Lacombe County focuses its works to continually improve the quality of lives of residents and create opportunities for growth and development for businesses with long range plans, reports and studies. Here you will find many of the County's guiding documents.
Reports & Plans
Reports & Plans |
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Comprehensive Community Outreach Report |
Intermunicipal Development Plans
Site Development Guides
Site Development Guides |
Site development Guidelines are a comprehensive set of regulations to guide development in a multi-lot development. In Lacombe County, these guidelines specifically related to commercial and industrial multi-lot development which occurs along Highways and County Main Roads. These guidelines outline architectural, landscaping and screening requirements to ensure that the County's industrial and commercial businesses do not have a negative impact on surrounding landowners and have a high quality and aesthetic value. North Aspelund Industrial Park |
Information Guides
This Guide that identifies and supports a long-term vision for agriculture in the County.
This Guide that identifies and supports a long-term growth and development in the County.
Learn how Lacombe County will work with you to facilitate an accessible, diverse and resilient economic climate for your new or existing business.
The purpose of this guide is to provide information to applicants, operators, and business owners on the relevant regulations concerning operating cannabis retail stores and cannabis production facilities within Lacombe County.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED, pronounced SEP-TED) sets out easy to incorporate design principles for your property to reduce crime.
A key objective for the County is to ensure that the integrity and character of the rural landscape is preserved by maintaining natural dark skies.
The intent of the Emergency Response Plan is to ensure the attendants of these events approved by the County are safe and the organizers are prepared in the event of an emergency.
The purpose of this document is to share the expectations around what an acceptable Fire Safety Plan looks like within Lacombe County.
Well-designed landscaping, whether it be in private yards, businesses, or new multi-lot developments, all contribute to Lacombe County’s physical form and natural environment, building healthy habitat for people, plants, and animals
County policy generally restricts multi-lot development only to areas that have been designated for such use in an area structure plan or other plan which has been initiated and approved by County Council. This guide addresses areas where multi-lot development may currently be considered
Community needs change and to ensure your municipal leaders and Council keep aware of these changing needs the County believes that meaningful public engagement on a variety of levels is crucial to communications and the success of the County as a whole
When preparing for the hearing it is important to remember that you are responsible for gathering and presenting information to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) that supports your reason(s) for appealing the decision regarding the development or subdivision.
This guide is intended to provide direction for developers and engineers to aid them in the understanding of the County’s requirements and expectations when it comes to the use, functioning and monitoring of these natural and man-made waterbodies
This handbook is for anyone with an interest in minimizing the impacts and risks associated with development1 near water bodies
The Standards Manual is a guide government the engineering and design parameters, and processes for development subdivisions and providing municipal services within Lacombe County.