Interactive Land Use Bylaw

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Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 2 : Administrative Provisions

2.6  Exemptions from the requirement for development permits (Bylaw 30-2025)

2.6(1)

Despite section 2.5, where the development conforms to applicable regulations as determined by the development authority, a development permit is not required for the types of uses or development listed in Table 2.6(A) and the types of uses or development listed in Table 2.6(B) if they meet the eligibility criteria for exemption.

Table 2.6(A) Development or use exempt from the requirement for a development permit

Subsection Type of development
General
(a)

Development exempted from the requirement to obtain a development permit by provincial or federal legislation or authority
(b)

A temporary polling station, returning officer’s headquarters, candidate’s campaign office, or any other official temporary use in connection with a federal, provincial or municipal election, by-election, referendum, plebiscite, or census.
(c)

Underground utilities and public utilities located within an easement, road or right-of-way
Accessory buildings
(d) Accessory agricultural buildings such as, but not limited to, a granary, silo, or three-sided hay shelter
Demolition, conversion, alteration or repair of buildings or structures
(e)

Demolition of a building or structure
(f)

The conversion of a temporary dwelling (construction) to an accessory building
Structures
(g) A clock tower, monument, sculpture, federal, provincial or municipal flags and their support structures as well as other similar aesthetic enhancements
(h)

Deck or patio
(i) Flagpole
(j) Retaining wall
Uses
(k) Agricultural product stand
(l)

Park
(m) Private airstrip

 

Table 2.6(B) Development or use exempt from the requirement for a development permit based on specific criteria

Subsection Use or development

Development permit
exemption criteria
Accessory develpment
(a) Accessory building Does not exceed 4.5 m in height and a ground floor area of:
  1. (i) 11.2 m2 on a lot less than or equal to 0.8 ha in area; or
  2. (ii) 18.6 m2 on a lot greater than 0.8 ha in area.
(b)

Borrow areas in an agricultural zone
  1. (i) The excavated material is used for public utilities, services or roads within the County;
  2. (ii) the maximum area of excavation does not exceed 8.0 ha, the maximum amount of material to be removed from the site does not exceed 40,000 m3, and the excavated material does not contain sand or gravel;
  3. (iii) there is no negative impact on water flows to and from adjacent lands;
  4. (iv) there is no negative impact on natural wetlands or drainage courses; and
  5. (v) the time from commencement of excavation to completion of reclamation does not exceed 120 days.
(c)

Containers

 Used for:
  1. (i) temporary storage in accordance with section 3.3(16); or
  2. (ii) accessory storage purposes on a lot with industrial zoning.
(d)

Dugouts

 Does not exceed an area of:
  1. (i) 1000 m2 on a lot 32.4 ha or greater in the AG zone;
  2. (ii) 500 m2 on a lot less than 32.4 ha in the AG zone; and
  3. (iii) 500 m2 in all zones other than the AG zone.
Accessory structures
(e) Decorative pond or water feature Does not exceed 0.6 m in depth. 
(f) Gate or fence Conforms to section 3.7.
(g) Light standard Located on a parcel containing a dwelling unit or on a lot used for agricultural purposes. 
(h) Outdoor recreation amenities such as above ground swimming pools, hot tubs, putting greens, skating rinks, or tennis courts

For private use by residents of a dwelling unit(s) on the same lot or site.
(i) Pergola Does not exceed 4.5 m in height.
(j) Private play structure Does not exceed 4.5 m in height.
(k)

Solar collector

 Wall mounted or roof mounted
(l) Steps, landing or stairs Unenclosed
(m) Sun shelters over a deck or patio Temporary and does not exceed an area of 11.2 m2.
Change of tenancy
(n)

Change of tenancy within an existing premise in a commercial or industrial zone
  1. (i) The new use is within the same use category and intensity as the previous use, and the new use is listed within the applicable zone; and
  2. (ii) the existing parking on the site can accommodate any additional parking required as a result of the change in tenancy.
Demolition, alterations or repair
(o)

Interior alterations, external maintenance, or repair to any building

Does not introduce a new use, change the existing use or its intensity, or change the height or gross floor area of the building.
Site preparation
(p)

Site grading
  1. (i) When in accordance with an executed developer agreement; or
  2. (ii) of an area less than 1000 m2 in the AG zone provided that:
    1. (A) no watercourse or drainage easement is affected by the site grading and water is not directed onto an abutting lot;
    2. (B) adjacent lands are not deprived of water as a result of altering drainage on the subject lot through grading;
    3. (C) the amount of topsoil or fill being added to or excavated from the lot does not exceed 40 m3 per 500 m2 of the area being graded;
    4. (D) the topsoil or fill being brought onto the site is not contaminated; and
    5. (E) the topsoil is seeded to native grass within one growing season; or

  3. (iii) of an area less than 500 m2 in all zones except the AG zone provided that:

    1. (A) the lot is not the subject of an approved lot grading plan or drainage plan;
    2. (B) no watercourse or drainage easement is affected by the site grading and water is not directed onto an abutting lot;
    3. (C) adjacent lands are not deprived of water as a result of altering drainage on the subject lot through grading;
    4. (D) the amount of topsoil or fill being added to or excavated from the lot does not exceed 40 m3 per 500 m2 of the area being graded;
    5. (E) the topsoil or fill being brought onto the site is not contaminated; and
    6. (F) the topsoil is seeded to native grass within one growing season.
(q)

Tree clearing

 Where the clearing is:
  1. (i) of a maximum of 1000 m2 per lot in the AG zone or a maximum of 500 m2 per lot in any other zone;
  2. (ii) for a public utility or road;
  3. (iii) on a portion of a lot to develop a building, structure or access in relation to an approved development permit;
  4. (iv) in accordance with a landscaping condition of an approved development permit;
  5. (v) in accordance with an executed developer agreement; or
  6. (vi) in accordance with an approved Area Structure Plan or Area Redevelopment Plan.
Storage
(r) Storage of recreational vehicles on a lot. Does not exceed three recreational vehicles on a lot.
Temporary buildings or structures
(s)

Temporary building

 Where the building is:
  1. (i) not a residential sales centre;
  2. (ii) necessary only for the construction, alteration and maintenance of development on a lot with a valid development permit for the principal use; 
  3. (iii) removed within 30 days of project completion.
(t) Temporary or transient sales including, but not limited to, food product sales, Christmas tree sales, flower sales, or windshield repair

Where it is located on a lot with commercial zoning and a principal building.
Uses
(u) Agriculture general

Where listed as a permitted use in a zone or where it is being carried out as an interim use prior to development of the land
(v)

Agriculture intensive horticulture

 Where:
  1. (i) it is listed as a permitted use in a zone; and
  2. (ii) where buildings are not required for production or processing.
(w)

Agriculture minor intensive livestock 

Where listed as a permitted use in a zone
(x)

Care centre minor

Where it is an accessory use on a lot containing a dwelling unit that has a valid development permit
(y)

Home office

Where it is an accessory use on a lot containing a dwelling unit that has a valid development permit
(z)

School bus parking

 Provided that:
  1. (i) a maximum of one school bus is parked on a lot with a lot area less than 0.81 ha;
  2. (ii) a maximum of two school buses are parked on a lot with a lot area equal to or greater than 0.81 ha but less than 2.0 ha;
  3. (iii) a maximum of three school buses are parked on a lot with a lot area equal to or greater than 2.0 ha but less than 4.05 ha; and
  4. (iv) a maximum of four school buses are parked on a lot with a lot area equal to or greater than 4.05 ha;
(aa)

WECS micro
  1. (i) it is mounted to a roof or attached to an accessory building;
  2. (ii) there is no more than one WECS micro per lot;
  3. (iii) the total height of the WECS micro does not project 3.0 m beyond the top of the roofline of the building or exceed the maximum height for a principal building allowed in the applicable zone; and
  4. (iv) any nuisance from the WECS micro shall not extend beyond the lot boundary.

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