JUPAs

I am looking for feedback from other Rural Municipalities regarding the JUPA agreements we are working on with the School Boards. Does anyone have concerns or made any changes to the template with the Section on Servicing and Development of School Sites? More...

Drone Photos for Development

Hello! I was wondering if anyone uses a drone in their municipality to take photos for development, either during the application process or when the project is complete or even for enforcement. I believe there are some rules on privacy and trespassing with drones and...

Scanning large documents for members of public

Just checking if your departments will scan large physical documents to a digital file as a service for members of the public, Stuff like blueprints and and drawings that are 36″ x 42″ or large? If you do, what do you normally charge? We have a large plotter...

Social Media

Hi Everyone, Do any of your municipality’s have any blanket statements you’ve published re: your LUB amendments? Getting a lot of hype regarding potential LUB amendments and I think we want to try some proactive messaging as we do our updates. Thank-you,...

MPC

Good morning, For some reason my questions I posted yesterday are missing, let’s try this again. The Town of Blackfalds is looking the possibility of eliminating MPC and we are wondering if any other municipalities have done this or know of any that have and if so,...

Common Walls/Party Walls

Good morning, I also have another question. Do any of your municipalities address common walls/party walls in your Land Use Bylaws? Any information is greatly appreciated. You can also email me at bscott@blackfalds.ca Thank you again,...

Drone Usage for Inspections

Hi all! Has anyone access to a drone for inspection purposes? If so, what policies do you have in place to protect from privacy, liability issues? As DO’s we are able to inspect, but wondering if this is outside of that scope since it’s a drone. Do you provide notice...

Third Party Development Officer Services

The Town of Slave Lake is inquiring with the ADOA membership to determine if anyone is aware of a consulting firm in the Province, that provides third party development officer services. We are looking for an individual who could assist with issuing development...

Helipads

Hello all, We just had an application submitted for a helipad with a hangar to be used as a base for four helicopters. Most of the time, the helicopters will be out of the region and the base will just be a storage facility, but they do want to run some “scenic...