Title
Land Exchange of a portion of Parkland County Municipal Reserve (R-1) for Lot 2 in Duffield Downs Subdivision (NW 02-53-3-W5W)
Proposed Motion(s):
That the Governance Priorities Committee (GPC) instructs Administration to move forward with consideration of the Applicant’s request to dispose of a portion of Parkland County’s Municipal Reserve for the purpose of acquiring the Applicant’s Lot 2 of undevelopable environmentally sensitive property within the Duffield Downs subdivision.
Body
Administration Recommendations
Administration supports the proposed land exchange and recommends to the Committee to move forward with the Applicant’s request to exchange of a portion of the County's Municipal Reserve (+/- .54 ha) for the purpose of acquiring (+/- 1.2) ha of environmentally sensitive property currently owned by the applicant.
Purpose
The County has received a request from the Applicants to dispose of a portion of Parkland County’s Municipal Reserve Land (R-1) totaling approximately 0.54 ha (1.3 ac) in exchange for an environmental/ecological parcel of undevelopable land of 1.2 ha (3 ac) located within the Duffield Downs Subdivision (NW 02-53-3-W5W). Please reference the attached Administrative Report for details.
Summary
On multiple occasions the Applicants have unsuccessfully tried to sell Lot 2 for residential development. Administration’s suggestions to the Applicants were two fold. The first, would be the exchange of approximately .54 ha (1.3 ac) portion of Municipal Reserve Land (R-1) owned by Parkland County to be transferred to the Applicant’s Lot 3 through a Lot Line Adjustment, increasing Lot 3’s total size from 1.22 ha (3.03 ac) to 1.76 ha (4.33 ac). The second, would be a transfer of the Applicant’s 1.2 ha (3 ac) Lot 2 to the Duffield Downs Municipal Reserve increasing its size from 14.7 ha (36.4 ac) to 15.36 ha (38.1 ac) through another Lot Line Adjustment. Refer to the attached Administrative Report for further details.
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