Interactive Land Use Bylaw

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Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 7 : Agricultural Zones

7.5  RA – Rural Residential/Agriculture

Purpose

7.5(1)

To provide for uses that are compatible with a rural agricultural lifestyle.

Uses

7.5(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 7.5(A).

Table 7.5(A) Permitted and Discretionary Uses

Permitted uses

Discretionary uses

Agricultural product stand

Agricultural dwelling*

Agriculture general

Agriculture intensive horticulture

Agriculture minor intensive livestock

Animal boarding facility*

Equestrian centre*

Bed and breakfast*

Garden suite*

Care centre intermediate

Deleted (Bylaw 51-2024)

Greenhouse

Home business intermediate*

Deleted (Bylaw 51-2024)

Home business minor*

Home business major*
Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)◊ Local employment* (Bylaw 5-2025)

Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)◊

Recreational vehicle storage major*

Deleted (Bylaw 39-2024)

Recreational vehicle storage minor*

Single dwelling◊

School bus parking*

Temporary dwelling (construction)*

Temporary care dwelling*
 

Utility service minor
 

Veterinary service minor
 

WECS large single*
 

WECS small*

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

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

Fundamental Use Criteria

7.5(3)

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

  1. (a) Bed and breakfast shall not exceed a maximum of six sleeping units.
  2. (b) Equestrian centre shall be a discretionary use where it is proposed on a lot that is:
    1. (i) adjacent to an existing multi-lot residential subdivision; or
    2. (ii) located within the Country Residential Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
  3. (c) 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. (d) 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) Local Employment Policy Area
    5. (v) Transition Policy Area of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan
  5. (e) A second dwelling on a lot in the form of any of the following uses is a discretionary use and shall only be considered on a lot with a lot area greater than 32.0 hectares:
    1. (i) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
    2. (ii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
    3. (iii) Single dwelling
  6. (f) 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

7.5(4)

Subdivision must comply with Table 7.5(B), unless otherwise specified by an adopted Area Structure Plan or Conceptual Scheme.

Table 7.5(B) Subdivision Regulations (Bylaw 5-2025)

Subsection

Regulation

 Measurement

(a)

Maximum density

 8 lots per quarter section

(b)

Minimum lot area 

 8.0 ha

(c)

Minimum lot width

 200.0 m

(d)

Access shall be provided from an existing roadway.

Development Regulations

7.5(5)

Development must comply with Table 7.5(C) and Table 7.5(D).

Table 7.5(C) Development Regulations: Principal Building

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

Height

(a) 

Maximum height

10.0 m

Minimum setbacks

(b) 

From a lot line abutting a rural road

30.0 m

(c) 

From a front lot line

10.0 m

(d) 

From a side lot line

7.5 m

(e) 

From a lot line with a flanking internal subdivision road

10.0 m

(f) 

From a rear lot line

10.0 m

Table 7.5(D) Development Regulations: Accessory Buildings and Accessory Structures

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

Height

(a)

Maximum height

8.0 m

(b)

Maximum height for an agricultural structure such as a silo or grain bin

No maximum

Minimum setbacks

(c)

From a lot line abutting a rural road

30.0 m

(d)

From a front lot line

10.0 m

(e)

From a side lot line

7.5 m

(f)

From a lot line that flanks an internal subdivision road

10.0 m

(g)

From a rear lot line

10.0 m

Maximum ground floor area

(h)

Of a single accessory building

425 m2

(i)

Of a single accessory building where it is accessory to a proposed agriculture, greenhouse or equestrian centre use

525 m2

(j)

Of all accessory buildings on a lot, combined

600 m2

 

Last updated: Friday, June 13, 2025
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