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BYLAW NO. 1841
ADDRESSING BYLAW
A BYLAW OF KNEEHILL COUNTY, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, FOR THE PUPROSE OF
DEFINING THE ADDRESSSING AUTHOIRTY AND ITS RESPONSBILITIES TO THE ASSIGNMENT
AND MAINTENANCE OF MUNCIPAL ADDRESSING
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, a Council may pass bylaws
respecting the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property,
and
WHEREAS, the Council deems it expedient and proper, under the authority and in accordance
with Section 58 of the Municipal Government Act, to pass a bylaw requiring the owners or
occupants of a dwelling or a parcel of land to display the numbers assigned to their land, building,
units, or sub -units in a standardized format; and
WHEREAS, the Council deems it desirable to put into effect a municipal addressing system
which can be utilized by emergency service providers and for other purposes such as providing
directions for delivery services,
NOW THEREFORE, The Council of Kneehill County, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled,
enacts as follows:
PART ONE INTRODUCTION
1. TITLE
(a) This Bylaw may be referred to as the "Addressing Bylaw".
2. DEFINITIONS- In this Bylaw the following words and phrases mean:
(a) "Approach" means any driveway or access leading from a Township Road,
Range Road, Named Road or Highway onto a parcel of land that contains
a dwelling, commercial or industrial development.
(b) "Enforcement Officer" means any Peace Officer, Bylaw Officer, RCMP
Officer, or person authorized by Council to enforce the provisions of this
Bylaw.
(c) "Development" means a building or an addition to or replacement or
repair of a building and the construction or placing of any of them on, in,
over or under land.
(d) "Hamlet" means an unincorporated community as defined by the
Municipal Government Act.
(e) "Hamlet Addressing" means the address that is designated by Kneehill
County, which is based on a street and avenue grid system. Hamlet
addressing is to be assigned in areas of higher density development to deal
with limitations in subdivision lot numbering in a Rural Addressing system
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and possible multi-access points into a subdivision that might not always
have direct access off a township or range road.
(f) "Municipal Addressing" means the address that is designated by Kneehill
County, which includes a combination of numbers and/or words.
Municipal Addressing within Kneehill County encompass Rural Addressing
and Urban Addressing as further described in this bylaw.
(g) "Named Road" means County Roads as described in Policy 5-19, Naming
of County Roads.
(h) "Owner" means the person registered under the Land Titles Act as the
owner ofthefee simple estate in land and, in respect of any other property
other than land, the person in lawful possession of it.
(i) ''Occupant" means a person residing at a property, and shall include both
an owner and person renting the property.
(j) "Parcel of Land" means the aggregate of one or more areas of land
described in a certificate of title or described in a certificate of title by
reference to a plan filed or registered in a land titles office.
(k) "Right -of -Way" means land used or surveyed for use as a public highway
or road, and includes any bridge forming part of the public highway or road
and any structure incidental to the public highway or road or bridge,
subject to the direction, control and management of the County.
(1) "Rural Addressing" means the address that is designated by Kneehill
County, which is based on the driveway intersection with a township,
range, or forced road. The Rural Addressing system is based on a 40 metre
interval along a country road; therefore along a 1 mile stretch of road,
there are 40 "imaginary" accesses assigned on each side of the road,. Rural
addressing resembles Municipal Addressing with township and range
roads taking the place of streets and avenues.
(m) "Structure" includes anything constructed or placed on, in, over, or under
land, but does not include a highway or a road or a bridge that forms part
of a highway or road.
(n) "Violation Ticket" as defined under Part 2 of the Provincial Offences
Procedures Act, R.S.A.2000, c.P-34, as amended.
PART TWO GENERAL
3. Parcels of land supporting residential, commercial, industrial or publicly used
development (e.g. Cemeteries, Churches, Community Halls, Campgrounds, etc.)
with a primary access onto a developed right of way within Kneehill County shall
be assigned a municipal address by the County and such address shall be posted.
4. Oil and gas industry sites, regulated by the Alberta Energy & Utilities Board, are
exempt from this bylaw unless:
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(a) The Owner or Occupant of the site requests to have a Rural Address
assigned by Kneehill County, or
(b) The site is occupied by employees or agents as a place of employment or
business.
5. No residential, commercial, recreational, or industrial development shall
continue to use a number or other description if notified in writing by Kneehill
County that such residential, commercial, recreational, or industrial
development or primary access to such structure is not numbered or described
in accordance with this bylaw.
6. Kneehill County reserves the right, in the interest of public safety and service
delivery, to designate or redesignate a Municipal Address.
7. Upon written request by an Owner, Kneehill County will consider applications to
change a Municipal Address; in all cases, public safety and service delivery shall
prevail.
8. If an Owner or Occupant is required to obtain a rural address due to a condition
of development and/or subdivision, they shall complete an application on the
prescribed Rural Address Application.
9. A Rural Address is determined by location of the parcel which is more clearly
defined in Schedule "A" attached hereto.
10. The Rural Address Sign shall be displayed as indicated on the prescribed Rural
Address Application.
11. The cost and responsibility for the up -keep and replacement of signs shall be
that of the Owner or Occupant and shall be performed to the standards and
specifications of Kneehill County.
12. If an error is found to be made by Kneehill County in relation to the assigned
number, Kneehill County will replace the sign at no additional cost to the
owner/occupant.
13. If a sign requires replacement due to damage or loss, the Owner or Occupant
shall complete the prescribed Rural Address Replacement Application.
14. The costs associated with the installation or replacement of a sign shall be set
out in the Master Rates Bylaw as amended from time to time.
PART THREE HAMLET ADDRESSING
15. The hamlets included in this Bylaw are Hesketh, Huxley, Sunnsylope, Swalwell,
Torrington and Wimborne.
16. All registered parcels in the hamlets within Kneehill County, shall be assigned an
address by Kneehill County.
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17. The proper address, assigned pursuant to this bylaw shall be affixed in a
conspicuous/visible place no higher than the first story of a dwelling or at an
equivalent height in the case of other structures.
18. Each individual owning a parcel of land, to which a structure is affixed shall be
responsible for the erection and maintenance of the address sign.
19. Each address letter or number shall be a minimum of 100 mm (4 inches) in
height.
PART FOUR OFFENCES
20. No person shall:
(a) fail to post a Municipal Addressing signage, as required by the Municipal
Planning Commission and described in the bylaw; or
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deface or remove a sign -placed by reason of this bylaw from any location
within the County; or
(c) obstruct any sign placed by reason of this bylaw by any natural or man-
made object whether temporarily or not; or
(d) place any additional signage on the signpost hosting the rural address.
21. If an owner or occupant fails to erect or remedy a Municipal Addressing Sign, in
accordance with this bylaw or those requirements as set out by the Municipal
Planning Commission, after being notified in writing by the County, the County
may erect and or remedy the sign and recover any associated costs from the
owner.
22. Written notice of any infraction of the bylaw may be to the owner or occupant.
Such infraction shall be corrected within thirty (30) days of the date of the
notice.
23. Should any person fail to correct or remedy a contravention of this Bylaw, after
being notified to do so in writing, the county may correct or remedy the
contravention and recover any associated costs from such person.
PART FIVE ENFORCEMENT
24. Every Owner who contravenes any of the provisions of this Bylaw by:
(a) Doing any act or thing which the person is prohibited from doing; or
(b) Failing to do any act or thing which the person is required to do; or
(c) Fails to obey lawful direction given by an Enforcement Officer is guilty of
an offence.
25. Any person convicted of an offence pursuant to the Bylaw is liable 'for a penalty
specified in Schedule "B".
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26. An Enforcement Officer may issue a violation ticket requiring the court
appearance of the defendant, pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial
Offences Procedure act, R.S.A. 2000.
PART SIX SEVERABILITY
27. If a portion of the Bylaw is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
the invalid portion will be voided, and the rest of the Bylaw remains valid and
effective.
PART SEVEN REPEAL
28. Bylaw No. 1572 and Bylaw No. 1591 are hereby repealed.
PART EIGHT EFFECTIVE DATE
29. This bylaw shall take effect on the day of final passing thereof.
READ a first time on this 301h day of May, 2023.
READ a second time on this30th day of May, 2023.
UNANIMOUS permission for third reading given in Council on the 30th day of May, 2023.
READ a third time and final time of this30th day of May, 2023.
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SCHEDULE "A"
How a Rural Address is determined:
• Addresses are based on the location of the primary access along the road
• Each mile of road is divided into intervals of 40 meters, with numbers increasing from North
to South and East to West.
• Even numbers are along the North and West sides of the road
• Odd numbers are along the South and East sides of the road
• For the purposes of addressing, virtual township roads exist between all sections, whether
an actual road
Example B2: 213033 TWP RD 144
When there are multiple accesses, the primary access is used. In
this case, the access is along the south side of the Twp Rd 144.
213 is the intersect.ng Rge Rd to the east, and 33 is the interval
the primary access is located.
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Subdivision addresses are also based on the tocatlon of the
primary access on a road allowance. The lots are numbered
clockwise using an increment of 4, with odd numbers along the
South and East. Even numbers are along the North and
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Schedule "B"
The minimum and specified penalty for a violation of any provision of this bylaw is a fine
amount of:
First offence $50.00
Second offence $100,00
Third Offence $150.00