Does the offences and penalties section of your Land Use Bylaw include the ability to issue violation tickets for infractions or do you rely upon voluntary compliance in conjunction with Stop Orders under the MGA?
Good Morning, I’m doing some research on how other Alberta Municipalities address front driveways on parcels that don’t have an attached garage. Do you allow them?, is there a minimum parcel size to allow them?, minimum landscaped area required?, etc. Any information...
Good morning, The County of Newell has a Bylaw Enforcement section in the Land Use Bylaw that states penalties for not obtaining a Development permit, we have not had to use these penalties until now so haven’t got a procedure in place for how thats going to work. We...
Good day all! I have an application for a home-based distillery with no on-site retail component. I have received a number of comments from affected landowners and other stakeholders with concerns about a number of issues, but the most prominent one in what I have...
Hey everyone, I’m working on a permit for some new lighting to be setup for an outdoor football field, there are some residential parcels directly adjacent to the field so I’m trying to address any lighting complaints just in case we do get some in the future. Was...
Has anyone permitted a class 2 landfill in the last few years that can give me some guidance on the DP process and requirements. Thanks. ShannaLee Simpson simpsons@newellmail.ca
Good Morning, We currently have a Policy to deal with Municipal Leases which describes the lease rate to be determined by an assessor and based on Fair Market Value. However, we are finding that this isn’t really working, because typically one would lease a...
Hi All, Do you or do you know of any municipalities with a tourism/recreation district? Thanks! Jessica
Hello everyone, For municipalities of a smaller size (3500 pop.), what sort of securities do you require from Developers? Do you have a tiered system or do you require 100% of the estimated construction costs? If you could share your best practices that would be...
Hi All, Just wondering if any of you have one of these in your municipalities and if you’d be willing to share any requirements or conditions that you may have for this type of development. Thanks! Jessica
