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Parkland County Land Use Bylaw Public Draft 1

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Overview of the Draft Land Use Bylaw

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Table of Contents

View the Table of Contents to navigate the Draft Land Use Bylaw

Part 1. Introduction

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes provisions on the purpose and applicability of the regulations within the Draft Bylaw.

Part 2. Land Use Districts

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes regulations that apply to each parcel of land throughout the County based on the applicable Land Use District. To view the Land Use District that applies to your parcel, view the Draft Land Use Maps!

Part 3. Overlays and Direct Control Districts

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes provisions for Overlays and Direct Control Districts.

Overlays are an additional set of regulations that apply to a defined geographical area in the County. To view where the overlays apply, use the navigation buttons below to view the Draft Overlay Maps.

Direct Control Districts are a set of provisions that apply to a specific parcel or parcels of land in the County where a standard Land Use District, like those in Part 2, cannot accommodate a unique development type, such as a large resource extraction area or mining operations.

Part 4. General Development Regulations

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes provisions that apply generally to most forms of development in the County. 

Part 5. Specific Development Regulations

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes regulations that apply to specific land uses. These regulations are applied in addition to the regulations of the Land Use District described in Part 2.

Part 6. General Process

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes provisions to help guide the general process of development in Parkland County. Included in this section are provisions on how to interpret regulations in the Bylaw, when and how to apply for variances, notification procedures, and subdivision requirements.

Part 7. Development Permits

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes provisions on the Development Permit Process. This section outlines when a Development Permit is required, and whether a specific type of development may not require a Development Permit. Requirements for a permit application, additional information requests, conditions, and notification are also included.

Part 8. Amendments to the Bylaw and Map

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes provisions on how to amend text and regulations in the Bylaw and change the map through a redistricting process with County Council.

Part 9. Definitions

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes the definitions for Land Use Classes and general terms used throughout the Draft Bylaw.

Part 10. Schedules

This part of the Draft Land Use Bylaw includes schedules that are used to interpret the provisions of the Draft Bylaw. 

The Use-District Summary Table has been provided for easy of use in determining where certain uses are permitted and discretionary. 

The Land Use Maps provide information regarding where certain Land Use Districts, Overlays, and Direct Control Districts apply. To view a higher quality version of the maps, use the navigation buttons below (next and previous).

Land Use Bylaw Maps

Use the buttons below (next and previous) to view the draft Land Use Bylaw Maps. Map pages include the draft Land Use Maps, Overlay Maps, and Direct Control District Maps.

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in reply to Harkaran Boparai's comment
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Any Major Alcohol Sales or Minor Alcohol Sales shall not be located less than 300m from any other Major Alcohol Sales or Minor Alcohol Sales.

City of Edmonton and Calgary have this kind of By Law regarding Alcohol sales.

Here is the link to City of Edmonton By Law

link
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Is this calculation is for employee parking ?
If yes, then where is the calculation for customer parking?
Please clarify how to calculate employee and customer parking for Commercial Use.
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As recommended in HARP : Servicing and loading access should be located where it is least
disruptive to the pedestrian environment, such as at the rear of
buildings with access from a lane.
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As recommended in HARP :New on-site surface parking lots should not be permitted along
public streets.
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As recommended in HARP : All new on-site parking should be located behind or beside
buildings and accessed by a lane. Where there is no lane,
driveways providing site access should be as narrow as possible
to minimize impacts on street parking and the pedestrian
experience of the street
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in reply to Chris's comment
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I also disagree.
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I also disagree with this.
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I agree.
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Not much from page 34 of HARP is purposed in the By Law specially Height and Setback (n)(o)(p) page 34

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Agreed
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Agreed.
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Agreed.
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Not much from HARP is purposed in the By Law specially Parking and Servies (q)(r)(s) page 34
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This was purposed in HARP but not reflected in By Laws : Notwithstanding the location of parking, the main doors of any new commercial building shall front onto the street.
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This should not apply or should be reduced to multi-family rental units because there are not much big lots in the village core and to accommodate parking/landscaping/entrance needs this will be a hurdle
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This is purposed in HARP but not reflected in purposed By Law : The front yard setback may be increased at intersections where necessary to obtain a clear vision area for vehicular traffic.
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For multi residential units development this coverage should be flexible or increased
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Residential Multi Unit stories are not clearly defined ... Consider it to be three stories so that on-site parking should be accommodated as there are not big parcels available in town
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Maximum Height for Residential Use should be increased to accommodate three story building.
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Development within AGC focuses solely on an agricultural focus. However not all land districted as AGC contains Class 2 or 3 soils (I can point out several parcels that only contain Class 4 or worse). How will you provide flexibility for other uses (while respecting ESA requirements)? This section is too rigid as-is.
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Parkland Planner confirmed that high quality soils are defined as prime agricultural soils, which are CLI Classes 2 and 3.
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Agreed
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Not all AGC land is farmland. Some is all bush, or on slopes.
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Why only one? You are supposing to be encouraging entrepreneurship, it is a legitimate business model to have multiple short-term accommodation units on a parcel.
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Why must it be operated from an approved residence? Why can't it be the principal use? You are imposing new rules that aren't needed. Consider someone who owns adjoining parcels, and one has their residence and the other is used for short term accommodation.
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You are saying people can never clear trees on a hill.
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Disagree. This is over-reaching.
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15% slope is less than 9 degrees of grade. This seems overly conservative and would impact people trying to build a home with a walkout basement on a hill, for example. Suggest increasing this threshold, and defining the length of the slope so this requirement isn't applied to small undulations in the land and only on large (long) slopes.
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So to use an AG or AGC parcel for Agriculture, Minor, one needs a development permit? Such as to put a few cattle out to graze in a pasture? This doesn't make sense.
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Why was one year chose? Disagree with this new requirement. Temporary in terms of a structure could easily be up to 5 years.
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Why has "in the opinion of the Development Authority" been added? What if the land owner and Development Authority disagree?
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1.2.3 Disagree with posting to social media being acceptable as the only advertising method. Should at a minimum state "County's website AND social media sites". Many people do not use social media.
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2.1.25 is a catch-all and could be used to request anything under the sun. This isn't reasonable to include.
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This comment applies to any reference to 19.2 for this new section 7.40.2.
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In what scenarios would these be required? Should put some guidelines around these deliverables so they do not become required for any Development Permit (typical to all of 2.1).
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11.3.3 was limited to Development on/or Adjacent to Hazard Lands. This new wording removes the condition for these deliverables being required for only those Lands, and now could be exercised for any Development Permit application. Why isn't it being presented as such?
I disagree with this addition.
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Section 19.2 pertains to Bylaw Amendment Applications - this new Section 7.40.2 does not limit these requests to Bylaw Amendments and states they also apply to Development Permits. This is therefore new and not a straight transfer of previous requirements. Why isn't this being presented as such?

I do not agree with these new potential deliverables being required for Development Permits, as they are only subject to the development authorities discretion. This is over-reaching and provides no guidelines for situations where these would be required.
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Should this state 2.1 instead of 3.1?
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5.1 - Remove this new regulation. It is imposing too many restrictions on use of the land, and yet another study the land owner has to pay for. We should be streamlining things not adding more red tape.
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Why is Minor not a Permitted use, as it is in AG district? For self-consumption this should be Permitted.
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Define high quality soils - C.L.I. Classes 1 and 2?
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Minimum parcel area needs to align with the maximum number of lots.
3x79 ac = 237 ac which is larger than a quarter section
(For reference, AG is maximum 4 parcels at 39.5 acres minimum size.
4 x 39.5 = 158 ac which is just under a quarter section, so this works)
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How can a quarter section (160 ac) be subdivided into 3 lots, if the minimum site area is 79 ac for Agricultural uses? AG allows for up to 4 ea. ~40 ac parcels. Minimum site area should be ~40 ac to allow 3 agricultural parcels and "farmstead" use, which aligns with feedback received by the County during the public engagement process.
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Question: for lakeshore residential, permitting two residential units per parcel - do the residents of the two units need to be related?
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Why place public engagement on the applicant? What would be involved in this process? If there is a small group of residents who oppose an event venue in the county, do they dictate the outcome of the application? Is there an appeal process?
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Provide clarity on what characteristics of a parcel would be acceptable for an event venue. For example, how many meters away from adjacent neighbors, parcel size etc. The regulations should be similar to other businesses such as garden markets and U-pick farms that generate a similar amount of daily traffic. Also, keep in mind potential investors who would be looking to purchase property in Parkland county and how vague regulations and uncertainty may scare away potential investors.
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I would appreciate the wording to be consistent between both CR and AGC district for the removal of Outdoor Storage:

EG
Storage, Outdoor
This Use has been retired from
this district as it is an industrial
Use of land and not compatible
with the Agriculture Conservation District.
Storage, Outdoor
will continue to be allowed where
it currently exists and has an
approved Development Permit.
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Great way to support aging in place
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Exceptionally clear rationale for all changes
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