Title
PUBLIC HEARING - 9:45 a.m.
Bylaw 2017-03 Entwistle Area Structure Plan Amendments and Bylaw 2017-04 Land Use Bylaw Amendment
Proposed Motions
Bylaw 2017-03
1. That Bylaw 2017-03 receive second reading.
2. That Bylaw 2017-03 receive third reading.
Bylaw 2017-04
1. That Bylaw 2017-04 receive second reading.
2. That Bylaw 2017-04 receive third reading.
Body
Administration Recommendation
Administration supports the proposed motions.
Purpose
To amend text and maps in the Entwistle Area Structure Plan and Map 2 of the Land Use Bylaw, to permit agricultural based industry on agricultural lands and redistrict the Pt. NW 21-53-7-W5M from AGR-Agriculture Restricted District to AGI-Agricultural Industry Development District .
Summary
Bylaw 2017-03 proposes text and map amendments within the Entwistle Area Structure Plan tha allow the diversification of the agricultural economy by providing criteria for permitting agricultural based industry that can be located within agricultural lands. The intent of agricultural industrial is for the production and/or manufacturing of bio mass and bio fuels and other agriculture and silviculture products in an agricultural setting where appropriate and when any land use conflicts are mitigated by the developer. The proposed amendments will allow diversification of the agricultural economy and will support the Hamlet of Entwistle by allowing for Agricultural Industrial Development and providing criteria to ensure the development is appropriate where proposed.
Bylaw 2017-04 proposes to redistrict Pt: NW-21-53-7-W5M from AGR-Agricultural Restricted District to AGI-Agricultural Industry Development District. Amendment of Map 2 in the Land Use Bylaw will change the Land Use District of the subject parcel from AGR-Agriculture Restricted District to AGI-Agricultural Industry Development District. This will allow for the development of the proposed General Industrial use to occur on the subject parcel.
Strategic Plan/Policy/Legal/Staff Implications:
The proposed amendment is consistent with goals of the Municipal Development Plan 37-2007, and the Parkland County Strategic Plan 2016-2020 as it works to diversify the Agricultural economy. No amendment to the MDP is required as the subject site remains as an Agricultural designation within Map 2 of the Municipal Development Plan.