Interactive Land Use Bylaw

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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

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Aggregate extraction*

Agriculture general

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Agricultural support housing

Equestrian centre*

Agricultural support service

Garden suite*

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Deleted (Bylaw 51-2024)

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Home business intermediate*

Animal boarding facility*

Home business minor*

Bed and breakfast*

Manufactured home (<20 feet wide) ◊

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide) ◊

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

Cemetery

Deleted (Bylaw 39-2024)

Collective communal housing

Single dwelling◊

Controlled environment agriculture‡ (Bylaw 5-2026)

Temporary dwelling (construction)*

Community recreation

Veterinary service minor

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

WECS small*

Garden centre (Bylaw 5-2026)

Government service

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Deleted (Bylaw 51-2024)

 

Home business major*

 

Indoor recreation‡

 

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Local employment* (Bylaw 5-2025)

 

Model aircraft facility*

 

Office‡

 

Outdoor recreation* (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Private airstrip

 

Private camp‡ (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Private education‡

 

Recreation, outdoor motorized vehicle facility‡

 

Recreational vehicle storage major*‡

 

Recreational vehicle storage minor*

 

Religious assembly major*‡ (Bylaw 5-2026)

Religious assembly minor*‡ (Bylaw 5-2026)

Residential operator unit* (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

School bus parking*

 

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Utility service minor

Value-added agriculture (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

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 of the Heartland Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan with an area greater than 32.0 hectares: (Bylaw 5-2026) 

    1. (i) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)

    2. (ii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)

    3. (iii) Single dwelling

  3. (c) Within the Heartland Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan, the following uses shall be prohibited: (Bylaw 5-2026)

    1. (i) Agricultural support housing

    2. (ii) Bed and breakfast

    3. (iii) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

    4. (iv) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

    5. (v) Secondary suite

  4. (d) Within the Heartland Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan, the following uses shall be discretionary uses and will only be considered for modifications, additions, reconstruction, replacement, or for a temporary development permit for an existing garden suite which aligns with the policies of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan:

    1. (i) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)

    2. (ii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)

    3. (iii) Single dwelling

    4. (iv) A second single dwelling

    5. (v) Collective communal housing

    6. (vi) Garden suite

    7. (Bylaw 5-2026)

  5. (e) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

  6. (f) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

  7. (g) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

  8. (h) Bed and breakfast shall not exceed a maximum of six sleeping units.

  9. (i) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

  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) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

  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) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

  14. (n) Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

  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.

  17. (q) Private camp shall only be considered on Plan 7820701 within SW 30-56-20-W4, in accordance with the policies of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan. (Bylaw 5-2026)

  18. (r) The following uses shall only be considered for additions or expansions to, or reconstruction and replacement of, the same use that has development permit approval or legally existed prior to April 21, 2026.

    1. (i) Religious assembly major

    2. (ii) Religious assembly minor

    3. (iii) Recreational vehicle storage major (Bylaw 5-2026)

  19. (s) Controlled environment agriculture shall not be considered where it is a cannabis production facility. (Bylaw 5-2026)

Subdivision Regulations

7.2(4)

Subdivision must comply with Table 7.2(B).

Table 7.2(B) Subdivision Regulations (Bylaw 5-2026)

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

(a)

Minimum lot area
(Bylaw 5-2026)

32.0 ha (Bylaw 5-2026)

(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

10.0 m

(Bylaw 5-2026)

(f)

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

(g)

From a rear lot line

10.0 m
(Bylaw 5-2026)

(h)

Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026)

 

Last updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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