Area Structure Plans

Council gave 2nd and 3rd Reading to Bylaw No. 1163/12 on April 11, 2013 to adopt the QEll North of Lacombe ASP. The ASP was developed based on direction from Council, input received from the community including those made at the Public Hearing, comments received from various government agencies, an analysis of the plan area, and policies in the County's planning documents. The plan identifies lands north of the City of Lacombe and west of the QEll Highway for recreational, residential and commercial development and some lands adjacent to Highway 604 and west of the QEll Highway for recreational and commercial development. A copy of the adopted ASP is attached below.

 QEll North of Lacombe Area Structure Plan

Lacombe County Council adopted the Highway 11 (Joffre Bridge to Haynes) Area Structure Plan at the October 14, 2010 Council meeting. Below is a copy of the Highway 11 ASP:

 Highway 11 (Joffre Bridge to Haynes) Area Structure Plan 

Lacombe County Council adopted the Highway 2A Urban Corridor Area Structure Plan (ASP) at their Council Meeting on August 26, 2010. A copy of the ASP is attached below.

 Highway 2A Urban Corridor ASP (2.04 MB)

The Lacombe/Blackfalds Rural Fringe ASP outlines residential and commercial development opportunities, the future expansion needs of the Towns of Lacombe and Blackfalds, as well as the need to protect valuable sand and gravel resources in the plan area. The ASP also incorporates planning objectives that reflect values important to area residents, including the preservation of large areas of agricultural land and protecting the rural landscape and environmentally sensitive areas.

 Lacombe/Blackfalds Rural Fringe Area Structure Plan

The Milton/Morningside ASP is designed to guide multi-lot residential development in the plan area in a way that creates more environmentally sustainable, smaller lot residential development which is serviced by communal water and wastewater systems.

 Milton/Morningside ASP

County Council adopted the Hamlet of Mirror Area Structure Plan (ASP) on April 9, 2015.   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 50^th Avenue; and

• opportunities for campgrounds in both the H-PR Public Recreation and H-C Commercial Districts.

pdf Mirror Area Structure Plan - Final Copy (1.06 MB)

On August 12, 2010, Council gave third reading to a bylaw to change the zoning of the proposed development area from Agricultural "A" to Business Industrial "I-BI" under the County’s Land Use Bylaw. Council also gave third reading to a bylaw to adopt the Parkview Industrial Park Area Structure Plan that will guide the subdivision and development of the lands. The developer, Arclan Holdings Ltd., intends to develop a 39-lot industrial business park next to the Viterra Grain Terminal on Highway 12, east of Lacombe. Site Development Guidelines have been approved by the County for the proposed development. These Guidelines describe the landscaping, signage and building design requirements for the Industrial Park.

Parkview ASP Revised May 2010
Site Design Guidelines

Lacombe County Council adopted the QEII North of Lacombe Area Structure Plan at the April 11, 2013 Council meeting.  Below is a copy of the QEII North of Lacombe ASP.

pdf QEII North of Lacombe Area Structure Plan (474 KB)

Lacombe County Council adopted the Sylvan Lake Area Structure Plan (ASP) on October 14, 2010. The ASP deals with the entire area surrounding Sylvan Lake, within Lacombe County, and will serve as a tool for controlling and directing future land uses and development in the Plan Area. A copy of the ASP is attached below.

 Sylvan Lake Area Structure Plan 
 Sylvan Lake Management Plan 2000 Update 

The West of Highway 2 Area Structure Plan (ASP) was adopted by Council on January 26, 2012. The plan identifies lands west of Highway 2 for light industrial commercial development in a phased approach as development opportunities will be limited to specific development nodes identified in the plan. The ASP outlines the policy in terms of the continued use of the lands for agricultural and other related opportunities; the requirements for development in terms of site design, landscaping and signage; the provision of servicing; and required road infrastructure.

 Highway 2 West Area Structure Plan