Notice of Public Hearing Proposed Bylaw No. 2000: Land Use Bylaw

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TOWN OF FORT MACLEOD
IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 2000

7:00 p.m., Monday, December 9^th, 2024
410 20^th Street
Town of Fort Macleod Council Chambers

PURSUANT to sections 216.4, 606 and 692 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, as amended, the Council of the Town of Fort Macleod in the Province of Alberta hereby gives notice of its intention to consider Bylaw No. 2000, being the Land Use Bylaw.

THE PURPOSE of the amendment is to conduct a general cleanup and reorganization of the Land Use Districts, General Standards of Development, Use Specific Standards of Development, Definitions, and among other corrections and changes, including the following:

• the creation of additional criteria requirements for group homes, gravel pits, secondary suites;
• the allowance for solar panels on roofs as a permitted use;
• the revision of parking requirements per use;
• the updating of the Land Use District map that effects the following:
• the correction of 10 Town owned properties to their existing land use;
• All Agriculture zoned land being split into two agricultural districts based on the Municipal Development Plans consideration for future growth. The two districts are Agriculture – Residential Transitional and Agriculture – Business Transitional. Both new districts still encourage agricultural pursuits until transition to more intensive urban development comes forward;
• the creation of one for Multi-unit residential development;
• an updated River Valley Lands district color to light blue to lessen its intensity on the map;
• the change of a gravel pit from Agriculture to Direct Control to reflect the changes in the Natural Resource extraction section of the Land Use Bylaw;
• the addition of the Gateways overlay to the map;
• the revision of residential colors to help their depiction on the map;
• the change of Altalink lands to Public and Institutional: PI;
• the change of the provincial historic area overlay boundary color from light blue to black for visual clarity on the map.
• the creation of new sections for use specific standards including:
• Shipping Containers
• Residential Sales Centers
• Campgrounds
• Data Mining Operations   
• Sandblasting, Welding and Fabrication Facilities
• Short-Term Rental (tourist homes)
• Setbacks from Steep Slopes and Waterbodies
• Dwelling group
• Electronic signs

THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT a public hearing to contemplate proposed Bylaw No. 2000 will be held in the Town of Fort Macleod Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. on the 9^th  day of December, 2024.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT anyone wishing to make a presentation regarding the proposed bylaw should contact the Chief Administrative Officer no later than 4:00 p.m. on the 2^nd  day of December, 2024.  Both written and/or verbal presentations may be given at the public hearing.

A copy of the proposed bylaw can be viewed following the link below or may be inspected at the Town of Fort Macleod municipal office during normal business hours.

Draft Bylaw 2000 Fort Macleod Land Use November 12, 2024

Map of Land Use Bylaw Changes Draft

DATED at the Town of Fort Macleod in the Province of Alberta this 20^th day of November, 2024.

Anthony Burdett
Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Fort Macleod
Box 1420
Fort Macleod, Alberta   T0L 0Z0