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Land Use Bylaw Update

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The updated Land Use Bylaw has been approved.

The Land Use Bylaw is the most important municipal standards document for evaluating and approving development projects in Camrose. The Land Use Bylaw re-write was completed in 2016. Every year since 2016, annual consolidations are reviewed and approved by Council in order to deal with issues or inconsistencies as they arise. These are small changes to the regulations. The Land Use Bylaw continues to be a valuable and reliable tool. Every 5 years, a more rigorous review of specific sections should be conducted in order to ensure the overarching direction of the Land Use Bylaw is still serving the City of Camrose, developers, builders, and residents well.

There is more information under the "News Feed" tab below, you can ask questions at the "Questions" tab below and you can take the surveys by clicking the "Surveys" tab (when available). There are useful links to the right of this page about the project team, project lifecycle, important links and key dates.

Have your say

You can take the surveys to give us your ideas or ask one of our planners about the Land Use Bylaw Update by contacting us using the email address on the right of this page.

The Land Use Bylaw is the most important municipal standards document for evaluating and approving development projects in Camrose. The Land Use Bylaw re-write was completed in 2016. Every year since 2016, annual consolidations are reviewed and approved by Council in order to deal with issues or inconsistencies as they arise. These are small changes to the regulations. The Land Use Bylaw continues to be a valuable and reliable tool. Every 5 years, a more rigorous review of specific sections should be conducted in order to ensure the overarching direction of the Land Use Bylaw is still serving the City of Camrose, developers, builders, and residents well.

There is more information under the "News Feed" tab below, you can ask questions at the "Questions" tab below and you can take the surveys by clicking the "Surveys" tab (when available). There are useful links to the right of this page about the project team, project lifecycle, important links and key dates.

Have your say

You can take the surveys to give us your ideas or ask one of our planners about the Land Use Bylaw Update by contacting us using the email address on the right of this page.

The updated Land Use Bylaw has been approved.

If you have any questions or comments in relation to the Land Use Bylaw Update, write them here.

  • Share What specific sections have been selected for review for the Land Use Bylaw Update and will there be an opportunity to provide public input into that process? Or will the public input be limited to the sections once selected? One specific aspect that I would like to see updated would be landscaping requirements with more detailed guidelines around standards for planting, species selection, placement, etc. to ensure a longer-term landscape viability. on Facebook Share What specific sections have been selected for review for the Land Use Bylaw Update and will there be an opportunity to provide public input into that process? Or will the public input be limited to the sections once selected? One specific aspect that I would like to see updated would be landscaping requirements with more detailed guidelines around standards for planting, species selection, placement, etc. to ensure a longer-term landscape viability. on Twitter Share What specific sections have been selected for review for the Land Use Bylaw Update and will there be an opportunity to provide public input into that process? Or will the public input be limited to the sections once selected? One specific aspect that I would like to see updated would be landscaping requirements with more detailed guidelines around standards for planting, species selection, placement, etc. to ensure a longer-term landscape viability. on Linkedin Email What specific sections have been selected for review for the Land Use Bylaw Update and will there be an opportunity to provide public input into that process? Or will the public input be limited to the sections once selected? One specific aspect that I would like to see updated would be landscaping requirements with more detailed guidelines around standards for planting, species selection, placement, etc. to ensure a longer-term landscape viability. link

    What specific sections have been selected for review for the Land Use Bylaw Update and will there be an opportunity to provide public input into that process? Or will the public input be limited to the sections once selected? One specific aspect that I would like to see updated would be landscaping requirements with more detailed guidelines around standards for planting, species selection, placement, etc. to ensure a longer-term landscape viability.

    greg_king asked over 2 years ago

    Thank you for taking the time to visit the Land Use Bylaw Project Page, and thank you for your questions.

    There will be an opportunity for the community to be engaged during the Land Use Bylaw process through surveys, an open house and the public hearing process.

    The Land Use Bylaw Update is considered a minor update, and the City and the Consultant will be focusing on the following items (in no specific order):

    1. Outdoor Patio Regulations
    2. MGA Consistency
    3. Amendment Application Section
    4. Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan Implementation Section
    5. Urban hen pilot
    6. Demolition permits
    7. Wood burning saunas
    8. Home based businesses and current trends
    9. Live Work spaces
    10. Airport uses and regulations
    11. Commercial and Industrial Districts
    12. Subdivision standards in residential land use districts
    13. Temporary Structures
    14. Signage
    15. Detached secondary suites
    16. Zoning approaches

    Landscaping standards were reviewed and re-written in detail in 2016. Prior to 2016, there was a landscaping policy that was not implemented consistently. We realize other municipalities have been more prescriptive in landscaping requirements, and we will continue to make advancements in this area.