Interactive Land Use Bylaw

15.1  Direct Control zones 15.2  DC 1 Direct Control zone 15.3  (DELETED BY BYLAW 30-2025) 15.4  DC 3 Direct Control zone 15.5  DC 5 Direct Control zone 15.6  DC 6 Direct Control zone 15.7  DC 7 Direct Control zone 15.8  DC 9 Direct Control zone 15.9  DC 10 Direct Control zone 15.10   DC 12 Direct Control zone 15.11   DC 13 Direct Control zone 15.12  DC 14 Direct Control zone 15.13  DC 15 Direct Control zone 15.14  DC 16 Direct Control zone 15.15  DC 17 Direct Control zone 15.16  DC 18 Direct Control zone 15.17  DC 19 Direct Control zone 15.18  DC 20 Direct Control zone 15.19  DC 21 Direct Control zone 15.20  DC 22 Direct Control zone 15.21  DC 23 Direct Control zone 15.22  DC 26 Direct Control zone 15.23  DC 27 Direct Control zone 15.24  DC 28 Direct Control zone 15.25  DC 29 Direct Control zone 15.26  DC 30 Direct Control zone 15.27  DC 31 Direct Control zone 15.28  DC 32 Direct Control zone 15.29  DC 33 Direct Control zone 15.30  DC 34 Direct Control zone 15.31  DC 36 Direct Control zone 15.32  DC 37 Direct Control zone 15.33  DC 38 Direct Control zone 15.34  DC 39 Direct Control zone 15.35  DC 40 Direct Control zone 15.36  DC 41 Direct Control zone 15.37  DC 43 Direct Control zone 15.38  DC 44 Direct Control zone 15.39  DC 45 Direct Control zone 15.40  DC 46 Direct Control zone 15.41  DC 47 Direct Control zone 15.42  DC 48 Direct Control zone 15.43  DC 49 Direct Control zone 15.44  DC 50 Direct Control zone 15.45  DC 51 Direct Control zone 15.46  DC 53 Direct Control zone 15.47  DC 54 Direct Control zone 15.48  DC 56 Direct Control zone 15.49  DC 57 Direct Control zone 15.50  DC 58 Direct Control zone 15.51  DC 59 Direct Control zone 15.52  DC 60 Direct Control zone 15.53  DC 62 Direct Control zone 15.54  DC 63 Direct Control zone 15.55  DC 64 Direct Control zone 15.56  DC 65 Direct Control zone 15.57  DC 66 Direct Control zone 15.58  DC 69 Direct Control zone 15.59  DC 70 Direct Control zone 15.60  DC 71 Direct Control zone 15.61  72 DC Direct Control zone 15.62  DC 74 Direct Control zone 15.63  DC 75 Direct Control zone 15.64  DC 76 Direct Control zone 15.65  DC 77 Direct Control zone 15.66  DC 78 Direct Control zone 15.67  DC 79 Direct Control zone (Bylaw 30-2025) 15.68  DC 80 Direct Control zone 15.69  DC 82 Direct Control zone 15.70  DC 83 Direct Control zone 15.71  84 DC Direct Control zone 15.72  DC 85 Direct Control zone 15.73  DC 87 Direct Control Zone 15.74 DC 88 Direct Control Zone 15.74 DC88 Direct Control Zone (Bylaw 16-2025)

Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 7 : Agricultural Zones

7.2  AG – Agriculture: General

Purpose

7.2(1)

To support and promote the development of agriculture and to provide for other compatible uses.

Uses

7.2(2)

Subject to any fundamental use criteria for certain uses set out below, the permitted uses and the discretionary uses for this zone are listed in Table 7.2(A).

Table 7.2(A) Permitted Uses and Discretionary Uses

Permitted uses

Discretionary uses

Agricultural product stand

Aggregate extraction*

Agriculture general

Agricultural dwelling*

Agriculture minor intensive livestock

Agricultural support housing

Equestrian centre*

Agricultural support service

Garden suite*

Agriculture intensive horticulture

Deleted (Bylaw 51-2024)

Agriculture product processing

Home business intermediate*

Animal boarding facility*

Home business minor*

Bed and breakfast*

Manufactured home (<20 feet wide) ◊

Campground major*

Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide) ◊

Campground minor*

Religious assembly minor*

Cemetery

Deleted (Bylaw 39-2024)

Collective communal housing

Single dwelling◊

Community recreation

Temporary dwelling (construction)*

Golf driving range*

Veterinary service minor

Government service

WECS small*

Greenhouse
 

Deleted (Bylaw 51-2024)
 

Home business major*
 

Indoor recreation‡
 

Library and exhibit
  Local employment* (Bylaw 5-2025)
 

Model aircraft facility*
 

Office‡
 

Outdoor recreation
 

Private airstrip
 

Private camp
 

Private education‡
 

Recreation, outdoor motorized vehicle facility‡
 

Recreational vehicle storage major*
 

Recreational vehicle storage minor*
 

Religious assembly major*
 

School bus parking*
 

Temporary care dwelling*
 

Utility service minor
 

Veterinary service major
 

WECS large multiple*
 

WECS large single*

* Refer to Part 6: Specific Use Regulations for additional regulations pertaining to this use.

‡ This use is site-specific; please refer to the Fundamental Use Criteria for this zone for additional information.

◊Refer to Fundamental use criteria below regarding a second dwelling on a lot.

Fundamental Use Criteria

7.2(3)

The following uses shall only be considered in this zone if they meet the associated criteria below:

  1. (a) The following uses shall only be considered on Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0921829 (S ½ of 36-51-21-W4) and shall meet the associated maximum floor area requirements below:
    1. (i) Indoor recreation where the maximum floor area does not exceed 1350 m2.
    2. (ii) Office where the maximum floor area does not exceed 1350 m2.
    3. (iii) Private education where the maximum floor area does not exceed 420 m2.
  2. (b) A second dwelling on a lot in the form of any of the following uses shall be considered a permitted use and shall only be considered on a lot outside the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan with an area greater than 32.0 hectares: (Bylaw 5-2025) 
    1. (i) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
    2. (ii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
    3. (iii) Single dwelling
  3. (c) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, the following uses shall be prohibited:
    1. (i) Agricultural support housing
    2. (ii) Bed and breakfast
    3. (iii) Religious assembly major
    4. (iv) Religious assembly minor
    5. (v) Secondary suite
  4. (d) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, a garden suite can only be considered:
    1. (i) where the lot is located within the Transition Policy Area;
    2. (ii) where it supports the continued operation of an agricultural use;
    3. (iii) on a temporary basis for a period of up to two years; and
    4. (iv) where it does not exceed 65 m2 in ground floor area.
  5. (e) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, the following uses shall be discretionary uses:
    1. (i) Single dwelling
    2. (ii) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
    3. (iii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
  6. (f) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, any addition to the following residential uses may only be considered where the use existed prior to October 18, 2018:
    1. (i) Agricultural dwelling
    2. (ii) Temporary care dwelling
    3. (iii) Single dwelling
    4. (iv) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
    5. (v) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
  7. (g) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, reconstruction or replacement of the following may only be considered where it existed prior to October 18, 2018; is above the top-of-bank of a water body; and is not located in areas prone to extensive erosion or subsidence or within the 1:100 year floodplain:
    1. (i) Agricultural dwelling
    2. (ii) Temporary care dwelling
    3. (iii) Single dwelling
    4. (iv) Deleted (Bylaw 51-2024)
    5. (v) Collective communal housing
    6. (vi) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
    7. (vii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
    8. (viii) Private camp
  8. (h) Bed and breakfast shall not exceed a maximum of six sleeping units.
  9. (i) Campground major and campground minor shall only be considered on lots located within the Beaver Hills Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
  10. (j) Equestrian centre shall be a discretionary use where:
    1. (i) a building associated with the use has a gross floor area that exceeds 1858 m2;
    2. (ii) it is proposed on a lot that is adjacent to an existing multi-lot residential subdivision; or
    3. (iii) it is proposed on a lot that is located within the Country Residential Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
  11. (k) Community recreation shall only be considered on lots located within the Beaver Hills Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
  12. (l) Outdoor motorized vehicle recreation facility shall only be considered on Pt. of NE 2-53-21-W4 and SE 2-53-21-W4. This use shall not exceed a maximum of three two-day events per year excluding rainouts.
  13. (m) Recreational vehicle storage major shall only be considered on lots located within the following policy areas of the Municipal Development Plan:
    1. (i) Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area
    2. (ii) Agriculture Small Holdings Policy Area
    3. (iii) Local Employment Policy Area
    4. (iv) Urban Service Area - Bremner, except where an Area Structure Plan has been adopted only an expansion of an existing recreational vehicle storage use shall be considered.
  14. (n) Recreational vehicle storage minor shall only be considered on lots located within the following policy areas:
    1. (i) Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan
    2. (ii) Agriculture Small Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan
    3. (iii) Beaver Hills Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan
    4. (iv) Transition Policy Area of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan
    5. (v) Local Employment Policy Area
    6. (vi) Urban Service Area - Bremner, except where an Area Structure Plan has been adopted only an expansion of an existing recreational vehicle storage use shall be considered.
  15. (o) WECS large multiple shall only be considered on lots that are:
    1. (i) a minimum of 32.0 ha in size; and
    2. (ii) located within the Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
  16. (p) Local employment shall only be considered on lots that are:
    1. (i) a minimum of 16.0 ha in size; and 
    2. (ii) located within the Local Employment Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.

(Bylaw 5-2025) 

Subdivision Regulations

7.2(4)

Subdivision must comply with Table 7.2(B).

Table 7.2(B) Subdivision Regulations

Subsection

Regulation

(a)

The minimum lot area shall be 32.0 ha.

(b)

Despite Table 7.2(B) (a), for an unsubdivided quarter section in the Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan, a first lot out subdivision may be considered if it is:

(i) an equal split if the subdivision is for agricultural purposes;

(ii) a split along a natural or manmade severance; or

(iii) a lot with a minimum area of 0.8 ha and a maximum area of 2.0 ha for an existing or proposed dwelling. The maximum lot area may be increased to accommodate existing accessory buildings, environmental features or shelterbelt configuration.

(c)

Despite Table 7.2(B) (a), for an unsubdivided quarter section in the Agriculture Small Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan, a first lot out subdivision may be considered if it is:

(i) an equal split;

(ii) a split along a natural or manmade severance; or

(iii) a lot with a minimum area of 0.8 ha and a maximum area of 2.0 ha for an existing or proposed dwelling. The maximum lot area may be increased to accommodate existing accessory buildings, environmental features or shelterbelt configuration.

(d)

Despite Table 7.2(B) (a), for an unsubdivided quarter section in the Beaver Hills Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan, a first lot out subdivision may be considered if it is:

(i) an equal split;

(ii) a split along a natural or manmade severance; or

(iii) a lot with a minimum area of 0.8 ha and a maximum area of 2.0 ha for an existing dwelling. The maximum lot area may be increased to accommodate existing accessory buildings, environmental features or shelterbelt configuration.

(e)

Despite Table 7.2(B) (a), for an unsubdivided quarter section in the Transition Policy Area of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, a first lot out subdivision may be considered if it is:

(i) an equal split; or

(ii) a split along a natural or manmade severance

Development Regulations

7.2(5)

Development must comply with Table 7.2(C).

Table 7.2(C) Development Regulations

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

Height

(a)

Maximum height

10.0 m

(b)

Maximum height for an agricultural building or structure

No maximum

Minimum setbacks

(c)

From a lot line abutting a rural road

30.0 m

(d)

From a front lot line

20.0 m

(e)

From a side lot line

20.0 m

(f)

From a side lot line for the first lot out of a quarter section

10.0 m

(g)

From a rear lot line

20.0 m

(h)

From a rear lot line for the first lot out of a quarter section

10.0 m

 

Last updated: Friday, June 13, 2025
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