Land Use Bylaw

Policy # 61/201 Consolidation to August 26, 2002 and including Bylaw 73.130

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1 - General 
Part 2 - Permits
Part 3 - Schedules


PART ONE - GENERAL

1.1      Short Title
1.2      Purpose
1.3      Definitions
1.4      Establishment of Development Officer
1.5      Municipal Planning Commission
1.6      Development Appeal Board
1.7      Establishment of Forms
1.8      Establishment of Supplementary Regulations
1.9      Establishment of Land Use District Regulations
1.10    Establishment of Districts
1.11    Amendment of the Land Use By-Law
1.12    Sections Found Invalid

PART TWO - DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, CONTRAVENTION AND APPEAL

2.1      Purpose of Development Permits
2.2      Development Not Requiring a Development Permit
2.3      Permission for Development
2.4      Development Permits and Notices
2.5      Cancellation
2.6      Contravention
2.7      Appeal Procedure
2.8      Offenses and Penalties
2.9      Compliance with other Legislation
2.10    Repeal

PART THREE - SCHEDULES

Schedule A - Land Use District Map

Schedule B - Supplementary Regulations

1.      Buildings


1(1)      Accessory Buildings
1(2)      Building Orientation and Design of Buildings on a Parcel
1(3)      Number of Buildings on a Parcel
1(4)      Relocation of Buildings
1(5)      Building Demolition
1(6)      Residential Building Density
1(7)      Types of Residential Building Design
1(8)       Building Design

2.  Yards

2(1)      Projections Over Yards
2(2)      Objects Prohibited or Restricted in Yards
2(3)      Satellite Dish Antennas
2(4)      Zero Side Yard Developments
2(5)      Laneless Subdivision
2(6)      Setbacks on Future Major Roadways

3.  Vehicles

3(1)      Parking
3(2)      Loading Spaces
3(3)      Vehicle Access to Buildings
3(4)      Sight Lines at Intersection of Roadways
3(5)      Sight Triangles at Road and Rail Intersections
3(6)      Driveways

4.  Non-Conforming Buildings and Uses

5.  Signs

5(1)      General Provisions
5(2)      Fascia and Identification Signs
5(3)      Projecting Identification Signs 
5(4)      Awning and Canopy Identification Signs
5(5)      Freestanding Identification  Signs
5(6)      Roof Identification Signs
5(7)      Community Identification Signs
5(8)      Real Estate and Property Management Signs
5(9)      Painted Wall Identification Signs
5(10)    Directional Signs
5(11)    Off-Premise Signs

5.2  Landscaping Specifications
5.3  Temporary Signs

5.3(1)     General 
5.3(2)     Location

5.4  Variances for Signs

5.4(1)    General
5.4(2)    Equivalency Formulas

5.5  Inspection Upon Completion
5.6  Administration and Enforcement of Signs

5.6(1)    Determination of Legal Nonconformity
5.6(2)    Removal of Signs
5.6(3)    Penalties

6.  Home Occupation

6(1)    Home Occupation 1
6(2)    Home Occupation 2
6(3)    General Standards for Home Occupations

7.  Miscellaneous

7(1)      Variance Provisions for Subdivision  (Deleted 04/26/93)
7(2)      Home Occupations  (Deleted 04/26/93)
7(3)      Swimming Pools  (Deleted 04/26/93)
7(4)      Dangerous Goods
7(5)      Mechanized Excavation, Stripping and Grading of Parcels
7(6)      Landscaping, Environmental Conservation and Development
7(7)      Municipal Historic Area
7(8)      Wolf Creek Flood Plain
7(9)      Development in Proximity to Oil and Gas Wells
7(10)    Development Setbacks from Wastewater Treatment Plants
7(11)    Development Setbacks from Landfills and Waste Sites
7(12)    Land Use Policies
7(13)    Decks
7(14)    Garbage Storage

8.  Guidelines for Discretionary Uses

Schedule C - Land Use District Regulations 

Residential

Residential Architectural Theme District Overlay District
Residential District (R1a) - (Large Lot Single Detached Dwellings)
Residential District (R1b) - (Medium Lot Single Detached Dwellings)
Residential District (R1c) - (Smaller Lot Single Detached Dwellings)
Residential District (R1d) - (Narrow Lot Detached Dwellings)

Residential Airpark Community (R-AC)

General Residential District (R2)
Manufactured Home District (R3)
Medium Density Residential District (R4)
High Density Residential District (R5)
Maximum Density Multi-Unit Residential District (R6)

Commercial / Industrial

Central Commercial District (C1)
Highway Commercial District (C2)
Transitional Highway Commercial District (C3)
Neighbourhood Commercial District (C4)
Shopping Centre District (C5)

Recreation Commercial District (RC)
Industrial District (I)

Light Industrial/Residential (IR)
Heavy Industrial District (I2)


Other Districts

Public and Institutional Use District (P)
Environmental Open Space District (EOS)
Future Designation District (FD)
Special Use District (SU)
Direct Control (Commercial) District (DC1)
Direct Control (Tourist Commercial) District (DC2)
Direct Control (Residential and Public Use) District (DC3)
Direct Control (Heart of Town Transition) District (DC4)
Canadian University College Campus District (CUC)
College Business Park District (CBP) 
Recreation Commercial District (RC)

Main Street Historic Area Overlay District
Lacombe Airport Protection Area Overlay
Airport - Table 1
Airport Urban District (AU)
Lacombe Airport Protection Area Overlay District - Schedule 2
Airport District (AP)
Flood Risk Regulations District

Schedule "A" Bylaw Amendments