Title
Bylaw No. 2014-28 to Amend Municipal Development Plan Bylaw No. 37-2007 to ensure consistency with the updated Acheson Industrial Area Structure Plan.
Proposed Motion(s)
a) That Bylaw No. 2014-28 receive first reading.
b) That a Public Hearing be scheduled for December 16, 2014 at 9:30 AM to hear public comment on proposed Bylaw No. 2014-28.
Body
Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration supports the adoption of Bylaw No. 2014-28. Bylaw No. 2014-28 proposes minor text, mapping and policy amendments to Municipal Development Plan Bylaw No. 37-2007. Amendments to the Municipal Development Plan are being proposed to ensure consistency with the updated Acheson Industrial Area Structure Plan (proposed Bylaw No. 2014-29).
Purpose
Bylaw No. 2014-28 is being proposed to ensure consistency between the Municipal Development Plan Bylaw No. 37-2007 and the updated Acheson Industrial Area Structure Plan (proposed Bylaw No. 2014-29).
Summary
Under Section 638 of the Municipal Government Act, statutory plans must be consistent with each other. Amendments proposed in Bylaw No. 2014-28 are relatively minor, and, if approved by Council will ensure that both the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and the updated Acheson Industrial Area Structure Plan (proposed Bylaw No. 2014-29) are consistent in wording, policy, and mapping.
Administration is proposing the following changes to the MDP:
1. Minor text amendment: Section 1 - Introduction
This proposed amendment will replace the date of adoption, and the name of the Acheson Industrial Area Structure Plan (MDP Section 1 - Introduction, item no. 13).
2. New Policy: Section 5- Industrial and Commercial Development
A new policy is being recommended under Section 5 - Industrial and Commercial Development in the MDP. The new policy would state that the County will continue to encourage the extension of piped water and sewer services into the Acheson Business Park, and that the County would recover the costs of extendi...
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