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Draft Amendments - Land Use Bylaw 1289-18

The Municipal District of Pincher Creek community is constantly evolving and changing. With continued growth and development happening throughout the municipality, we must have a land use bylaw and a strategic plan that meets the needs of our residents and the community.

Council is also undertaking a full review and update of our current Land Use Bylaw 1289-18, which Council adopted in November 2018, although amendments have been made since then.

The following areas of interest have been identified as project priorities, but the entirety of Bylaw 1289-18 is being reviewed:

Protecting agriculture and promoting appropriate agricultural uses;
Recreational land development;
Gravel pit development;
Broaden the application and processing requirements for commercial solar farms.

This review will:

Align the Land Use Bylaw with the MD’s long-term direction from the Municipal Development Plan (Bylaw 1330-21);
Align the Land Use Bylaw with the Castle Mountain Resort Area Structure Plan (Bylaw 1313-19);
Align the Land Use Bylaw with regional and provincial policies, regulations, and legislation that have come into effect since Councils last update;
Ensure that the bylaw is transparent, consistent, and easy to read, and
Meet the needs of the community as we advance.

MD Pincher Creek Land Use Bylaw 1289-18 DRAFT AMENDMENTS

Comments are welcome to be submitted to Laura McKinnon, Development Officer @ admin devofr@mdpinchercreek.ab.ca

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