The County is proposing amendments to regulations related to stacked townhouse dwellings. A stacked townhouse dwelling is a type of townhouse dwelling where the three or more units have separate external entrances and are separated from each other vertically or horizontally or both and is a use within the County’s Land Use Bylaw.

Additional amendments are proposed within the Bremner and LEA (Local Employment Area) Area Concept Plan (21.0 MB) areas. An Area Concept Plan is a document that guides future development within a specific area. The Bremner and LEA (Local Employment Area) Area Concept Plan is split into two parts, Bremner and the Local Employment Area. The Bremner area, located north of Highway 16 and east of Highway 21, is planned to be a complete urban community with a variety of housing and services to meet the needs of a broad array of future County residents. The County is currently working on a project that will ensure a diverse range of residential options are available within the future Bremner community.

The County is proposing to add a requirement into the Area Concept Plan that, if approved, would ensure that when urban development begins within the Bremner area, new low-density residential areas will allow for up to four units on each property. This would include opportunities for housing forms such as fourplexes or stacked townhouses throughout low-density neighbourhoods.

To implement this new requirement, the County is also proposing amendments to the Land Use Bylaw that will enable consideration of four units on each property within the urban residential zones utilized in Bremner, including the RLD1 – Small Lot Low Density Residential and RLD2 – Standard Lot Low Density Residential. 

The requirements are intended for newly developing areas in Bremner only and would not apply to other areas such as country residential, rural residential, or agricultural properties.