Planning & Development Services

Planning & Development Services is comprised of both Planning and Technical Services, with a description of their services below.

Planning Services

• Responding to ratepayer and developer inquiries.
• Seek public input on planning and development matters (i.e. Public Hearings, Public Open Houses).
• Development control involving Land Use Bylaw infractions.
• Subdivision processing.
• Consolidation/plan cancellation processing.
• Development Permit processing.
• Operation of Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Subdivision Authority, and Development Authority.
• Safety Codes permit issuance (building, plumbing, electrical, gas, Private Sewage Disposal Systems).
• Issuance of letter of compliance for property transactions.
• Business License issuance.
• Municipal Reserve disposition processing.
• Long term planning (i.e. Area Structure Plans, Municipal Development Plan, Land Use By-law, etc.). Intermunicipal coordination (i.e. fringe areas planning).
• Provincial liaison (all subdivision and development referral agencies, EUB, Safety Codes, Alberta Labour, Alberta Environmental Protection, etc.)
• Municipal Reserves — public inquiries on purchase of reserves and/or walkways.

Technical Services 

• Update and prepare regular editions of the County
  ownership map.
• Fulfill requests from the public for copies of property plans, survey information, air photos, and maps.
• Assign municipal addresses and maintain the County’s municipal addressing system.
• Provide technical input and advice as required for subdivision and/or development proposals.

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