Title
Panattoni Development Company request for Municipal Reserve land dedication transfer.
Proposed Motion(s)
1) That Council authorize Administration to enter into an agreement with Panattoni Development Company to transfer the Municipal Reserve land dedication from the donating lands, containing 12.64 ha., located in the North half of 28-52-26-W4M to the receiving lands in the S.W. 08-53-26-W4M containing 19.84 ha.
2) That Council support the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to acquire and manage the 19.84 ha. of Municipal Reserve land dedication to be located in the SW 08-53-26-W4M for conservation purposes.
Body
Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration supports the proposed motions.
Purpose
Panattoni Development Company is an owner and developer of land in the Acheson Industrial Park that has completed subdivision activities in Zones 1 and 5. They are currently considering the development of 126.48 ha of land in the north half of 28-52-26-W4M, in Zone 7 of Acheson. Development of these lands is anticipated to commence in 2016-2017. Panattoni Development Company have requested support from Parkland County to transfer the Municipal Reserve land dedication owing from the said lands to a receiving parcel of environmentally significant land located adjacent to the Wagner Natural Area.
Summary
The proposed Municipal Reserve land dedication transfer would protect a significant environmental corridor/area within Acheson as shown in Map 3. The proposed transfer and conservation of these lands - and this corridor - provides an environmentally significant area sufficiently sized to potentially accommodate a mix of future passive recreational uses suitable when considered in conjunction with the NCC and the Wagner Natural Area. Further details are outlined in the attached Administrative Report.
Policy
Municipal Development Plan Policy 7.4 permits MR to be used for the protection of environmentally significant and valued natural features. The subje...
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