Interactive Land Use Bylaw

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Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 9 : Industrial Zones

9.2  IHH – Heavy Industrial (Heartland)

Purpose

9.2(1)

To provide for industrial uses in accordance with the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, which may generate nuisance beyond the boundaries of the site. This zone also allows for some compatible non-industrial uses.

Uses

9.2(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 9.2(A).

Table 9.2(A) Permitted and Discretionary Uses

Permitted uses

Discretionary uses
Agriculture general (Bylaw 5-2025)

Abattoir

Equipment major

Aggregate extraction*

Oil recycling depot

Asphalt plant major

Outdoor storage

Asphalt plant minor

Utility service minor

Concrete plant major

Warehouse and storage

Concrete plant minor

Waste management, minor

Emergency service

WECS small*

General industrial

WECS large single*

Heavy industrial
 

Home business minor*
 

Home business intermediate*
 

Home business major*
 

Manufactured home
 

Manufactured home singlewide
 

Non-accessory parking
 

Residential security/operator unit
 

Secondary dwelling*
 

Service station minor
 

Single dwelling
 

Utility service major
 

Waste management major
 

Wrecking yard
 

WECS large multiple*

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

Fundamental Use Criteria

9.2(3)

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

  1. (a) Where existing prior to the adoption of this bylaw, modifications or additions to the following uses may be considered:
    1. (i) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
    2. (ii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
    3. (iii) Single dwelling
    4. (iv) A second single dwelling
  2. (b) Where existing prior to the adoption of this Bylaw, the reconstruction of the following uses may be considered if destroyed, except in areas prone to extensive erosion, subsidence or flooding, particularly within the 1:100 year floodplain:
    1. (i) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
    2. (ii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
    3. (iii) Single dwelling
    4. (iv) A second single dwelling
  3. (c) Where existing prior to the adoption of this Bylaw, the replacement of the following uses may be considered, except in areas prone to extensive erosion, subsidence or flooding, particularly within the 1:100 year floodplain:
    1. (i) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
    2. (ii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
    3. (iii) Single dwelling

Subdivision Regulations

9.2(4)

No subdivision shall be considered for a residential use.

Development Regulations

9.2(5)

Development must comply with Table 9.2(B).

Table 9.2(B) Development regulations

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

Minimum setbacks

(a)

From any lot line abutting a rural 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 9.2(6), as guided by reports, studies or additional information prepared by an accredited professional(s).

Other Regulations

9.2(6)

A proposed heavy industrial use or expansion to an existing heavy industrial use must meet or be less than the following acceptable levels of industrial risk:

  1. (a) A risk of 1 in 10,000 (1 x 10-4) chance of a fatality resulting from an industrial accident shall be contained within the property line of the property where heavy industrial risk source is located.
  2. (b) A risk of 1 in 100,000 (1 x 10-5) chance of a fatality resulting from an industrial accident shall be contained within a distance of 1.5 km from the property line of the property where heavy industrial risk source is located.
  3. (c) A risk of 1 in 1,000,000 (1 x 10-6) chance of a fatality resulting from an industrial accident shall be contained within a distance of 3.0 km from the property line of the property where heavy industrial risk source is located.

 

Last updated: Friday, June 13, 2025
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