Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw
Part 7 : Agricultural Zones
7.2 AG – Agriculture: General
Purpose
To support and promote the development of agriculture and to provide for other compatible uses.
Uses
Subject to any fundamental use criteria for certain uses set out below, the permitted uses and the discretionary uses for this zone are listed in Table 7.2(A).
Table 7.2(A) Permitted Uses and Discretionary Uses
Deleted (Bylaw 39-2024) |
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Recreation, outdoor motorized vehicle facility‡ |
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* Refer to Part 6: Specific Use Regulations for additional regulations pertaining to this use.
‡ This use is site-specific; please refer to the Fundamental Use Criteria for this zone for additional information.
◊Refer to Fundamental use criteria below regarding a second dwelling on a lot.
Fundamental Use Criteria
The following uses shall only be considered in this zone if they meet the associated criteria below:
- (a) The following uses shall only be considered on Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0921829 (S ½ of 36-51-21-W4) and shall meet the associated maximum floor area requirements below:
- (i) Indoor recreation where the maximum floor area does not exceed 1350 m2.
- (ii) Office where the maximum floor area does not exceed 1350 m2.
- (iii) Private education where the maximum floor area does not exceed 420 m2.
- (b) A second dwelling on a lot in the form of any of the following uses shall be considered a permitted use and shall only be considered on a lot with an area greater than 32.0 hectares:
- (c) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, the following uses shall be prohibited:
- (i) Agricultural support housing
- (ii) Bed and breakfast
- (iii) Religious assembly major
- (iv) Religious assembly minor
- (v) Secondary suite
- (d) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, a garden suite can only be considered:
- (i) where the lot is located within the Transition Policy Area;
- (ii) where it supports the continued operation of an agricultural use;
- (iii) on a temporary basis for a period of up to two years; and
- (iv) where it does not exceed 65 m2 in ground floor area.
- (e) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, the following uses shall be discretionary uses:
- (f) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, any addition to the following residential uses may only be considered where the use existed prior to October 18, 2018:
- (g) Within the boundaries of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, reconstruction or replacement of the following may only be considered where it existed prior to October 18, 2018; is above the top-of-bank of a water body; and is not located in areas prone to extensive erosion or subsidence or within the 1:100 year floodplain:
- (i) Agricultural dwelling
- (ii) Temporary care dwelling
- (iii) Single dwelling
- (iv) Group home major
- (v) Collective communal housing
- (vi) Manufactured home (<20 feet wide)
- (vii) Manufactured home (≥20 feet wide)
- (viii) Private camp
- (h) Bed and breakfast shall not exceed a maximum of six sleeping units.
- (i) Campground major and campground minor shall only be considered on lots located within the Beaver Hills Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
- (j) Equestrian centre shall be a discretionary use where:
- (i) a building associated with the use has a gross floor area that exceeds 1858 m2;
- (ii) it is proposed on a lot that is adjacent to an existing multi-lot residential subdivision; or
- (iii) it is proposed on a lot that is located within the Country Residential Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
- (k) Community recreation shall only be considered on lots located within the Beaver Hills Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
- (l) Outdoor motorized vehicle recreation facility shall only be considered on Pt. of NE 2-53-21-W4 and SE 2-53-21-W4. This use shall not exceed a maximum of three two-day events per year excluding rainouts.
- (m) Recreational vehicle storage major shall only be considered on lots located within the following policy areas of the Municipal Development Plan:
- (i) Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area
- (ii) Agriculture Small Holdings Policy Area
- (iii) Local Employmment Policy Area
- (iv) Urban Service Area - Bremner, except where an Area Structure Plan has been adopted only an expansion of an existing recreational vehicle storage use shall be considered.
- (n) Recreational vehicle storage minor shall only be considered on lots located within the following policy areas:
- (i) Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan
- (ii) Agriculture Small Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan
- (iii) Beaver Hills Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan
- (iv) Transition Policy Area of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan
- (v) Local Employment Policy Area
- (vi) Urban Service Area - Bremner, except where an Area Structure Plan has been adopted only an expansion of an existing recreational vehicle storage use shall be considered.
- (o) WECS large multiple shall only be considered on lots that are:
- (i) a minimum of 32.0 ha in size; and
- (ii) located within the Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
Subdivision Regulations
Subdivision must comply with Table 7.2(B).
Table 7.2(B) Subdivision Regulations
Subsection |
Regulation |
(a) |
The minimum lot area shall be 32.0 ha. |
(b) |
Despite Table 7.2(B) (a), for an unsubdivided quarter section in the Agriculture Large Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan, a first lot out subdivision may be considered if it is: (i) an equal split if the subdivision is for agricultural purposes; (ii) a split along a natural or manmade severance; or (iii) a lot with a minimum area of 0.8 ha and a maximum area of 2.0 ha for an existing or proposed dwelling. The maximum lot area may be increased to accommodate existing accessory buildings, environmental features or shelterbelt configuration. |
(c) |
Despite Table 7.2(B) (a), for an unsubdivided quarter section in the Agriculture Small Holdings Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan, a first lot out subdivision may be considered if it is: (i) an equal split; (ii) a split along a natural or manmade severance; or (iii) a lot with a minimum area of 0.8 ha and a maximum area of 2.0 ha for an existing or proposed dwelling. The maximum lot area may be increased to accommodate existing accessory buildings, environmental features or shelterbelt configuration. |
(d) |
Despite Table 7.2(B) (a), for an unsubdivided quarter section in the Beaver Hills Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan, a first lot out subdivision may be considered if it is: (i) an equal split; (ii) a split along a natural or manmade severance; or (iii) a lot with a minimum area of 0.8 ha and a maximum area of 2.0 ha for an existing dwelling. The maximum lot area may be increased to accommodate existing accessory buildings, environmental features or shelterbelt configuration. |
(e) |
Despite Table 7.2(B) (a), for an unsubdivided quarter section in the Transition Policy Area of the Heartland Industrial Area Structure Plan, a first lot out subdivision may be considered if it is: (i) an equal split; or (ii) a split along a natural or manmade severance |
Development Regulations
Development must comply with Table 7.2(C).
Table 7.2(C) Development Regulations
Subsection |
Regulation |
Measurement |
(a) |
Maximum height |
10.0 m |
(b) |
No maximum |
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Minimum setbacks |
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(c) |
30.0 m |
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(d) |
From a front lot line |
20.0 m |
(e) |
From a side lot line |
20.0 m |
(f) |
From a side lot line for the first lot out of a quarter section |
10.0 m |
(g) |
From a rear lot line |
20.0 m |
(h) |
From a rear lot line for the first lot out of a quarter section |
10.0 m |