Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 9 : Industrial Zones

9.1  IH – Heavy Industrial

Purpose

9.1(1)

To provide for industrial uses which may generate nuisance beyond the boundaries of the site. This zone also allows for some compatible non-industrial uses.

Uses

9.1(3)

Subdivision must comply with Table 9.1(B).

Table 9.1(B) Subdivision Regulations

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

(a)

Minimum lot width

50.0 m

Development Regulations

9.1(4)

Development must comply with Table 9.1(C).

Table 9.1(C) Development Regulations

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

Minimum setbacks

(a)

From a lot line abutting a road

30.0 m

(b)

From a front lot line

15.0 m

(c)

From a side lot line

15.0 m

(d)

From a rear lot line

15.0 m

(e)

Despite (a), (b), (c) and (d), the development officer may require a greater setback for a use that may interfere with the safety and amenity of adjacent sites or in accordance with 9.1(5), as guided by reports, studies or additional information prepared by an accredited professional and required as part of an application.

Other Regulations

9.1(5)

A proposed use or expansion to an existing use shall not exceed the following acceptable levels of industrial risk as determined through a risk assessment completed in accordance with the standards established by the Major Industrial Accidents Council of Canada:

  1. (a) 1 in 100,000 (1 x 10-5) chance of a fatality resulting from an industrial accident within a distance of 1.5 km from the boundary of the Heavy Industrial Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
  2. (b) 1 in 1,000,000 (1 x 10-6) chance of a fatality resulting from an industrial accident within a distance of 3.0 km from the boundary of the Heavy Industrial Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.

 

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