do not exceed the maximum lot coverage set out in Part 7: land Use
District Regulations.
Agricultural
Buildings
Agricultural buildings, except for:
-
where listed as a discretionary use;
-
buildings located within any urban IDP boundary, or one mile of an
airport;
-
buildings greater than 450 m2 (4,844 ft2);
-
buildings that do not meet the setback requirements of the Land Use
Bylaw and the applicant is requesting a variance; and
-
buildings and improvements forming part of an Intensive Livestock
Operation.
Despite not requiring a Development Permit, agricultural buildings must
observe the setbacks from property lines set out in Part 7: Land Use
District Regulations of this Bylaw.
Completion
The completion and use of a building which was lawfully under
construction at the date of adoption of this Bylaw.
Dugouts
Dugouts in the General Agricultural district, provided they comply with the
setbacks defined in Section 642: Setbacks and Approaches.
Fences
The construction of gates, fences, walls, or other means of enclosure
(other than on corner lots or where abutting on a road used by vehicular
traffic) less than 1.2 m (4.0 ft) in height in front yards and less than 1.8 m
(6 ft) in side and rear yards.
Foster Care
The provision of foster care in a private home.
Maintenance
The carrying out of works of maintenance or repair to any building,
provided that such works do not include structural alterations or major
works of renovation.
Municipal Works,
Facilities, or Uses
Facilities, infrastructure, works and other construction by or on behalf of
the County are exempt from requiring a Development Permit. Some
examples include, but are not limited to, community halls, parks,
recreation facilities, transfer stations, water or sewer pumping stations;
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Poles
The erection of towers, flagpoles, satellite dishes and other poles not
exceeding 6.0 m (20 ft) in height from grade and used for non-commercial
purposes.
Solar Energy System
Solar energy system used for residential purposes where incorporated into
or affixed to a main or accessory building in such a way that lot coverage
is not increased.
Statutory
Exemptions
Buildings and uses exempted by the Act.
Streets
The construction or maintenance of any utility, work or improvement in a
street or utility lot.
Temporary Buildings
A temporary building or travel trailer, the sole purpose of which is
incidental to the erection or alteration of a building, for which a permit has
been issued under this Bylaw.
304 Application for a Development Permit
304.1
An application for a Development Permit shall be made to the Development Authority in writing on the
appropriate form, and at the request of the Development Authority shall be accompanied by:
a. the legal description of the property;
b. a statement of ownership of land and interest of the applicant therein;
c. a Certificate of Title for the property (must be less than thirty (30) days old), if requested;
d. a statement of present and proposed uses;
e. a site plan, drawn to scale, showing:
i)
the boundaries of the lot;
ii) the locations of existing and proposed buildings;
iii) the front, rear and side yards;
iv) the drainage of the property;
v) provision for off street loading;
vi) vehicle access and parking;
vii) proposed landscaping;
viii) any flood hazard areas and historic flood elevations;
ix) known wetlands, water courses, water bodies and drainage courses on or contiguous to the
site;
f.
building floor plans and elevations and sections;
g. the estimated commencement and completion dates;
h. the estimated cost of the project or contract price; and
i.
the appropriate fee.
304.2
When an outline plan is required, it shall include the following information::
a. local road network and block layout;
b. a landscaping plan indicating buffering, fencing, and any other means to screen incompatible
uses;
c. the details of parking areas including the location, surface treatment, and landscaping;
d. transportation and connectivity to local road and path network;
e. water, sanitary, and storm water servicing;
f.
size, location, and intended use of Municipal Reserves;
g. design theme or character; and
h. proposed staging of development.
304.3
The County may request additional information as part of an outline plan, including but not limited to:
a. site accesses, safe pedestrian linkages, and the orientation of buildings;
b. relevant technical studies including Engineering Design Brief, Transportation Impact Analysis, or
other reports; and
c. for commercial and industrial developments
i)
a signage strategy indicating the theme and/or consistent signage throughout the
development; and
ii) the details of parking areas including the location, surface treatment and landscaping.
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304.4
If the Development Authority has any doubt as to the boundaries of the lot, they may require that the
site plan be drawn by an Alberta Land Surveyor.
304.5
If the Development Authority has any doubts about the existence or boundaries of wetlands or water
bodies they may require a biophysical impact study prepared by a qualified professional.
304.6
If the Development Authority has any doubt as to the safety or suitability of the site for the proposed
purpose, they may require the applicant to provide engineering, environmental and other reports as
part of the application.
304.7
In the case where an application for a Development Permit has been refused initially or on appeal, the
Development Authority may refuse to accept another application for a permit on the same property and
for the same or similar use of the land by the same or any other applicant for twelve months after the
date of previous refusal, unless the circumstances have changed sufficiently to warrant otherwise.
305 Public Consultation
305.1
Before deciding on an application for a Development Permit for a discretionary use, or before relaxing,
waiving, or interpreting any part of the Bylaw, the Development Authority may, at their discretion,
consult the owners of adjacent land by mail, by advertising in the local newspaper, or other appropriate
means as determined by the Development Authority (social media, telephone), and if the neighbouring
landowners reply within fourteen (14) days, the Development Authority shall consider their comments
and recommendations before issuing a Development Permit. (Note: The Development Authority may
consult the neighbours, but any discretionary approval must be sent to them under Section 311 Notice
of Decision, and they have the right to appeal).
306
Referral to Other Authorities
306.1
An application for a discretionary Development Permit or subdivision shall be circulated to adjacent
municipalities as outlined in the relevant Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP). If no IDP is in place
then the application will be circulated to any adjacent municipality within 1.6km (1 mile) of the
proposed application for comments and recommendations.
306.1
The Development Authority may refer an application to any other government or regulatory agency or
any other person or authority for their advice.
306.2
If no response to a referral is received within fourteen (14) days for a development application and
twenty (20) days for subdivision application, the Development Authority may proceed as if the other
municipality or agency had offered no objection.
307
Decision by the Development Authority
307.1 Within twenty (20) days after receipt of an application for a development permit, the Development
Authority will determine whether the application is complete. An application is complete if, in the opinion
of the Development Authority, the application contains the documents and information necessary to
review and process the application. The twenty (20) day period may be extended by an agreement in
writing between the applicant and the Development Authority. The manner in which notice of an
application for a development permit being determined to be complete or incomplete by the
Development Authority shall be as follows:
a. Application Determined to be complete: Letter and/or email immediately issued to applicant advising
that the application is complete and to be processed, or issue of decision approving the application
prior to the expiry of the 20 day period after receipt of the application.
b. Application Determined to be incomplete: Letter and/or email immediately issued to applicant
advising that the application is incomplete due to outstanding information required. The
correspondence will identify a date by which the outstanding information identified therein must be
submitted.
c. Application for which a determination of completeness is not made: Letter and/or email immediately
issued following the 20th day stating the application is complete and being processed.
d. Application deemed incomplete, with information requested provide in the specified time: Letter
and/or email immediately issued to applicant deeming the application complete and to be processed.
307.2 The Development Authority shall decide upon an application for a Development Permit within forty (40)
days of receiving a complete application.
307.3 An application for a Development Permit may, at the option of the applicant, be deemed refused when a
decision is not made on it by the Development Authority within forty (40) of the application being
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deemed complete by the Development Authority, and the applicant may appeal as if the application had
been refused.
307.4 An applicant for a Development Permit may authorize the Development Authority in writing to take a
longer period of time to make a decision.
307.5 In the case where a proposed specific use of land or a building is not provided for in any district in this
Bylaw, the Development Authority may determine that such use is similar in character and purpose to a
permitted or discretionary use prescribed for that district in Part 7: Land Use District Regulations.
307.6 Pursuant to the Act, the Development Authority may approve an application for a Development Permit
notwithstanding that the proposed development does not comply with this Bylaw, if, in their opinion, the
proposed development would not unduly interfere with the amenities of the neighbourhood, or materially
interfere with or affect the use, enjoyment or value of neighbouring parcels of land, and the proposed
development conforms with the use prescribed for the land or building in the Bylaw.
307.7 The power to allow a non-compliant use extends to non-conforming buildings pursuant to the Act.
307.8 In making a decision, the Development Authority may approve the application unconditionally, or
impose conditions considered appropriate, permanently, for a limited period of time, or refuse the
application.
307.9 When the Development Authority refuses an application for a Development Permit, the decision shall
contain reasons for the refusal.
307.10
A decision of the Development Authority on an application for a Development Permit shall be given
in writing and a copy of it sent to the applicant and to any person who has expressed an interest in the
matter.
308
Conditions attached to Development Permits
308.1 The Development Authority may issue a Development Permit subject to the condition that the applicant
does any of the following:
a. obtains permits under the Safety Codes Act;
b. obtains permits under other legislation;
c. complies with any covenants, caveats, easements, or other encumbrances on title;
d. provides a real property report certifying that any building meets the setback requirements of this
Bylaw;
e. provides an engineer's report confirming that the site is safe for the proposed use,
f.
amends the proposal to conform with this or other Bylaws;
g. pays an off-site levy imposed by Bylaw;
h. enters into an agreement pursuant to the Act concerning servicing of the site,
i.
registers an easement to protect a utility line;
j.
repairs any municipal improvements that may be damaged as a result of the development;
k. finishes a building, landscapes, or paves a lot within a stated period of time;
l.
grades and drains a lot to the satisfaction of the municipality;
m. constructs sufficient parking and loading spaces;
n. registers a restrictive covenant concerning architectural controls and landscaping; or
o. does any other thing reasonably necessary to ensure that the development is compatible with
neighbouring land uses.
308.2 In addition to the conditions noted in Section 308.1 above, the Development Authority may impose such
conditions as they think necessary regarding:
a. building size;
b. location on lot;
c. setbacks;
d. parking;
e. access;
f.
landscaping;
g. exterior finishes;
h. elevations;
i.
pedestrian oriented design; and
j.
such other matters as appear necessary to protect the interest of future development, neighbouring
properties, and the municipality as a whole.
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308.3 The Development Authority may impose a time limit on the applicant for compliance with the
Development Permit conditions.
308.4 The Development Authority may require, as a condition of approval, the posting of a security deposit
guaranteeing compliance with the conditions of the permit.
309
Requirements of Other Authorities
309.1 A permit issued under this Bylaw is subject to Provincial and Federal law, other Bylaws, statutory plans,
and inter-municipal agreements.
309.2 A permit issued under this Bylaw shall not allow anything which is not allowed under the terms of an
easement registered on the title to the land in question.
309.3 When making a decision on an application for a Development Permit, the Development Authority may
consider, but is not bound by, any caveat, restrictive covenant, or other encumbrance registered on the
title to the land.
310
Validity of Development Permits
310.1 A Development Permit does not come into effect until twenty-one (21) days after the date of issue.
310.2 If a Development Permit is issued and is then appealed, the permit is suspended until the matter has
been heard and decided by the Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.
310.3 If the development authorized by a permit is not commenced within twelve (12) months from the date of
its issue, or carried out with reasonable diligence, the permit is void, unless an extension has previously
been granted by the Development Authority.
310.4 A development must be completed to municipal standards within two (2) years of the start of
construction, unless the Development Authority provides an extension, failing which the Development
Authority may direct that the site be returned to its original condition or to a condition acceptable to the
Development Authority.
311
Notice of Decision
311.1 A Notice of Decision on a development permit or subdivision application shall be in writing and provided
to the applicant by way of letter mail or electronic means.
311.2 When a Development Permit has been issued for a use listed as permitted in that land use district, and
no variance has been given, the Development Authority shall immediately post a notice to that effect on
the municipal web site, and may also post a notice on the property, and/or in the municipal office.
311.3 When a permit has been granted under Section 307.5 to 307.7 of this Bylaw, or for a discretionary use,
the Development Authority:
a. shall immediately mail a notice in writing, as required by the Act to all registered owners of adjacent
land, and of any other land within 100 m (328 ft) of the subject property, and to any other person
who, in the opinion of the Development Authority, may be affected;
b. shall post the permit on the municipal web site;
c. may immediately publish in a newspaper circulating in the municipality, a notice stating the location
of the property for which the application has been made and the use approved; and
d. may post a notice of the decision on the property for which the application has been made.
311.4 The notice of an approved Development Permit shall state whether any third party has the right to
appeal, and if so, how that appeal may be made.
312
Continuation of Controls
312.1 A condition attached to a Development Permit issued under a former Bylaw continues under this Bylaw.
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PART 4: APPEALS
401 Appeal Procedure
401.1
An appeal against a decision made under this Bylaw shall be heard by the Intermunicipal Subdivision
and Development Appeal Board (the Board) as established by Bylaw. They shall hear all appeals
except those pertaining to subdivision of lands:
a. within the Green Area (i.e. Crown lands), as established by Ministerial Order under the Public
Lands Act;
b. within the setbacks from highways, waste management facilities, landfills, or sewage treatment
facilities as defined by the Regulation; and
c. adjacent to or containing a body of water.
unless a waiver has been granted by the provincial governing body, or a Highway Agreement is in
place specifying appeals go to the Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.
Subdivision appeals that relate to these lands should be heard and decided upon by the Land and
Property Rights Tribunal, as set out in the Act.
401.2
Appeal of Development Permit Decisions
a. The Development Authority and the Board shall observe the procedures set out in the Act when
administering and hearing appeals for development.
b. The Board may refuse to admit as evidence newspaper clippings, audio tapes, video tapes, and
other records where the Board and the parties to the appeal are unable to question the person
who originated the proposed submission.
c. In making its decision, the Board must comply with the Municipal Development Plan and any
Intermunicipal Development Plan or Area Structure Plan, and by the uses of land set out in this
Bylaw, but may vary other requirements of the Land Use Bylaw to the extent allowed in the Act.
401.3
Appeal of Subdivision Decisions
a. The Subdivision Authority and the Board shall observe the procedures set out in the Act when
administering and hearing appeals for subdivision.
b. As identified in the Act, a subdivision decision may only be appealed by the applicant, a
Government Department (if circulated pursuant to the Regulation), by Council (where they are not
the subdivision authority), or a school board (with respect to municipal and school reserves).
c. The Board is not required to hear from anyone other than a person or entity notified pursuant to
the Act, and each owner of adjacent land to the land subject of the appeal.
d. In making a decision the Board shall consider those items set out in the Act, amongst other items.
401.4
Appeal of Stop Order
a. As per the Act, in the case of stop order decisions, the process can be appealed but not the
decision itself.
402 Judicial Review
402.1
A decision of the Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board is final and binding on all
parties and all persons subject only to an appeal upon a question of jurisdiction or law pursuant to the
Act.
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PART 5: ENFORCEMENT
501 General
501.1
The enforcement powers granted to the Development Officer under this Bylaw are in addition to any
enforcement powers the County or any of its officers may have under the Act or any other applicable
legislation. The Development Officer may exercise all such powers concurrently.
501.2
County Council shall from time to time, consider social and economic factors including the resources
available to it and the various demands made upon those resources by the residents of the County
determine the extent of enforcement made under this Bylaw so as to optimize use of those resources.
502 Offences
502.1 An offence is committed by any owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of a parcel, a building, a structure,
or a sign thereon, who, with respect to such parcel, building, structure, or sign:
a. contravenes; or
b. causes, allows or permits a contravention of any provision of this Bylaw.
502.2
When a Development Permit is required but has not been issued or is not valid under this Bylaw, it is
an offence for any person:
a.
to construct a building or structure;
b.
to commence a Use or change of intensity of Use;
c.
to make an addition or alteration thereto; or
d.
to place a Sign.
502.3 If the corrective measures described in a Violation Notice issued pursuant to Subsection 503 are not
completed within the time specified by the Violation Notice, the person to whom the Violation Notice
was issued is guilty of an offence and shall pay the penalty amount specified in the County's Fee for
Service Bylaw, as amended from time to time.
502.4 If development continues after a Permit has been cancelled or suspended, the person to whom the
Permit was issued or the person continuing the development is guilty of an offence and shall pay the
penalty amount specified in the County's Fee for Service Bylaw, as amended from time to time.
502.5
Any unpaid fees related to a Violation Notice and costs incurred in collecting unpaid Violation Notice
Fees shall be placed on the tax roll. The amount so placed shall be deemed for all purposes to be a
tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, from the date it was added to the tax roll and
forms a special lien against the parcel of land in favour of the municipality from the date it was added
to the tax roll.
503 Enforcement Tools and Measures
503.1 Once the County has found a violation of this Bylaw, the County may notify either the owner of the
land, the building or the structure, the person in possession of the land, building or structure, the
person responsible for the violation or any or all of them, of the contravention of this Bylaw, by:
a. delivering a Violation Notice delivered either in person or by ordinary mail:
i)
to the owner of the land, building or structure at the address listed on the tax roll for the land in
question; or
ii) to the owner of the sign, at a location where the owner carries on business;
503.2 Such notice shall state the following:
a.
nature of the violation of this Bylaw;
b.
corrective measures required to comply with this Bylaw; and
c.
time within which such corrective measures must be performed.
503.3 The appearance of the name of an individual, organization, corporation or ownership on a sign is prima
facie proof that the individual, organization, corporation, or owner named thereon caused, suffered or
permitted the sign to be placed on land, and is responsible for any contravention of the provisions of
this Bylaw.
503.4 The County is not required to issue a Violation Notice before commencing any other enforcement
action under the Act, or this Bylaw, or at all.
504 Order and Right of Entry
504.1 Pursuant to the Act, the Development Officer may issue an Order, to any or all of the following:
a. the owner of the land, building or structure;
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b. the person in possession of the land, building or structure; and
c. the person responsible for the contravention.
504.2 Where a person fails or refuses to comply with the Order, the County may take such action as is
necessary to carry out the Order.
504.3 The costs and expenses incurred in carrying out an Order shall be placed on the tax roll. The amount
so placed shall be deemed for all purposes to be a tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Government
Act, from the date it was added to the tax roll and forms a special lien against the parcel of land in
favour of the municipality from the date it was added to the tax roll.
504.4 After notice to the owner or occupant in accordance with the Act, a Development Officer, or Bylaw
Enforcement Officer, may enter a property to conduct any inspection to determine compliance with this
Bylaw.
504.5 A person shall not prevent or obstruct a Development Officer, or Bylaw Enforcement Officer, from
carrying out any official duty under this Bylaw or the Act.
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PART 6: GENERAL REGULATIONS
601 Application of this Part
Regulations in Part 6: General Regulations apply to all land use districts, unless different regulations applying
to the particular land use districts are set out in Part 7: Land Use District Regulations of this Bylaw, in which
case the district regulation will prevail.
601.1
No lot shall be created by subdivision unless it has access to a developed public road, built to authority
Class 1, 2 or 3 standard. Class 4 roads are designed for farm access only and shall not be used for
access to a new lot.
601.2
No Development Permit shall be issued unless the lot has access to a maintained road, built to the
standards of the road authority.
601.3
Access by easement alone is not sufficient to satisfy the Sections above, except in the case of a
highway commercial or industrial development, where mutual crossing agreements with the
municipality may be accepted.
602
Agri-Tourism
602.1
An Agri-Tourism development shall be accessory to an agricultural operation.
602.2
The scale and intensity of an Agri-Tourism development must be compatible with the surrounding
area.
602.3
The owner or primary operator of the development shall be responsible for minimizing and/or
mitigating any adverse impacts on adjacent properties.
602.4
All developments must comply with the applicable development standards of the land use district
where the Agri-Tourism business is located.
602.5
The minimum number of required parking spaces shall be at the discretion of the Development
Authority, and/or a Parking Impact Assessment, and in accordance with the scale of the commercial
and/or lodging portion of the development.
603
Airports and Airstrips
603.1
Where a development is proposed within 1,000 m (3,281 ft) of the boundary of an airport or airstrip, or
when the Development Authority deems necessary, the Development Authority shall refer the proposal
to Transport Canada and to the airport authority for an opinion.
603.2
If, in the opinion of Transport Canada or the airport authority, the proposed development would conflict
with flight operations, the Development Authority may refuse the application, or may require that it be
amended to mitigate the conflict.
603.3
The provisions of this Section shall take precedence even where a proposed use is permitted under
another Section of this Bylaw.
604
Alberta Building Code
604.1
The design and construction of new buildings shall be in accordance with the Alberta Building Code
regulations.
604.2
Building separations are identified in Part 7: Land Use District Regulations. A relaxation may be
permitted if a waiver has been obtained from the Fire Chief.
605
Auto Wreckers
605.1
Auto wreckers are allowed within the municipality only as discretionary uses in the Rural Commercial
and Industrial district.
605.2
The part of an auto wrecking site used for storage and dismantling of vehicles shall be fenced to a
height of at least 2 m (6.6 ft) with opaque material of a colour and material satisfactory to the
Development Authority.
605.3
As a condition of issuing a Development Permit for an auto wrecking yard, the Development Authority
may set standards of performance and maintenance, and may require that a security deposit be
posted to guarantee the required standards are met.
605.4
If the operator of an auto wrecking yard does not meet the standards set out in a Development Permit,
the municipality may revoke the Development Permit, issue a stop order in accordance with the Act,
and use the security or any applicable fines, as per Part 5: Enforcement, to offset any costs to the
municipality.
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606
Bed and Breakfasts
606.1
Bed and Breakfasts must be run by the resident owners of the property.
606.2
A Bed and Breakfast shall not change the residential character and appearance of the building, and
the Development Authority may regulate signage and other matters to that end.
606.3
A Bed and Breakfast shall have no more than four guest rooms, and these rooms must be located in
the main building.
606.4
In land use districts other than Agricultural, the Development Authority may stipulate a lower number of
guest rooms.
606.5
The only meal provided to the registered guests in a Bed and Breakfast shall be breakfast, and no
food shall be prepared within the guest rooms.
606.6
One on-site parking stall is required for each guest room in addition to parking required by Section 635
Parking. On-site parking must be provided in conformity with regulation 606.2 noted above.
607
Campgrounds
607.1
The following regulations shall apply for Major Campgrounds:
a.
The minimum site area shall be 0.4 ha (1 ac). A minimum of 10% of the site area shall be
allocated for outdoor common amenities.
b.
Each camping site shall be accessed by an internal road.
c.
The internal road system shall provide adequate signage to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority.
d.
Internal roads shall have a minimum width of 4 m (13 ft) for one-way traffic and 8 m (26 ft) for
two-way traffic.
e.
Each camping site shall have a walkway to all service buildings and amenities.
f.
Fires may only be permitted in designated fire pits or other such facilities.
g.
Potable water and all utility services, if required, shall be provided to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority.
h.
The camping site boundaries shall be clearly defined, and each camping site shall be
identified with a number or any other identification system.
i.
Camping sites shall have a minimum area of 35 m2 (377 ft2) and a minimum separation
distance from other camping sites of 3 m (10 ft).
j.
A minimum of one (1) parking stall per camping site shall be provided.
k.
The Development Authority may require a Landscaping Plan to demonstrate how natural
vegetation will be protected and integrated with the development.
607.2
The following Regulations shall apply for Minor Campgrounds:
a. The number of camping units shall not exceed:
i.
four (4) at any time on a parcel 2 hectare (5 ac) or larger
i.
two (2) at any time on a parcel under 2 hectare (5 ac).
The Development Authority has the right to further limit camping unit numbers based on location,
site design, proximity to other uses, and any other factor they deem relevant.
b. On parcels under 2 hectare (5 ac) more than one camping unit requires a Development Permit. On
parcels 2 hectare (5 ac) or more, more than two camping units requires a Development Permit.
c. Occupancy of a Minor Campground shall not exceed a total of sixty (60) days in a calendar year.
d. A Minor Campground is subject to the minimum setbacks set in Part 7 of this Bylaw for the land
use district where it is located.
e. In parcels smaller than 1 ha (5 ac), a Minor Campground shall not be located in the front yard.
f.
A Minor Campground must provide a waste disposal system dedicated exclusively to camping
units. The waste disposal system must be designed to prevent odors, pests, and unsightly or
unsafe conditions to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
g. A Minor Campground shall observe quiet hours between 10 pm to 6 am to minimize noise
disturbance to adjacent parcels.
608
Cannabis Retail Sales
608.1
Cannabis Retail Sales must be conducted from a permanent building, they cannot operate from a
temporary building, structure or vehicle.
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608.2
Cannabis Retail Sales sites must comply with all federal and provincial requirements. Where the
County's regulations are more restrictive the County's regulations will take priority.
608.3
A Cannabis Retail Sales use must be located at least 500 m (1,640 ft) from any other existing
Cannabis Retail Sales use.
608.4
The separation distance between Cannabis Retail Sales and other uses outlined in the provincial
regulations, as well as other Cannabis Retail Sales uses shall be measured from the closest point on
the parcel (property line) on which the proposed Cannabis Retail Sales is located to the closest point
of the parcel (property line) upon which the other use is located. The separation distances shall not be
measured from district boundaries or walls of the buildings.
608.5
The site of a Cannabis Retail Sales shall be landscaped and designed in a manner consistent with
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) planning principles.
608.6
Cannabis Retail Sales can only operate from 10am to 10pm.
608.7
The operator of a Cannabis Retail Sales must ensure that nuisances, including odour, are addressed
to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
608.8
The sale of Cannabis and Cannabis Accessories is limited to a Cannabis Retail Sales use in the Land
Use District(s) of the Land Use Bylaw. Cannabis Retail Sales, Cannabis Accessories, and Cannabis
Lounges will not be considered a like or similar use to any other commercial, industrial, residential, or
institutional use.
608.9
Before deciding on an application for a Cannabis Retail Sales or Cannabis Lounge Development
Permit, the Development Authority must, consult the owners of adjacent land by mail or by advertising
in the local newspaper, and if the neighbouring landowners reply within fourteen (14) days, the
Development Authority shall consider their comments and recommendations before issuing a
Development Permit. A development permit application for Cannabis Retail Sales or Cannabis Lounge
will not be considered complete until the public notification period has ended.
609
Communication Towers
609.1
Camrose County recognizes that Industry Canada is responsible for regulating radio communication in
Canada and the location of radio communication facilities, including communication towers.
609.2
Camrose County will support applicants efforts for providing concurrence through a development
permit process if the applicant does not have its own concurrence system in place. The purpose of the
application will be to help the applicant notify adjacent landowners in a manner consistent with the
development permit notifications for discretionary permits.
610
Condominiums and Multiple Ownership of Land and Buildings
610.1
The Subdivision Authority will not endorse a bare land condominium plan unless it has been approved
through the subdivision process.
610.2
Prior to endorsing a bare land condominium plan, the municipality may require that roads and reserves
are first created by subdivision.
610.3
Bare land condominiums, and property owned in common by a number of people, must be laid out in
such a way that, should the land be subdivided at a future date, individual owners can obtain title to
lots which meet the requirements of the Act for separate titles.
610.4
Regulation 610.3 above does not apply to Hutterite colonies and other cooperative farming
enterprises.
611
Data Processing Centres
611.1
The period for a development permit for the operation of a Data Processing Centre shall be at the
discretion of the Development Authority based on the scope of the project in the A - Agricultural District
to a maximum of 5 years. In the RCI - Rural Commercial Industrial District there shall be no maximum
time limit; the Development Authority can set any limit it deems appropriate.
611.2
The quality of the exterior treatment and design of all buildings shall be to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority and shall be compatible with other buildings in the vicinity.
611.3
The Development Authority may require additional landscaping in addition to the regulations described
in Section 626 Landscaping and Screening of this Bylaw.
611.4
A noise impact assessment may be required by the Development Authority. If deemed necessary, a
noise mitigation plan that may include a noise monitoring system may also be required.
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611.5
A Data Processing Centre that includes a power plant shall provide written notice from the AUC that
the power plant meets all the AUC requirements. If the AUC deems the application outside of their
regulatory authority, then Section 611.6-8 will apply to the proposed development.
611.6
The Data Processing Centre and associated power plant shall have a minimum setback of 800m from
a wall of an existing dwelling unit.
611.7
Notwithstanding the above, the setback distance may be reduced with no variance required if a noise
impact assessment and noise mitigation plan is deemed sufficient to the satisfaction of the
Development Authority.
611.8
Any development shall be designed to mitigate all off-site nuisance factors including excessive noise,
odour, traffic, dust, and other impacts to the satisfaction of the Development Authority. A mitigation
plan shall be provided at the time of development permit application to demonstrate that these
nuisance factors have been mitigated.
611.9
Data Processing Centres are not allowed within the Camrose Intermunicipal Development Plan Area
unless a waiver is obtained from the City of Camrose.
612
Demolition or Removal of Buildings or Structures
612.1
No person shall commence or cause to be commenced the demolition or removal of any building or
structure, or portion thereof, until all necessary permits have been obtained.
612.2
A Development Permit must be obtained for the demolition or removal of any building or structure
greater than 10 m2 (107 ft2) in size, except for agricultural buildings which are exempt from this
requirement.
612.3
Whenever a Development Permit is issued for the demolition or removal of a building or structure, it
shall be a condition of the permit that the lot shall be cleared, with all debris removed, and left in a
graded condition upon completion of the demolition or removal to the satisfaction of the Development
Authority.
612.4
When a Development Permit is to be approved for the demolition or removal of a building or structure,
the Development Authority may require the applicant to provide an irrevocable letter of credit or other
acceptable form of security in such amount as to cover the costs of reclamation to any public utility or
County property.
612.5
Whenever a demolition or removal of a building or structure is carried out, the property owner shall, at
their own expense, protect any wall, structure, sidewalk or roadway liable to be affected by such
demolition or removal, including those on neighbouring properties, from damage or displacement.
Further, the property owner shall ensure that adequate measures are taken by way of fencing and
screening to ensure public safety.
612.6
The applicant shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary Safety Codes approvals and utility
service disconnections before demolition or removal of buildings or structures.
612.7
All demolition materials shall be deposited in an approved waste disposal site.
613
Drive-through Vehicle Services
613.1
For drive-through vehicle services having a service window, a minimum of six (6) inbound queuing
spaces shall be provided for vehicles measured from the drive thru pick up window. One (1) outbound
queuing space shall be provided on the exit side of each service window and this space shall not
interfere with Site circulation of other vehicles or pedestrians. The queue shall be wrapped around the
building.
613.2
All queuing spaces shall be a minimum of 6.0 m long and 3.0 m wide. Queuing lanes shall provide
sufficient space for turning and maneuvering and must not overlap with any parking stall or drive aisle.
Double order lines are encouraged.
613.3
Any outdoor speakers shall not be located within 20 m of a property line of any parcel designated as a
residential District; or they are separated from a residential District by a building.
613.4
When abutting residential uses the Development shall adhere to the following additional regulations:
a. Provide solid, screen fencing constructed of wood or suitable wood-like synthetic substitute, 1.85
m in height;
b. Must screen any drive through aisles using landscaping; and
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c. Must avoid placing the que through a yard. The Development Officer may require greater yards
than those established in the applicable District when considering abutting land uses and vehicle
circulation and access.
d. Direct pedestrian access routes from abutting sidewalks and multi-use trail systems shall be
designed to provide safe crossing of queuing and parking areas.
e. All parts of the drive through to which vehicles may have access shall be hard-surfaced and
drained to provide a durable dust free surface. Site drainage shall be provided in accordance with
City Municipal Development Standards.
614
Encroachments into Yards
614.1
The following may encroach into a required yard or setback:
a. eaves, canopies, bay windows, chimneys, or cantilevered wall sections, to a maximum of 0.6 m (2
ft), and
b. uncovered decks, porches, balconies and/or steps subject to the following:
i.
which are higher than 0.6 m (2 ft) above grade at any point shall adhere to the siting
regulations for the principal building where attached to the principal building, and to the
siting requirements for accessory buildings where detached;
ii.
which are higher than 0.6 m (2 ft) above grade at any point shall be in accordance with any
lot coverage requirements; or
iii.
which do not project more than 0.6 m (2 ft) above grade shall adhere to the siting
requirements for accessory buildings, whether attached or detached, except that such
structures may be allowed within the required front yard, but not closer than 1.5 m (5 ft) from
the property boundary.
615
Environmentally Sensitive Lands
615.1
Environmentally sensitive lands include lakes, shore lands, river valleys and their escarpments,
wetlands, critical habitat, hazard lands, natural areas, ecological reserves, Provincial parks, and any
other features or sites the County may consider environmentally sensitive.
615.2
Notwithstanding the land use district regulations, development and/or tree clearing shall not be allowed
within 20 m (66 ft) of environmentally sensitive lands.
615.3
A minimum buffer strip of 20 m (66 ft) shall be preserved from the top of bank of any water body or
from environmentally sensitive lands. The Development Authority may require additional setbacks from
the environmentally sensitive lands at its discretion.
615.4
A minimum building setback of 30 m (100 ft) shall be required from the top of bank.
615.5
Additional building setback may be required and shall be in accordance with the urban and building
development setback lines determined by a geo-technical report undertaken prior to any development.
615.6
In reviewing an application within or near the 20 m (66 ft) setback from environmentally sensitive
lands, the Development Authority may consider any or all of the following in making a decision on a
Development Permit application:
a. the impact of the proposed development on the subject site and surrounding area;
b. the soil and slope conditions of the area surrounding the subject property;
c. any information on the past history of the subject property and surrounding area from a geo-
technical perspective; and
d. comments and recommendations from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.
615.7
A variance to the 20 m (66 ft) setback from Environmentally Sensitive Lands may be considered only if
the Development Authority is satisfied that the proposed development will not have an adverse impact
on the Environmentally Sensitive Land, and that preventive engineering and construction measures
can be instituted to protect the development from any dangers associated with the Environmentally
Sensitive Lands.
615.8
The Development Authority may require the submission of a report prepared by a Registered
Professional Engineer, Biologist, or Environmental Scientist addressing both safety measures for the
development and addressing impact on the Environmentally Sensitive Lands.
615.9
Notwithstanding regulations 615.1 to 615.8,
a. No development shall be permitted in the 1:100 year flood hazard area of a water body or water
course or area otherwise prone to flooding or subsidence; and
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b. Where land is situated adjacent to or includes the banks of any watercourse and where the slope
of the bank adjacent to any watercourse is in excess of 10% no building or other structure shall be
permitted.
615.10 Slopes of 10% or more shall require a geotechnical report that indicates stability and suitability for
development, along with the standards for development. This report shall be prepared and stamped
by a professional geotechnical engineer.
615.11 A restrictive covenant or other environmental protective tool may be required for the protection of the
lands pursuant to the Act.
615.12 The foregoing regulations shall not apply to the construction of gates, fences, or other means of
enclosure less than 1.8 m (6.0 ft) in height.
616
Fabric Covered Buildings
616.1
The Development Authority may issue a Development Permit for a fabric covered building, for a
specific time frame, at their discretion.
616.2
The applicant shall re-apply for the Development Permit prior to the expiry of the original Development
Permit, and provide photos less than thirty (30) days old, at which time the fabric covered building shall
be inspected with regard to aesthetic appeal, structural stability, and safe functioning.
616.3
Notwithstanding the above, a fabric building whose footprint is under 10.0 m2 (107 ft2) is considered an
accessory building, and does not require a Development Permit. The Development Authority may
refuse to issue a Development Permit for a fabric covered building if there is no main building on the
lot.
617
Garage Sales
617.1
A maximum of three (3) garage sales per calendar year may be held from one location and for no
longer than three (3) consecutive days.
617.2
A Home Occupation Development Permit shall be required to exceed the restrictions defined in
Section 617.1.
618
General Performance Standards for Developments
618.1
The design and use of exterior finishing materials shall be to the satisfaction of the Development
Officer who shall ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that materials shall be used that ensure that
the standard of the proposed buildings and structures shall be similar to, or better than, the standard of
surrounding development.
619
Green Energy Facilities
619.1
In addition to the general requirements for a Development Permit, the Development Authority may
require the applicant to provide the following:
a. An Environmental Impact Assessment;
b. A Stormwater Management Plan;
c. Information on potential impacts on adjacent parcels and roadways within 800 m (2,625 ft) of the
proposed development;
d. if the Green Energy Facility is to be developed in stages, a Phasing Plan to show the number and
location of towers and timing of each phase;
e. a Reclamation and Decommissioning Plan to show how the Green Energy Facility will be returned
to the same land capability and quality prior to the installation of the green energy equipment; and
f.
Security in a form satisfactory to the Development Authority to ensure the Reclamation and
Decommissioning Plan is implemented and to cover assignment and bankruptcy. This may include
a periodic review of the security to ensure the amount is sufficient to implement the
Reclamation/Decommissioning Plan. Note: if security is collected by the AUC no additional
security is required by the municipality.
619.2
As a condition of Development Permit approval for any type of Green Energy Facility, the
Development Authority shall require that the applicant acquire all necessary Provincial permits and
approvals prior to commencing construction.
619.3
All surface drainage must be contained on site and any adjacent water bodies must be adequately
protected from run-off.
619.4
Suitable fencing and screening shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
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619.5
The Development Authority may require a landscaping plan to minimize and/or mitigate any adverse
visual impacts to nearby residences and public roadways.
619.6
The Development Authority may require the applicant to conduct and document public engagement
activities prior to submitting a Development Permit application for a Green Energy development
pursuant to Section 305.1 of this Bylaw.
619.7
The following Regulations shall apply to Solar Farms:
a. In determining the appropriateness and suitability of a site for a proposed Solar Farm, the
Development Authority shall consider the following:
i.
Conservation of topsoil for agricultural use on the site or another site,
ii.
conservation of designated historical resources,
iii.
conservation of trees and maintenance of habitat,
iv.
conservation of environmentally significant areas and water courses, and
v.
safety and potential nuisances to adjacent properties.
vi.
loss of good agricultural land
b. As a condition of Development Permit approval for a Solar Farm, the Development Authority shall
require that the applicant acquire all necessary permits and approvals from the Alberta Utilities
Commission and any other Provincial authorities as may be necessary prior to commencing
construction.
c. There shall be a minimum separation distance of 300 m (985 ft) between a Solar Farm and a
multilot country residential development.
d. All surface drainage shall be contained on site and any adjacent water bodies must be
adequately protected from run-off.
e. The proposed site grade shall retain the natural contour of the land and minimize the need to use
retaining walls to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
f.
Suitable fencing shall be provided to discourage trespassing. Fencing must be a minimum of 1.8
m (6 ft) in height and be made of durable materials.
g. Spacing of solar equipment and any accessory buildings on site shall provide adequate
emergency vehicle access.
h. The Development Authority may require a landscaping plan to minimize and/or mitigate any
adverse visual impacts to nearby residences and public roadways.
i.
The Development Authority may require the applicant to conduct and document public
engagement activities prior to submitting a Development Permit application for a Solar Farm
pursuant to Section 305.1 of this Bylaw.
j.
Weed control plan.
619.8
The following regulations shall apply to Wind Farms:
a. When considering an application for a Wind Farm, the Development Authority shall have regard
for:
i.
the total number of proposed WECS towers;
ii.
the overall density of the wind farm and/or site specific densities if density varies within the
wind farm;
iii.
the proximity of the proposed wind energy conversion system towers to all adjacent land
uses;
iv.
the findings and results of the mandatory public consultation program required under
Section 305 Public Consultation of this Bylaw; and
v.
a review and evaluation of the way in which the proposed wind energy conversion system
towers in a wind farm will relate to adjacent and other land uses in the area to determine the
overall compatibility of the proposed wind farm, and if deemed necessary by the
Development Authority, the compatibility of individual wind energy conversion system towers
within the proposed wind farm.
620
Height of Residential Buildings
620.1
No dwellings or other buildings containing sleeping accommodation shall be constructed with more
than two floors above ground level without the specific approval of the Development Authority acting
on the advice of the municipal Fire Chief and/or Safety Codes Officer.
621
Home Office and Home Business
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621.1
An approved Home Office or Home Business shall be valid only for the period of time during which the
property is occupied by the owner for the approved use.
621.2
The owner(s) of the Home Office and Home Business shall be a permanent resident of the main
building on the site and work in the business.
621.3
No Development Permit shall be issued if the home occupation is considered likely to undermine the
residential use of the property, or interfere with the use or enjoyment of surrounding residential
properties.
621.4
No Development Permit shall be issued for a Home Office and Home Business where the parcel does
not have adequate servicing and access.
621.5
If at any time, in the opinion of the Development Authority, the conditions of a Development Permit
have not been complied with, the Development Officer may issue a stop order, pursuant to the Act, or
levy fines per Part 5: Enforcement.
621.6
The following information must accompany an application for a Home Office and Home Business
Permit:
a. proof of ownership and residency;
b. description of the business, including hours of operations and type of activities;
c. materials and equipment that will be used for the Home Occupation;
d. number of resident and non-resident employees working on site;
e. number of business related visits per day;
f.
number of parking spaces existing and proposed on the property;
g. signage details, size and design; and
h. any other information requested by the Development Authority.
621.7
Home Office and Home Business shall not impact on surrounding properties in respect to nuisance
factors (such as traffic, parking, waste or refuse, noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odour, heat or glare).
621.8
As a condition of Development Permit approval, the Development Authority may impose conditions
related to:
a. hours or days of operation;
b. number of non-resident employees working on site;
c. number of business-related trips to the site per day; and/or
d. the amount of parking provided on site or permitted off site.
621.9
Any storage of materials, equipment or products related to the business shall be located within the
main building, or at the discretion of the Development Authority in an accessory building. No exterior
storage shall be permitted.
621.10 Notwithstanding Regulation 621.9, exterior storage may be allowed in the General Agriculture (A)
District, Watershed Protection (WP) District, and the Large Lot Country Residential (CR2) District at
the discretion of the Development Authority.
621.11 No commodity other than the product or service produced by the Home Office and Home Business
shall be sold on the premises.
621.12 A Development Permit issued for a Home Office and Home Business does not replace the
requirement for a business license, if applicable, and does not exempt compliance with health and
safety code requirements.
621.13 Notwithstanding Regulations 621.1 through 621.12, the Development Authority may permit a home
day care that does not comply with the requirements of this Section if the proposed operations are
judged satisfactory by the Development Authority in respect of the following factors:
a. the size of the property given the intended use;
b. appropriate yard setbacks in relation to adjacent land uses;
c. potential traffic generation;
d. proximity to park, open space or recreation areas;
e. screening, buffering or other techniques designed to limit any interference with other uses or the
peaceful enjoyment of neighbouring property; and
f.
consistency with other land uses in the surrounding area/land use districts in terms of nature and
intensity of use.
621.14 Any home day care operation must meet all applicable Provincial requirements.
621.15 The following Regulations shall apply to all Home Office uses:
a. a Home Office must be located in the main building only;
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b. the Home Office shall be operated as a secondary use on the site and shall not change the
principal character or external appearance of the dwelling in which it is located;
c. no advertising or display of product shall be permitted on the property except for one indirectly
illuminated sign no larger than 1.0 m2 (11.0 ft2) in area, placed flat against a building or fence;
d. a Development Permit for a Home Office may be issued on a temporary basis, subject to the
conditions and the time period as determined by the Development Authority; and
e. the total number of non-resident employees including part-time and full-time employees directly or
indirectly employed by the Home Office shall not exceed one (1).
621.16 In addition to the above, the following regulations shall apply to all Home Business, Minor uses:
a. the maximum number of staff shall be no more than nineteen (19) employees; and
b. the use should have standard operating hours such as Monday to Saturday from 6 am to 10 pm.
621.17 In addition to the above, the following Regulations shall apply to all Home Business, Major uses:
a. notwithstanding Regulation 621.9, storage related to the Major Home Business may be located
within the main building, accessory buildings, and/or outdoors subject to the screening
requirements of Section 626;
b. the maximum number of staff shall be no more than thirty (30) employees.
622
Industrial Development and Waste
622.1
Any disposal of waste shall comply with all Provincial Regulations and County Waste Management
Bylaws, where applicable.
622.2
A Development Officer shall require, as a condition of a Development Permit, for any dangerous goods
that are produced; processed; handled; stored; or disposed of on-site, that a risk assessment review
statement is prepared by a qualified professional satisfactory to the Development Officer, to determine
whether the proposed development is to be approved, approved with conditions, or refused.
Guidelines for preparation of the risk assessment review statement shall be provided by the County.
622.3
With all Industrial Development Permit applications, the applicant shall provide an environmental
management plan that describes how the facility will avoid, in the case of a flood, the release into the
environment of a substance in an amount, concentration or level or at a rate of release that causes or
may cause a significant adverse effect.
622.4
The Development Authority may require the environmental management plan to address any or all of:
a. materials and solid waste in general;
b. liquid waste;
c. noxious odours;
d. noise and vibration;
e. energy efficiency; and
f.
traffic.
622.5
The Development Authority may require a Construction Management Plan indicating how the following
goals will be addressed:
a. minimize waste, e.g. by selecting products that confirm to required material dimensions;
b. separate waste materials for recycling where possible; and
c. manage hazardous materials and wastes.
623
Intensive Agricultural Operations
623.1
Intensive Agricultural Operations shall observe the following requirements:
a. mitigate any impacts from vehicular traffic or parking in excess of that which is characteristic of the
area in which the Intensive Agricultural Operation is located;
b. provide adequate washroom facilities where the public are on-site;
c. do not generate odour, waste, or visual impact in excess of that which is characteristic of the area
in which it is located; and
d. accessory structures shall not be located in a front yard and must comply with the setback
requirements of the Land Use Bylaw.
To assist in implementation of 623.1 the Development Authority may require that parking is provided
for on-site.
624
Intensive Livestock Operations (ILO)
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624.1
The Development Authority may require an environmental impact assessment before issuing a permit
for an ILO.
624.2
A new or expanded ILO and its manure storage area shall be separated from a third party's existing
residence by the distance set out in the Regulations under Agricultural Operation Practices Act
(AOPA), as if it were the smallest size of Confined Feeding Operation (CFO) recognized for that type
of operation.
(Example: 300 head is the smallest beef finisher operation recognized as a CFO. Regulations under
AOPA say that the Minimum Distance Separation for that size of operation to a single residence is 245
m (804 ft). 245 m (804 ft) is therefore used as the Minimum Distance Separation for any beef finisher
operations that is defined by this Bylaw as an ILO.)
624.3
The Development Authority may refuse to issue a Development Permit for an ILO if they determine
that it may have a negative effect on a watercourse, a lake, or a source of domestic water.
624.4
Manure shall not be left unincorporated for an unreasonable length of time within the distance
established by Regulation 624.2 from a residence, school, hospital, or food establishment, unless the
owner of the school, hospital, or food establishment consents in writing.
624.5
The Development Authority shall not issue a permit for a residence closer to an ILO than the Minimum
Distance Separation established in AOPA.
624.6
The Development Authority may require that the Minimum Distance Separation be increased to take
account of any planned growth of the livestock operation.
624.7
Despite Regulations 624.5 and 624.6, the Development Authority may issue a permit for an ILO if the
proposed residence is intended for the operator of the ILO.
624.8
Before issuing a Development Permit under Regulation 624.7, the Development Authority shall have
the applicant sign the Declaration Acknowledging the Proximity of an ILO to a Residence.
624.9
To be considered a permitted use an ILO must be at least 400 m (1,313 ft) away from any non-
Agricultural land, and at least 100 m (328 ft) away from any water body or any third party residence.
625
Keeping of Animals
625.1
The AOPA outlines the number of animals of various types and sizes which are equivalent to one (1)
animal unit. Where an animal is not mentioned in the AOPA the Development Authority, at their sole
discretion, may determine an equivalent animal unit based on size, manure management and any
other relevant factor.
625.2
Within the Watershed Protection district, livestock may be kept in the ratio of one (1) animal unit for
each two (2) ha.
625.3
Within Small and Large Lot Country Residential districts, the following Regulations shall apply:
a. no livestock shall be kept on a lot with an area of 1 ha (2.5 acres) or less; or
b. on lots with an area greater than 1 ha (2.5 acres), livestock may be kept in the ratio of two (2)
animal units per hectare.
625.4
No livestock are permitted within a hamlet or Lake Resort District other than on lands designated as
Agricultural.
625.5
Sensitive natural areas, such as wetlands and riparian areas should be fenced from livestock. Dugouts
are not required to be fenced.
625.6
Notwithstanding Section 625.1 - 625.5 if an area of the County has a poultry and/or livestock bylaw,
that Bylaw shall supersede the Land Use Bylaw for the area of the County the Bylaw covers.
625.7
The ownership, holding, or raising of Wild Boar is strictly prohibited in all Land Use Districts.
626
Landscaping and Screening
626.1
In considering a Development Permit application, the Development Authority may:
a. impose landscaping or screening requirements as conditions on a Development Permit for any
permitted or discretionary use if they would serve to improve the quality or compatibility of the
proposed development with surrounding properties;
b. impose conditions requiring the retention of trees or additional plantings of such a type and extent
that are considered necessary;
c. require that a landscaping plan be submitted in conjunction with an application for any non-
residential development, except for an agricultural operation, and that the landscaping plan be
approved by the Development Authority prior to the issuance of the Development Permit;
d. require screening from public view any development that is:
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i)
designated for commercial, industrial or institutional uses, and is located adjacent to a
residential property line or to lanes that abut a neighbouring residential property;
ii) designated for commercial, industrial or institutional uses, and is located adjacent to a
Provincial highway or County road or road allowance;
iii) used for storage of goods, shipping containers, machinery, vehicles, buildings, or waste
materials except for the purposes of sale, promotion or display; and/or
iv) used as a landfill site, gravel pit, sewage lagoon, sewage treatment plant, parking lot, auto
wrecking operation, salvage yard, lumber yard, or similar uses.
e. relax or vary any screening or landscaping requirements where such a relaxation or variance
would improve the quality or compatibility of the proposed development or would not adversely
impact surrounding properties; and
f.
require, as a condition of a Development Permit, that the owner enter into a development
agreement with the County respecting the landscaping that will be required by the Development
Authority. Under the agreement, the owner shall provide the County with an irrevocable letter of
credit or other security acceptable to the County for a value equivalent to 100% of the estimated
cost of the work, as deemed acceptable to the County, to ensure that the landscaping is
completed with reasonable diligence within one year from the date the Development Permit is
issued, and adequately maintained for two additional growing seasons thereafter.
626.2
Screening requirements shall be determined at the discretion of the Development Authority at the time
of Development Permit application, but in general, screening shall consist of fences, hedges,
landscaped earthen berms, or a combination thereof, and shall be constructed to a minimum height of
1.83 m (6 ft).
626.3
Wherever practicable, existing natural vegetation should be retained and plantings for landscaping or
screening purposes should be drought-tolerant and/or indigenous species.
626.4
Natural vegetation may be applied to satisfy landscaping or screening requirements as determined by
the Development Authority.
626.5
Unless otherwise permitted by the Development Authority for reasons of public safety or security:
a. in the front setback no fence or hedge for residential developments shall exceed a height of 1.22
m (4 ft).
b. in the side and rear setbacks no fence shall be higher than:
i.
2.44 m (8 ft) in the General Agricultural (A), Small Lot Country Residential (CR-1), and
Large Lot Country Residential (CR-2) districts; or
ii.
1.83 m (6 ft) in all other districts.
626.6
Bioswales may be integrated with a landscaped setback or a parking area to provide a natural amenity
and improve stormwater servicing function.
627
Lighting and Light Pollution on Commercial or Industrial Sites
627.1
Exterior lighting shall not be a hazard or a nuisance to roadway traffic or adjacent properties. Lighting
shall be directed away from public roadways.
627.2
Lighting fixtures, for those other than a public building or use, and which are designed for exterior
illumination, shall be installed with the light directed and deflected away from public roads and
adjacent properties.
627.3
Any outdoor lighting for any development shall be located and arranged so that no direct rays of light
are directed at any adjoining properties, interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighbouring lands, or
interfere with the effectiveness of any traffic control devices.
628
Loading
628.1
Every non-residential building shall have an off-street loading space of sufficient size that vehicles
loading or unloading need not park on a street or lane.
628.2
This requirement may be waived by the Development Authority if, in their opinion, loading from the
street or lane will not unreasonably disrupt traffic flow.
629
Lot Grading
629.1
In all cases, lot grades shall be established to prevent drainage from one lot to the next.
630
Manufactured Home and Park Model Trailers
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630.1
All accessory structures such as patios, porches, additions, skirting, and storage facilities shall be of a
quality satisfactory to the Development Authority, so that the design and construction will complement
the Manufactured Home or Park Model Trailer.
630.2
The undercarriage of each Manufactured Home or Park Model Trailer shall be suitably enclosed from
view by skirting or such other means that is satisfactory to the Development Authority. Hitches shall be
removed or properly screened.
630.3
Each Manufactured Home or Park Model Trailer shall be placed upon a concrete pad, or minimum
gravel base, with four concrete piles with tie down loops, and supported by blocks, as approved by the
Development Authority.
630.4
All Manufactured Homes and Park Model Trailers must be CSA approved.
631
Manufactured Home Park
631.1
Each application for a Development Permit shall be accompanied by a site development plan as well
as a landscaping plan which shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Authority. In addition, the
applicant shall, upon approval of the permit, deliver a letter of credit or other form of security in the
amount of 25% of the estimated cost of landscaping to ensure completion of landscaping, or other
amount at the discretion of the Development Authority.
631.2
Prior to the granting of a Development Permit for a manufactured home park, the Developer shall enter
into an agreement with the Municipality specifying the respective obligations to be assumed by him
and the municipality regarding:
a. the establishment, operations and maintenance of the following:
i)
storm sewers and ditches;
ii) sanitary sewers;
iii) water, power, gas;
iv) roadways and sidewalks;
v) snow removal;
vi) garbage collection;
vii) firefighting;
viii) parks and playgrounds; and
ix) other services deemed necessary by the Development Authority.
b. standards of construction of any of the above; and
c. such other matters as deemed necessary by the Development Authority.
631.3
All support utilities shall be underground and roads shall be paved or surfaced to a level satisfactory to
the Development Authority.
631.4
A manufactured home unit shall not be located on any site within a manufactured home park unless
and until the necessary license has been issued to the owner/manager/supervisor of the manufactured
home park or the owner/occupant of the manufactured home by the responsible municipal official.
631.5
A manufactured home park shall comply with the following development regulations:
Standard
Requirements
Min. Park Area
0.8 ha (2 acres)
Max. Gross Density
15 units/ha (6 units/acre)
Min. Unit Lot Area
400 m2 (4,306 ft2)
Max. Unit Lot Coverage
Manufactured Home
35%
Total lot coverage
40%
Min. Unit Lot Width
12.0 m (39.0 ft)
Unit Lot Setback
6.0 m (20 ft) from public street or highway
5.0 m from other boundaries
Manufactured Home Setback
From adjacent manufactured homes
5.0 m (16 ft)
From adjacent unit lot line
1.5 m (5 ft)
From adjacent internal road or common
parking area
3.0 m (10 ft)
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631.6
Porches and additions shall be included in the measurement of setback distances of manufactured
homes from adjacent homes or lot lines.
631.7
The boundaries of each unit lot shall be clearly set out by permanent markers.
631.8
Any setbacks between the unit lots and the boundaries of the manufactured home park shall be
treated as amenity strips and suitably landscaped and protected from any sort of development which
might compromise their intended use.
631.9
There shall be at least two car parking stalls provided on each manufactured home lot, and provision
shall be made for visitor parking at the ratio of one space to every two manufactured home lots. The
visitor parking shall be dispersed throughout the court to be conveniently located for all parts of the
manufactured home park.
631.10 No less than 5% of the gross area of the manufactured home park shall be designed for recreational
uses. This area shall be conveniently located and supplied with recreational equipment.
631.11 Adequate common storage areas, incorporated within the manufactured home park, shall be provided
for the storage of seasonal recreational equipment, etc. Such storage area shall be enclosed or
properly screened to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
631.12 An identification sign to a maximum height of 2 m (6.6 ft) above grade, and to a maximum area of 3 m²
(32 ft2) may be located at the principal entrance to the park.
631.13 Directional signs within the manufactured home park must be integrated in design and appearance
and kept in scale with the immediate surroundings to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
631.14 Every manufactured home park shall comply with the provisions of the Provincial Board of Health
Regulations.
632
Moved-in Buildings
632.1
Development Permit applications should clearly indicate when the applicant intends to move a pre-
existing building on to the lot.
632.2
The applicant shall state the present location and use of the building, as well as provide photographs
showing each elevation and the general condition of the building.
632.3
The Development Authority may inspect the building, or call for a report by a qualified professional,
and shall consider the structural condition of the building and works necessary to improve the building
to a safe standard, and to an appearance compatible with neighbouring buildings.
632.4
The applicant shall present a bona fide estimate of the necessary works.
632.5
The cost of any inspection and estimate shall be paid by the applicant.
632.6
As a condition of issuing a Development Permit, the Development Authority may require that work be
done to improve the building, the applicant post a performance bond or similar security in the amount
of the estimate, and if the necessary work is not completed within the timeline established by the
Development Authority, the security shall be forfeited and the work may be done by the municipality.
632.7
The Development Authority may refuse to issue a Development Permit for a moved-in building if in
their opinion the building is not compatible with other nearby development or is not fit for the intended
purpose.
632.8
Section 632 does not apply to modular buildings, to new manufactured homes, or to those buildings
which do not require a Development Permit under Section 303 Development Not Requiring a
Development Permit of the Bylaw.
633
Natural Resource Extraction and Processing
633.1
The minimum pit size for a natural resource extraction use and activities shall be 5.0 ha (16 acres).
633.2
Natural resource extraction activities must comply with the Alberta Environment and Protected Areas
Code of Practice for Pits.
633.3
A Development Permit shall not be issued unless, and until, a Provincial permit or license has been
issued.
633.4
Despite Regulation 633.1, any existing natural resource extraction activity whose pit size is below 5.0
hectares and that is currently operating, in good standing, under a Development Permit issued prior to
the effective date of this Bylaw shall be allowed to continue to operate until expiry of the Development
Permit.
633.5
Natural resource extraction shall require the reclamation of the lands to a standard appropriate to
accommodate uses listed in the district, or to the satisfaction of the Development Authority, once the
resource has been removed.
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633.6
In addition to the information requirements of Section 304 Application for a Development Permit, an
applicant proposing a natural resource extraction use, or an expansion of an existing operation, shall
submit the following information and approvals:
a. proof the developer has submitted application to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas for a
Class I pit;
b. Surface Access Agreement from Landowner;
c. existing site conditions (including topography, vegetation, watercourses, soil and water table
profiles, location of wells, pipelines, powerlines, etc.);
d. site grading and drainage plans;
e. setbacks to all municipal roads and to all property boundaries;
f.
location and distances to all adjacent dwellings within one (1) mile of the property boundary;
g. proposed extraction, operation, and staging (including years, dates, proposed hours of operation)
and the life span of the operation (if known);
h. proposed access, traffic volumes, and hauling activities and routes;
i.
proposed dust and noise suppression plans;
j.
proposed fencing or screening and safety plan;
k. Weed Management Plan;
l.
historical resource search;
m. proposed location and setbacks of scale house, crushing/screening equipment, and wash plant,
and any additional accessory uses, fuel storage, asphalt plants, worker accommodations, etc.
which may require separate approvals;
n. the costs required to reclaim the site for post-extraction use;
o. Emergency Management Plan;
p. Reclamation Plan; and
q. may be required to submit a Traffic Impact Assessment, and/or a public consultation report, at the
discretion of the Development Authority.
633.7
In considering whether to approve natural resource extraction the Development Authority may have
additional due regard for, amongst other things:
a. the general purpose for the district;
b. the future use of the site as proposed in the reclamation plan;
c. the provisions of the Municipal Development Plan and any relevant statutory plan;
d. proximity of residential uses and impacts on the community;
e. hours of operation;
f.
relevant conditions of operation and approval from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas;
g. conservation and replacement of topsoil for future agricultural use, planting of desirable plant
species to suppress invasive plant species and a Weed Management Plan for disturbed areas;
h. conservation of designated historical resources;
i.
conservation of trees and maintenance of habitat;
j.
conservation of environmentally significant areas and sensitive areas;
k. conservation of watercourses;
l.
the safety and the potential nuisance effect on adjacent properties; and
m. potential impacts, if applicable, on adjacent municipalities.
633.8
The Development Authority will impose the following conditions for approval of Development Permit
applications for Natural Resource Extraction and Processing, where applicable:
a. approval from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas for a Class I pit, prior to starting pit
operations;
b. compliance with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas license or approval and all other
Provincial and federal requirements have been met;
c. time restrictions on the duration of the development;
d. screening of the operation from public view by means of berms, landscaping, or other means;
e. setbacks from property boundaries;
f.
hours of operation;
g. dust control;
h. noise control (a noise monitoring program may be required);
i.
all garbage and waste from the lands shall be removed and the site shall be kept in a clean and
orderly manner; garbage and debris cannot be buried on-site;
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j.
no dumping of foreign materials or products in the excavation area that would not normally be
found in the natural resource extraction process (i.e. dead animal carcasses, asphalt, cement,
etc.);
k. Road Use Agreement / haul permits;
l.
safety / traffic signage, including company name and emergency contact numbers, to warn of
possible site or operational hazards and dangers;
m. a sign indicating the approval of a gravel pit, including the operator and contact information, placed
at the entrance to the site within sixty (60) days of Development Permit approval;
n. compliance with Emergency Management Plan;
o. weed control for restricted and noxious weeds;
p. provision for on-site parking for trucks; trucks are prohibited from parking on a municipal road;
q. enforce speed and adherence to haul routes;
r.
payment of the Community Aggregate Levy (CAP);
s. supply an annual report to the County indicating progress of pit operations and a drawing showing
the current pit boundaries, stockpile locations, reclaimed areas, and overall site development
status;
t.
security for 110% of the reclamation costs, if security is not collected by Alberta Environment and
Protected Areas; and/or
u. a Development Agreement, if required, to address construction or upgrading of municipal
infrastructure, such as but not limited to public roads, deemed necessary to service the
development.
633.9
The term of a natural resource extraction Development Permit shall be a maximum of five (5) years
from the date of issuance.
a. All extraction activities shall cease, excluding final reclamation, upon the expiration of the
Development Permit until such time as a further Development Permit has been issued.
b. The Development Authority may grant a renewal of the Development Permit under the same terms
and conditions, for a term of not more than five (5) years, upon application for a Development
Permit, submitted ninety (90) days prior to the expiry of the permit.
633.10 Natural resource extraction operations shall not excavate:
a. within 3 m (10 ft) of any property line unless written permission has been granted by the adjacent
landowner and an explanation of the need for the relaxation exists, such as continuation of the
operation into the adjacent lands;
b. within 20 m (66 ft) of any road allowance, unless written permission has been granted by the
Manager of Public Works; and/or
c. with a slope steeper than 3:1 adjacent to any road allowance or proposed road widening, except
where it can be demonstrated that a steeper slope can be safely achieved.
633.11 A new Development Permit or renewal shall not be issued on a site to the same or different applicant
or owner, unless, or until all conditions of a previous Development Permit for natural resource
extraction have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Development Authority, or it has been
determined by the Development Authority that the conditions are no longer required to be fulfilled.
633.12 The Development Authority maintains the right to deny a new Natural Resource Extraction Permit to
an operator who is not in good standing with their existing operations.
634
Recreational Vehicles
634.1
This Section applies to the use of recreational vehicles by friends and family of the owner of the lot.
Rental to third parties or commercial storage requires rezoning to a commercial use.
634.2
One recreational vehicle may be parked on a lot at any time where the use is permitted, and no
Development Permit is required.
634.3
One additional recreational vehicle may be used for temporary, short-term accommodation for up to
seven (7) consecutive days where the use is permitted, and no Development Permit is required.
634.4
No recreational vehicle shall be used as a permanent residence.
634.5
A recreational vehicle may be used for temporary accommodation by the landowner(s) or their building
contractor for a period not exceeding one (1) year following the issuance of a development permit for
the construction of a dwelling on the property.
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634.6
If the wastewater from a recreational vehicle is not disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the
Development Authority a Stop Order may be issued requiring the wastewater disposal system to be
improved, or requiring the recreational vehicle to be removed.
634.7
The total number of recreational vehicles on a lot at any given time shall be determined by the
Development Authority.
635
Parking
635.1
On-site parking spaces shall be provided at the following rates:
Type of development
Number of stalls
Residential
2 per dwelling unit
Secondary Suites
1 additional parking stall
Retail Stores
1 per 35 m2 (376 ft2) gross leasable area (GLA)
Offices and Financial Institutions
3 per 100 m2 (1,076 ft2) GLA
Hotels and Motels
1 per room, plus stalls required for the
entertainment component of the business at the
lounge rate
Restaurants, Lounge, And Clubs
Family Restaurant
Fast Food Restaurant
3 spaces per 10 m² (108 ft²) of seating area
plus 3 spaces for staff
2 spaces per 10 m² (108 ft²) of seating area
plus 3 spaces for staff
4 spaces per 10 m² (108 ft²) of seating area
plus 3 spaces for staff
Religious Institutions, Halls, and Theatres
5 stalls/100 m2 (1,076 ft2) of assembly area,
which number may include parking stalls which
in the opinion of the Development Officer are
available, to the congregation, on neighbouring
commercial or industrial sites
School, Elementary
The greater of 1.15 stalls per staff or 1 stall per
5 m2 (54 ft2) of gymnasium area
School, High
1 stall/ 5 students (design capacity) and 1
stall/staff and 1 stall/ 5 m2 (54 ft2) of gymnasium
area
Other
Sufficient that client parking does not spill over
on to nearby roads
635.2
Where a business is likely to attract a high volume of traffic with high turnover, the Development
Authority may require more parking.
635.3
On-site parking requirements for non-residential uses may be relaxed where in the opinion of the
Development Authority:
a. sufficient on-street parking is available without causing congestion;
b. sufficient parking is available in public parking lots; or
c. private parking can be shared because peak use times are different.
635.4
Where an existing building is enlarged, or the use of land or building increases in intensity, the
additional parking spaces to be provided are limited to those required for the increased size or use.
635.5
The Development Authority may require a professional parking assessment where parking
requirements are not listed above, or where a variance is required.
636
Private Sewage near Recreational Lakes
636.1
The requirements of this Section apply on all land within 200 m (656 ft) of Dried Meat Lake, Little
Beaver Lake, the three Miquelon Lakes, and Red Deer Lake. The requirements shall also apply as per
the Buffalo Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan, within 800m (2,635 ft) of Buffalo Lake.
636.2
Sewage from a dwelling or a business may be treated and disposed of on-site provided that:
a. the lot has an area of at least 4,000 m2 (1 acre), a width of at least 40 m (132 ft), and the site
conditions meet the requirements of the Alberta Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice
2021 or its successor; and
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b. the discharge point or the location of the field is at least 90 m (295 ft) from the high water mark.
c. The system complies with any relevant IDP.
636.3
In all other cases, sewage from a lot shall be collected in a holding tank until it is pumped out and
hauled away for disposal in a manner acceptable to the Regional Health Authority, Alberta
Environment and Protected Areas, and the Plumbing Safety Codes Officer.
636.4
No new privy or outhouse shall be constructed unless the waste material is collected in a sealed tank
which is pumped out for disposal off-site.
637
Safety and Suitability of Building Sites
637.1
Notwithstanding that a use of land may be permitted or discretionary in a land use district, the
Subdivision Authority may refuse to approve the subdivision of a lot and the Development Authority
may refuse to issue a Development Permit, if in their opinion, the proposed building site is not safe
and/or suitable for the intended structure.
637.2
A building site is deemed unsafe or unsuitable if it:
a. does not have safe legal and physical access to a public road;
b. is subject to more than a 1:100 annual risk of flooding, calculated using methods acceptable to
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas;
c. has a high water table which makes the site unsuitable for foundations and sewage disposal
systems;
d. consists of muskeg or unconsolidated material unsuitable for building;
e. is situated on an unstable slope;
f.
is closer than 100 m (328 ft) (or such lesser distance as the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) may
approve in writing) to an oil or gas well or pipeline;
g. is within the setback distance required by the AER from a sour oil or gas facility;
h. is situated over an abandoned coal mine or oil or gas well or pipeline;
i.
may be endangered by aircraft operations;
j.
is unsafe due to contamination by previous land uses;
k. has an inadequate or unsafe water supply;
l.
is situated closer to a confined feeding operation, intensive livestock operation, or manure storage
facility than the minimum distance separation established in AOPA;
m. would materially interfere in an existing agricultural operation or its proposed expansion;
n. it is not large enough to accommodate buildings with the yard and setback requirements of this
Bylaw;
o. would prevent or interfere with the natural and economic extension of a nearby developed area, a
coal mine, an oil or gas field, a sewage treatment plant, a waste disposal or transfer site, a gravel
pit, a pipeline, a road system;
p. is subject to any easement, caveat, restrictive covenant, or other registered encumbrance which
makes it impossible to build on the site; or
q. is intended for human habitation and is within the setback distance of a wastewater treatment
facility or landfill established in the Regulation.
637.3
Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Subdivision Authority approving a lot, or prevent the
Development Authority from issuing a Development Permit, if they are satisfied that there is no risk to
persons or property, or that these concerns will be met by appropriate engineering measures.
638
Second Residences
638.1
The Development Officer shall approve a Development Permit for the construction of a second
residence, which shall be considered a permitted use, if:
a. the parcel is over 4 ha (10 acres) in size;
b. the parcel is zoned General A - Agricultural, CR2 - Large Lot Country Residential or WP -
Watershed Protection; and
c. the residence meets all other requirements of this Bylaw.
638.2
The Municipal Planning Commission may approve a Development Permit for the construction of a
second residence on a parcel if:
a. the parcel is over 2 ha (5 acres) in size;
b. the parcel is zoned General A - Agricultural, CR2 - Large Lot Country Residential or WP -
Watershed Protection;
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c. the dwelling unit meets all other requirements of this Bylaw; and
d. the Commission is satisfied that the residence will not unduly affect the use or enjoyment of
surrounding properties.
638.3
There shall be a maximum of two (2) dwelling units per lot; except in the General Agricultural (A)
district where additional units may be considered.
639
Secondary Suites
639.1
One secondary suite may be constructed inside any single detached dwelling in the following districts:
a. General Agricultural
b. Small Lot Country Residential
c. Large Lot Country Residential
d. Watershed Protection
e. General Recreation
f.
Urban Residential
g. Lake Resort Serviced
639.2
A secondary suite must comply with the Alberta Building Code.
640
Sequence of Development
640.1
The Development Authority may refuse to issue a Development Permit for an accessory building if no
main building exists on the lot.
641
Service Stations and Gasoline Sales
641.1
Notwithstanding that a use of land may be permitted or discretionary in a land use district, no service
station, bulk fuel dealership, or other business dealing in liquid or gaseous fuels shall be permitted
without the approval of the Fire Commissioner.
641.2
In any service station or bulk fuel dealership:
a. all entrances and exits shall be at least 60 m (200 ft) from an entrance to or exit from a school,
playground, religious institution, or similar institutions;
b. no part of a service station building, tank or pump shall be within 15 m (50 ft) of a side or rear
property line; and
c. there shall be a front yard of not less than 60 m (200 ft) and no pump shall be closer than 30 m
(100 ft) to the front property line.
641.3
Service Stations are encouraged to be located at the intersection of two streets.
642
Setbacks and Approaches
642.1
Where the municipality or Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors intends to widen a road,
building setbacks shall be measured from the proposed property line of the future right of way, where it
is known to the Development Authority.
642.2
An approach accessing a main road shall be located no less than 85 m (279 ft) from any intersection
of two roads unless a smaller distance has been authorized by the Manager of Public Works or their
designate; see Schedule A for figure of setback requirements.
642.3
No more than two (2) approaches shall be constructed within 800 m (2,625 ft) on each side of a main
road unless a larger number is approved by the Manager of Public Works.
642.4
An approach on to a main road shall be located so there is a minimum of 140 m (460 ft) of visibility
either way along the road, based on a 80 km/h posted speed, unless otherwise authorized by the
Manager of Public Works.
642.5
Field shelterbelts shall be placed no closer than 30 m (100 ft) from the property line to a County road
and Farmstead/Acreage. Shelterbelts shall be placed no closer than 10 m (33 ft) from the property line
to a main road, and no closer than 3 m (10 ft) from the property line to an internal subdivision road and
30 m (100 ft) from the property line adjacent to the intersection of two County roads. Notwithstanding
these provisions, shelterbelts for acreages shall comply with the yard requirements of the applicable
land use district; see Illustration 3: Lot Setbacks for a drawing of the setback requirements and Figure
3:
642.6
Dugouts shall be created no closer than 40 m (132 ft) to a main road, no closer than 20 m (66 ft) to an
internal subdivision road, and shall comply with the development restrictions of Section 615
Environmentally Sensitive Lands.
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642.7
This Section does not apply to land use districts for which other setback distances are required by Part
7: Land Use District Regulations of this Bylaw, or where an adopted area structure plan sets other
distances.
642.8
Attention is drawn to the Public Highways Development Act, under which most developments within
800 m (2,625 ft) of a numbered highway require the approval of Alberta Transportation and Economic
Corridors in addition to a municipal Development Permit, except where the County's Highway Vicinity
Protection Agreement with Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors exempts provincial permits.
643
Shipping Containers
643.1
An application for a Development Permit for a proposed shipping container(s) shall be completed and
submitted to the Development Authority along with the appropriate application fee. At least two (2)
recent colour photographs of each container (one end view and one side view) shall accompany the
application.
643.2
Except in the General Agriculture District, there shall be a primary use on the property where the
shipping container is proposed.
643.3
The front, rear, and side setback requirements shall be regulated by the Development Authority and
the requirements of the appropriate land use district.
643.4
In the General Agricultural District, the first two (2) shipping containers do not require a Development
Permit provided they are not visible from the road, adjacent parcel, and are not place in the front yard.
643.5
The maximum number of shipping containers permitted in any other land use shall be two (2), unless
otherwise regulated by the Development Authority.
643.6
Where multiple shipping containers are permitted on a lot they shall not be stacked.
643.7
The Development Authority may require as a condition of approval that any shipping container be
sandblasted and/or painted to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
643.8
The Development Authority may require, as a condition of approval, that any shipping container be
screened from view.
643.9
The exterior of all shipping containers shall be kept clean and regularly painted or screened from view.
643.10 Shipping containers shall not display advertising, company logos, names, or other marketing without
an approved sign permit.
643.11 Shipping containers that are intended to be used a dwelling units must comply with the Alberta
Building Code and the dwelling regulations of the bylaw.
644
Signs
644.1
Signs are deemed to be developments, and a Development Permit is required for any sign other than
the following:
a. signs advertising the name, address, and business of the occupant that are less than 1 m2 (11 ft2);
b. signs offering for sale or rent the parcel on which they stand;
c. election signs;
d. temporary, portable signs advertising community events or facilities; and
e. signs erected by the municipality or road authority.
644.2
Signs other than those listed above are discretionary uses in all land use districts.
644.3
An inoperative vehicle or trailer which bears advertising material and which is parked within 300 m of a
road for more than seven days may be deemed to be a sign by the Development Authority.
644.4
A Development Permit for a sign may be issued subject to conditions as to its location and the time it
is to remain.
644.5
The maximum size of any sign shall be no more than 5 m2 (54 ft2) to be approved by the Development
Authority. Should an application be made for a larger sign, it must go to Council for approval.
644.6
Digital signs may only be allowed to display safety and road operations messaging, and shall not be
allowed for commercial or advertising purposes.
644.7
Animated signs shall not be permitted within the County
644.8
All signs, whether or not they require a Development Permit, shall be located and constructed so as
not to be a hazard to people, property, and traffic.
644.9
Despite any other part of this Bylaw, the Development Authority may immediately remove, at the
expense of the owner, any sign which in their opinion is a danger to people or to the safe movement of
vehicles.
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644.10 All Signs shall be designed and placed so that:
a. the size of sign does not dominate in context to other legal signs in the immediate area; and
b. the size of the sign does not adversely impact the architectural character of the building or
adjacent buildings; and
c. the sign does not obstruct sight lines for vehicular traffic; and
d. the sign does not project onto a right-of-way or adjacent lands.
e. the sign does not obstruct the ability for pedestrians to move freely along the side walk;
f.
the sign does not contribute to clutter on the site adversely affecting the aesthetic value of the
immediate surrounding area; and
g. the cumulative impacts of signage on the overall area does not adversely impact the aesthetic and
visual character of the surrounding area.
644.11 The Development Authority may require the removal of any sign which, in their opinion is, or has
become unsightly, abandoned, or is in such a state of disrepair as to constitute a hazard.
644.12 No more than One(1) freestanding sign is permitted per 60 m of frontage; on a corner lot, signs shall
be allowed on both frontages provided that signs on the same frontage are at least 60 m apart. A
maximum of three (3) freestanding signs is permitted on each frontage.
644.13 Freestanding signs shall be no higher than 6 m and must be in keeping with the height characteristics
of the surrounding area.
644.14 Signs attached to a building shall cover no more than 30% of the area of the wall elevation it is on.
644.15 Signs attached to a building shall not extend more than 3 m above the roof grade and shall not exceed
the maximum building height.
645
Solar Energy Systems
645.1
No Development Permit shall be issued for the construction or enlargement of any building which
would significantly reduce the amount of sunlight falling on any solar energy system which is complete
or under construction at the time of application for the permit.
645.2
Within all residential districts,
a. a solar energy system mounted on a roof with a pitch of less than 4:12 shall not extend beyond the
outermost edge of the roof, but may
i.
project a maximum of 0.5 m (1.6 ft) from the surface of the roof when the system is located
5.0 m or less from a side lot line, measured directly from any point along the property line;
and
ii.
project a maximum of 1.3 m (4.3 ft) from the surface of the roof in all other cases; and
b. a solar energy system mounted on a roof with a pitch of 4:12 or greater may project a maximum of
1.3 m (4.3 ft) from the surface of the roof and shall not extend beyond the outermost edge of the
roof.
645.3
Within all other districts,
a. a solar energy system mounted on a roof with a pitch of less than 4:12 may project a maximum of
2.0 m (6.5 ft) from the surface of the roof and shall be located at least 1.0 m (3.0 ft) from the edge
of the roof; and
b. a solar energy system mounted on a roof with a pitch of 4:12 or greater may project a maximum of
1.3 m (4.3 ft) from the surface of the roof and shall not extend beyond the outermost edge of the
roof.
645.4
A solar energy system that is mounted on a wall
a. shall be located a minimum of 2.4 m (8 ft) above grade; and
b. may project a maximum of 0.6 m (2.0 ft) from the surface of the wall.
645.5
A ground-mounted solar energy system shall be treated as an accessory building for the purposes of
location, height and lot coverage.
646
Utilities
646.1
The erection of a building on any site where it would otherwise be permitted under this Bylaw shall be
prohibited when, in the opinion of the Development Authority, satisfactory arrangements have not been
made by the developer for the supply to the building of any of the following: water, electric power,
sewage, or street access, including payment of the costs of installing or constructing any such utility or
facility by the developer.
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646.2
No subdivision or development shall be approved unless the Subdivision Authority and/or the
Development Authority is satisfied that there is sufficient water to serve its needs without infringing on
the rights of existing users.
646.3
If a subdivision or development is to be supplied with water by trucking, the Subdivision Authority
and/or the Development Authority may require that the developer enter into an agreement with the
municipality under the Act, acknowledging that the on-site supply of water is insufficient, and the
agreement shall be caveated on the title of the lot(s).
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PART 7: LAND USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
701
Designation of Districts
For the purposes of this Bylaw, the municipality is divided into the following districts:
District designation
Short form
Agricultural Districts
702
General Agricultural District
A
Residential Districts
703
Small Lot Country Residential
CR1
704
Large Lot Country Residential
CR2
705
Urban Residential
UR
706
Watershed Protection
WP
Recreational Districts
707
General Recreation
GREC
708
Lake Resort
LR
709
Lake Resort Serviced
LRS
Commercial and Industrial Districts
710
Rural Commercial and Industrial
RCI
711
Urban Commercial
UC
712
Urban Industrial
UI
Institutional Districts
713
Institutional and Public Use
IPU
Direct Control Districts
714
Direct Control
DC
The land designated to each of these districts is illustrated on the maps attached to this Bylaw as Schedule B.
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702
General Agricultural (A) District
702.1
Purpose
To provide for a wide range of agricultural land uses that have regard for the agricultural character and
rural identity of the area, and which can be carried on without interference by other incompatible land
uses.
The Subdivision Authority, the Development Authority and, on appeal, the Subdivision and
Development Appeal Board must refuse to approve any subdivision or issue a permit for any land use
which may limit or restrict agricultural operations in the vicinity.
702.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Agriculture
-
Campground, Minor
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Home Business, Minor
-
Home Office
-
Intensive Agricultural Operations
-
Intensive Livestock Operation
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Public Utilities
-
Recreational Vehicle
-
Residence, Manufactured
-
Residence, Modular
-
Residence, Ready to move
-
Residence, Site Built
-
Secondary Suites
-
Shipping Containers
-
Small WECS
-
Solar Energy Systems
-
Water Storage and Treatment Sites
-
Agricultural Industrial Uses
-
Agri-Tourism
-
Airstrips
-
Bed and Breakfast Operations
-
Cemeteries
-
Community Halls
-
Confined Feeding Operation
-
Data Processing Centre
-
Educational Facilities
-
Fertilizer storage, blending and sales
-
Green Energy Facilities
-
Guest Ranch Operations
-
Hangars, control tower, terminal building,
maintenance shops
-
Home Business, Major
-
Horse Riding, training & boarding stables
-
Industrial, commercial, and storage uses which
benefit from or contribute to airport operations
-
Kennels
-
Landfill
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Natural Resource Extraction
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Religious Institutions
-
Residence, Pre-existing moved onto site
-
Rodeo Grounds
-
Runways & Taxiways
-
Second Residence
-
Sewage Treatment Lagoons
-
Transfer Stations
-
Veterinary Clinics
-
Workcamps
702.3
General Agricultural Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Max. Dwelling Units per Site (1)
1
Min. Site Area - Agricultural (2)
approx. 30.35 ha (75 acres)
Max. Residential Area
4.04 ha (10 acres)
Min. Residential Lot Area
1.21 ha (3 acres)
Min. Setbacks
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From a County Road (greater than 50 km/h)
40 m (132 ft)
From a County Road (equal to or less than 50 km/h)
10 m (33 ft)
From any other lot line
10 m (33 ft)
(1) Unless a Development Permit has been issued under Section 638 Second Residences or 639
Secondary Suites of this Bylaw.
(2) Smaller lots may be created for agricultural purposes subject to the regulations outlined below.
702.4
An agricultural parcel where the primary use is residential shall be subject to the County's Nuisance
Bylaw as if zoned CR1 or CR2.
702.5
A complete quarter section may be subdivided into two parts. This may be a division of the land into
two approximately equal parts, or subject to Section 702.11, a residential site and an agricultural
remainder.
702.6
Additional lots may be subdivided out of a quarter section:
a. for public and quasi-public uses;
b. for intensive agricultural and intensive livestock operations;
c. to create a lot which is physically separated from the balance of the quarter section by a barrier to
agriculture such as a road diversion, creek, or ravine; and
d. a second residential parcel may be permitted where the existing yardsite has been established for
at least ten years, providing it is outside the Bashaw and Camrose IDP Boundaries.
702.7
For the purposes of subdivision, a quarter section is deemed to be complete if the only previous
subdivisions were for school, church, public, or mineral extraction purposes, or for a use exempted
from municipal control by the Act.
702.8
A lot created for residential purposes should not include any cultivated land or high capability farmland
(with a rating of 40% or higher).
702.9
A lot created for agricultural purposes shall be a size and shape which can reasonably be farmed, and
shall be:
a. approximately 31 ha (75 acres) in size, varied by existing patterns of cultivation;
b. if less than 31 ha (75 acres) in size, a business plan is required to demonstration that the smaller
size is feasible for agricultural purposes;
c. defined by a physical barrier to cultivation such as a road diversion, creek, or ravine; or
d. of a suitable size for a proposed or existing intensive agricultural, intensive livestock, or confined
feeding operation.
702.10 A lot created for any other purpose shall be of a size and shape acceptable to the Development
Authority bearing in mind the need to avoid interference with nearby agricultural operations.
702.11 A lot subdivided for residential purposes shall:
a. be safe and suitable as defined in Section 637 Safety and Suitability of Building Sites of this
Bylaw;
b. not conflict with nearby farm operations, the logical and economical expansion of nearby urban
areas, or municipal or Provincial plans for road improvements;
c. have access to a maintained road, with an approach that meets the standards of the road
authority; and
d. contain at least two (2) of the following improvements:
i. a habitable dwelling;
ii. a water well;
iii. electrical service; and/or
iv. a natural or planted shelterbelt.
702.12
A fragmented parcel may be considered for subdivision if it meets the following criteria:
a. a suitable building site exists;
b. legal access meets the needs of the proposed use, year round;
c. the proposed use of the parcel does not negatively impact surrounding agricultural land;
d. the application clearly outlines that the parcel can be serviced on site as per Provincial
regulations; and
e. a maximum of three (3) lots per quarter section has not been exceeded.
702.13 Pursuant to the AOPA Standards and Administration Regulation, if the Development Authority is asked
to issue a Development Permit for a residence, and the residence is closer to an intensive livestock
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operation or confined feeding operation than the minimum distance separation set out in Section 624
Intensive Livestock Operations, they may:
a. refuse to issue a permit; or
b. issue a Development Permit subject to the applicant, who shall be the owner of the proposed
residence, signing a Declaration in a form accepted by the Development Authority; or
c. The proposed residence will be owned or controlled by the owner of the livestock operation.
702.14 Unless otherwise specified in an approved IDP, the following regulations apply within 3.2 km (2 miles)
of the boundary of the City of Camrose and 1.6km (1 mile) of the boundaries of other municipalities
("the referral area"), and are designed to meet the County's commitment to work with its neighbours,
a. despite Section 303 Development Not Requiring a Development Permit of this Bylaw, all agricultural
buildings within the referral area require Development Permits;
b. proposals for subdivision or development within the referral area will be referred to the urban
municipality for comments and recommendations;
c. if no reply is received within twenty-one (21) days, the urban or rural municipality is deemed to have
no objection, and the application will be processed in the normal way; and
d. despite Regulations 702.1 to 702.4, the Development Authority and/or Subdivision Authority may
refuse an application which will negatively impact the urban place.
702.15
An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
702.16
Accessory Buildings, including detached garages, shall be located at least 2m (6.6ft) from any
dwelling.
702.17
In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations
shall also apply.
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703 Small Lot Country Residential (CR-1) District
703.1
Purpose
To provide for development of land that has a low agricultural value with clusters of rural non-farm
dwellings established away from incompatible land uses. Preservation of natural features through
conservation easements and environmental reserve is encouraged through the use of a conservation
subdivision design approach to multi-lot developments.
In this District the Development Authority may refuse to issue a permit for any non-residential land use
which may interfere with the quiet enjoyment of residential property in the district.
703.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Home Office
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Public Utilities
-
Residence, Modular
-
Residence, Ready to move
-
Residence, Site Built
-
Small WECS
-
Solar Energy Systems
-
Agriculture
-
Bed and Breakfast Operations
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Group Homes
-
Home Business, Major
-
Home Business, Minor
-
Horse Riding, training & boarding stables
-
Intensive Agricultural Operations
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Religious Institutions
-
Residence, Manufactured
-
Residence, Pre-existing moved onto site
-
Second Residence
-
Secondary Suites
-
Shipping Containers
703.3
Small Lot Country Residential Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Min. Site Area (Residential) (1)
4,000 m2 (1 acre)
Min. Site Area - for a conservation subdivision
design where 50% of the parent lot is to be
preserved in its natural state through a
conservation easement or environmental reserve
dedication.
2,000 m2 (0.5 acre)
Max. Lots per Quarter Section (2)
40 (24)
Max. Dwellings per Lot (3)
2
Min. Setbacks
From a County Road (greater than 50 km/h)
40 m (132 ft)
From a County Road (equal to or less than 50
km/h)
10 m (33 ft)
From any other lot line
10 m (33 ft)
Max. Lot Coverage
15%
(1) Lots for other uses shall have an area to the satisfaction of the Municipal Planning Commission.
(2) Where municipal services are provided. Where no services are provided it shall be 24.
(3) In accordance with Section 637 Second Residences or 638 Secondary Suites of this Bylaw.
703.4 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an Accessory Building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
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c. Accessory Buildings, including detached garages, shall be located at least 2m (6.6ft) from any
dwelling.
d. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
e. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the Accessory Building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
f.
An Accessory Building shall be located no closer to the front property line than the front of the
main building.
g. Accessory Buildings shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
h. If there is no principal building on a parcel at the time of construction of an Accessory Building, the
Accessory Building may have a maximum height of 6 m (20 ft).
i.
A maximum number of three (3) Accessory Buildings shall be allowed on a parcel.
j.
Maximum lot coverage for Accessory Buildings is 10%
703.5
In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
also apply.
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704 Large Lot Country Residential (CR-2) District
704.1
Purpose
To allow for development of clusters of rural non-farm dwellings on lands with low agricultural value
and on lots large enough to accommodate minor agricultural pursuits. These lots will be serviced by
on-site or communal servicing.
These are primarily residential lots, however, the Development Authority may refuse to issue a permit
for any land use which may interfere with the quiet enjoyment of residential property in the district.
704.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Agriculture
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Home Business, Minor
-
Home Office
-
Intensive Agricultural Operations
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Public Utilities
-
Recreational Vehicle
-
Residence, Modular
-
Residence, Ready to move
-
Residence, Site Built
-
Secondary Suites
-
Bed and Breakfast Operations
-
Campground, Minor
-
Educational Facilities
-
Guest Ranch Operations
-
Home Business, Major
-
Horse Riding, training & boarding stables
-
Kennels
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Religious Institutions
-
Residence, Manufactured
-
Residence, Pre-existing moved onto site
-
Second Residence
-
Shipping Containers
-
Small WECS
-
Solar Energy Systems
704.3
Large Lot Country Residential Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Min. Site Area (Residential) (1)
2 ha (5 acres)
Max. Lots per Quarter Section (2)
24
Max. Dwellings per Lot (3)
2
Min. Setbacks
From a County Road (greater than 50 km/h)
40 m (132 ft)
From a County Road (equal to or less than 50
km/h)
10 m (33 ft)
From any other lot line
20 m (66 ft)
Max. Lot Coverage
10%
(1) Lots for other uses shall have an area to the satisfaction of the Municipal Planning Commission.
(2) Or, where on-site or communal servicing is provided.
(3) Including secondary suite/home in accordance with Section 637 Second Residences or 638
Secondary Suites of this Bylaw.
704.4
The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an Accessory Building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. Accessory Buildings, including detached garages, shall be located at least 2m (6.6ft) from any
dwelling.
d. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
e. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the accessory building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
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f.
An Accessory Building shall be located no closer to the front property line than the front of the
main building.
g. Accessory buildings shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
h. If there is no principal building on a parcel at the time of construction of an Accessory Building, the
Accessory Building may have a maximum height of 6 m (20 ft).
i.
Maximum lot coverage for Accessory Buildings is 10%.
704.5
In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
also apply.
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705 Urban Residential (UR) District
705.1
Purpose
To provide land for housing in established hamlets, and to encourage the development which is, or in
the future may be, provided with full municipal services.
705.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Home Office
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Public Utilities
-
Residence, Modular
-
Residence, Ready to Move
-
Residence, Site Built
-
Bed and Breakfast Operations
-
Educational Facilities
-
Group Homes
-
Home Business, Major
-
Home Business, Minor
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Religious Institutions
-
Residence, Apartment
-
Residence, Duplexes (Multiple Housing)
-
Residence, Manufactured
-
Residence, Pre-existing moved onto site
-
Residence, Row Housing
-
Secondary Suites
705.3
Urban Residential Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Serviced
Water only /
Sewer only
Unserviced
Min. Site Area
Residence, Detached
420 m2 (4,521 ft2)
600 m² (6,458 ft²) for
corner lot
1,394 m2 (1,504
ft2)/
929 m2 (1,000 ft2)
1,858 m2 (2,000 ft2)
Residence, Duplex (interior)
324 m² (3,498 ft2) (each)
650 m² (6,997 ft2) (total)
-
-
Residence, Duplex (corner)
623 m2 (total)
1,115 m2 (12,000
ft2)/ 697 m2 (7,500
ft2)
1,394 m2 (15,000 ft2)
Residence, Row houses
(interior)
230 m² (2,476 ft2)
-
-
Residence, Row houses
(corner - abutting street)
340 m2 (3,660 ft2)
-
-
Residence, Row houses (end
unit - not abutting street)
270 m2 (2,907 ft2)
-
-
Residence, Apartment
800 m2 (8,611 ft2)
-
-
Min. Site Width
Residence, Detached (interior)
15 m (50 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
Residence, Detached (corner)
17 m (56 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
Residence, Duplex (interior)
7.9 m (26 ft.)
-
-
Residence, Duplex (corner)
9.7 m (32 ft.)
30 m (100 ft.)
30 m (100 ft.)
Residence, Row houses
(interior)
6.5 m (22 ft)
-
-
Residence, Row houses
(corner - abutting street)
9.7 m (32 ft)
-
-
Residence, Row houses (end
unit - not abutting street)
7.9 m (26 ft)
-
-
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Zone Standard
Requirements
Serviced
Water only /
Sewer only
Unserviced
Min. Setbacks
Front yard
6 m (20 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
Rear yard
6 m (20 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
Side yard, Residence,
Detached, Duplex, Row
House
1.5 m (5 ft)
3 m on one side if no
lane
3.0 m (10 ft)
3.0 m (10 ft)
Side yard, Residence,
Apartment
3.0 m (10 ft)
-
-
Exterior side yard
3 m (10 ft)
-
-
Accessory buildings
6 m (20 ft)
-
-
Max. Lot Coverage
Residence, Detached, Duplex
and Row House
35%
-
-
Residence, Apartment (1)
60%
-
-
Min. Floor Area (2)
Residence, Duplex and Row
Houses
65 m2 (700 ft2)
-
-
Residence, Apartment
55 m2 (592 ft2)
-
-
Max. Building Height
Residence, Detached, Duplex
and Row House
10 m (33 ft)
10 m (33 ft.)
10 m (33 ft)
Residence, Apartment
3 storeys or 15 m (50 ft)
whichever is less
-
-
Accessory building
6 m (20 ft)
-
-
(1) The development density shall be restricted to 45 units per net residential hectare.
(2) The minimum floor area for all other permitted and discretionary uses shall be to the satisfaction
of the Development Authority.
705.4
Subdivision and site design
a. On new lots that are not fully serviced, houses should be placed to facilitate future subdivision
when services become available.
705.5
The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an accessory building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. Accessory Buildings, including detached garages, shall be located at least 2m (6.6ft) from any
dwelling.
d. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the accessory building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
e. An Accessory Building shall be located no closer to the front property line than the front of the
main building.
f.
An Accessory Building shall be located no closer than 1m (3.3 ft) from any property line, except
where the vehicle doors of the detached garage face a lane or street abutting the site, in which
case the vehicle doors shall be no closer than 6m (20 feet) from the lane or street. Where the
doors do not face the lane, or an angular or curved approach from a lane is used, the building
must be 1m (3.3 ft) from property line.
g. An Accessory Building shall be located so that the roof overhang is not within 0.5m (2 ft) of any
property line.
h. Accessory Buildings shall be located no closer than 1m (3.3.ft) from the side property line except
where an agreement exists between the owners of adjoining properties to build their garages
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centered on the property line, in which case a fire wall shall be constructed to the satisfaction of
the Fire Chief.
i.
Accessory Building shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
j.
If there is no principal building on a parcel at the time of construction of an Accessory Building, the
Accessory Building may have a maximum height of 6 m (20 ft).
k. A maximum number of two (2) Accessory Buildings shall be allowed on a parcel.
l.
Accessory Buildings shall not exceed 12% of total lot coverage.
705.6 In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
apply.
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706 Watershed Protection (WP) District
706.1
Purpose
To encourage the maintenance of natural vegetation, especially near lake and rivers, by allowing large
blocks land to be subdivided into residential parcels large enough that most of the trees will be
retained by way of a conservation easement.
706.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Agriculture
-
Home Office
-
Intensive Agricultural Operations
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Public Utilities
-
Recreational Vehicle
-
Residence, Manufactured
-
Residence, Modular
-
Residence, Ready to move
-
Residence, Site Built
-
Secondary Suites
-
Small WECS
-
Solar Energy Systems
-
Agri-Tourism
-
Bed and Breakfast Operations
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Guest Ranch Operations
-
Home Business, Major
-
Home Business, Minor
-
Horse Riding, training & boarding stables
-
Kennels
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Religious Institutions
-
Residence, Pre-existing moved onto site
-
Second Residence
-
Shipping Containers
706.3
Watershed Protection Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Min. Site Area (1)
6.5 ha (16 acres)
Max. Lots per Quarter Section
8
Max. Dwellings per lot (2)
1
Min. Setbacks
From a County Road (greater than 50 km/h)
40 m (132 ft)
From a County Road (equal to or less than 50
km/h)
10 m (33 ft)
From any other lot line
20 m (66 ft)
(1) Residential lots shall have an area of at least 6.5 ha (16 acres), but on land which is traversed by
ravines, creeks, or other obstacles, the minimum lot size may be reduced so that the obstacles
become the parcel boundaries. Lots for non-residential uses shall have an area to the satisfaction of
the Municipal Planning Commission.
(2) Unless a Development Permit has been issued under Section 637 Second Residences or 639
Secondary Suites of this Bylaw.
706.4
Maintenance of Natural Vegetation
a. No more than 25% of the area of a parcel shall be cleared of trees. Within the remaining 75% of
the parcel, trees may be selectively cut, consistent with good woodlot management practice.
b. The Subdivision Authority may require, as a condition of subdivision approval, that a restrictive
covenant, conservation easement, or similar agreement be registered on the title to enforce the
restrictions on clearance of natural vegetation.
706.5
Drainage
a. Naturally occurring drainage patterns shall not be changed without the approval of the
Development Authority, who shall bear in mind the likely effect on local surface flows and
groundwater recharge.
706.6 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
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a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an accessory building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. Accessory Buildings, including detached garages, shall be located at least 2m (6.6ft) from any
dwelling.
d. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
e. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the accessory building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
f.
An Accessory Building shall be located no closer to the front property line than the front of the
main building.
g. Accessory Buildings shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
h. If there is no principal building on a parcel at the time of construction of an Accessory Building, the
Accessory Building may have a maximum height of 6 m (20 ft).
i.
Maximum lot coverage for Accessory Buildings is 10%.
706.7 In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
apply.
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707 General Recreational (GREC) District
707.1
Purpose
To provide land for campgrounds, golf courses, and other public and private sector recreation
developments.
707.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Agriculture
-
Agri-Tourism
-
Conference Facilities
-
Country Club
-
Golf Courses
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Public Utilities
-
Small WECS
-
Bed and Breakfast Operations
-
Campground, Major
-
Convenience Stores
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Guest Ranch Operations
-
Horse Riding, training & boarding stables
-
Hotels, Inns, Lodges, and Motels
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Religious Institutions
-
Residences, for Staff
-
Restaurants and Lounges
-
Rodeo Grounds
-
Shipping Containers
707.3
General Recreational Regulations
a. All regulations are subject to the Development Authority.
707.4 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an Accessory Building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. Accessory Buildings, including detached garages, shall be located at least 2m (6.6ft) from any
dwelling.
d. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
e. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the Accessory Building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
707.5 In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
apply.
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708 Lake Resort (LR) District
708.1
Purpose
To provide for single detached residential development adjacent to lakes.
Maintaining the quality of the lake water is a very high priority for the County, and the design and
operation of new developments needs to reflect this priority and the Development Authority may over-
ride other provisions of this Section, or add conditions to a Development Permit, if in their opinion it is
necessary to do so to protect water quality.
708.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Home Office
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Public Utilities
-
Recreational Vehicle
-
Residence, Modular
-
Residence, Ready to move
-
Residence, Site Built
-
Agriculture
-
Bed and Breakfast Operations
-
Convenience Stores
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Home Business, Major
-
Home Business, Minor
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Park Model Trailers
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Recreation-Oriented Retail Sales
-
Religious Institutions
-
Residence, Manufactured
-
Residence, Pre-existing moved onto site
-
Small WECS
-
Solar Energy Systems
708.3
Lake Resort Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Serviced
Water only /
Sewer only
Unserviced
Min. Site Area
500 m2 (5,382 ft)
1,500 m2 (1,6146 ft)
/
1,000 m2 (0.25 acre)
2,000 m2 (0.5 acre)
Max. Dwelling Units per Lot
1
1
1
Min. Site Width
15 m (50 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
Min. Setbacks (1)
Front yard, one storey building
6 m (20 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
Front yard, building more than
one storey
10 m (33 ft)
10 m (33 ft)
10 m (33 ft)
Rear yard, one storey building
3 m (10 ft)
3 m (10 ft)
3 m (10 ft)
Rear yard, building more than
one storey
10 m (33 ft)
10 m (33 ft)
10 m (33 ft)
Side yard, one storey building
1.5 m (5 ft)
3.0 m (10 ft)
3.0 m (10 ft)
Side yard, building more than one
storey
3 m (10 ft)
3 m (10 ft)
3 m (10 ft)
Exterior side yard
3 m (10 ft)
3 m (10 ft)
3 m (10 ft)
Max. Lot Coverage (2)
375 m2 (4,037 ft)
or 40%, whichever
is less
500 m2 (5,382 ft2) or
40%, whichever is
less
500 m2 (5,382 ft2) or
40%, whichever is
less
Max. Building Height
Main building
11 m (36 ft)
11 m (36 ft)
11 m (36 ft)
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Zone Standard
Requirements
Serviced
Water only /
Sewer only
Unserviced
Accessory building (3)
6 m (20 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
(1) Where a lot is adjacent to the lake, the property line abutting the lake shall be considered the front
property line for the purposes of accessory building placement. In such cases, the road shall be
considered the rear property line.
(2) Accessory buildings are included in the lot coverage.
(3) Accessory buildings shall only have a single storey.
708.4
Density of Development
a. Where domestic water is to be provided from wells on site, the number of lots allowed in a lake
resort subdivision shall be no greater than the number of families whose water needs can be met
on a sustainable basis from the underlying aquifer. See Section 646 Utilities.
b. Density shall be in accordance with the approved Pelican View Estates Area Structure Plan (2013)
708.5
Special rules for Lakeshore Areas
a. Section 636 Private Sewage near Recreational Lakes of this Bylaw imposes additional
requirements on development near the shoreline of certain lakes.
708.6 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an accessory building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. Accessory Buildings, including detached garages, shall be located at least 2m (6.6ft) from any
dwelling.
d. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
e. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the accessory building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
f.
An Accessory Building shall be located no closer to the front property line than the front of the
main building.
g. An Accessory Building shall be located no closer than 1m (3.3 ft) from any property line, except
where the vehicle doors of the detached garage face a lane or street abutting the site, in which
case the vehicle doors shall be no closer than 6m (20 feet) from the lane or street. Where the
doors do not face the lane, or an angular or curved approach from a lane is used, the building
must be 1m (3.3 ft) from property line.
h. An Accessory Building shall be located so that the roof overhang is not within 0.5m (2 ft) of any
property line.
i.
Accessory Buildings shall be located no closer than 1m (3.3.ft) from the side property line except
where an agreement exists between the owners of adjoining properties to build their garages
centered on the property line, in which case a fire wall shall be constructed to the satisfaction of
the Fire Chief.
j.
If there is no principal building on a parcel at the time of construction of an Accessory Building, the
Accessory Building may have a maximum height of 6 m (20 ft).
k. The maximum number of Accessory Building allowed on a parcel shall be as follows:
i.
For a parcel with an area of up to 3,000m² (0.75 acres) in size, two (2) Accessory Buildings;
and
ii.
for a parcel with an area greater than 3,000m² (0.75 acres), three (3) Accessory Buildings.
l.
Accessory Buildings shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
m. Accessory Buildings shall not exceed 12% lot coverage.
n. Where a lot is adjacent to the lake, the property line abutting the lake shall be considered the front
property line for the purposes of Accessory Building placement. In such cases, the road shall be
considered the rear property line.
o. Where allowed by the Regional Health Authority, privies shall be located as required by the Alberta
Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 2021 or its successor.
708.7 In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
also apply.
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709
Lake Resort Serviced (LRS) District
709.1
Purpose
The purpose of the Lake Resort Serviced District is to provide land for a residential development
within the North Shore Growth Node on Buffalo Lake that is serviced with communal or municipal
water and sewer. Maintaining the quality of the lake water is a very high priority, and the
Development Authority may over-ride other provisions of this section, or add conditions to a
development permit, if in their opinion it is necessary to do so to protect water quality.
709.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Buildings and uses accessory to the
permitted uses (subject to 709.7)
-
Home Offices
-
New single detached dwellings of
conventional appearance and construction,
either site-built or modular, but excluding
recreational vehicles used as the main
building on the lot
-
Public Parks and Recreation Areas
-
Recreational Vehicles (subject to 709.6)
-
Unattended utility installations servicing the
immediate area
-
Agriculture
-
Bed and Breakfast Operations
-
Buildings and uses accessory to the
discretionary uses
-
Cafes and Restaurants
-
Convenience Stores
-
Home Businesses
-
Public Utility Installations
-
Recreation-oriented Retail Sales
-
Secondary Suites
-
Storage Compounds
709.3
Lake Resort Serviced Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Min. Lot Area
800 m2 (8,611 ft2)
Min. Lot Width
15 m (50 ft) measured perpendicularly 6 m (20 ft)
from the front property line
Min. Setbacks
Front Property Line
6 m (20 ft)
Side Property Line (not adjacent to a road)
1.5 m (5 ft)
Side Property Line (adjacent to a road)
3 m (10 ft)
Rear Property Line
6 m (20 ft)
Max. Building Height
Principal Building
11 m (36 ft)
Accessory Building
1 storey, 6 m (20 ft)
Max. Lot Coverage
375 m2 (4036 ft2), or 40% of the area of the lot,
whichever is less
709.4
Density of Development
a. Where domestic water is to be provided from wells on site, the number of lots allowed in a lake
resort subdivision shall be no greater than the number of families whose water needs can be met
on a sustainable basis from the underlying aquifer: see Section 623.
b. Density shall be in accordance with the approved Pelican View Estates Area Structure Plan
(2013).
709.5
Number of Residences on a Lot
a. No more than one (1) residence shall be constructed on a lot.
709.6
Recreational Vehicles
a. This section applies to the use of recreational vehicles by friends and family of the owner of the
lot. Rental to third parties requires rezoning to a commercial use.
b. One (1) recreational vehicle may be parked on a lot at any time, and no development permit is
required.
c. An additional recreational vehicle may be located on a lot for up to seven days, provided that a
development permit has been obtained.
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d. No more than two (2) recreational vehicles are permitted per lot in addition to the primary dwelling
and in accordance with the guidelines above. Recreational vehicles are not to be used as primary
residences with the exception of the below.
e. During the period in which the residential dwelling is being constructed commencing upon the
Builder obtaining a Building Permit for the residential dwelling and expiring no later than 24
months thereafter, the Builder may place on the Lot a recreational vehicle (reasonably suitable for
year round occupancy) for occupancy in conjunction with the use of the Lot and construction of
the residential dwelling.
f. No fee shall be charged for a development permit for a recreational vehicle.
g. If the waste water from a recreational vehicle is not disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the
Development Authority, they may issue a Stop Order requiring the waste water disposal system to
be improved, or requiring the recreational vehicle to be removed.
709.7 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an accessory building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. Accessory Buildings, including detached garages, shall be located at least 2m (6.6ft) from any
dwelling.
d. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
e. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the accessory building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
f.
An Accessory Building shall be located no closer to the front property line than the front of the
main building.
g. An Accessory Building shall be located no closer than 1m (3.3 ft) from any property line, except
where the vehicle doors of the detached garage face a lane or street abutting the site, in which
case the vehicle doors shall be no closer than 6m (20 feet) from the lane or street. Where the
doors do not face the lane, or an angular or curved approach from a lane is used, the building
must be 1m (3.3 ft) from property line.
h. An Accessory Building shall be located so that the roof overhang is not within 0.5m (2 ft) of any
property line.
i.
Accessory Buildings shall be located no closer than 1m (3.3.ft) from the side property line except
where an agreement exists between the owners of adjoining properties to build their garages
centered on the property line, in which case a fire wall shall be constructed to the satisfaction of
the Fire Chief.
j.
If there is no principal building on a parcel at the time of construction of an Accessory Building, the
Accessory Building may have a maximum height of 6 m (20 ft).
k. The maximum number of Accessory Building allowed on a parcel shall be as follows:
i.
For a parcel with an area of up to 3,000m² (0.75 acres) in size, two (2) Accessory Buildings;
and
ii.
for a parcel with an area greater than 3,000m² (0.75 acres), three (3) Accessory Buildings.
l.
Accessory Buildings shall not exceed the height of the principal building.
m. Maximum total lot coverage is 500m² (5,382ft²) or 40%, whichever is less; Accessory Buildings
shall not exceed 12% lot coverage.
n. Where a lot is adjacent to the lake, the property line abutting the lake shall be considered the front
property line for the purposes of Accessory Building placement. In such cases, the road shall be
considered the rear property line.
o. Where allowed by the Regional Health Authority, privies shall be located as required by the Alberta
Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 2021 or its successor.
709.8
Sequence of Development
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an accessory building if
no main building exists on the lot.
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710
Rural Commercial and Industrial (RCI) District
710.1
Purpose
To provide lands for businesses in locations which are compatible with traffic safety and with
neighbouring land uses. Rural Commercial designation may also be granted to parcels away from
numbered highways where in Council's view there is merit in allowing an isolated commercial
operation.
710.2
Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Agricultural Industrial Uses
-
Agriculture
-
Agri-Tourism
-
Bulk Oil and Gas Depots
-
Convenience Stores
-
Data Processing Centre
-
Drive-in Businesses
-
Fertilizer storage, blending and sales
-
Food Establishment
-
Gasoline Service Stations
-
Industrial, Manufacturing, Storage, Processing &
Warehousing
-
Light Industrial uses such as small workshops
and the storage of goods, vehicles.
-
Manufactured Home Sales
-
Moving & Cartage Company
-
Public Utilities
-
Restaurants and Lounges
-
Restaurants, Drive In
-
Shipping Containers
-
Small WECS
-
Solar Energy Systems
-
Storage Compounds
-
Wholesale and Retail Uses
-
Wholesaling & Warehousing, no open storage of
goods, 60% office space
-
Workshops accessory to permitted use
-
Auction Facility
-
Auto Repair
-
Auto Wreckers
-
Automotive sales
-
Businesses selling lumber or other flammable
products
-
Car & Truck Wash
-
Clubs, associations, and lodges
-
Commercial Businesses & Non-Profit Activities
-
Community Halls
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Green Energy Facilities
-
Kennels
-
Liquor Store
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Natural Resource Extraction
-
Pawnbrokers
-
Professional, Financial and Services businesses
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Recreation-Oriented Retail Sales
-
Residences, for Staff
-
Transportation Depot
-
Veterinary Clinics
-
Workcamps
710.3
Rural Commercial and Industrial Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Min. Site Area
Lot sizes shall be as required by the Development
Authority bearing in mind the need for on-site
parking and loading, and the disposal of waste
water.
From a County Road (greater than 50 km/h)
40 m (132 ft)
From a County Road (equal to or less than 50
km/h)
10 m (33 ft)
From any other lot line
10 m (33 ft)
710.4
Information to Accompany a Development Permit Application
a. The applicant shall provide the following information to the Development Authority in addition to
the general requirements of the development application:
i. number of employees;
ii. estimated water demand and proposed source;
iii. type of effluent and method of treatment;
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iv. reason for specific location;
v. any work required for highway access;
vi. anticipated residence location of employees;
vii. any such other information as may be reasonably required by the Development Authority;
and
viii. other technical studies as deemed necessary by Development Authority.
710.5
Parking and Loading
a. Sufficient space must be provided on site so that public roads are not used for parking and
loading.
710.6
Roads and Access
a. The Development Authority may require than internal or service roads be provided in order to
reduce traffic on an adjacent public road.
710.7
Protection of Neighbouring Property
a. As a condition of granting a Development Permit, the Development Authority may impose such
conditions as they think necessary to protect the value and quiet enjoyment of nearby property
against fire, noise, dust, fumes, glare, excessive traffic, unusual working hours, or electromagnetic
interference.
710.8 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an Accessory Building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
d. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the Accessory Building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
710.9 In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
apply.
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711
Urban Commercial (UC) District
711.1 Purpose
To provide land where retail, service, and other commercial activities may be carried on in hamlets and
growth centres.
711.2 Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Amusement Arcades
-
Clubs, associations, and lodges
-
Commercial Businesses & Non-Profit Activities
-
Community Halls
-
Conference Facilities
-
Convenience Stores
-
Professional, Financial and Services businesses
-
Public or Quasi-Public Buildings
-
Public Utilities
-
Recreation-Oriented Retail Sales
-
Religious Institutions
-
Restaurants and Lounges
-
Retail
-
Theatre
-
Transportation Depot
-
Travel Bureau
-
Wholesale and Retail Uses
-
Agriculture
-
Auction Facility
-
Auto Repair
-
Automotive Sales
-
Bowling Alley
-
Bulk Oil and Gas Depots
-
Businesses selling lumber or other flammable
products
-
Campground, Major
-
Cannabis Retail Sales
-
Car & Truck Wash
-
Day care facilities
-
Drive-in Businesses
-
Dry Cleaner & Laundry
-
Educational Facilities
-
Establishments providing 'adult' entertainment or
selling 'adult' products
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Funeral Parlour
-
Gasoline Service Stations
-
Hotels, Inns, Lodges, and Motels
-
Kennels
-
Light Industrial uses such as small workshops
and the storage of goods, vehicles etc.
-
Liquor Stores
-
Manufactured Home Sales
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Moving & Cartage Company
-
Pawnbrokers
-
Pool Hall
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Residences, for Staff
-
Restaurants, Drive In
-
Shipping Containers
-
Storage Compounds
-
Wholesaling & Warehousing, no open storage of
goods, 60% office space
-
Workshops accessory to permitted use
711.3 Urban Commercial Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Serviced
Water only /
Sewer only
Unserviced
Min. Site Area
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Zone Standard
Requirements
Serviced
Water only /
Sewer only
Unserviced
Neighbourhood scale
140 m2 (1,507 ft2)
-
-
Along arterial roadway/highway
465 m2 (5,000 ft2)
1,394 m2/
929 m2 (10,000 ft2)
1,858 m2 (20,000 ft2)
Min. Site Width
Neighbourhood scale
6 m (20 ft)
-
-
Along arterial roadway/highway
15 m (50 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
Min. Setbacks (1)
Front yard along arterial
roadway/highway
6 m (20 ft)
-
-
Front yard neighbourhood scale
0 to 3 m (10 ft)
-
-
Rear yard
3 m (10 ft)
-
-
Side yard (2)
-
-
-
Exterior side yard
1.5 m (5 ft)
-
-
Max. Building Height
Neighbourhood scale
10 m (33 ft)
-
-
Along arterial roadway/highway
15 m (50 ft)
-
-
(1) For a garage or storage building with vehicle doors facing a lane or road. Commercial and other
non-residential buildings do not require to be set back from property lines.
(2) Not required, unless abutting a residential district, in which case the side yard shall be at least 2
m (6.5 ft) or one-half the building height, whichever is greater.
711.4
Where a business or facility is likely to receive large quantities of goods, or frequent deliveries, the
Development Authority may require that one or more off-street loading docks be provided, adequate to
accommodate the expected traffic without disrupting the flow of vehicles on adjacent streets.
711.5
Any highway commercial operations shall be served by a service road. Direct highway access shall
only be allowed on the advice of Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors.
711.6
Drive in businesses shall only be located where it can be demonstrated that traffic will not be impeded.
There shall also be a provision for at least eight (8) customer parking spaces on site, in addition to that
parking specified in Section 634 Parking of this Bylaw. In issuing a Development Permit for a drive in
business, the Development Authority may impose whatever conditions they feel necessary to ensure
building quality and site control.
711.7 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an Accessory Building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
d. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the Accessory Building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
711.8
In addition to the Regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
apply.
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712
Urban Industrial (UI) District
712.1 Purpose
To provide land for industrial uses, and supporting commercial uses, in a hamlet setting in locations
where there are sufficient services, transportation infrastructure and compatible land uses to enable
the safe and effective operation of the industrial businesses.
712.2 Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Agricultural Industrial Uses
-
Auto Repair
-
Convenience Stores
-
Industrial, Manufacturing, Storage, Processing &
Warehousing
-
Light Industrial Uses (such as small workshops
and the storage of goods, vehicles etc.)
-
Public Utilities
-
Recreation-Oriented Retail Sales
-
Servicing Establishments
-
Shipping Containers
-
Transportation Depot
-
Wholesaling & Warehousing, no open storage of
goods, 60% office space
-
Workshops accessory to permitted use
-
Agriculture
-
Auction Markets
-
Auto Wreckers
-
Automotive Sales
-
Bulk Oil and Gas Depots
-
Businesses selling lumber or other flammable
products
-
Car & Truck Wash
-
Commercial Businesses & Non-Profit Activities
-
Drive-in Businesses
-
Dry Cleaner & Laundry
-
Establishments providing 'adult' entertainment or
selling 'adult' products
-
Fertilizer Storage, Blending and Sales
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Funeral Parlour
-
Gambling Establishments
-
Gasoline Service Stations
-
Kennels
-
Manufactured Home Sales
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Moving & Cartage Company
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Residences, for Staff
-
Restaurants and Lounges
-
Restaurants, Drive In
-
Storage Compounds
-
Veterinary Clinics
-
Wholesale and Retail Uses
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712.3 Urban Industrial Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Serviced
Water only
Sewer only
Unserviced
Min. Site Area (1)
465 m2 (5,000 ft2)
1,394 m2
929 m2 (10,000 ft2)
1,858 m2 (20,000 ft2)
Max. Dwelling Units per Lot
-
-
-
Min. Site Width
15 m (50 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
Min. Setbacks
From lane or road
-
-
-
Front yard
6 m (20 ft)
-
-
Rear yard
6 m (20 ft)
-
-
Side yard
1.5 m (5 ft)
-
-
Exterior side yard (2)
3 m (10 ft)
-
-
Min. Building Separation
3 m (10 ft)
-
-
Max. Building Height
10 m (33 ft)
-
-
(1) The Development Authority may require larger lots than those noted above to accommodate on-
site parking and loading.
(2) Where there is no road or lane access to the rear yard: 3 m (10 ft.) on one side of the building.
712.4 Information to accompany a Development Permit Application
a. The applicant shall provide the following information to the Development Authority in addition to
the general requirements of the development application:
i. type of industry or extraction;
ii. size of buildings;
iii. number of employees;
iv. estimated water demand and proposed source;
v. type of effluent and method of treatment;
vi. transportation routes to be used;
vii. reason for specific location;
viii. any ancillary works required (pipeline, railway spurs, etc.);
ix. probable places of residence of employees; and
x. any such other information as may be reasonably required by the Development Authority.
712.5
Where a business or facility is likely to receive large quantities of goods, or frequent deliveries, the
Development Authority may require that one or more off-street loading docks be provided, adequate to
accommodate the expected traffic without disrupting the flow of vehicles on adjacent streets.
712.6
The Development Authority may require that internal or service roads be provided in order to reduce
traffic on an adjacent public road.
712.7
As a condition of granting a Development Permit, the Development Authority may impose such
conditions as they think necessary to protect the value and quiet enjoyment of nearby property against
fire, noise, dust, fumes, glare, excessive traffic, unusual working hours, or electromagnetic
interference.
712.8
Burning will be permitted within the Industrial District only if the burning facilities have been approved
by the Fire Chief and Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.
712.9
Outdoor storage of materials shall be permitted only when accessory to a permitted principal use. The
area shall be screened to a height deemed necessary by the Development Authority.
712.10 The entire site and all buildings shall be maintained in a neat and tidy matter including the trimming
and upkeep of landscaped areas, and the removal of debris and unsightly objects.
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712.11 Easements and Rights-of-Way
a. No building shall be sited closer than 15 m (50 ft) to the centre line of a pipeline (as defined in
the Pipeline Act, Chapter P-15, RSA 2000), or the centre line of the pipeline right-of-way,
whichever is lesser.
b. No building shall be located closer than 5 m (16 ft) to a railway right-of-way.
c. No building shall be sited closer than 10 m (33 ft) from the centre line of a utility within an
easement, or closer than 3 m (10 ft) from the boundary of any easement or right-of-way
containing the utility, whichever is lesser.
d. Each industrial lot shall not have more than two approaches to any roadway, and shall be laid
out having regard to traffic flow and safety to the satisfaction of the Development Authority.
712.12 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an Accessory Building
if no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the
Municipal Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
d. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking
street to the Accessory Building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
712.13 In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
apply.
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713
Institutional and Public Uses (IPU) District
713.1 Purpose
To provide land for educational, governmental, and community activities. Although some such uses
are discretionary uses in other districts, Institutional and Public Uses districting will be used for large
scale developments.
713.2 Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Permitted
Discretionary
-
Accessory Buildings
-
Educational Facilities
-
Public or Quasi-Public Uses
-
Public Parks, Playgrounds & Recreational
Facilities
-
Public Utilities
-
Religious Institutions
-
Small WECS
-
Solar Energy Systems
-
Water Storage and Treatment Sites
-
Agriculture
-
Campground, Major
-
Cemeteries
-
Clubs, Associations, and Lodges
-
Community Halls
-
Conference Facilities
-
Convenience Stores
-
Country Club
-
Forestry and Tree Farming
-
Green Energy Facilities
-
Landfill
-
Moved-In Buildings (non-residential)
-
Rodeo Grounds
-
Sewage Treatment Lagoons
-
Shipping Containers
-
Transfer Stations
-
713.3 Institutional and Public Uses Regulations
Zone Standard
Requirements
Min. Site Area
At the discretion of the Development Authority
Min. Setbacks (1)
From a County Road (greater than 50 km/h)
40 m (132 ft)
From a County Road (less than 50 km/h)
10 m (33 ft)
From any other lot line
10 m (33 ft)
(1) For rural areas.
713.4
In urban areas (e.g. hamlets, growth centres, or rural residential clusters), setbacks from the
boundaries of lots within the District shall be at the discretion of the Development Authority bearing in
mind the setbacks required on adjacent lots.
713.5
The density of development, and measures to protect the interests of neighbouring property owners,
shall be as required by the Development Authority.
713.6 The following regulations apply to Accessory Buildings.
a. The Development Authority may refuse to issue a development permit for an Accessory Building if
no main building exists on the lot.
b. An Accessory Building cannot include living accommodations of any kind.
c. An Accessory Building shall not be in a front yard unless this has been authorized by the Municipal
Planning Commission or their designate per Section 201.4
d. An Accessory Building on a corner lot shall be situated so that the setback from the flanking street
to the Accessory Building is no less than from the flanking street to the main building.
713.7
In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
also apply.
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Direct Control (DC) District
714.1
In accordance with the Act, the control of the use of land and buildings within a Direct Control District
is reserved to Council.
714.2
Prior to issuing or refusing a Development Permit, Council may request any information it deems
necessary from the applicant, neighbours, or agencies.
714.3
In issuing a Development Permit, Council may:
a. list which uses are allowed, and which are not;
b. set building and lot sizes;
c. stipulate the distances that buildings are to be set back from property lines;
d. require the number, location, and treatment of parking stalls and loading areas;
e. regulate outside storage;
f.
require landscaping and screening;
g. set standards of performance;
h. require that the developer enter into an agreement under the Act; and
i.
do anything within its power under the MGA to ensure that the proposed development is carried
out in a proper manner.
714.4
Despite Section 714.11, and pursuant to the Act, Council may pass a resolution identifying a proposed
development and delegating to the Municipal Planning Commission the authority to issue or refuse a
Development Permit for the proposed development.
713.5
In addition to the regulations stated above, any relevant Sections of Part 6: General Regulations shall
apply.
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SCHEDULE A: SETBACKS
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SCHEDULE B: LAND USE BYLAW MAPS