Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback and input on the Land Use Bylaw Project. The First Reading Draft of the Land Use Bylaw is now available for the public to review. Please click here to access the document.
On July 27, 2021, Yellowhead County Council gave First Reading to the Land Use Bylaw (Bylaw 09.21). Council approved Administration’s recommendation to bring the Land Use Bylaw to public hearing on September 14, 2021.
The public hearing is your opportunity to share your feedback on the Land Use Bylaw with Council
April 2021
Thank you to the 540 people who took the time to give us their thoughts on the proposed bylaw regulations for secondary suites, additional dwellings, sea cans, home businesses and gravel pits. Your input is greatly appreciated as we finish drafting the bylaw.
Please see the Survey #3 Response Summary for detailed survey results.
March 2021
The project team is proceeding with public engagement on the proposed changes to the Land Use Bylaw. Please complete the survey online or request a copy at the County offices to provide your input on some of the key changes being considered by the team.
November 2020
The results of the four focus groups that were held at the end of October in Hinton and Edson are available online now. Have a read through them to see what local residents and industry stakeholders had to say about specific land use bylaw topics. The document is available here.
September 2020
The project team is now busy analyzing responses and will be using the information from this survey, plus the focus groups hosted at the end of October to help develop a first draft of the new bylaw. Keep an eye out here and on the County website and social media channels for up-to-date information on the project as it proceeds.
“Citizen Survey #2 is now closed. Please see the Survey #2 Response Summary for the detailed survey results.”
October 2020
The land use bylaw rewrite is proceeding into Phase 2 with precedent research and engagement on project opportunities now completed. The result of work completed to-date can be found on this website under the Documents Tab.
Phase 2 of the project includes additional engagement with industry stakeholders as well as members of the public about the specific issues that were identified in Phase 1. More information about planned public consultation events can be found here.
West Focus Group
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: People’s Centre, Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre, Hinton (805 Switzer Dr.)
Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/west-yellowhead-county-lub-focus-group-tickets-124481857587
East Focus Group
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Galloway Station Museum and Travel Centre, Edson (223 55 St. Edson)
Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/east-yellowhead-county-lub-focus-group-tickets-124306216239
April 2020
COVID-19 Update to Yellowhead County Land Use Bylaw Rewrite
Given the ongoing situation around the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person public engagement events for this project have been paused. During the Issue Identification stage of this project, the project team will be evaluating the current Land Use Bylaw based on research, best practices and comparison to neighboring municipalities. Until clearance has been granted by public health officials, the project will collect resident feedback via interactive online surveys, email updates, social media posts and mail-outs.
Survey #3 Response Summary
Focus Group Summary Results
Transect Precedent Review
Background Panels
Survey #2 Response Summary
Steering Committee Meeting #1
Survey #1 Response Summary
Background and FAQ
Yellowhead County is updating its Land Use Bylaw. The Land Use Bylaw is the main tool that County Council and administration have to manage development on private lands within the County. The current Land Use Bylaw has over 40 land use districts that each include a list of permitted or discretionary uses that are allowed on properties of that district. It also includes general regulations on topics like parking, building setbacks, storage and signage. Finally, it defines the process that landowners can use to change the use of their land and undertake development on their property.
The new Land Use Bylaw is envisioned to be a more streamlined set of regulations that allow the County to be more flexible and innovative when approving developments while protecting the rural lifestyle valued by residents. When this project is finished, Yellowhead County will have a new Land Use Bylaw that supports good development, is easy to use, and supports applicants through the process.
Winter 2020
Issue Identification
Summer 2020
Technical Review
Fall 2020
Bylaw Preparation
Winter 2021
Bylaw Adoption