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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-10-17 Council MinutesKNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL RESTRUCTURING OF THE LAND USE BYLAW MINUTES October 17, 2000 A meeting of the Kneehill County Council was held on Tuesday, October 17, 2000, commencing at 1 30 P M The following were present at the meeting Marylea Lowen Otto Hoff Marj Vetter James Hanger Richard Vickery Glen Wagstaff Councillor Division One Councillor Division Two Councillor Division Four Councillor Division Five Councillor Division Six Councillor Division Seven Jennifer Deak Administrator Lonnie McCook Assistant Administrator Barb Reimer Development Officer Barb Long Recorded the minutes Reeve Hoff called the meeting to order at 1 30 P M Review of the Land Use Bylaw Draft 1, continued from the October 11, 2000 meeting, with the following changes and amendments noted as well as areas identified for further discussion Part I — Purpose & Definitions Barb Reimer presented the following definition of Agricultural Operations, as taken out of the new MGA, and consensus of Council was to accept this definition as all areas of agriculture appeared to be covered "Agricultural Operation" means an agricultural activity conducted on agricultural land for gain or reward or in the hope or expectation of gain or reward, and includes (i) the cultivation of land, (u) the raising of livestock, including game production animals within the meaning of the Livestock Industry Diversification Act and poulty, (iii) the raising of fur bearing animals, pheasants or fish, (iv) the production of agricultural field crops (v) the production of fruit vegetables sod, trees, shrubs and other specialty horticultural crops (vi) the production of eggs and milk, (vu) the production of honey, (viii) the operation of agricultural machinery and equipment, including irrigation pumps, and (ix) the application of fertilizers, manure, insecticides, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides, including application by ground and aerial spraying for agricultural purposes Part VI — Land Use Districts - Under Industrial District no changes to be made Part VII — General Land Use Regulations Page 46 — Under Floodplam Development Item 31(1) Change to old LUB wording which reads `Land within 1 100 year river floodplam (as determined by Alberta Environment Protection) shall not be developed unless sufficient landfill can be provided to raise the area above the flood level or other suitable flood proofing techniques are employed to the satisfaction of the Development Officer Page 46- Under Floodplain Development Item 31(3) Add, "a caveat to be filed on title " Page 46 — Under Development Near Water Item 32(1), Change to read the minimum distance from a building to a permanent body of water, should be site specific with the minimum distance being 125 feet Page 46 Under Non Conforming Buildings & Uses Item 33 (1) — spelling correction, should read "discontinued.' KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL RESTRUCTURING OF THE LAND USE BYLAW MINUTES October 17, 2000 Page 47 — Home Occupations Item 34, should be changed to Rural Business Occupations Page 47 — Relocation of Buildings — Item 35(1), specify that the amount of the Performance Bond, be left to the discretion of the Development Officer /MPC Item 2 add the Development Officer to ensure completion Ms Reimer suggested Council consider developing an information package to be distributed to urban people considering buying within our rural area — this information could include what to expect when living in an agricultural community (dust, odor, noise etc ) and where to go for information on services etc Page 48 — Under Rural Subdivision and Development Policies — Item 38(lb) First Parcel Out, be changed to read, "The maximum lot size for undeveloped sites is five (5) acres " A lengthy discussion ensued regarding First Parcel Out and it was suggested the following two options be presented at public meetings for the ratepayers decision 1 The maximum number of lots per quarter section to be two, with twenty (20) acres or less for developed sites and five (5) acres or less for undeveloped sites, being the permitted first parcel out and the balance of the quarter section being the second parcel 2 A quarter section is the smallest subdivision allowed within the County Page 48 — Under County Residential Item 38(2) — effective with this Land Use Bylaw amendment there be no further County Residential allowed In response to the existing Country Residential Areas, Council requested Ms Reimer look into how these Area Structural Plans can be revoked Moved Council adjourn Time 3 30 P M Chief Administrative Officer Reeve 2