Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw
Part 7 : Agricultural Zones
7.6 RS – Rural: Small Holdings (Bylaw 5-2026)
Purpose
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 7.6(A).
Table 7.6(A) Permitted and Discretionary Uses
Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026) | Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026) |
Deleted (Bylaw 51-2024) | |
Garden centre (Bylaw 5-2026) | |
Deleted (Bylaw 5-2026) | |
Deleted (Bylaw 39-2024) | |
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* Refer to Part 6: Specific Use Regulations for additional regulations pertaining to this use.
Fundamental Use Criteria
The following uses shall only be considered in this zone if they meet the associated criteria below:
(a) Bed and breakfast shall not exceed a maximum of four sleeping units.
(b) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide) shall be limited to those approved prior to May 2012.
(c) Animal boarding facility and garden centre shall only be considered on lots that: (Bylaw 5-2026)
Subdivision Regulations
Subdivision must comply with Table 7.6(B), unless otherwise specified by an adopted Conceptual Scheme. (Bylaw 5-2026)
Table 7.6(B) Subdivision Regulations
Subsection | Regulation | Measurement |
(a) | Maximum density | 8 lots per quarter section |
(b) | Minimum lot area | 2.0 ha |
(c) | Maximum lot area | 8.0 ha |
(d) | Minimum lot width (Bylaw 30-2025) | 45.0 m |
(e) | Minimum lot width for irregular-shaped lot (e.g. a pie lot) fronting onto an internal cul-de-sac (Bylaw 5-2026) | 30.0 m |
(f) | 1:4 |
Development Regulations
Development must comply with Table 7.6(C) and Table 7.6(D).
Table 7.6(C) Development Regulations: Principal Building
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Subsection |
Regulation |
Measurement |
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Height |
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(a) |
Maximum height |
10.0 m |
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Minimum setbacks |
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(b) |
30.0 m |
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(c) |
From a front lot line |
10.0 m |
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(d) |
From a side lot line |
7.5 m |
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(e) |
From a lot line that flanks an internal subdivision road |
10.0 m |
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(f) |
From a rear lot line |
10.0 m |
Table 7.6(D) Development Regulations: Accessory Buildings and Accessory Structures
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Subsection |
Regulation |
Measurement |
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Height |
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(a) |
Maximum height |
8.0 m |
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Minimum setbacks |
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(b) |
30.0 m |
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(c) |
From a front lot line |
10.0 m |
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(d) |
From a side lot line |
7.5 m |
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(e) |
From a lot line that flanks an internal subdivision road |
10.0 m |
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(f) |
From a rear lot line |
10.0 m |
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Maximum ground floor area |
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(g) |
Of a single accessory building |
325 m2 |
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(h) |
Of all accessory buildings on a lot, combined |
450 m2 |