2011/4 Land Use Bylaw

On April 5th 2011 the Cypress County Council gave 3rd and final reading to Bylaw 2011/04 in order to adopt the  Land Use Bylaw.  The Land Use Bylaw is a statutory document which provides the direction for development and the use of land, and controls and regulates development in Cypress County.  The "new" amended Land Use Bylaw will be available for viewing soon.  Please check back shortly

 Some of the proposed changes to the Land Use Bylaw include;

·     Updates to the regulations in the various land use districts, and to the diagrams as a result of the Tri-Area Intermunicipal Development Plan coming into effect as of January 10, 2011,

·     Adding a new land use district called Country Residential Farmstead Separations  District “CR-FS” which is needed in order to subdivide an existing farmyard from a previously un-subdivided quarter section,

·     Definitions were added for floodrisk area, farmstead separation, public and quasi public buildings and use, and storage container

·     Previous bylaw additions were added including amendments to development agreements, and regulations concerning Provincial Highway setbacks, storage containers, garden suites, hard surfacing on hamlet residential lots, portable signs, off-site employees for home occupations, and private swimming pools

·     Updates to the existing diagrams, updates to the land use district maps, and updates to diagrams showing the new boundaries for  the Town of Redcliff.

 Adopting a new Land Use Bylaw requires that the County must hold a separate public hearing to allow anyone who feels that they may be affected the opportunity to speak to the Cypress County Council and make comments either in favour or in opposition to the proposed Plan.  The Council will consider the public’s comments and the information presented at the public hearing to decide whether or not to pass the by-law and adopt the proposed Land Use Bylaw as it has been drafted, or to make any additional changes to the proposed Land Use Bylaw, or to refuse the proposed Land Use Bylaw all together.  

 The public hearing for the Land Use Bylaw will be held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, March 1^st, 2011, at 10:30 A.M..

 For further information, you may contact Jeffrey Dowling, of the Planning Department, at 403-526-2888, or by email at Jeffrey@cypress.ab.ca