Title
New Provincial Regulations for subdivision and development permit approvals near abandoned wells.
Proposed Motion(s)
a) That Council receive this Request for Decision and attachments as information.
Body
Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration is informing Council of new provincial regulations established by the Government of Alberta that will impact new subdivisions and development permit applications for developments near abandoned wells that were effective on November 1, 2012. Administration is recommending that this Request for Decision and additional attachments be accepted as information.
Purpose
To inform Council of new provincial regulations pertaining to subdivision and development near abandoned wells.
Summary
Administration has prepared this request for decision to outline changes to the Subdivision and Development Regulation that were effective on November 1, 2012 (Alberta Regulation 160/2012) . New provincial regulatory changes require Alberta municipalities to obtain from an applicant seeking a new subdivision or development permit, information showing the presence or absence of abandoned wells for the property being subdivided or developed. The new regulations will affect:
1. new subdivision applications applied for (except for a lot line adjustments which are exempt); and,
2. new development permit applications for buildings larger than 47 sq. m (500 sq. ft), and for additions to buildings that will, as a result of the addition, become larger than 47 sq. m. (506 sq ft)
Detailed information on the new regulations is found in Attachment 1 - Energy Resource Conservation Board (ERCB) Directive 079, and Attachment 2 - Alberta Municipal Affairs Information Bulletin Number 05-12.
New subdivision and development regulations will require applicants to submit documentation, accessed through the Energy Conservation Resource Board (ERCB) Abandoned Well Viewer mapping tool that shows the location of any aba...
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