The County’s Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB) were adopted in July 2017. A full review of the MDP and LUB is completed every year, to evaluate the success or failure of the policies within the plans and to indicate if the policies are meeting the plan's objectives.

The Municipal Development Plan & Land Use Bylaw 2019 Review - Annual Report & Monitoring Matrix is attached below. This review has identified some areas for improvement in the plans, to which amendments were proposed. Staff also found some housekeeping amendments. Bylaw 1318/20 was passed July 9, 2020, with a number of amendments to the MDP and Bylaw 1317/20 was passed July 9, 2020, with a number of amendments to the LUB. Details on the bylaws are provided below, with full copies of the changes attached.

 For more information, please contact Cajun Paradis, Senior Planner with Lacombe County at 403-782-8389 or 

At the August 8, 2019 meeting, Lacombe County Council gave Second Reading to Bylaw No. 1300/19 which proposes to rezone approximately 60 hectares (148.81 acres) on Pt. SE 29-40-22-W4M, west of the Hamlet of Mirror, from Agricultural ‘A’ District to Business Industrial ‘I-BI’ District. This is being requested in order to facilitate a Dry Bulk Facility for the purposes of transporting and distributing frac sand.

Please refer to the attachments for more information.

For more information, please, contact Peter Duke, Planner/Development Officer with Lacombe County at 403-782-8389 or .

Lacombe County recently conducted a survey to gather the community’s feedback on municipal reserve land, as part of developing an accretion plan with landowners in Plan 1970 EO and Pt. NE 25-40-01-W5M. This area is in the community of Brownlow’s Landing on Gull Lake. This survey was a follow up from the public meeting held at Lacombe County’s office on August 20, 2019, for the community near the proposed accretion.

(Click "Read More" for more details and to access the survey results document.)

Lacombe County, Red Deer County, the Town of Sylvan Lake, Summer Village of Birchcliff, Summer Village of Half Moon Bay, Summer Village of Jarvis Bay, Summer Village of Norglenwold, and the Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove are collaborating to create a new Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) between all partnering municipalities. Currently, no regional IDP exists between all partnering municipalities.

A regional IDP is a proactive and comprehensive approach to dealing with the growth challenges that lie ahead.  

Stay up-to-date on this project by visiting www.sylvanlakeidp.com. 

Media Releases

November 20, 2018 - Public invited to help guide the vision for development around Sylvan Lake

January 30, 2019 - Sylvan Lake IDP completes first phase of project

November 7. 2019 - Sylvan Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan: Public invited to Open House session

February 3, 2020 - Sylvan Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan entering final phase of project