Municipal Development Plan

The Municipal Development Plan (MDP) is the County’s plan for the future. It sets out a clear vision for how Strathcona County will grow and develop over the next 20 years and beyond. The MDP provides a comprehensive long-term land use policy framework within which present and projected growth and development may take place. It also guides Council decisions on key issues like conservation of the natural environment and investment in infrastructure and services.

printable version of consolidated Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 20-2017 (67.7 MB)

• 1. Introduction (3.5 MB)
• 2. Context and Interpretation (1.3 MB)
• 3. General Policy Sections (7.2 MB)
• 4.1 and 4.2 Urban Service Area General and Utilities (3.2 MB)
• 4.3 Sherwood Park (955.4 KB)
• 4.3.1 Sherwood Park Transportation (874.3 KB)
• 4.3.2 Urban Centre Policy Area (1.7 MB)
• 4.3.3 Compact Development Policy Area (1.3 MB)
• 4.3.4 Residential Policy Area (1.1 MB)
• 4.3.5 Commercial Policy Area (2.7 MB)
• 4.3.6 Major Public Service Policy Area (1.7 MB)
• 4.3.7 Light/Medium Industrial Policy Area (601.6 KB)
• 4.3.8 Heavy Industrial Policy Area (438.9 KB)
• 4.3.9 Sherwood Park Urban Reserve (363.9 KB)
• 4.4 Bremner (273.8 KB)
• 4.4.1 Bremner General (2.3 MB)
• 4.4.2 Bremner Transportation (843.7 KB)
• 4.4.3 Neighbourhood Policy Area (1.6 MB)
• 4.4.4 Town Centre Policy Area (743.5 KB)
• 4.4.5 Village Centre Policy Area (1.9 MB)
• 4.4.6 Business Park Policy Area (683.0 KB)
• 4.4.7 Regional Park Policy Area (1.5 MB)
• 5. and 5.1 Rural Service Area and Rural Service Area General (1.3 MB)
• 5.2 Hamlet Policy Area (2.0 MB)
• 5.3 Country Residential Policy Area (907.2 KB)
• 5.4 Agriculture Small Holdings Policy Area (2.1 MB)
• 5.5 Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area (2.8 MB)
• 5.6 Beaver Hills Policy Area (1.4 MB)
• 5.7 Heartland Policy Area (1.3 MB)
• 5.8 Local Employment Policy Area (1.7 MB)
• 5.9 Transportation/Utility Corridor Policy Area (669.1 KB)
• 6. Implementation and Review (1.0 MB)
• 7. Definitions (1.8 MB)
• 8. Glossary of Acronyms (1014.5 KB)
• 9. Maps (4.3 MB)

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Find more information on the planning hierarchy that the County must follow, and other policies and documents informing the MDP.

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