Title
Proposed Bylaw 2015-08, being an Amendment to the Land Use Bylaw to redistrict Plan 5389RS, Lot A, from CR - Country Residential District to RIC - Rural Industrial Commercial District.
Proposed Motion(s)
1. That Bylaw No. 2015-08 receive third and final reading.
Body
Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration supports the proposed Bylaw as presented.
Purpose
The applicant is requesting a Land Use Bylaw amendment to redistrict the subject lands to allow for planned future expansion, maintenance and additional investment into the existing steel fabrication plant.
Summary
The Applicant has made an application to amend the Land Use Bylaw and redistrict Plan 5389RS, Lot A (Linc Number 0016 884 967) from the CR - Country Residential District to the RIC - Rural Industrial Commercial District. Parkland County’s Municipal Development Plan does not offer any direction on where the RIC District should be located (or potentially not located). Administration is of the opinion that this development site (proposed use) meets the criteria of the RIC District. A detailed summation of the proposed amendment is included in the attached Administrative Report.
A public hearing to receive public comments regarding proposed Bylaw 2015-08 was opened on March 3, 2015. The public hearing was recessed and Council requested that Administration refer the application to AESRD for comments. The hearing reconvened and closed on April 28, 2015. A summation of the responses from AESRD are included within the attached Administrative Report.
Landowner comments have been received from nine (9) adjacent landowners that address several concerns with the existing development (past Empire Steel use), and this proposed redistricting application. Further, Occupational Health and Safety has recently contacted Parkland County regarding unsafe industrial painting activities on site. The painting activities are currently being contracted out and the applicant plans to continue contractin...
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