Should you require further information or have any questions or concerns, please contact Jesse McPhail, Planner/Development Officer at 403-782-8389 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Procor Limited has submitted a request to Lacombe County proposing to rezone Lot 2 Block 1 Plan 992 4793, Pt. SW 9-39-25-W4M, west of the Hamlet of Joffre from Agricultural "A" District to Heavy Industrial "I-HI" District under the County's Land Use Bylaw in order to facilitate an expansion of their existing rail yard.
The development expansion will include additional railroad track to hold tank and hopper cars, a small portable building, relocation of the current flare stack (to meet the code for flare stacks and their location), and the construction of a new 34 to 36 space parking lot.
A public open house is scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2017 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Nova Chemicals Community Centre in the Hamlet of Joffre.
Please see the Notice of Open House for further information. If you are unable to attend the open house or wish to provide additional comments, please send them directly to the developer:
Daniel Rooney at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 905-827-4111 ext. 248 or
Jason Letwin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 403-885-2199 ext. 2
Should you have any questions, please contact Peter Duke, Planner/Development Officer with Lacombe County at 403-782-8389 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
pdf Procor - Public Open House (116 KB)
pdf Procor - Proposed Development (537 KB)
pdf Procor - Concept Plan (37.98 MB)
pdf Procor - Geotech (1.48 MB)
pdf Procor - Traffic Impact Assessment (39 KB)
An application has been submitted to Lacombe County proposing to rezone Pt. NW 21-39-3-W5M to Recreation "P-R" District under the County's Land Use Bylaw.
The development proposal includes a driving range, 12-hole golf course, 100 recreational vehicle seasonal campsites (including two 384 square foot washrooms), 104 vehicle parking spaces and an 80,000 square foot storage lot. In order to accommodate the proposed campground, the applicant is seeking to redesignate the lands to Recreation "P-R" District. It is important to note however, that no subdivision is sought in this proposal.
A public open house is scheduled for Monday, May 15, 2017 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Last Hill Golf Course Club House.
Please see the Notice of Open House for further information. If you are unable to attend the open house or wish to provide additional comments, please send them directly to the developer: Carla McLean at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Should you have any questions, please contact Cajun Paradis, Planner/Development Officer with Lacombe County at 403-782-8389 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
pdf Notice of Public Open House - Last Hill RV Golf & Country Club (329 KB)
pdf Last Hill - Request for Rezoning (124 KB)
pdf Last Hill - Context Map and Concept Plan (22.18 MB)
pdf Last Hill - Groundwater Supply License Report (7.23 MB)
pdf Last Hill - Groundwater License (289 KB)
pdf Last Hill - Traffic Impact Assessment (2.24 MB)
pdf Last Hill - Water Well Analysis (384 KB)
At the April 13, 2017 meeting, County Council gave first reading to the Lacombe Intermunicipal Plan (IDP). A public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Lacombe County Office.
Please refer to the attached Notice of Public Hearing for further information and take a moment to review the draft plan.
Should you require further information or have any questions or concerns, please contact Anita O'Driscoll, Senior Planner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 403-782-8389.
pdf Bylaw No. 1239/17 - Notice of Public Hearing (4.46 MB)
pdf Lacombe IDP - Final Draft - April, 2017 (9.73 MB)
Should you require further information or have any questions, please contact Peter Duke in our office at 403-782-8389 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
On April 13, 2017, Lacombe County Council gave second reading to Bylaw 1235/17 regarding a rezoning application by Delta Land Co. Ltd. to rezone approximately 2.96 ha (7.31 acres) of land on Pt. NW 21-39-02-W5M, located on the west side of Sylvan Lake, from Residential Lake Area "R-RLA" District to Agricultural "A" District.
Should you require further information or have any questions, please contact Cajun Paradis, Planner/Development Officer at 403-782-8389 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
pdf Bylaw 1235 17 Draft (1.86 MB)
On March 9, 2017, Lacombe County Council gave first reading to Bylaw 1236/17 regarding the redesignation of lands for the proposed 14 lot country residential estate subdivision located in the Burbank subdivision, south of the Town of Blackfalds on Pt. SW 24-39-27-W4M. This proposal would rezone approximately 25.87 acres of land from Country Residential "R-CR" to Country Residential Estate "R-CRE" under the County's Land Use Bylaw.
A public hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lacombe County Administration Office. Please refer to the Notice of Public Hearing below.
On February 9, 2017, Lacombe County Council gave third reading to Bylaw 1229/16 regarding the application submitted by Summerland Leisure Park, located on Lot 1 Block 2 Plan 042 1375, Pt. NW 23-40-28-W4M south of Gull Lake requesting to rezone approximately 23.52 acres of land from Agricultural "A" District to Recreational "P-R" District under the County's Land Use Bylaw. A copy of the bylaw is attached.
If you require addition information or have any questions, please contact Cajun Paradis, Planner/Development Officer with Lacombe County at 403-782-8389 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
pdf Bylaw 1229/16 - Summerland Leisure Park Rezoning (35 KB)
At the November 10, 2016 meeting, Council gave second and third reading to Bylaw No. 1228/16 regarding Lykal Properties Ltd. request to rezone approximately 10.21 ha (25.23 acres) of land legally described as Lot 2 Plan 982 6294 located on Pt. NE 21-39-27-W4M, southwest of Blackfalds from Agricultural "A" to Business Industrial "I-BI".
A copy of the Bylaw is attached - please contact Jesse McPhail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 403-782-8389 for more information.
pdf Bylaw No. 1228/16 (155 KB)
The County is pleased to advise that SNC-Lavalin Inc. has been contracted as the consulting firm to investigate the feasibility of a boat launch & inland marina at Anderson Park.
Situated on the east shore of Gull Lake, Anderson Park is located between the Wilson’s Beach and New Saratoga residential subdivisions. As part of the development of these lands, the County is currently developing a formal recreation area that will benefit local residents and the general public, as Gull Lake is a valuable natural resource for everyone.
For more information, please contact: Cajun Paradis, Planner/Development Officer Telephone: (403) 782-8389 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out a survey or attended one of the public meetings! There was a total of 227 survey responses, and each and all feedback will help to guide future development in Lacombe County. All results can be found summarized here:
pdf 2016 Survey All Results MDP (5.91 MB)
and the results from the meetings only can be found summarized here:
pdf 2016 Survey Results Meetings MDP (4.35 MB)
Stay tuned for round three of public consultation, which will include a draft MDP and LUB for the community to consider!
At the June 9th meeting, Council gave second and third reading to Bylaw 1220/16 the purpose of which is to recoup the cost of providing municipal water and wastewater servicing in the Aspelund Area Development Node.
If you have any questions, please contact Anita O'Driscoll, Senior Planner at 403-782-8389 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lacombe County recently conducted a survey to establish the community’s vision for future development, as part of the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB) Review. Thank you to all 286 survey respondents for taking the time to fill out the survey! The results can be found summarized here.
Have a question about the survey results? Contact the Planning and Development Department!
Bylaw No. 1178/13 has recently been reviewed to include current costs of providing servicing as well as including the twinning of a portion of Aspelund Road. The new offsite levy will be increased to $95,000/ha, including the twinning.
As a landowner in the area of the Aspelund Development Node, the offsite levy is only applicable when your land is developed or used for industrial purposes. Please note, the cost of each individual connection to the water and wastewater trunk lines is not included in the offsite levy and remains the responsibility of each individual landowner or developer.
A copy of the full review can be obtained from the Planning and Development Department or can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
If you have any questions on this change, please contact Anita O'Driscoll, Senior Planner at 403-782-8389 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
pdf Bylaw 1178/13 - Offsite Levy Bylaw Update (1.89 MB)
Lacombe County is currently reviewing our Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw which was adopted in 2007. While several amendments have been made to both these documents, it will soon have been a decade since they were both comprehensively reviewed. The County wants to ensure that its residents are still supportive of the growth strategy that was implemented a decade ago.
Lacombe County Council gave second and third reading to Bylaw 1204/15 on April 9, 2015 to adopt the Hamlet of Mirror Area Structure Plan (ASP). The ASP was developed based on direction from Council, input received from the community, comments received from various government agencies, an analysis of the plan area, and policies in the County’s planning documents. The plan identifies lands within the boundary of the Hamlet of Mirror for new industrial, recreational, commercial and residential development.
Some of the major updates to the ASP include:
the creation of a new H-R3 Mirror Residential Estate District which provides areas for country residential style development;
a main street section which includes initiatives designed to revitalize 50th Avenue; and
opportunities for campgrounds in both the H-PR Public Recreation and H-C Commercial Districts.
A copy of the adopted ASP may be obtained from the County’s Planning and Development Department or by visiting the County’s website at www.lacombecounty.com.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Duke, Planner/Development Officer
403-782-8389
pdf Bylaw No. 1204/15 - Final (7 KB)
pdf Mirror Area Structure Plan - Final Copy (1.06 MB)
At the April 9, 2015 council meeting, Lacombe County Council approved Bylaw No. 1202/15 which made a number of amendments to the County's Land Use Bylaw. A detailed description of these amendments can be found on the attached Bylaw.
If you have any questions, please contact the County's Planning and Development Department at 403-782-8389.
Lacombe County has appealed the December 8, 2014 decision of the Town of Sylvan Lake Council to approve the Town of Sylvan Lake’s Municipal Development Plan (MDP). The County has concerns with the MDP not requiring a 30 metre setback from the lake for new developments; furthermore, the MDP fails to include adequate policies concerning the dedication and development of open spaces and does not adequately address access to Sylvan Lake.
Please refer to the Notice of Appeal and Statutory Declaration for further information. Should you have any questions regarding this appeal, please contact Dale Freitag, Manager of Planning Services, with Lacombe County at 403-782-8389.
pdf Supplemental Notice of Appeal - 2015-02-17 (332 KB)
pdf Notice of Appeal - Town of Sylvan Lake MDP (76 KB)
pdf Statutory Declaration - Town of Sylvan Lake MDP Appeal (741 KB)
Lacombe County Council has given third and final reading to Bylaw No. 1143/11 the purpose of which is to amend the zoning on SE 17-39-1-W5M from Agriculture "A" to Conservation Cluster "R-RCC" District and Higher Density Lakeshore Residential "R-HDLR". Belterra Land Company has received subdivision approval to develop approximately 19.63 hectares (48.51 acres) on SE 17-39-1-W5M, just north of the Summer Village of Birchcliff. The development will comprise of a 49-lot clustered style residential development, to be known as The Slopes.
Please see below for more information.
Bylaw No. 1143/11 Concept Plan Draft Circulation Copy - April 15, 2011
Lacombe County Council gave third reading to Bylaw 1111/10 to redesignate approximately 27.45 hectares (67.83 acres) on Lot 2 Block 1 Plan 062 0435, Pt. NE 17-39-1-W5M from Agricultural 'A' to Residential Lake Area 'R-RLA' District. The zoning change has been requested to allow for the development of a 49-clustered style residential development which consists of interconnected pedestrian trail network and day use amenities such as an outdoor gym and playground.
A copy of the concept plan and supporting technical documents are attached below:
Highland Park Concept Plan - March 2012 Biophysical Assessment (May 25, 2009) Geotechnical Report (May 25, 2009) Groundwater Availability Study (May 25, 2009) Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment (May 25, 2009) Traffic Impact Assessment (May 25, 2009)
