Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Strathcona County - Interactive Land Use Bylaw

Part 9 : Industrial Zones

9.1  IH – Heavy Industrial

Purpose

9.1(1)

To provide for industrial uses which may generate nuisance beyond the boundaries of the site. This zone also allows for some compatible non-industrial uses.

Uses

9.1(2)

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 9.1(A).

Table 9.1(A) Permitted and Discretionary

Permitted uses

Discretionary uses

Equipment major

Abattoir

General agriculture

Aggregate extraction*

Oil recycling depot

Asphalt plant major

Outdoor storage

Asphalt plant minor

Utility service minor

Concrete plant major

Warehouse and storage

Concrete plant minor

WECS small*

Emergency service

 

General industrial

 

Heavy industrial

 

Non-accessory parking

 

Residential security/operator unit

 

Service station minor

 

Utility service major

 

Waste management major

 

Waste management minor

 

WECS large single*

 

Wrecking yard

* Refer to Part 6: Specific Use Regulations for additional regulations pertaining to this use.

Subdivision Regulations

9.1(3)

Subdivision must comply with Table 9.1(B).

Table 9.1(B) Subdivision Regulations

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

(a)

Minimum lot width

50.0 m

Development Regulations

9.1(4)

Development must comply with Table 9.1(C).

Table 9.1(C) Development Regulations

Subsection

Regulation

Measurement

Minimum setbacks

(a)

From a lot line abutting a road

30.0 m

(b)

From a front lot line

15.0 m

(c)

From a side lot line

15.0 m

(d)

From a rear lot line

15.0 m

(e)

Despite (a), (b), (c) and (d), the development officer may require a greater setback for a use that may interfere with the safety and amenity of adjacent sites or in accordance with 9.1(5), as guided by reports, studies or additional information prepared by an accredited professional and required as part of an application.

Other Regulations

9.1(5)

A proposed use or expansion to an existing use shall not exceed the following acceptable levels of industrial risk as determined through a risk assessment completed in accordance with the standards established by the Major Industrial Accidents Council of Canada:

  1. (a) 1 in 100,000 (1 x 10-5) chance of a fatality resulting from an industrial accident within a distance of 1.5 km from the boundary of the Heavy Industrial Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.
  2. (b) 1 in 1,000,000 (1 x 10-6) chance of a fatality resulting from an industrial accident within a distance of 3.0 km from the boundary of the Heavy Industrial Policy Area of the Municipal Development Plan.

 

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