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AMENDMENT OF BYLAW 938-19
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Adopted March 26, 2019
AMENDED BY BYLAW 1077-25
AZUR SCHOOL SITE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDING BYLAW
Adopted May 13, 2025
AMENDED BY BYLAW 1059-24
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDING BYLAW
Adopted November 5, 2024
AMENDED BY BYLAW 1048-25
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDING BYLAW
Adopted June 10, 2025
AMENDED BY BYLAW 1095-26
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDING BYLAW
Adopted March 24, 2026
Beaumont
OUR
MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
COMPLETE
COMMUNITY
OUR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Our Complete Community was created from the efforts of Beaumont staff and Stantec Consulting. The
project team would like to thank the stakeholders who have dedicated their time and energy into the
creation of the plan by providing feedback at various workshops, open houses, interviews, and other
engagement events.
Acknowledgement would also like to be given to Beaumont's Council and the Working Group who
provided insight throughout the project.
Mayor John Stewart
Perry Hendriks
Kathy Barnhart
Bill Daneluik
Mayor Camille Bérubé
Kathy Barnhart
Kerri Bauer
Perry Hendriks
BEAUMONT
COUNCIL:
PAST
COUNCIL
(2013-2017):
Martin Stout
Sam Munckhof-Swain
Steven vanNieuwkerk
Bruce LeCren
Bill McNamara
Louise White-Gibbs
WORKING
GROUP:
Eleanor Mohammed, General Manager, Integrated Growth & Infrastructure
Kerry Hilts, General Manager, Community & Protective Services
Kendra Raymond, Director, Integrated Growth
Kathy Lewin, Director, Infrastructure
Rob Mackin, Director, Economic Development
Joannes Wong, Manager, Long Range Planning
Tyler Tymchyshyn, Manager, Engineering
Joanne Dargis, Manager, Current Planning
Shiva Kumar, Manager, Media and Communications
Daya Ranasinghe, Geomatics Coordinator
Alyssa Carson, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
Lisa Drury, Long Range Planner
Ruibin Li, Long Range Planner
Aleshia Kwasny, Current Planner
Paxton Porter, Planning Technician
Note:
Acknowledgement would also like to be given to former Working Group members
who provided insight throughout the project:
Dave Dmytryshyn
Ilona Molnar
Bert Roach
Nick Nilsen
Sadie Miller
Several of the photographs used in the document are the creative works of residents
of the community who entered a photo contest as part of the project. Their photos
demonstrate the varied landscapes, wildlife, and built form that residents of Beaumont
can enjoy. Thank you for all the submissions that have helped to make this plan
interesting and visually appealing. Photos featured in the plan are credited to:
Colton Nelson (Cover page, Pg. 1, 11, 45, 69, and back cover)
Elaine Grandon (Pg. 8, 13, 49, and back cover)
Tracy Galenza (Pg. 1, 5, 12, 17, , 104, and back cover)
Joanne Morrison (Pg. 18)
Monica Helgoth (Pg. 14,55, and back cover)
PHOTO
CREDITS:
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Introduction
Our Beaumont Past and Present
Healthy Vibrant Community
Responsible Development
Economic Strength
Effective Movement of People and Goods
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Table of
Contents
7
Environmental Stewardship
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Safety and Emergency Management
Working Together
Implementation, Transition, and Monitoring
Glossary of Terms
References
Maps
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Beaumont
1
Introduction
1
Municipal Development Plan
2
Our
Complete
Community,
Beaumont's
Municipal
Development Plan, celebrates our local context, and
incorporates successful community building practices
to plan growth in a responsible way both within our
community and regionally. Our Complete Community
recognizes
our
position
within
the
Edmonton
Metropolitan Region, in addition to meeting all the
necessary legislative and regulatory requirements,
regional and provincial policies, and plans.
Being a complete community means that Beaumont
includes housing suitable for all ages and income
levels, provides residents with easy access to jobs, local
amenities, services, community facilities and access to a
multi-modal transportation system. The elements of a
complete community will vary depending on the factors
like scale and type of communities in terms of diversity
and range of affordable housing, jobs, amenities and
facilities needed. As such, Our Complete Community
incorporates economic, social, cultural, environmental,
and emergency service elements in our municipal
governance and planning that contributes to the quality
and character of Beaumont.
The purpose of Our Complete Community is to provide
direction for local development, services, and land-
use, along with outlining our relationship within the
region. It also directs Beaumont's overall planning and
engineering practices; in managing future growth and
implementing the community-built vision of this plan
over the next 30 years.
Our Story
1.1
Building this Plan
1.2
The United Nations New Urban Agenda is an action-
oriented planning document that sets out global standards
for sustainable urban development. The New Urban Agenda
recognizes the important relationship between development
and the environment, along with the significance of social
equity, inclusivity, resiliency, safety, and creating adequate
housing and sustainable human settlements. It was
ratified at the United Nations Housing and Sustainable
Development Conference (Habitat III) held October 2016
in Quito, Ecuador. The New Urban Agenda calls for action
and global collaboration from urban actors in all levels
of government, non-governmental organizations, and the
private sector to achieve its goals. Beaumont recognizes
our role in coordinating planning efforts for urbanization
within the goals of the Agenda.
For resources on the United Nations New Urban Agenda, please
see Section 12 - References
1.2.1 Legislative & Policy Context
Alignment with Global Initiatives
Beaumont
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In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
of Canada issued its Calls to Action, encouraging
all levels of government across Canada to begin
the ongoing process of reconciliation, recognizing
Canada's legacy of residential schools, and working
to establish new and respectful relationships
between
Indigenous
and
non-Indigenous
Canadians.
On July 7, 2015, the Government of Alberta (Office
of the Premier, 2015, July 7) recognized the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples (Fontaine, T. , 2016, May 10), and that the
declaration "speaks to Indigenous people's basic
human rights, language, equality, land and their
right to control their own lives. At its heart, the
United Nations Declaration encourages all of us
to celebrate and preserve Indigenous cultures
and traditions, and to work alongside Indigenous
people to ensure they are participating in decisions
that concern them." The government committed to
"engage directly with Indigenous peoples to find a
common and practical understanding of how the
principles of the United Nations Declaration can be
implemented in a way that is consistent with our
Constitution and with Alberta law".
On May 10, 2016, Canada's Federal Government
fully adopted the United Nations Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Fontaine,
T., 2016, May 10), committing to adoption and
implementation of the declaration in accordance
with the Canadian Constitution, recognizing
Indigenous peoples' basic human rights, as well as
rights to self-determination, language, equality, and
land.
The Province is committed to implementing
the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples, and, as such, has taken
"meaningful and reasonable steps to understand and
engage with neighbour Indigenous communities
and citizens in respectful and culturally appropriate
manners, particularly with respect to land use
planning and service delivery" (Alberta Government,
2016). The modernized Municipal Government Act,
proclaimed in force April 2018, provides direction
in this regard.
Beaumont recognizes the significance of the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action,
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, the Constitution Act, and Treaty
Six traditional territory as an important framework
for building mutually beneficial relationships
and understanding Indigenous peoples' rights.
Beaumont respects that since time immemorial;
Indigenous people have, and continue to call the
lands in and around Beaumont their home and their
traditional territory. In 2016, 3.2% of Beaumont's
total population self-identified as being Indigenous
(First Nation, Metis, or Inuit), serving as an important
part of Our Complete Community.
As Beaumont continues to build and foster long-
term relationships with local and surrounding
Indigenous peoples, we respect, acknowledge, and
celebrate Indigenous peoples' way of life, culture,
and history. Beaumont calls upon its residents
and businesses to learn more about the history
of Canada's Indigenous peoples and identify new
opportunities for reconciliation.
For more infomation, see the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
or the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Alignment with National Initiatives
Municipal Development Plan
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(1) Every council of a municipality must by bylaw adopt a municipal development plan.
(2) Repealed 2016 c24 s98.
(2.1) Within 3 years after the coming into force of this subsection, a council of a municipality that does not
have a municipal development plan must by bylaw adopt a municipal development plan.
(3) A municipal development plan
(a) must address
(i.) the future land use within the municipality,
(ii.) the manner of and the proposals for future development in the municipality,
(iii.) the co-ordination of land use, future growth patterns and other infrastructure with
adjacent municipalities if there is no intermunicipal development plan with respect to
those matters in those municipalities,
(iv.) the provision of the required transportation systems either generally or specifically within
the municipality and in relation to adjacent municipalities, and
(v.) the provision of municipal services and facilities either generally or specifically.
(b) may address
(i.) proposals for the financing and programming of municipal infrastructure,
(ii.) the co-ordination of municipal programs relating to the physical, social and economic
development of the municipality,
(iii.) environmental matters within the municipality,
(iv.) the financial resources of the municipality,
(v.) the economic development of the municipality, and
(vi.) any other matter relating to the physical, social or economic development of the
municipality.
(c) may contain statements regarding the municipality's development constraints, including the
results of any development studies and impact analysis, and goals, objectives, targets, planning
policies and corporate strategies,
(d) must contain policies compatible with the subdivision and development regulations to provide
guidance on the type and location of land uses adjacent to sour gas facilities,
In accordance with the Province of Alberta
Municipal Government Act, the purpose of Our
Complete Community: Municipal Development Plan
is to provide general development policies for the
future development of Beaumont.
Our Complete Community has been prepared to
conform and comply with all relevant provincial
Acts, regulations, plans and policies such as
the Alberta Land Stewardship Act, the Land Use
Framework, and the Provincial Land Use Policies.
Where not explicitly stated in this Municipal
Development Plan the requirements of all
federal and provincial policy and regulation take
precedence.
More specifically, the policies of this plan reflect
the broader provincial and regional economic
development, growth management, and land use
stewardship strategies and goals that promote
compact contiguous development, efficient use
of land, along with protection of significant
landscapes and natural systems. Decisions made
based on Our Complete Community will show how
consideration for these provincial Acts, regional
plans, and policies was conducted.
This Municipal Development Plan is established
under the authority of Section 632 of the Municipal
Government Act (Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000
Chapter M-26), which addresses the adoption of a
Municipal Development Plan and stipulates those
matters which must be addressed by a Municipal
Development Plan.
Consistency with Provincial Legislation and Policies
Municipal Development Plans
Beaumont
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Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan
As an active member of the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Board, Our Complete Community has
been carefully developed to ensure that it is in
compliance with the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Growth Plan and other policies.
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth
Plan outlines a framework to manage economic,
employment, and population growth through
Policy Tiers and structure components. The
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan
outlines three main Policy Tiers that recognize
the unique roles and opportunities for growth
and change within these tiers: Rural Areas,
Metropolitan Areas, and Metropolitan Core.
Beaumont is identified within the Metropolitan
Area. As a result, Beaumont will implement
the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth
Plan principles for the Metropolitan Area by
encouraging a contiguous urban settlement
pattern, offering employment areas, cultural
and health facilities, major commercial centres,
providing urban service levels, and regional
commuter services.
Centre-Ville is the historic and cultural heart of
the community and is Beaumont's Urban Centre
which provides a sub-regional level of service to
accommodate mixed-use development at higher
intensities in a pedestrian oriented environment.
Map 1 - Edmonton Metropolitan Regional Structure
Context depicts Beaumont's location within the
Region. The Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan growth directives for a Metropolitan
Area includes:
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Intensifying Beaumont's built-up urban areas;
-
Developing
compact
and
contiguous
greenfield areas at a density of 35 dwelling
units per net residential hectare;
-
Encouraging higher densities around regional
transit opportunities;
-
Supporting employment and institutional,
health, and educational growth;
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Promoting urban agriculture; and
-
Providing housing options that are affordable
for all residents.
Our Complete Community has applied these
directives to support the objectives and policies
within this Plan.
Beaumont's Council has adopted this Plan on (insert
date when adopted)_______, in accordance with the
requirements of the Municipal Government Act.
(e) must contain policies respecting the
provision
of
municipal,
school
or
municipal and school reserves, including
but not limited to the need for, amount of
and allocation of those reserves and the
identification of school requirements in
consultation with affected school boards,
(f) must contain policies respecting the
protection of agricultural operations, and
(g) may contain policies respecting the
provision of conservation reserve in
accordance with section 664.2(1)(a) to (d).
(4) A
municipal
development
plan
must
be
consistent
with
any
intermunicipal
development plan in respect of land that is
identified in both the municipal development
plan and the intermunicipal development plan.
Municipal Development Plan
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Our Complete Community is intrinsically linked with the Municipal Strategic Plan called Our Beaumont.
Our Beaumont provides the foundational direction for our municipality's strategic work, to guide us in
our everyday operations, and to prioritize budget and resource allocations. Our Beaumont is structured
around six Strategic Pillars for Change.
Alignment with Municipal Initiatives
By supporting and promoting an accessible
community that is safe, has diverse housing
and transportation options, and provides a
variety of public spaces.
By pursuing the pricinicples and policies
of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan and work with neighboring
communities to achieve a shared vision of
the area.
By ensuring communication with citizens
in a meaningful way as well as providing
opportunities for public participation.
By providing opportunities for community
and commercial services to meet resident's
needs and support new businesses.
By ensuring responsible development will
utilize land and infrastructure wisely and
efficiently and that Beaumont will continue
its efforts to increase its non-residential
assessment base.
By incorporating social, cultural elements
in our municipal governance and planning,
and ensuring the daily living needs of all
citizens (existing and new) are met while
celebrating the community's Indigenous,
French, and Agricultural heritage.
Livability
Regional
Collaboration
and
Leadership
Connecting with Citizens
Economic Prosperity
Good Governance, Fiscal
Responsibility, and Efficient Use
of Tax Dollars
Welcoming Diversity and
Celebrating our Cultural
Heritage
Our Complete Community aligns with the same vision with the Strategic Plan and provides a more
detailed set of land use and development policies built upon the six pillars of the Strategic Plan.
The integration of the Strategic Plan within Our Complete Community ensures that these plans work
together to achieve a common vision for future generations in Beaumont.
Beaumont
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Our Complete Community is a statutory long-range
policy document that reflects policy directions
established in Beaumont's Strategic Plan to guide
Beaumont in making sustainable, responsible,
and accountable decisions with respect to
land-use, development, and service provisions.
The Municipal Development Plan also serves
to inform government agencies, Indigenous
peoples, utilities and service providers, non-
government organizations, developers, residents,
local businesses, and other authorities such as
local school boards, adjacent municipalities, and
the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board, of
the major policy directions that Beaumont has
established.
Our Complete Community guides the development
of future statutory and non-statutory planning
documents such as:
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Area Structure Plan: A Statutory plan defined
by the Municipal Government Act that provides
a land-use and servicing framework for the
development of new areas within Beaumont.
-
Area Redevelopment Plan: A Statutory
plan defined by the Municipal Government
Act that provides policy direction for the
redevelopment and revitalization of existing
lands and buildings within Beaumont.
-
Land Use Bylaw: A land use mechanism
defined by the Municipal Government Act that
implements the policies of Our Complete
Community, Area Structure Plan, and Area
Redevelopment Plan through regulations and
land-use districts.
-
Master Plans, guidelines and standards:
Non-statutory documents that provide policy
direction for the built form and streetscape
design,
the
environment,
community
infrastructure servicing, and recreation and
community service needs of the community.
How To Use This Plan
1.3
Bylaw
Non-Statutory Plans
Provincial
Regional
Municipal
Municipal
Government
Act
Municipal Development
Plan
Inter-Municipal
Development Plan
Area Structure Plan
Area Redevelopment
Plan
Land Use
Bylaw
Strategic Plan
Recreation, Parks and Facilites
Master Plan
Transportation Master plan
Enviromental Master Plan
Utility Master Plan
Outline Plans
Edmonton
Metropolitan
Region
Growth Plan
Alberta Land
Stewardship
Act
North
Saskatchewan
Regional Plan
(pending)
Statutory Plans
The diagram below depicts Beaumont's planning hierarchy.
Municipal Development Plan
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1.3.1 Interpretation
To understand the goals, objectives, and policies
of the Beaumont Municipal Development Plan,
also referred to as "Our Complete Community", "the
Plan" or "this Plan" it should be read in its entirety
and all relevant text, tables, and schedules are
to be applied together in the context of each
individual situation.
The vision expressed in Our Complete Community
is contingent on an understanding of Beaumont
as a complex and rapidly growing municipality,
where sometimes conflicting considerations must
be effectively balanced so we can move forward
with planning approaches and best practices that
serve our community.
Policies are written using specific terminology
within Our Complete Community to ensure that
they have clear intentions and appropriate actions
and they are to be interpreted as follows:
-
The word "shall", "must", or "will" is considered
mandatory where it is used in a policy.
Where quantities or numerical standards are
contained within mandatory policies, such
quantities or standards may be varied so long
as the intent of the policy is still achieved and
the variation is necessary to address unique
circumstances that would render compliance
impractical or impossible.
-
The word "should" in a policy, means that
the policy is strongly encouraged, but can
be varied where unique or unforeseen
circumstances provide for courses of action
that would satisfy the general intent of the
policy.
-
Where "may" is used in a policy, it means there
is a choice in applying the policy and denotes
discretionary compliance or the ability to vary
the requirements as presented.
Certain terms in Our Complete Community have
defined terms and/or variations in usage. The
reader is advised that:
-
Words used in the present tense include the
other tenses and derivative forms.
-
Words used in the singular include the plural,
and words using the masculine gender
include the feminine gender and vice versa.
-
Words not defined herein may be given their
definition in the Municipal Government Act.
Other words shall be given their usual and
customary meaning.
-
Words have the same meaning whether they
are capitalized or not.
The locations of boundaries and symbols are
approximate and they are not intended to define
the exact locations except where they coincide
with major roads, transmission lines, the LeBlanc
Canal, and other clearly recognizable physical
features. Future roads and public transit systems
are shown in approximate locations only. Where
a land use coincides with a property line, the
property line will generally be interpreted as the
boundary of the land use designation.
While a great deal of research and consultation
was undertaken in the development of this plan,
it is acknowledged that the plan may need to be
amended from time to time.
Beaumont
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1892 - First French
Settlers
1898 - Fred Long's
Blacksmith Shop Opens
1877 - Treaty Six Adhesion
1895 - First Weekly
Mail Service Started
1963 - Running
Water
1980 - Paved Roads
1973 - Incorporated as
a Village
1898 - Irenee Lavignes's
General Store Opens
1895 - Beaumont
Named
1945 - Electricity
1980 - Beaumont
Becomes a Town
Our Beaumont
Past & Present
2
1894 - First School
Fouquette School
1901 - First Telephone
Service
Note: Timeline not to scale
Municipal Development Plan
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Beaumont is located within Treaty Six traditional
territory and since time immemorial, Beaumont
and surrounding Edmonton Region has been
home to many Indigenous peoples (including the
Blackfoot, Cree, and Métis).
On August 21, 1877, Cree Chief Papastayo
(Edmonton Public Library, n.d.) signed an adhesion
to Treaty No. 6 on behalf of the Papaschase band
at Fort Edmonton. An area immediately north of
Beaumont was selected to serve as a reservation
and there were 195 band members who resided
here. The Papaschase band identified as Cree and
of mixed descent.
By the 1880s, bison were disappearing in the
Beaumont area and the economy of the local
Indigenous people was collapsing. The Papaschase
Band was facing increased pressures to relocate
from settlers in and around Edmonton. In 1885,
the Scrip Commission arrived in the area and
many members of the Papaschase Band began to
accept scrip due to their poor health and living
conditions. A scrip certificate entitled the holder
to either a parcel of land or roughly $160; they
would also identify as Metis, forfeit their "Indian
status" and any interest in the reserve lands. In
1888, the remaining Band members lost their
land to the Federal Government, who subdivided
the reserve, selling most of the land at auction to
land speculators, who then resold it to settlers
(Edmonton Public Library, n.d.). During this time
of upheaval, many of the original Band members
dispersed to surrounding First Nations in the Treaty
Six area, including Alexander, Maskwacis, Saddle
Lake, Beaver Lake, Goodfish Lake, Kehewin, Frog
Lake and Onion Lake (Morin, B., 2015, July 14). The
last remaining 82 residents on the Papaschase
Reserve dispersed to the Enoch reserve just west
of Edmonton (Morin, B., 2015, July 14).
The first French settlers from Ontario and Québec
came to the Leduc district in 1892 when the
railway opened. Some of those settlers chose the
Beaumont area for their new homes. Followed
by families from Québec, Minnesota, and North
Dakota in 1893, a colony of about 20 French-
Canadian families formed this district, which was
called Sandy Lake. The French Canadian colony
was named Beaumont in 1895. Translated into
English, Beaumont means beautiful hill.
Bishop Grandin of St. Albert purchased ten acres
of land from the Hudson Bay Company to build
the first church in Beaumont in 1894 and a
founding resident donated 20 more acres. These
30 acres were the foundation of what became
the hamlet of Beaumont. Father Lacombe was
appointed to choose the site for Beaumont's iconic
church, today known as St. Vital Roman Catholic
Church. The construction was completed in 1895
complimented with a log-hewn rectory, built in
1896. The original church burned down in 1918
and a new church was built on the hill further
from the corner of 50 Street (Rue Preville) and
50Avenue (Avenue Chartier) in 1920. Over time,
this church has become a visual landmark and
cultural focal point for the community.
Beaumont grew outward from this prominent
landscape hilltop feature, which rises 31 metres
(102 feet) above the surrounding prairie. Through
the early years of this area's history, agriculture was
the economic driver. Over the years, Beaumont
has transformed from a small agricultural service
centre to a rapidly growing urban centre. Business
and residential activity has spread outward in a
concentric pattern from 50 Street and 50 Avenue,
influenced by a circular collector road connecting
the inner four quarter sections of development.
Incorporated as a Village in 1973, with an initial
land base of 2.5 square kilometres (one square
mile), and a population of 370, Beaumont grew
quickly to become a town in 1980 with a population
of 2,144. Additional land was annexed in 1980,
1984, 1988, and 1999. By 1999, Beaumont was
10.2 square kilometres (four square miles) in size
with a population of 6,518. With the most recent
annexation in 2017, Beaumont has an area of 23.5
square kilometres (9.07 square miles).
1. The "North-West Half-Breed Commission" (referred to today as Metis Scrip Commission) was created by Federal Order-in-Council, P.C. 688, 1885, authorizing the
Minister to grant: "To each half-breed head of a family resident in the North-West Territories...the lot or portion of land of which he is at present time in bona fide
undisputed occupation by virtue of residence....to the extent of one hundred and sixty acres...and in the case of each half-breed head of family...who is present in a
bona fide occupation of any land, scrip be issued, ...to the extent of one hundred and sixty dollars."
Welcome to Beaumont
2.0
2.1
Our History
Beaumont
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Beaumont Today
Treaty Six and Indigenous Peoples
How We Fit in The Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Map 3 - Current Land Use depicts Beaumont's current land use which
offers a wide variety of services to its residents. Beaumont offers
over 125 hectares of parks, lakes, and municipal and school reserves
that are connected by an extensive network of over 35 kilometres of
highly functional interconnected trails that are in close proximity to
residential development. Beaumont is committed to developing and
maintaining a sustainable environment through its programs and
services. Beaumont has a rich French-Canadian history that inspires
civic, cultural, and retail services. In Beaumont's core, Centre-Ville,
past and present come together. The design of new buildings in
Centre-Ville exhibit Beaumont's French heritage through their
architectural design.
Beaumont acknowledges that it is part of the
Treaty Six traditional territory, and that since
time immemorial Indigenous peoples have,
and continue to call this area their home.
Beaumont recognizes the achievements and
contributions of Indigenous people and their
role in the development of the Edmonton
region and Beaumont. Beaumont supports
an open-dialogue with Indigenous peoples,
respects Indigenous culture, and is committed
to reconciliation, promoting awareness, and
recognition of Indigenous people.
Beaumont is an integral part of the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region; it is bordered by the City of
Edmonton and Leduc County, and approximately
five kilometres east of the Queen Elizabeth II
Highway, the Edmonton International Airport, and
the Nisku Business Industrial Park.
Beaumont's
location
is
important
for
its
employment and population growth. Linking to
the Canada - Mexico Trade Corridor, in addition to
being in close proximity to the Alberta Aerotropolis
area around the Edmonton International Airport
as well as Alberta's Industrial Heartland, provides
tremendous opportunity for Beaumont to leverage
the strength of its existing businesses, attract
inward investment, diversify the local and regional
economy, and create more jobs. Possible areas
for economic diversification in Beaumont include
the information, communications, technology,
healthcare, and tourism industries.
Beaumont not only provides a full range of
services to its residents, it also contributes social,
community, educational services, and regional
joint-use facilities to adjacent municipalities
through
inter-municipal
agreements
and
regional partnerships. Beaumont has a strong
history of intermunicipal cooperation though its
partnerships with Leduc County and the City of
Edmonton. The Beaumont Sports and Recreation
Centre (formerly called Aqua-Fit Centre) and Ken
Nichol Regional Recreation Center were built to
serve the recreation and community service needs
for residents from Beaumont and Leduc County.
Additionally, in 2017 Beaumont together with
the City of Edmonton established its first regional
transit service linking Beaumont and the City of
Edmonton, providing stronger connections within
the community and to the surrounding areas.
Local And Regional Context
2.2
Municipal Development Plan
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Natural Features
Beaumont is located within the Central Parkland
Natural Subregion. This subregion is the most
densely populated region in the province and,
as such, the majority of its native vegetation has
been altered by human activity. This subregion
consists of groves of aspen and balsam poplar
intermixed with grasslands and depressional
wetlands (Natural Regions Committee, 2006).
Beaumont's future growth areas are dominated
by agricultural lands (including farmstead/
residential buildings) with an assortment of
natural features, including both woodlands and
wetlands. The woodlands present contain a
diverse assemblage of vegetation, dominated by a
pure or mixed canopy of trembling aspen, balsam
poplar, or white spruce. A review of the Alberta
Merged Wetland Inventory (Alberta Environment
and Parks, 2013) identified nine fens, 65 marshes
and 12 open water features within the Plan area.
From a landscape distribution standpoint, the
wetland features are clustered primarily along
the western half and the areas to the north of
Township Road 510. There is also a large open
water wetland located south of Highway 625.
Field verification will be required to determine
the actual area, distribution and value of wetlands
and should be done prior to or concurrent with
future land use plans.
Irvine Creek is a major wildlife linkage that runs
from east to west, connecting to the Blackmud
Creek and the North Saskatchewan River.
Northward expansion of urban development
toward Irvine Creek leads to pressures on the
connectivity of the area, and it is important that
the riparian area of Irvine Creek be protected
and enhanced to protect a functional ecological
network on a local and regional level.
Agricultural Land Capability
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth
Plan identifies soil classifications for agricultural
lands in the region based on the Land Suitability
Rating System determined by Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada. The majority of Beaumont's
lands are categorized as Class 2 Soil (Prime)
and a portion in the northeast is categorized
as Class 4 (Marginal) Soil. Areas within
Beaumont's greenfield area that are designated
as prime agriculture lands shall be conserved for
agricultural purposes until the lands are needed
to accommodate urban growth and will require
an agriculture impact assessment as part of the
requirements for an Area Structure Plan.
The regional topographic slope and inferred
shallow groundwater flow direction is towards
Irvine Creek, which eventually discharges into
the Blackmud Creek. The Blackmud/Whitemud
Creek Surface Water Management Study is
currently being completed, which examines
the drainage of the area on a regional basis to
create a master drainage plan for the Blackmud/
Whitemud Creek watershed. Drainage within
built-up Beaumont is addressed through a series
of stormwater management ponds and facilities
before discharging into the LeBlanc Canal and
the Irvine Creek.
Topography & Drainage
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The regional geology and hydrogeology around
Beaumont was assessed using the Hydrogeology of
the Southwest Segment, Edmonton, Alberta (Ceroici,
W.J.,1978). The underlying geological formation is
anticipated to be the Horseshoe Canyon Formation,
which consists of interbedded bentonitic shales
and sandstones with numerous coal seams. The
indicated possible regional groundwater yield from
area aquifers is reported to range from 0.10 litres per
second (L/s) to 0.40 L/s. Based on the hydrogeological
map, lateral groundwater flow direction is west to
northwest. The vertical groundwater flow direction
of the unconsolidated sediments could not be
determined from the reviewed map. Sandstone and
coal lenses are expected to be the most dominant
aquifers throughout most of the bedrock geology.
Information accessed for the purposes of this report
is on a regional basis and does not constitute a
complete geological or hydrogeological evaluation
of the Beaumont lands.
Geographic Hydrology
Pipelines & Wellsite Locations
A search was conducted using the Abacus
Datagraphics
website
(Abacus
Datagraphics,
n.d), which includes pipeline and oil wellsite
information from the Alberta Energy Regulator
(Map 4 - Significant Features). Please note that the
locations of oil wells from the Abadata website are
approximate. A detailed understanding of wellsite
locations will require surveying.
The results of the Abadata search indicated that
there were two operational pipelines and two
abandoned pipelines located within the built-up
area of Beaumont, which are licensed to carry natural
gas. There are also numerous low-pressure natural
gas lines within the greenfield area of Beaumont
that are licenced to AltaGas Utilities Inc.
The search results indicated that within the
greenfield area of Beaumont there are no wellsite
records north of Township Road 510. Four wellsite
records in the western portion and four wellsite
records in the southern portion. The four oil wells
were drilled in the western portion in the early
1950s (1951 or 1952). Three of the oil wells were
licensed to Chevron (abandoned in 1951) and one
of the oil wells was licensed to Imperial Oil Ltd.
(with no abandonment date reported). The four oil
wells in the southern portion were drilled in the
early 1950's and were licensed to either Chevron
or Imperial Oil Ltd. One of the four oil wells was
reportedly abandoned in the early 1950s, shortly
after drill completion.
Municipal Servicing
Beaumont receives its water from
the Capital Region Southwest Water
Services Commission, which operates
approximately 120 kilometres of water
transmission pipes. The Commission
receives water from EPCOR via the
Boundary Station located on the west
side of Highway II at 41 Avenue (Map
4 - Significant Features). From this
point, water is conveyed via a 400
millimetre line to Beaumont. The
existing water system consists of a
looped network of distribution pipes,
two reservoirs, and two pumphouses.
In accordance with the Capital
Region Southwest Water Services
Commission's Master Plan, additional
capacity is available to service new
greenfield areas. Upgrades to the
system will be required to extend
water servicing to these areas.
Water
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Beaumont is a member of the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater
Commission. Wastewater is conveyed from Beaumont into the system for
treatment via two existing 525 millimetre and 900 millimetre gravity mains.
Beaumont is serviced through two main connection points: the majority of
the community discharges to the west, while the northeast area discharges
to a trunk adjacent to Township Road 510. Greenfield areas to the north
and northwest are low lying and will require lift stations and force mains
for wastewater conveyance.
Wastewater
The stormwater system in Beaumont follows a
dual drainage concept of minor (piped system) and
major systems (conveyance and storage). The minor
system accommodates the more frequent rainfall
runoff, whereas the major system accommodates
less frequent events that are above the capacity
of the minor system. Stormwater is managed by
a series of interlinked wet and dry stormwater
management facilities releasing into LeBlanc
drainage canal and ultimately to Irvine Creek.
Stormwater management facilities comprised
of wet and dry ponds conforming to Alberta
Environment and Parks Guidelines.
The greenfield areas are generally serviceable by
gravity to existing creeks and canals in the vicinity.
Lands at the southeast corner of Highway 625 and
814 have very little vertical relief and will require
stormwater to be considered as part of the Area
Structure Plan for the development.
Beaumont currently accommodates a variety
of transportation options that prioritize safety
and efficiency. There is an extensive pedestrian
network made up of sidewalks and multi-use trails
in Beaumont that connect residents to destinations
and provide recreational opportunities for healthy
active lifestyles. Beaumont has also made strides
in promoting active transportation in Centre-
Ville through pedestrian oriented built form and
streetscaping initiatives. In addition, a commuter
transit system, developed in partnership with the
City of Edmonton, has been in place since late 2017.
Regional connectivity and cooperation is a key
priority for Beaumont. The community is well
connected to the greater Edmonton Metropolitan
Region through a variety of transportation routes as
illustrated on Map 6 - Transportation Context. To
the north, five connections lead to Edmonton, 91
Street SW , Range Road 242, 50 Street, Range Road
240, and 17 Street SW. To the west, two connections,
Highway 625 and Township Road 510 lead towards
Nisku, Leduc, the Edmonton International Airport,
and the Queen Elizabeth II Highway. Beaumont
continues to work with its regional partners to
coordinate greater regional mobility by planning
for transportation facilities such as a Park and Ride
facility (Map 4 - Significant Features).
Stormwater
Transportation
Other existing streams and watercourses for stormwater discharge include:
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LeBlanc canal to the northwest and to the south;
-
A ditch to the northeast that discharges into
Irvine Creek at 50 Street to the north;
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Irvine Creek to the north;
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Clearwater Creek to the south; and
-
Blackmud Creek to the west.
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Population & Employment
Population & Demographics
Beaumont is a booming community that is
attractive to young families and consistently attracts
proportionally more growth than other communities
in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. Over the past
30 years (1986-2016), Beaumont's population has
increased an average of 5.1% annually. The 2016
federal census ranked Beaumont as the fastest
growing municipality in the Edmonton metropolitan
area and the fifth fastest in Canada between 2011
and 2016 among municipalities within census
metropolitan areas.
Beaumont is a relatively young community with
a high proportion of residents under 15 years of
age, and the lowest median age in the Edmonton
metropolitan area. Beaumont's median age in
2011 is 32.3 years compared to 36.5 years for the
Edmonton metropolitan census area. Residents
under 15 years old have been the largest population
group in Beaumont since 2010. As per the 2016
Federal Census Report, 26% of the total population
in Beaumont is under the age of 15 and the largest
age cohorts are ages five to nine (9.8%) and 35 to
39 (9.6%). The number of males and females in
Beaumont has remained almost equal since 2011.
While there are a high percentage of residents
under the age of 15, the young adult cohort declines
greatly before growing again with residents over the
age of 30.
The population trends in Beaumont indicate that
Beaumont is a community of choice for young
families, as well as senior citizens. Many young adults
appear to leave Beaumont for larger centres, such as
nearby Edmonton where the housing market is more
diverse, the opportunities for jobs are greater, and
there is a wide variety of social amenities available.
Once people begin to raise families, Beaumont's
close-knit community and family friendly lifestyle
become more attractive. The rise in the number of
senior citizens is in line with national trends where
senior citizens are moving closer to their families.
These trends have implications on the facilities
and services that are needed in the community
such as school sites, youth programming, diversity
of housing choices, and lifestyle options that allow
for residents to age in place. New greenfield areas
and infill and redevelopment opportunities will
increase the amount of medium and higher density
residential options to provide choices for residents
at all ages, abilities, and stages of life. Furthermore,
young populations are often associated with more
computer and technology literate populations,
which will influence how Beaumont interacts
with its residents including trends towards a high
social media presence and more technology-based
communication techniques. It is expected that as the
community's population continues to increase, there
will be increased demands on municipal services
such as the library system and recreation facilities
such as the Beaumont Sports and Recreation Centre
and the Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre.
Beaumont's 2017 annexation has provided needed
lands for the development of services and facilities
to allow residents to continue to shop locally and
live within close proximity to a wide range of goods
and services to meet their everyday needs. Beaumont
has traditionally been a commuter community
with many jobs located outside of our municipal
boundaries. Greenfield areas provide needed land
for the development of new commercial areas,
business parks, and light industrial areas. Beaumont
has two existing major commercial/business areas in
the south adjacent to Highway 625 west of 50 Street
and in the northern portion of Beaumont south
of Township Road 510 and west of 50 Street. The
Centre-Ville area has seen recent redevelopment
and features many smaller local shops that exhibit
French flair.
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Figure 1. Beaumont Historic Population, 1976 - 2016
Historic Population in Beaumont
Population
Year
1976
1996
2009
1992
2002
2013
1986
1999
2011
1994
2007
1976
2015
1981
1998
2010
1993
2006
2003
2014
1991
2001
2012
1995
2008
2005
2016
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
With respect to work destinations, approximately
16% of employed residents working in the local
community. Approximately 78% of the labor force
in Beaumont works in Edmonton, Nisku and
Leduc County, City of Leduc, and the Edmonton
International Airport.
Beaumont has traditionally been known for
its unique French heritage. Today Beaumont
is growing towards a diverse, multicultural
community. Beaumont's changing population
and demographics give us an understanding of
what we can expect for the future. Our Complete
Community incorporates Beaumont's planning and
service delivery to become a welcoming community
and acknowledging the benefits of being a diverse
community.
Figure 2. Age Distribution, Beaumont, 2016.
6%
6%
4%
4%
2%
2%
Female
Male
0 - 4
17 - 19
35 - 39
55 - 59
10 - 14
25 - 29
45 - 49
65+
Age Distribution
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Aboriginal Population
Beaumont's 2011 Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Age Distribution
0 to 4 years
40 to 44 years
85 years or over
20 to 24 years
65 to 69 years
10 to 14 years
55 to 59 years
50 to 54 years
30 to 34 years
75 to 79 years
5 to 9 years
45 to 49 years
25 to 29 years
70 to 74 years
15 to 19 years
60 to 64 years
35 to 39 years
80 to 84 years
Aboriginal
Non-Aboriginal
0.0%
18.0%
16.0%
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
Aboriginal Population
Based on the federal census, for 2001, 2006 and
2011, the Aboriginal population in Beaumont has
increased by 350 people representing an increase
of 155%. Between 2006 and 2011, the Aboriginal
population increased by 285 people representing
an increase of 98%.
According to Canada's 2011 National Household
Survey, over 56% of Beaumont's Aboriginal
population is under the age of 24 years, compared
to 37% of non-Aboriginal population. In the
age cohort of 15 to 19 years and 45 to 49, the
Aboriginal population is more than double that
of the non-Aboriginal population.
The difference between Beaumont's median
age of 32.3 years and its Aboriginal population's
median age of 24.3 years is eight years. As
Beaumont continues to grow, it is anticipated
that the Aboriginal population could continue to
grow faster than the non-Aboriginal population,
by natural increase, in-migration and those self-
identifying as Aboriginal.
0
200
400
2001
800
Beaumont's Growth in Aboriginal Population
225
290
575
2006
2011
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Low Scenario
Midpoint Scenario
High Scenario
2016 Population
17,720
17,720
17,720
2044 Projected Population
Total Population Change
Average Annual Growth Rate
36,800
19,080
2.7%
48,300
30,580
3.8%
59,800
42,080
4.6%
Table 1 Alternative Growth Scenario Comparative Summary (2016-2044)
Population projections are used to predict the
future development demands and to inform
planning of transportation and investment in
municipal infrastructure to support and sustain a
growing community. The Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Growth Plan includes two scenarios of
30-year population projections from 2014 to
2044 - a low case and a high case. Beaumont's
2013 municipal census population of 14,916
informed these cases. Figure 3 below illustrates a
comparative summary of the low and high cases
as well as an interpolated midpoint case to 2044.
Table 1 yields three potential final populations
for the community by 2044: 36,800 (low), 48,300
(midpoint) or 59,800 (high).
Through 2016, Beaumont's Federal Census results
reveal that its growth is outpacing that of the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan high
case. While the high case scenario is possible
given the high rates of growth seen over the past
30 years, it is not reasonable to assume that this
will continue over the long-term as population
growth is influenced by social, environmental, and
economic changes. The midpoint case scenario
has been used to inform the development of Our
Complete Community.
Population Projections
Population Projections 2014 - 2044
Figure 3 Future Population Growth Projections to 2044
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
10,000
2014
2026
2038
2020
2030
2044
2016
2028
2040
2022
2033
2018
2030
2042
2024
2036
2006
2011
In 2017, Beaumont annexed 21 quartersections of land to
accommodate growth. Informed by Map 9 - Land Use Concept
and the density targets in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan, it is anticipated that this new land supply will
enable Beaumont to accommodate approximately 40 to 55
years of population growth.
Land Supply
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A robust public engagement process was
launched in early 2016 to collaboratively
create Our Complete Community. The process
was centred around a strong and diverse public
engagement process to include perspectives from
administration, stakeholders, and the public at
critical points in the development of the plan.
Various communication techniques were used to
promote the project including mail-outs, website
updates, radio spots, newspaper ads, and social
media interactions. Sounding boards were also
set up at the Administrative Office, Beaumont
Sports and Recreation Centre (formerly called the
Aqua-Fit Centre), and the Ken Nichol Regional
Recreation Centre. Each sounding board posed
a series of questions over six weeks to raise
awareness for the project and to gauge the
community's opinions on a range of topics. The
Municipal Development Plan was also promoted
at a variety of community events to give residents
the opportunity to ask questions, develop ideas,
and learn about the project.
Visioning exercises were undertaken with
staff and community stakeholders. Prior to
the community workshops in spring 2016, a
Technical Staff Working Group participated in an
internal visioning session. The purpose of this
session was to develop a future vision for the
Municipal Development Plan from a technical
perspective that could provide an outline for
the public/stakeholders to analyze, dismantle,
build-upon, and ultimately make their own at the
visioning workshop. The community workshops
had residents, municipal representatives, and
community stakeholders participate in visioning
exercises for the Municipal Development Plan
to create the draft vision statement. Workshop
participants were asked to identify key concepts
(which were subsequently grouped into this
plan's themes) that they believed were important
to consider when developing the Plan.
Workshops were also held in the community in
the early summer of 2016 to identify key features
that were important to retain, in addition to where
land uses and transportation corridors should be
located. Additionally, participants were asked to
compose key goal statements for each of the policy
themes. What resulted was a list of key concepts/
themes and objectives. These have been used to
draft key goal statements and objectives for each
of the six components of the Plan.
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Healthy Vibrant Community
-
Responsible Development
-
Effective Movement of People and Goods
-
Environmental Stewardship
-
Economic Strength
-
Safety and Emergency Management
Three preliminary Land Development Concepts were
presented for discussion purposes at workshops
in September 2016. Attendees were asked what
components of each of the options they supported,
supported with conditions, or did not support. The
feedback from these sessions informed the land
development concept of the Our Complete Community.
In March 2017, a two-day workshop was held to
provide stakeholders with the opportunity to work
through policies supporting the different theme
areas of the plan.
Our Complete Community: The Process
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In April 2017, Our Complete Community was presented
to the public for discussion review and comment.
It was presented to Council in the spring of 2017.
Following second reading the plan was submitted
to the Capital Region Board (later replaced by the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board) for approval
under the Regional Evaluation Framework process.
The Regional Evaluation Framework requires
member municipalities of the Board to submit new
or amendment to statutory plans such as Municipal
Development Plan for approval prior to Council
giving approval to the statutory plan. The process
includes a third-party evaluation, a recommendation
from the Board's Administration, and a 28-day
appeal period, in which any member municipality
can appeal the decision of the Board. However, the
plan was not approved by the Capital Region Board.
During 2018, Beaumont's Administration reviewed
and updated Our Complete Community to comply with
the modernized Municipal Government Act as well
as other provincial and regional plans and policies,
such as the new Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan (approved October 2017). In addition,
on February 16, 2018 an Intermunicipal Planning
Framework Agreement was signed by Mayors of
the City of Edmonton, Leduc County, and Beaumont
committing to collaborative joint planning (land use,
servicing and transportation, as well as cost and
benefit sharing) of an agreed upon study area which
includes Beaumont's recent annexed lands north of
Township Road 510. The Agreement recognizes that
by working together, more sustainable and liveable
communities in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region
can be achieved.
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These themes are overlapping and interconnected;
they build upon each other and support each
other. You will see different elements of each
theme incorporated in other sections to reinforce
important concepts and ideas. These themes
should be applied holistically as they work
together to build a complete community.
Beaumont's community-built vision guides
our everyday plans and actions. The policies,
goals, and objectives of Our Complete
Community have been developed to achieve
this vision.
"Together, we make
life better in Beaumont.
As a prosperous, vibrant, healthy, family-oriented
community, Beaumont welcomes diversity,
nurtures business, promotes excellence, and is
environmentally conscious, while celebrating its
Indigenous, agricultural, and French heritage."
Our Complete
Community: A Vision
For Beaumont
2.5
Six overarching policy theme areas for Our Complete Community were
identified through the public process.
These theme areas are:
Important policy elements
that together create
an attractive, desirable
community that provides
a high quality of life for
residents of all ages, which
include arts and culture,
placemaking, history, and
social equity.
Policies that ensure the
protection and expansion of
Beaumont's environment to
ensure future generations can
enjoy Beaumont's resources.
Key components for
successful growth and
attracting diverse and
innovative local employment
opportunities.
Safety and Emergency
Management is included
in the plan to ensure the
safety, health, and welfare of
Beaumont's residents.
Policies related to the
transportation system
with a focus on safe,
inclusive, and multi-modal
options for residents and
businesses.
Policies guiding future
development of lands in
Beaumont.
Healthy Vibrant
Community
Environmental
Stewardship
Economic
Strength
Safety and Emergency
Management
Effective Movement of
People and Goods
Responsible
Development
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Map 9 - Land Use Concept, details the land use
policy areas to guide the long-term growth and
development of Beaumont. Ten generalized
character areas have been identified based on
current development and the desired future
development as established through the Our
Complete Community vision and key goals. The
land use concept has been designed to align
with the growth directives in the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan to appropriately
intensify Beaumont's built-up and planned areas,
in addition to ensuring that Beaumont's greenfield
areas achieve a density of 35 dwelling units per
net residential hectare along with supporting
transit, employment, urban agriculture, and
affordable housing opportunities.
The Established Residential character area,
identified on Map 9 - Land Use Concept, is also
considered the built-up and planned area of
Beaumont as per the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Growth Plan. The established residential
area
encompasses
all
existing
residential
neighbourhoods within the community that
have an existing approved Outline Plan or Area
Structure Plan. Policies for the Established
Residential policy area are intended to support
maintenance or enhancement of the residential
neighbourhood while providing opportunities
for infill, redevelopment, and intensification. The
Established Residential area has an intensification
goal of 10% in accordance with the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan .
Commercial uses for areas identified on Map 9 -
Land Use Concept include concentrations of retail,
office, and entertainment uses, including large-
format stores that attract a community-wide
customer base. The policy area also includes a
broad range of commercial uses that rely on
highway and major corridor access and exposure,
such as auto services, sales and gas stations,
hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality services.
These areas are designed to take advantage of
key transportation routes and integrate highway
commercial opportunities.
The Future Residential character area identified on
Map 9 - Land Use Concept is contained within the
greenfield area of Beaumont identified on Map 8 -
Metropolitan Structure Components in accordance
with the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth
Plan. The Future Residential policy area applies
to areas intended for residential neighbourhood
development that do not have an existing
approved Outline Plan or Area Structure Plan. The
Future Residential area is primarily intended for
a broad spectrum of residential housing types to
meet the needs of residents at all ages and stages
of life. Future Residential areas may include
complementary uses such as schools, churches,
recreational facilities, parks, open space, trails,
utilities, and neighbourhood level commercial
opportunities including mixed-use developments.
Generalized Land Use Concept
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RESIDENTIAL AREAS
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AREAS
Established Residential
Commercial
Future Residential
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The Light Industrial character area identified
on Map 9 - Land Use Concept, is intended to
accommodate a range of light uses such as
warehousing, equipment and material storage,
manufacturing, and general light industrial
operations that may require some limited outside
storage. Screening standards will be implemented
through the Land Use Bylaw. The Light Industrial
area will maintain separation from non-industrial
land uses through the use of roadways, landscaped
berms, or buffers to minimize land use conflicts and
mitigate potential negative impacts such as visual,
dust, odour, noise, and other esthetic impacts on
surrounding users. Limited commercial uses like
gas stations, convenience retail, and restaurants
may be permitted where appropriate. This area
also includes Beaumont's Operations Facility and
is designated for a future transit centre.
Light Industrial
The Business Park character area identified
on Map 9 - Land Use Concept, is intended for
development of a compatible mix of employment
and commercial and light industrial uses in a
campus like setting such as offices, warehouses,
and light manufacturing where all activities
are carried out entirely within the confines of
the building. The Business Park policy area
has higher design, landscaping, and signage
requirements than typical light industrial uses
that will be established and regulated through
the Land Use Bylaw. These areas will also
accommodate external public spaces and be at
higher intensities to incorporate multiple stories
of development for a variety of office and other
employment opportunities.
Business Park
Community
Commercial/Employment
Centres
identified on Map 9 - Land Use Concept, are not
intended to accommodate large-format retail
uses but are designed to accommodate a mix
of retail, offices and institutional uses that may
also include multi-unit residential integrated
with other uses. Residential components of
Community
Commercial/Employment
Centres
will be predominantly medium to high-density
residential development. Community Commercial/
Employment Centres are intended to be a focal
point and meeting place for the community by
providing an attractive pedestrian-friendly public
realm and gathering spaces that include patios
and plazas. Pedestrian and cyclist connections will
be provided between commercial and residential
areas. Parking will be located behind buildings
or underground to enable dense urban form.
Community Commercial/Employment Centres will
be located along arterial roads and will incorporate
transit opportunities as part of the Centre. The
principles of Transit Oriented Development will be
implemented as part of Community Commercial/
Employment Centres.
Community Commercial/Employment Centre
FUTURE GROWTH AREA
Future Growth area includes lands north of
Township Road 510 between Range Road 241 and
Range Road 243. This area is part of an agreed
upon study area within the Intermunicipal Planning
Framework Agreement signed by the Mayors of the
City of Edmonton, Leduc County, and Beaumont for
collaborative joint planning (land use, servicing
and transportation, as well as cost and benefit
sharing) that recognizes that by working together,
more sustainable and liveable communities in the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region can be achieved.
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The Public Facilities and Institutions area generally
identified on Map 9 - Land Use Concept, includes
schools, places of worship, recreational facilities,
libraries, civic buildings, and other institutional
uses. Through the Area Structure Plan process,
future school sites, parks, and other community
services will be identified in the future residential
areas.
The Private Recreation area identified on Map
9 - Land Use Concept, identifies the Coloniale
Golf Course and the Beaumont and District
Agricultural Society operations. The Private
Recreation policy area may also include any
privately operated recreation facilities that may
be established within Beaumont's boundary in
the future.
The Parks and Open Space area generally
identified on Map 9 - Land Use Concept,
encompasses several existing natural and
constructed uses that provide a public amenity,
are public infrastructure, or provide protection of
environmentally sensitive natural features. This
includes public parks spaces and recreational
playing fields, wetlands, waterbodies, streams,
and creeks, stormwater management facilities,
utility corridors, and other public open spaces.
Through the Area Structure Plan process, Parks
and Open Space will be identified in the future
residential areas.
PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE
Private Recreation
Parks and Open Space
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INSTITUTIONS
Centre-Ville is the historic and cultural heart of
Beaumont and the Urban Centre of the community
as per the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth
Plan. Centre-Ville identified on Map 9 - Land Use
Concept, will continue to be developed and revived
with the goal of making it the major business,
social, cultural, and entertainment focus of the
community with a distinct French flair. This will
be achieved through application of the Beaumont
Urban Design Guidelines and development of a
public realm that includes a unique and distinctive
streetscape with a focus on pedestrian-orientated
mixed-use developments where people can live
and work near daily amenities in close proximity to
major transit facilities. Centre-Ville is intended to
accommodate mixed-use development at higher
intensities with development striving to meet an
aspirational density target of 100 dwelling units
per net residential hectare over the horizon of
Our Complete Community.
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Originating from its Indigenous and French history, Beaumont has grown from a
small rural community to an attractive family-oriented urban community. As the
community grows and matures, Beaumont will appeal to more people from diverse
backgrounds, ages, and abilities. This will further increase our desirability as
a community of choice in which to live, work, shop, and socialize. In addition to
providing facilities and services, to become a healthy cummunity, a healthy vibrant
Beaumont must continue to provide opportunities that support emotional, physical,
and spiritual well-being for its diverse population. This section addresses social
equity and the significant historic and cultural elements that contribute to a healthy
complete community. This section also acknowledges the local context that makes
Beaumont's community unique within the region and provides opportunities for a
range of lifestyles.
a) All residents and visitors to Beaumont
feel safe, secure, and welcome.
b) Beaumont is a community of choice
that is inclusive with a diversity of
residents of all ages and stages of life.
c) Beaumont is proud of its rich
Indigenous and French heritage,
which it celebrates through multi-
cultural festivals, art, and events.
d) Supported by facilities and programs
that promote health and wellness
and life-long learning, residents of
Beaumont of all ages and abilities are
healthy and resilient.
e) Beaumont embraces its agricultural
heritage and encourages opportunities
for all types of urban agriculture.
As Beaumont grows, it continues to celebrate its past, present, and future by ensuring
that art, culture, and heritage are not only supported but also integrated into the
fabric of the community. The community is inclusive and diverse with residents who
are active and engaged at all ages, abilities, and stages of life.
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3.1 Civic Engagement and Good Governance
3.1.1
Support
and
encourage
public
participation and meaningful engagement
in the development of municipal plans and
processes by creating and implementing a
public engagement strategy that allows
both formal and informal opportunities
to encourage representation from a broad
spectrum of stakeholders and residents.
3.1.2
Transparent municipal decision making
shall be employed by providing:
a) adequate information to
stakeholders;
b) access to public information;
c) opportunities for stakeholder
engagement; and
d) reporting back results.
3.1.3
Innovation
and
best
management
practices will be used in delivering fiscally
responsible services to the community.
3.1.4
Recognize and respect Indigenous rights,
values and heritage, engaging on projects
or initiatives that may be of potential
interest.
3.2 Community
3.2.1
Ensure through current and innovative
land use planning, the provision of
gathering places and spaces where the
community can come together at a street,
neighbourhood, and community level.
3.2.2
Consider and support events such as
festivals, farmer's markets, and sporting
events that are inclusive and respectful of
people of all backgrounds.
3.2.3
Existing community gardens and spaces
where residents can harvest their own
food will be will be supported and
opportunities for new facilities will be
encouraged.
3.2.4
Urban Agriculture pilot projects such as
community gardens, edible landscaping,
beekeeping, or rooftop gardens will be
considered.
3.3 Arts & Culture
3.3.1
Provide opportunities for and encourage
public art within the public realm.
3.3.2
Consider and support artistic and cultural
endeavors (events, activites, installations)
of interest to a diverse community by
striving to allocate a portion of publically
funded
new
capital
infrastructure
expenditures to the acquisition and/or
creation and display of public artworks.
3.3.3
Indigenous culture will be promoted,
acknowledging and commemorating the
original people of this area.
3.4 Placemaking, History, and Landmarks
3.4.1
Encourage the development of private or
public museums; interpretive centres and
displays; cultural institutions and facilities
to educate and highlight Beaumont's
rich Indigenous, French, and agricultural
heritage.
3.4.2
Endeavour to preserve valuable heritage
resources within the community.
3.4.3
Spaces that encourage social connections
will
be
fostered
and
strengthened
through human scale design of buildings,
streetscapes, and public spaces.
3.4.4
Promote the vibrancy of public spaces by
encouraging the use of low cost temporary
installations within the community that
support livability such as art work, street
furniture, and landscaping.
3.4.5
As new landmarks are introduced, they
should enhance the visual identity and
appearance of Beaumont and improve
wayfinding throughout Beaumont.
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3.4.6
The heritage value and special character
of areas, districts, streetscapes, cultural
landscapes and individual properties
shall be maintained through statutory
and non-statutory instruments such as
Area Structure Plans, Area Redevelopment
Plans, and design guidelines.
3.4.7
Ensure that all heritage and cultural
values are identified, celebrated, and
retained through community engagement,
participation, and signage.
3.5 Social Equity
3.5.1
All new residential areas within Beaumont
shall be required to provide diverse and
innovative housing options, services, and
facilities that meet the needs of residents
at all income levels and stages of life. This
shall include the provision of a mix of single
detached, semi-detached, row housing,
multi-unit
housing,
and
apartments
integrated within neighbourhoods as well
as allowances for secondary suites. Where
significant redevelopment of existing
neighbourhoods is contemplated through
an Area Redevelopment Plan, Beaumont
will require the provision of a greater
diversity of housing options to intensify
the built-up residential area through a
10% increase in the number of dwellings.
3.5.2
Encourage developments, urban design
requirements, programs, and services that
support aging in place.
3.5.3
Incorporation of universally accessible
design, barrier-free, and age friendly
design shall be supported and encouraged
when considering housing, transportation
networks and access, outdoor spaces,
buildings, and other amenities.
3.5.4
Opportunities for services and facilities
within neighbourhoods that support
families, such as basement, garden, and
garage suites, child and elder daycare
facilities, and the provision of parks for
passive and active recreation shall be
encouraged.
3.5.5
Ensure that services and opportunities
are available that promote the spiritual,
emotional, and physical well-being of
Beaumont residents.
3.5.6
Collaborate
with
community
based
organizations and Indigenous peoples to
design and develop programs, services and
employment and economic opportunities
that meet the needs of the residents and
surrounding communities.
3.5.7
Participate in addressing the core housing
need within the region in accordance
with the Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan.
3.6 Education and Opportunities
for Life-long Learning
3.6.1
Encourage the continued pursuit of
knowledge in the community by providing
or supporting learning programs and
spaces for all ages.
3.6.2
Access to public facilities such as
recreation centres and libraries shall be
available to all Beaumont residents and
surrounding community.
3.6.3
Promote awareness of Canada's Indian
residential school system and increase
knowledge
of
Indigenous
culture,
traditions, values, and rights.
3.6.4
Consultation and collaboration with local
school boards shall be undertaken during
Area Structure Plan preparation with a
review process to ensure appropriate
location and integration of school sites
within neighbourhoods.
3.6.5
School sites will be allocated to individual
school boards through a School Site
Allocation Agreement and via the School
Site Allocation Committee.
3.6.6
Access
to
school
and
institutional
infrastructure shall be promoted by
conisdering a five-minute walk (400 meter)
from medium and high density housing to
promote walkability in neighborhoods.
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Design of school sites shall ensure
that schools are located adjacent to a
neighbourhood park and have a minimum
of 50% street frontage along the perimeter
of the site along two roads to support safe
site access and visibility.
3.6.8
Pursue partnerships and joint facility
opportunities with all School Boards to be
supported by Joint Use Agreements.
3.7 Active Lifestyle Opportunities
3.7.1
Programs, opportunities, and initiatives
that encourage, educate, and promote
active lifestyles at all stages of life and
ability will be supported.
3.7.2
Neighbourhoods and the community shall
be designed and developed to encourage
modes of transportations other than
private vehicles including barrier-free
walking/wheeling connections, accessible
transit options, and active transportation.
3.7.3
Design of neighborhoods shall consider
linkages and connection to diverse land
uses to promote walkability and a active
lifestyle living in Beaumont.
3.7.4
Recreation opportunities (passive and
active) shall be integrated into the
community at a neighbourhood level in
addition to providing Beaumont-wide
recreation complexes/facilities.
3.7.5
Parks and open space in the future
residential areas shall be distributed
within a five-minute walk (400 metres)
in residential and mixed-use areas and
should appeal to diverse interests, ages,
and levels of mobility.
3.8 Public Facilities and Institutions Policies
3.8.1
Map 9 - Land Use Concept identifies
the general location of existing Public
Facilities and Institutions. Identification of
future public facilities and institutions will
be undertaken at the Area Structure Plan
stage of planning.
3.8.2
The safety of residents shall be prioritized
through coordination and support for
police, fire, rescue, emergency, and medical
services.
3.8.3
Ensure that municipal and public services
are accommodated through best practices
in land use planning. Facilities should
be located where they are compatible
with adjacent land uses and where they
are accessible and convenient for users.
These
developments
should
ensure
strong pedestrian and cycling linkages
to pathways, the street network, and to
future transit corridors. Consideration
should be given to clustering compatible
and complementary uses such as libraries,
schools, sports fields, recreation centres,
and cultural facilities.
3.8.4
Public facilities shall be visible and
accessible by a variety of modes of
transportation including vehicular and
non-vehicular modes of transportation
such as walking, cycling, and public transit.
3.8.5
In addition to this plan, all new
development
and
redevelopment
of
facilities shall be guided by the Recreation,
Parks and Facilities Master Plan.
3.8.6
Civic structures and facilities shall employ
the principles of Crime Prevention through
Environmental Design, which may include:
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Natural access control (how entrances,
exits, fencing, landscaping, and lighting
to guide how people access a space)
-
Natural surveillance (placement of
features such as windows, lighting, and
landscaping)
-
Territorial Reinforcement (ex. using
landscaping, pavement designs, signs,
and fences to define property lines and
distinguish private and public space)
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Beaumont has grown at an unprecedented pace in recent years. To ensure that the
community expands in an orderly, efficient, and responsible manner aligned with the
Growth Directions of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan, Beaumont is
committed to planned development and providing a diverse spectrum of land uses.
For Beaumont to become a complete community we must recognize the importance of
varied and integrated land uses, in addition to functional services that provide residents
the ability to meet their everyday needs in a readily accessible way.
In February 2018, Beaumont entered into Intermunicipal Planning Framework
Agreement with City of Edmonton and Leduc County. Our Complete Community
recognizes this important collaborative planning efforts among the Three Partner
Municipalities and will continue to participate in this initiative. As such policies around
this Intermunicipal Planning Framework Agreement are included to guide further
development in Beaumont.
a) Beaumont will participate in the
Intermunicipal Planning Framework
Agreement to collaboratively work
with the City of Edmonton and Leduc
County on future development with
boundary interface and transportation
and servicing efficiencies.
b) Beaumont will provide a viable mix of
residential, commercial, recreational
and industrial development within the
community.
c) All development will utilize land and
infrastructure wisely and efficiently.
d) Beaumont will provide a choice
of housing and tenure options,
which meet the needs of a multi-
generational, culturally diverse, and
variable income community.
e) Beaumont will encourage excellent
urban design.
f) Developments
are
resilient
and
designed to respond to climate change,
economic
change,
and
changing
demographic conditions.
g) Beaumont provides smart and flexible
development regulation that supports
development of complete communities.
h) Beaumont will ensure that development
complies with the greenfield density of
35 dwelling units per net residential
hectare and strives to achieve the goal of
intensifying the built-up residential area
through a 10% increase in the number
of dwellings, as per the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan.
i)
Beaumont will continue its efforts to
increase its non-residential assessment.
j)
Beaumont will plan to accommodate a
population of 48, 300 residents by 2044.
Growth and development will be undertaken in a manner that ensures Beaumont
remains attractive, liveable, accessible, and safe, supporting inclusiveness, affordability
and diversity for current and future residents, while encouraging a built form that
promotes design excellence, innovation, and efficiency.
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4.1 General Policies
4.1.1
All development shall be in general
accordance with the character areas
identified on Map 9 - Land Use Concept.
4.1.2
All development shall be in accordance
with an approved land use, infrastructure,
and service plan.
4.1.3
Development shall integrate a broad
spectrum of housing types to accommodate
low, medium, and higher densities, which
are described as the following:
a) low density developments are
intended to accommodate primarily
single detached and semi-detached
dwellings within residential
neighborhoods;
b) medium density developments
are intended to accommodate row
housing and low rise buildings four
stories or under with or without a
mixed use component;
c) high density developments are
intended to accommodate buildings
greater than four stories with or
without an integrated mixed-use
component; and
d) all new developments in Future
Residential areas shall provide a
minimum of 30-40% of residential
land use in the form of medium and
high density development.
4.1.4
Compatibility of land uses proposed
adjacent to oil and gas facilities, including
sour gas facilities, wells, and pipelines shall
be through the application of Provincial
legislation, regulations, and guidelines.
Beaumont
will
ensure
appropriate
development setbacks from oil and gas
pipelines and facilities are achieved
through the subdivision approval process.
4.1.5
Beaumont shall encourage cooperation
with member municipalities and utility
companies
to
create
and
maintain
integrated utility corridors.
4.1.6
Any proposed residential uses adjacent to
highways and arterial roads shall require
noise attenuation measures.
4.1.7
Cost of development shall be borne by the
developers.
4.2 Statutory Plans
4.2.1
Area Structure Plans shall be prepared for
the development of all Future Residential,
Commercial, Business Park, and Light
Industrial areas. Neighbourhood Structure
Plans may be required to support Area
Structure Plans for development areas
larger than 64 hectares (one quarter
section).
4.2.2
New Neighbourhood Structure Plans will
not be permitted without an approved Area
Structure Plan in place.
4.2.3
No new Outline Plans will be permitted.
4.2.4
The extension of urban development shall
only occur if an approved Area Structure
Plan is in place which demonstrates viable
connections
to
services
immediately
adjacent to the lands proposed for
development and development agreements
are in place.
4.2.5
Redistricting of lands located in the Future
Residential area will not be permitted
without an approved Area Structure Plan
in place. An approved Neighbourhood
Structure Plan may also be required.
4.2.6
An Area Redevelopment Plan may be
required prior to changes in built-up urban
areas, at the discretion of the development
authority.
4.2.7
Areas considered Built-up Urban Areas
and Planned Areas, as defined on Map
8 - Metropolitan Structure Components,
are grandfathered into Our Complete
Community and will not be required to
meet the greenfield area density targets
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in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan. Substantive amendments to
existing approved Outline Plans and Area
Structure Plans will be required to meet
the aspirational intensification target of
10% (exceptions may apply).
4.3 Regulatory Requirements
4.3.1
All proposed plans shall comply with
the Municipal Government Act public
consultation and notification requirement.
Additional
efforts
beyond
these
requirements shall be encouraged where
appropriate. This includes engagement of
the public, the development industry and
builders, adjacent landowners, and other
stakeholders. Inclusive planning processes
shall be required to provide understanding
of development proposals and to provide
the opportunity for review and feedback.
4.3.2
All new statutory plans or amendments
to statutory plans shall comply with and
indicate how they meet the requirements
of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan and the Provincial Land Use
Policies.
4.3.3
All new statutory plans or amendments
to statutory plans shall be referred to the
Capital Region Board in accordance with the
requirements of the Regional Evaluation
Framework process for approval.
4.4 Discourage Fragmented and
Inefficient Development
4.4.1
Development shall maximize planned
and existing municipal infrastructure and
its ongoing operation and maintenance
by utilizing existing capacity prior to
consideration for expansion or extension
of services.
4.4.2
Infill and redevelopment in existing
serviced areas shall be prioritized, followed
by areas where the extension of existing
services and infrastructure is logical,
contiguous, efficient, and economical.
4.4.3
Land will be intensified in the Built-
up Urban Areas, as defined on Map 8-
Metropolitan
Structure
Components,
through redevelopment, infill development,
and expansion and conversion of existing
buildings
where
opportunities
exist.
Where intensification of land in the Built-
up Urban Areas is occurring, it shall be in
compliance with the requirements of the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth
Plan, including intensifying the built-up
residential area through a 10% increase in
the number of dwellings.
4.4.4
The
premature
fragmentation
and
development of agricultural land shall be
prevented through the preparation of Area
Structure Plans that provide for logical
staging and phasing of development of
the greenfield areas as shown on Map 8 -
Metropolitan Structure Components.
4.4.5
In greenfield development areas identified
for future urban development, only new
uses that will not adversely impact future
urban expansion and development shall
be permitted. Existing activities will be
allowed to remain until such time as the
land is redeveloped for its intended use.
4.4.6
Within the Future Residential area, the
fragmentation and conversion of prime
agricultural lands for non-agricultural uses
will only be considered when all of the
following criteria are met:
a) lands are contiguous with built up
urban areas and/or planned areas;
b) the development proposal is required
to conform to the employment and
population projections in accordance
with the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Growth Plan;
c) lands proposed for residential uses
are identified within an Area Structure
Plan that conforms with the minimum
greenfield density of 35 dwelling units
per net residential hectare;
d) an Agricultural Impact Assessment has
been completed as part of the Area
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Structure Plan to identify potential
adverse impacts of the proposed
development on agricultural lands
and existing agricultural operations
both on-site and off-site in the
surrounding area; and
e) mitigation measures recommended
through the Agricultural Impact
Assessment conducted by a qualified
professional are incorporated in the
planning and design of the proposed
development to minimize any
identified potential adverse impacts.
4.5 Neighbourhood Design
4.5.1
Ensure that a diversity of housing types and
tenure options, that meet a range of incomes
and demographics, be incorporated into
greenfield areas to meet the needs of all
residents through all stages of life.
4.5.2
Mixed use developments that are vertically
oriented and incorporate a mixture of
housing, commercial, office uses, live/
work units, and secondary suites will be
encouraged.
4.5.3
Medium and higher density residential
development should be located in areas
with good access to major roads, trails
and walkway connections, and within a
five minute walk (400 metres) to transit
opportunities.
4.5.4
New neighbourhoods shall be designed so
that trails and walkways are integrated and
connect to the community-wide pathway/
trail network.
4.5.5
Natural features including tree stands,
wetlands, streams and other natural
features should be incorporated into
neighbourhoods.
4.5.6
Gathering spaces within neighbourhoods
shall be encouraged to provide safe places
for children to play and foster community
interaction and engagement
4.5.7
Road networks shall be designed to create
walkable streets with frequent connections
and linkages to destinations and other
modes of transportation. The inclusion of
cul-de-sacs shall be minimized.
4.5.8
Developments should be designed to
incorporate
winter
design
principles
whenever possible. Winter design principles
are meant to encourage the development
of comfortable, accessible, and enjoyable
public spaces in the winter season and
throughout the year. They include:
-
blocking wind;
-
maximizing sunshine exposure;
-
use of colour and light; and
-
providing infrastructure to encourage
use and to provide comfort.
4.6 Safety and Accessibility
4.6.1
Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design principles should be considered
for the design of new neighbourhoods,
development
and
redevelopment
of
buildings, open spaces, pathways, and
parking areas to enhance the effective and
safe use of the space.
4.6.2
Developments should be planned and
designed to be barrier-free and accessible
to allow use by as wide a range of people
as possible.
4.6.3
New development and redevelopment
must demonstrate how emergency services
will be accommodated.
4.7 Transit Oriented Development
4.7.1
Medium and higher density residential and
mixed use developments shall be located
near park and ride facilities or transit stops
in the Future Residential area, Centre-Ville,
and Community Commercial/Employment
Centres to support high frequency, rapid
transit service and provide a base for a
variety of housing, employment, local
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services, and amenities that support a
complete community and support ridership.
4.7.2
Convenient, comfortable, direct, and safe
pedestrian linkages must be created at all
transit stops and park and ride facilities.
Implement innovative parking strategies
to accommodate transit bus, private
automobile, and cycling circulation, in
addition to parking needs near transit stops
and park and ride facilities.
4.8 Residential Policies
Established Residential Area Policies
4.8.1
The planned and built-up residential areas
of Beaumont are designated as Established
Residential on Map 9 - Land Use Concept.
4.8.2
Neighbourhood re-investment shall be
encouraged by taking full advantage
of existing services and facilities in
established residential areas by:
a) encouraging the development of
vacant lots and the redevelopment of
underutilized lots;
b) striving to meet the aspirational
intensification target of 10%;
c) encouraging secondary suites;
d) non-market affordable housing
through collaboration with other
member municipalities and non-profit
housing providers on the funding and
delivery of non-market affordable
housing;
e) enabling re-subdivision of large
(>15m wide) residential lots where
appropriate; and
f) supporting incremental ways to
improve our public realm.
4.8.3
Proposed development should be sensitive
to the scale and design of the surrounding
built environment to ensure suitable
integration of new uses in existing areas.
4.8.4
The integration of home-based businesses
and
live-work
uses
in
Established
Residential Areas is encouraged. Applicants
must demonstrate that adjacent land uses
will not be negatively impacted.
4.8.5
Neighbourhood services such as day care
facilities, municipal libraries, places of
worship, community support services, and
neighbourhood commercial developments
such as convenience stores or smaller
grocery stores should be considered in
Established Residential areas.
4.8.6
Medium to high density residential,
mixed-use residential and commercial
developments in Established Residential
Areas should be oriented to the street,
along proposed transit-serving corridors
and adjacent to pedestrian trail, and
walkway networks.
4.8.7
Smaller
forms
of
housing
will
be
encouraged and integrated with single
detached residential developments within
built-up areas where sufficient municipal
services (water and sanitary) capacity exists.
4.8.8
Redistricting, redevelopment, or subdivision
proposals in Established Residential areas
may require the development of an Area
Redevelopment Plan and should have
regard for:
a) compatibility of height and massing
with adjacent land uses;
b) non-market affordable housing through
collaboration with other member
municipalities and non-profit housing
providers on the funding and delivery
of non-market affordable housing;
c) connectivity and impact on municipal
services;
d) provision of required parking; and
e) existing street layout and site planning.
4.8.9
In established residential areas, high
density residential developments shall be
combined with medium density residential
developments to provide an appropriate
visual transition between high and low
density uses.
4.8.10 Isolated blocks of high desnity residential
developments shall be discouraged.
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4.9 Future Residential Area Policies
4.9.1
Unplanned, greenfield areas designated for
residential neighbourhood development
are identified as Future Residential on Map
9 - Land Use Concept.
4.9.2
All Area Structure Plans within the Future
Residential area must ensure that they
conform to the minimum greenfield density
established for Beaumont in the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan of 35
dwelling units per net residential hectare.
4.9.3
No new development, or subdivision that
may inhibit future urban development as
shown on Map 9 - Land Use Concept shall
be permitted.
4.9.4
New residential development in the Future
Residential area must be planned to
extend existing municipal infrastructure in
a contiguous, efficient, and cost effective
manner as established through Area
Structure Plans.
4.9.5
The integration of home-based businesses
and live-work uses in Future Residential
areas may be considered. Applicants must
demonstrate that adjacent land uses will
not be negatively impacted.
4.9.6
New greenfield developments in the Future
Residential area will strive to integrate
residential development with local services,
amenities, institutional, and commercial
uses including mixed-use developments
that are located within buildings or within
a five-minute walk (400 metre radius) as
established through Area Structure Plans.
4.9.7
Medium to high density residential,
mixed-use residential, and commercial
developments in the Future Residential
area should be oriented to the street,
along proposed transit-serving corridors
and adjacent to the pedestrian trail and
walkway network.
4.9.8
In
Future
Residential
areas,
higher
density residential developments shall be
combined with medium density residential
developments to provide an appropriate
visual transition between higher and low
density uses.
4.9.9
Isolated blocks of higher density residential
development shall be discouraged.
4.9.10 New residential areas within Beaumont
shall be required to provide diverse
housing options, services, and facilities that
meet the needs of residents at all income
levels and stages of life. This shall include
the provision of a mix of single detached,
semi-detached, row housing, multi-unit
housing, and apartments integrated within
neighbourhoods as well as allowances for
secondary suites.
4.9.11 To provide affordable housing options and
contribute to housing choice within the
Future Residential area, Beaumont shall
support the development of:
a) more compact housing forms and
increased density to achieve a more
diverse housing stock in Beaumont;
b) development of secondary suites and
innovative parking strategies;
c) incorporating innovative building
practices related to prefabrication,
building materials, and built forms
with good urban design to improve
affordability;
d) the formation of innovative partnerships
and exploring creative financing models,
regulations, standards and approval
processes, and incentives for the private
sector to provide market affordable
housing options; and
e) non-market affordable housing through
collaboration with other member
municipalities of the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region and non-profit
housing providers on the funding and
delivery of non-market affordable
housing
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4.10 Future Growth Area
4.10.1 Beaumont will actively participate in
the Intermunicipal Planning Framework
Agreement discussion with the City of
Edmonton and Leduc County.
4.10.2 Future land uses around shared municipal
boundaries of the City of Edmonton, Leduc
County, and Beaumont to be included in
the intermunicipal planning framework
discussion
to
explore
and
identify
recommendations for decision making
around boundary interfaces, conceptual
land uses, future transportation corridors
and utility networks.
4.10.3 Development in the Future Growth Area
will occur in a manner that implements
the cost-shared servicing approach as
identified in the Intermunicipal Planning
Framework Agreement.
4.10.4 Efforts shall be made not to create
hardships for the City of Edmonton and
Leduc County to plan their respective lands
within their municipal boundaries.
4.11 Centre-Ville
4.11.1 The Urban Centre or downtown core of
Beaumont is designated as Centre-Ville,
which is shown on Map 9 - Land Use
Concept.
4.11.2 Centre-Ville will continue to be developed
and revived with the goal of making Centre-
Ville the major business, social, cultural,
and entertainment focus of the community
with a distinct French flair.
4.11.3 Centre-Ville will strive to maintain the
heritage value and special character of
streetscape,
cultural
landscapes,
and
individual properties through statutory and
non-statutory instruments.
4.11.4 The Central Area Redevelopment Plan
shall be reviewed and updated on a
regular basis as defined in the Central Area
Redevelopment Plan, to provide direction
on:
a) achieving a density target of 100
dwelling units per net residential
hectare as outlined in the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan;
b) intensification;
c) transit oriented development;
d) high density mixed-use development;
e) commercial services including
business commercial;
f) education services;
g) local and major community services;
h) multi-modal transportation including
local and commuter transit services;
i)
preservation and enhancement of the
active transportation networks;
j)
open space and pedestrian
infrastructure;
k) infrastructure; and
l)
parking.
4.11.5 Centre-Ville will accommodate a mix
of employment and population growth
through intensification and transit oriented
development and will strive to achieve the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan
aspirational Urban Centre Density target
of 100 dwelling units per net residential
hectares in Centre-Ville over the horizon of
Our Complete Community. The development
of vacant lots and the redevelopment
and intensification of underutilized lots
in Centre-Ville to optimize existing and
planned infrastructure shall be encouraged.
4.11.6 Centre-Ville will be pedestrian focused.
New developments and redevelopments
shall be designed using pedestrian-scale
site planning and building design.
4.11.7 Parking shall be located under or behind
buildings to preserve the continuity of the
existing street face. Adjacent parking may
be considered where other options are not
viable.
4.11.8 Residential uses may be permitted above
or
behind
ground
floor
pedestrian-
oriented commercial/office uses, as well as
medium and higher density developments.
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Commercial/office
and
mixed
use
development should include:
a) separate at-grade entrances for
commercial/office and residential
premises when located in the same
building;
b) visually transparent façades along the
ground floor;
c) reduced front setbacks, with the
exception of providing for patio and
seating space; and
d) building façades with design elements,
materials, and variations that reduce
perceived mass and linearity and add
interest consistent with the Beaumont
Urban Design Guidelines.
4.11.9 Residential development, including infill
development, in Centre-Ville is encouraged
to provide a diversity of housing options
with a focus on increased density, type, form,
and affordability including row housing.
4.11.10 Beaumont may allow for major (corporate)
retail and restaurant uses within Centre-
Ville that are developed in an urban
format, fronting public streets, and with
parking that is screened or located behind
buildings. These uses must comply with
the Beaumont Urban Design Guidelines
regarding architectural design and signage.
4.11.11 Centre-Ville
shall
incorporate
parks,
open spaces and plazas, services, and
facilities that are accessible, complement
commercial uses, and act as destinations.
4.11.12 Existing
single
detached
residential
buildings, which could be converted to
commercial or office uses, shall be permitted
to remain, however the development of
new single residential structures on those
properties shall be prohibited within
Centre-Ville.
4.11.13 Development within Centre-Ville will be
encouraged to provide high quality design
and aesthetics through:
a) use of attractive and high quality
building materials, finishes, and
façades consistent with the Beaumont
Urban Design Guidelines;
b) installation of enhanced landscaping;
c) incorporation of public art;
d) incorporation of Winter City design
principles;
e) public gathering spaces and parks; and
f) transit and active transportation.
4.12 Community Commercial/Employment
Centre Policies
4.12.1 The development of Community Commercial/
Employment Centres in the locations indicated
on Map 9 - Land Use Concept is actively
encouraged. Typical land uses include a mix of
retail, offices, and institutional uses and may also
include multi-unit residential developments as
standalone developments or integrated into the
upper storeys of commercial or office buildings.
4.12.2 Streets and paths should be designed to
accommodate a range of users including
transit, active transportation (e.g. walking,
cycling), passenger vehicles, and goods
movement. Variances to Beaumont's
standards
may
be
considered
to
accommodate public realm improvements
as set out in an Area Structure Plan.
4.12.3 Development in this policy area carries
the expectation of higher quality site and
building design. Area Structure Plans,
Outline Plans, and development permit
applications shall identify site design and
architectural guidelines, which may
be further defined through architectural
controls.
4.12.4 Public realm improvements including
street furniture, public art and public
gathering spaces, bicycle racks and
storage facilities should be incorporated
into developments within Community
Commercial/Employment Centres.
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4.13 Commercial Policies
4.13.1 The development of Commercial uses will
be encouraged in the locations indicated
on Map 9 - Land Use Concept. Uses include
retail, office, hospitality, and entertainment
uses, including large-format stores that
attract a community-wide customer base
along key transportation routes to provide
access and exposure. Multi-unit residential
developments may also be integrated into
the upper storeys of commercial buildings.
4.13.2 Commercial uses shall be situated along
major roadways (major collector and
arterials) to ensure convenient access,
freight movement, and to minimize land
use conflicts.
4.13.3 Commercial
subdivisions
adjacent
to
highways shall be required to provide
service roads and shall be in accordance
with provincial transportation policies.
4.13.4 Commercial uses shall be oriented to align
with public roadways to create a pedestrian
friendly streetscape and engaging public
realm.
4.13.5 Multi-storey commercial buildings that
efficiently use land and infrastructure are
encouraged.
4.13.6 New commercial development proposals
shall be subject to:
a) an approved Area Structure Plan;
b) An evaluation of servicing capacity
and the provision of required
infrastructure to be provided at the
developer's expense;
c) traffic assessments for appropriate
circulation and access; and
d) all costs of development shall be
borne by the developer.
4.14 Business Park Policies
4.14.1 Map 9 - Land Use Concept identifies
the Business Park areas, which establish
the location for the development of
employment, office, commercial and light
industrial uses (where all activities occur
within the confines of the building and
there is no outside storage). Hospitality
uses like restaurants, convenience stores,
and hotels may also be considered in the
Business Park area.
4.14.2 New Business Park developments shall be
encouraged to provide higher architectural
and landscaping standards to establish
a distinctive and cohesive image for the
development. Beaumont may require a
comprehensive design concept to address
architectural controls, landscaping and
open space, and parking design.
4.14.3 Buildings located in Business Park areas
are encouraged to be vertically oriented
and
incorporate
multiple
stories
of
development for a variety of uses.
4.14.4 New Business Park development proposals
shall be considered subject to:
a) an approved Area Structure Plan;
b) An evaluation of servicing capacity
and the provision of required
infrastructure to be provided at the
developer's expense;
c) traffic assessments for appropriate
circulation and access; and
d) all costs of development shall be
borne by the developer.
4.15 Light Industrial Policies
4.15.1 Map 9 - Land Use Concept identifies the
Light Industrial areas, which establish
the location for the development of Light
Industrial uses.
4.15.2 To prevent or mitigate potential impacts
to
adjacent
non-industrial
uses
on
adjacent sites, ensure sufficient buffering
/ separation space is provided through
provisions in the Land Use Bylaw.
4.15.3 A risk assessment will be required, which
may
include
a
hazardous
materials
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impact analysis and/or an environmental
assessment, at the cost of the developer,
when considering an industrial use that
may pose a potential safety hazard or
environmental nuisance at Beaumont's
discretion.
4.15.4 Light Industrial areas shall have direct
access to truck routes and highways.
Commercial traffic should be routed to
avoid residential areas.
4.15.5 New
Light
Industrial
development
proposals shall be subject to:
a) an approved Area Structure Plan;
b) an evaluation of servicing capacity and
the provision of required infrastructure
to be provided at the developer's
expense;
c) traffic assessments for appropriate
circulation and access; and
d) all costs of development shall be
borne by the developer.
4.16 Municipal Servicing and Utilities
4.16.1 The maintenance and completion of
servicing
infrastructure
upgrades
and
construction will be in conformance with
approved servicing studies, plans, and
standards to support high quality service
provision and future development capacity.
4.16.2 Servicing shall be extended to new
development in a contiguous, logical, and
efficient manner.
4.16.3 All new development shall connect to
municipal services where appropriate.
4.16.4 Developers shall be required to construct
and pay for all or a portion of the service
connection and oversizing costs associated
with new development. Off-site levies and
cost sharing agreements will be established
to ensure proportionate contributions from
benefiting lands.
4.16.5 Sustainable
and
innovative
servicing
practices,
technologies,
and
design
standards to increase efficiency and
effectiveness while reducing environmental
impacts will be encouraged.
4.16.6 In addition to this plan, all new development
and redevelopment shall be guided by
Beaumont's Utility Master Plan.
4.17 Private Recreation
4.17.1 The Private Recreation area, located at
the SW ¼ Section of 33-50-24-W4M,
shall remain agricultural in use until
such time that the landowner proposes a
different use. An approved Area Structure
Plan shall support any change of use or
redistricting on these lands. An approved
Neighbourhood Structure Plan may also be
required.
4.17.2 Applications for the development or
redevelopment
of
private
recreation
operations may be considered, having
regard
for
existing
and
planned
infrastructure, compatibility with adjacent
land uses, and adequate site access.
Redevelopment of Private Recreation
shall be in conformance with an approved
Area Redevelopment Plan. An approved
Neighbourhood Structure Plan may also be
required.
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Economic
Strength
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Residential development has driven Beaumont's growth for many years. While
residential expansion will continue, diversification of Beaumont's local economy is
essential to ensure that future growth and development is fiscally sustainable while
contributing to the diversification of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. The cost
for additional infrastructure, services, and community programs can no longer be
placed on residential development only and a greater percentage of growth must
be achieved within the commercial, business park, and light industrial sectors.
Beaumont's close proximity to the Edmonton International Airport, Nisku, as well as
corporate headquarters and centres for higher education in Edmonton provides the
opportunity to leverage complementary business development. Beaumont's unique
positioning also gives it the opportunity to promote job creation in the information
and communication technologies, clean-tech, healthcare, agri-innovation, science/
research, professional services, and tourism sectors. The provision of a wide range of
local employment opportunities, diversification of the tax base, and access to a range
of goods and services helps contribute to transforming Beaumont into a complete
community that is dynamic and sustainable.
a) Diversify the economic tax base
by attracting diverse and unique
commercial / industrial / business uses.
b) Foster local employment opportunities
that enable residents of all capabilities
to live and work in the community.
c) Increase economic strength by striving to:
I)
Achieve an 80/20 tax base;
II) Increase the diversity of commercial
uses such as national chains, hotels,
and shopping opportunities;
III) Foster
local
employment
opportunities
and
support
the
strong
local
business/
entrepreneurial
spirit
in
the
community;
IV) Promote the growth of sectors
related to health, the knowledge-
based economy, and professional
service in employment areas to
contribute to global economic
competitiveness and diversification
of the regional economy; and
V) Promote "live and work in Beaumont".
d) Promote Beaumont as a tourist
destination acknowledging the rich
Indigenous, French, and agricultural
heritage, encouraging celebrations,
festivals, cultural activities, etc.
e) Encourage
an
environment
of
innovation,
entrepreneurship,
skill
development, and life-long learning.
f) Plan to accommodate 8,022 jobs by
2044 as projected in the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan.
A heathy economic base sustains a vibrant community for residents and local business.
OVERVIEW:
OBJECTIVES:
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT:
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5.1 General Policies
5.1.1
Areas shown as Commercial, Business Park,
and Light Industrial on Map 9 - Land Use
Concept are considered Local Employment
Areas as per the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Growth Plan as shown on Map 8 -
Metropolitan Structure Components.
5.1.2
Provide
opportunities
for
economic
growth with a focus on light industrial,
business offices, service and supply
operations, value-added agriculture (agri-
innovation), eco-industrial services, health
campuses,
knowledge-based
economy
companies,
engineering/professional
services (knowledge based industry), and
technology development within the Light
Industrial, Business Park, and Commercial
areas near major transportation corridors to
enhance regional and global connectivity,
take advantage of existing infrastructure,
and make more efficient use of the land
base through intensification.
5.1.3
Encourage
economic
growth
and
diversification on the lands depicted
on Map 8 - Metropolitan Structure
Components to promote job growth
and the competitiveness of the region's
employment base.
5.1.4
Strive to accommodate 8,022 jobs within
local employment areas by 2044.
5.1.5
Business
Park
and
Light
Industrial
developments will be promoted south
of Highway 625 and designed to take
advantage of the high load corridor. Access
management will be considered as part
of the Area Structure Plan to protect the
integrity and function of the high load
corridor.
5.1.6
The development of storefront commercial
businesses, including: diverse shopping
opportunities,
professional
services,
personal services, national chains, niche
market businesses, and neighbourhood-
based businesses will be encouraged.
5.1.7
Foster a welcoming environment for
regional businesses that do business in the
community and maintain a local business
license, recognizing that over time, some
of these businesses may expand or wish to
relocate to Beaumont.
5.1.8
Local businesses that access a significant
niche market and international opportunities
will be encouraged.
5.1.9
Engage with Indigenous peoples on projects
or initiatives that intersect with identified
Indigenous interests and concerns.
5.1.10 Participate
in
regional
economic
development bodies such as Edmonton
Global,
the
Leduc-Nisku
Economic
Development Association and the Greater
Edmonton Economic Development Team
and work proactively with member
municipalities and regional stakeholders
to
pursue
economic
development
opportunities and positively promote
the Edmonton Metropolitan Region and
Beaumont's unique position within it.
5.1.11 Support local artists, artisans, crafters,
and other individuals who develop works
that are reflective of Beaumont's heritage,
and encourage them to locate in Centre-
Ville and other mixed-use and live-work
districts such as Community Commercial/
Employment Centres.
5.1.12 Home
Based
Businesses
will
be
encouraged, in recognition that many
local entrepreneurs start as home based
operations and that a percentage of these
businesses, may grow into storefront
businesses.
5.1.13 Continue to develop and promote Centre-Ville
as a destination, with a focus on destination
retail, hospitality, accommodation, and food
service industries.
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5.1.14 Foster tourism and support the local
economy by promoting festivals, cultural
activities, and events that are inclusive and
respectful of Beaumont's heritage.
5.1.15 Work with the local business community to
increase the capture and retention rate of
local disposable income, increase the level
of retail expenditure inflow, and reduce the
level of retail expenditure outflow.
5.1.16 Local employment opportunities which
will enable residents to live and work, in
the community will be supported.
5.1.17 Support the local business community
by working closely with the local and
regional buisness groups to understand the
needs, desires, and opportunities for local
businesses.
5.1.18 Neighbourhood commercial uses will be
encouraged to locate in Future Residential
Policy areas in centralized locations
adjacent to multi-modal transportation
corridors.
5.1.19 The conversion of local employment
areas to non-employment uses with the
exception of Centre-Ville shall be evaluated
as part of a comprehensive review through
an amendment to Our Complete Community.
Proposals for conversion shall demonstrate
that:
a) the lands are not required over the
horizon of Our Complete Community for
employment purposes;
b) there is sufficient employment
lands to accommodate projected
employment over the horizon of Our
Complete Community;
c) the conversion and proposed uses will
not adversely impact the overall viability
of the local employment area; and
d) there is existing or planned
infrastructure to accommodate the
proposed land use.
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Being able to move effectively, efficiently, and safely within, through and around the community
using all modes of transportation is important. Moving forward Beaumont wants to reduce
reliance on private vehicle by supporting active transportation and ensuring that public
transportation opportunities are available and well integrated in the community. Roads
and trails will be designed using the principles of Complete Streets to support all modes of
transportation and integrated land use to ensure connectivity between neighbourhoods and
destinations within Beaumont and the region. How people and goods move is a crucial element
of a complete community, it shapes how we are able to access the necessities of everyday
life. This section demonstrates how Beaumont will become a connected community that is
safe, inclusive, and provides multi-modal options and opportunities that accommodate a broad
spectrum of residents regardless of income or stage of life.
The Integrated Regional Transportation Master Plan features several roads within our jurisdiction
that have significance to the greater Edmonton Metropolitan Region. Our transportation maps
illustrate this dual purpose through showing our alignment with the Integrated Regional
Transportation Master Plan on Map 4 - Significant Features and our local hierarchy on Map
7 - Transportation Network. Our road hierarchy will balance the priorities of all modes of
transportation and ensure safety for all users and is guided by the Transportation Master Plan.
The transportation network will provide different options to effectively connect residents,
goods, and services locally, regionally, and beyond. Our connection to the region and beyond is
illustrated though the variety of route options depicted on Map 6 - Transportation Context as
major connections.
OVERVIEW:
Highways: Highways are shown on Map 7 - Transportation Network. Highway 625 is a regionally
significant roadway and is also classified as a regional arterial west of 50th Street and a regional
expressway east of 50th Street on Highway 814 (50th Street) south of Highway 625 is a regional
expressway Map 4 - Significant Features. The function of a highway is to provide largely
uninterrupted travel, and are able to accommodate higher volumes and higher speeds.
Arterial Roads: Designed for higher capacity in both speed and volume, arterial roads primary
function is to deliver traffic in and out of the municipality and into the region at the highest level
of service possible. Arterial roads are shown on Map 7 - Transportation Network. These roads
are utilized by both vehicular and non-vehicular traffic and access is balanced to ensure safety
for all modes of transportation while maintaining efficiency of the whole network. Key crossing
locations must be planned to support pedestrian accessibility to all areas of the community.
Collector Roads: Designed for moderate capacities, a collector roads primary function is to deliver
traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Collector roads are shown on Map 7 - Transportation
Network. These roads can vary widely in appearance, have more frequent access points, and can
include features such as wide boulevards entering a neighbourhood. Small scale commercial
areas can be found on collector roads in residential areas. In addition, major facilities such as
schools, churches, and recreational facilities can often be found on collector roads. Pedestrians
and cyclists use separate paths, typically on both sides of the roadway with increased crossing
locations.
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To build and maintain a resilient transportation system that provides safe and
inclusive options for active living, while effectively connecting residents, goods, and
services locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Local/Residential Roads: These roads have the lowest speed limit, and carry low
volumes of traffic while providing direct access to properties. Pedestrian safety is a
high priority for these roadways.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT:
a) Support a multi-modal transportation
network
that
supports
walkability
and transit while minimizing conflict
between motorized and non-motorized
mode of transportation.
b) All areas of the community will be
connected via appropriate and convenient
links to the transportation network.
c) Beaumont recognizes the transportation
needs of the community and encourages
safe, reliable, accessible, and well-
designed trails, pathways, and roads
to accommodate all ages and levels
of mobility.
d) Beaumont will promote attractive and
high quality/durable streetscape design.
e) All residents of Beaumont utilize the
transportation network for active use
during all seasons (Winter City Design
Principles).
f)
Beaumont will be part of a regional transit
system that connects the community to
the region.
g) Beaumont residents can reduce their
dependence on private automobiles.
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6.1 General Policies
6.1.1
In addition to this plan, a Transportation
Master Plan shall guide the efficient and
effective movement of people and goods for
all new development and redevelopment.
6.1.2
The road network and streetscape will
be designed to balance and prioritize all
modes of transportation in respect to
their roadway classification to ensure safe,
effective, and efficient movement for all
users while supporting development. .
All new development and redevelopment
shall indicate how this will be achieved
as part of the requirements for an Area
Structure Plan, Area Redevelopment Plan, or
Neighbourhood Structure Plan.
6.1.3
Transportation Impact Assessments shall be
required where proposed development may
impact the safe or efficient movement of all
modes of transportation.
6.1.4
The principles of Complete Streets shall
be implemented when designing new
neighbourhoods
and
transportation
corridors or upgrading existing corridors.
Transportation corridors will be designed to:
a) balance the needs and priorities of
various users within the right-of-way,
including pedestrians, cyclists, transit
vehicles and users, goods and services
vehicles,
emergency
vehicles,
and
motorists;
b) allow users of all ages and abilities to
safely move along and across the street;
c) provide space for street elements,
such as utilities and services, trees
and landscaping, green infrastructure,
snow and stormwater management,
wayfinding, boulevard cafés, marketing
and vending, and street furniture;
d) improve the quality and convenience of
active transportation options;
e) serve community destinations and
public gathering spaces; and
f) provide building and amenity access.
6.1.5
Prioritize
investment
in
Beaumont's
transportation system that are multi-modal
and promote active lifestyle and transit
oriented options.
6.1.6
Parking requirements will be determined and
evaluated based on land use considerations
consistent with Beaumont's desire to
promote a walkable compact community.
6.1.7
Cash in-lieu may be required where the
number of parking stalls has been reduced
and will be used for acquiring land
and investment in the development or
redevelopment of municipal parking lots
and park and rides.
6.1.8
The public realm shall be enhanced through
quality urban design, increased streetscaping
and landscape standards.
6.1.9
The use of sidewalks within Centre-Ville for
outdoor patios will be encouraged.
6.1.10 All new development and redevelopment
shall have consideration for snow clearance
and waste removal in the design of
streets and boulevards. The need for local
snow storage should be balanced with
other considerations, such as walkability,
aesthetics, and parking.
6.1.11 The design, development, and maintenance
of the transportation system including
roadways, trails, and streetscape design shall
be resilient and consider climate change
adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation
strategies.
6.1.12 Traffic
calming
principles
shall
be
incorporated into the design of new and
existing roadways.
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6.2 Regional Networks
6.2.1
Work
collaboratively
with
Alberta
Transportation, member municipalities
of the Capital Region Board, and all
stakeholders to develop an efficient
regional transportation network of roads,
trails, and regional transit.
6.2.2
Participate in discussions to create a fully
integrated regional transit fare system
and
alternate
governance
and
cost-
sharing models for the provision of region
wide transit services with other member
municipalities.
6.2.3
Regional transportation systems shown
on Map 4 - Significant Features which
are aligned with the Integrated Regional
Transportation Master Plan, will be protected
and enhanced to enable the efficient and
effective movement of goods both locally
and to the greater Edmonton Metropolitan
Region, including Aerotropolis and the
Industrial Heartland.
6.3 Biking and Walking
6.3.1
A "pedestrian prioritized" philosophy will be
implemented throughout the community
with trails, sidewalks, and crossings designed
to support pedestrian safety and ease of use
while balancing the needs of all users and
roadway classifications (speed and volume).
6.3.2
Design the street network and pedestrian
routes to support small blocks and/or mid-
block pathways and crossings, offering
multiple route choices and quality street
frontages.
6.3.3
Trails shall be designed and developed to
allow for recreational and purpose driven
activities (e.g. travelling to work, shopping,
school, etc.).
6.3.4
Trails shall incorporate design principles
that increase safety and reduce crime. Trails
network is shown on Map 5 - Open Space
and Trails Network.
6.3.5
New Area Structure Plans and major
updates to Area Structure Plans will be
required to identify pedestrian and trail
crossing locations on major roads. These
crossings must provide a high level of safety
for pedestrians while maintaining effective
movement of other modes (transit/private
vehicles).
6.3.6
The bicycle network will be designed to
enable safe and efficient all season cycling:
a) on shared facilities when road traffic
volumes and speeds are low; or
b) on separated cycling facilities when
road traffic volumes and/or speeds are
high.
6.3.7
Bicycle parking facilities shall be required
for all non-residential land uses, park and
ride locations, and all medium and higher
density residential sites with more than four
units per site.
6.4 Transit
6.4.1
A regional park and ride facility will be
generally located on Map 4 - Significant
Features.
6.4.2
Work towards achieving a local transit
system in addition to a regionally connected
transit system.
6.4.3
Medium and high density mixed use
residential and local employment areas
shall be promoted around future transit
stops.
6.4.4
Transit opportunities shall be located within
a five minute walk (400 metres) from schools
and major community destinations, such as
recreation centres and grocery stores.
6.4.5
Transit opportunities will be incorporated in
Centre-Ville and Community Commercial/
Employment Centres.
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6.4.6
Park and ride lots shall be located:
a) adjacent to compatible commercial,
business
park,
or
mixed
use
developments along regional transit
service routes; and
b) with compatible land uses that have
peak parking demand in evenings and
weekends, which may include sports
fields, churches, and recreation centres.
6.4.7
Transit services and infrastructure shall be
designed to be barrier free and accessible to
mobility, hearing, and sight impaired users.
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Environmental
Stewardship
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Throughout the public engagement process, stakeholders identified the importance of
maintaining Beaumont's biodiversity and enhancing its trails and green spaces as we
continue to grow. This means incorporating principles of environmental stewardship
to ensure the conservation and responsible use of the environment is maintained
for existing and future residents of Beaumont and the greater region. Diversity and
maintaining the natural environment is an important aspect of a complete community
so that residents can enjoy and connect with the environment. Natural amenities
provide to the vibrancy of a community. As a result, the following objectives and
policies are designed to protect and expand Beaumont's biodiversity.
a) Allow for and encourage environmental
stewardship and innovation.
b) Protect environmentally sensitive and
natural areas, air, water quality, and
biodiversity.
c) Encourage
green
development
by
integrating and enhancing existing
environmental
features
within
neighbourhoods, supports green building
practices, and low impact design.
Present and future generations are able to enjoy the benefits of clean water,
fresh air and thriving biodiversity through innovative best practices, protection of
environmentally significant assets, and through education and stewardship initiatives.
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7.1 General Policies
7.1.1
Support the conservation and restoration
efforts of the provincial government,
public agencies, organizations, Indigenous
peoples, and other partners.
7.1.2
Implement the strategies to guide natural
resource development, support economic
growth, and protect the environment as
set out in the Provincial Land Use Policies.
7.1.3
In addition to this plan, the environmental
aspects of all new development and
redevelopment shall be guided by
Beaumont's Environmental Master Plan
and Recreation, Parks and Facilities Master
Plan.
7.1.4
Promote and support education and
awareness in community stewardship
programs that protect, enhance, and
restore ecological health.
7.1.5
Developments shall meet all provincial
and
federal
acts,
regulations,
and
guidelines with respect to air quality,
water quality, flood plains, and hazard
management.
7.1.6
New statutory plans shall incorporate
climate change adaptation tools and
mitigation strategies for development
and redevelopment to ensure resilience
to the potential impacts of climate
change, including innovative solutions to
floodplain or wetland management.
7.1.7
The reduction, recycling, and reuse of
materials by municipal departments,
residents, and businesses to maximize
waste diversion from the landfill shall
be encouraged as per the Environmental
Master Plan.
7.2 Water Management
7.2.1
Beaumont's operations and all new
development or redevelopment shall
implement the recommendations from
the Blackmud/Whitemud Creek Surface
Water Management Study.
7.2.2
The naturalization of all new stormwater
management facilities shall be encouraged.
7.2.3
Low Impact Development principles will
be encouraged in all new development
and redevelopment through landscaping
and design practice that preserve local
hydrology, which may include the use of
green roofs, permeable pavement, rain
gardens, xeriscaping, or bioswales.
7.2.4
Design of yards in Existing Residential and
Future Residential areas shall limit the
amount of impervious material coverage
in order to protect the stormwater
management system and enhance our
public realm.
7.2.5
Environmental studies will be required
to
accompany
development
in
environmentally sensitive areas as shown
on Map 4 - Significant Features, and have
consideration of potential Indigenous
traditional knowledge (such as berry
picking or medicine gathering), or as
otherwise identified by Administration.
The relevant studies will be identified as
part of the Area Structure Plan process
and may include, but are not limited to,
an Environmental Impact Assessment,
Environmental
Site
Assessment,
drainage study, Biophysical Assessment,
environmental management plans, and/
or environmental inventories.
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7.2.6
Support initiatives to improve water
quality and quantity through monitoring
and reporting programs, implementing
awareness and conservation incentives,
encouraging
naturalization
initiatives,
and requiring statutory plans to include
policies to contribute to these goals.
7.2.7
Beaumont's operations and all new
development or redevelopment shall
adhere to the Groundwater Management
Framework and the Water Management
Framework for the North Saskatchewan
Region.
7.2.8
The implementation of innovative water
conservation strategies for municipal
buildings, large-scale developments, and
residential properties will be encouraged.
7.2.9
Area Structure Plans shall create and
implement
policies
that
establish
appropriate buffer zones and setbacks
adjacent to a watercourse or water body
including areas designated as Floodplain
Study Area and Wetland on Map 4 -
Significant Features to maintain water
quality and hydraulic function, as well as
maintain the upland habitat necessary to
support the life cycle needs of the wetland
ecosystem.
7.2.10 Wetlands shall be protected in alignment
with Provincial legislation to ensure no
net loss of wetlands through the following
methods in order of priority:
a. avoidance of wetland damage or
destruction;
b. minimize the impact and provision of
applicable compensation; and
c. compensation for wetland damage or
destruction.
7.1.11
Ensure that upland areas along the LeBlanc
Canal and Irvine Creek will be protected through
a minimum six metre setback from the top of the
bank as show on Map 4 - Significant Features.
7.3 Air Quality
7.3.1
Collaborate
with
neighbouring
municipalities, community organizations,
Indigenous peoples, and other levels of
government to monitor air quality and
implement programs to improve air
quality.
7.3.2
The urban forest shall be protected through
the incorporation of existing tree stands
into the parks and open space network of
new neighbourhoods where feasible and
by encouraging sustainable development
and construction practices that retain trees
and tree stands.
7.3.3
Continue to expand the urban forest through
the implementation of landscaping standards
for new developments and in conjunction
with the Recreation and Culture, and Parks
and Facilities Services.
7.3.4
Beaumont's
operations
and
all
new
development or redevelopment shall adhere
to the Air Quality Management Framework
for the North Saskatchewan Region.
7.4 Green Building/Innovation
7.4.1
The energy needs of new development
and redevelopment will be encouraged to
be sustained with methods that are cost
efficient,
environmentally
responsible,
and foster local development.
7.4.2
Strive to conserve energy and implement
energy recovery and green energy through
the implementation of bio energy, district
energy, and renewable energy systems for
new development and redevelopment.
7.4.3
Green building practices and green
infrastructure
initiatives
will
be
encouraged.
7.4.4
Remediation and re-use of contaminated
land to support the redevelopment of
brownfields shall be encouraged.
7.4.5
Proposed new green technology and
innovative environmental practices not
considered in this plan, the Environmental
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Master Plan, General Design Standards, or
in the Land Use Bylaw will be evaluated
on a case-by-case basis.
7.4.6
Developments should be encouraged
to incorporate Xeriscaping or drought
resistant landscaping in their designs.
7.5 Biodiversity
7.5.1
Beaumont's operations and all new
development
or
redevelopment
will
incorporate municipal best practices to
minimize soil erosion, protect and enhance
riparian zones, and conserve and enhance
areas that contain habitat for plants or
wildlife species to support biodiversity,
sustainability, and a functional ecological
network.
7.5.2
Monitor and control the occurrence of
harmful and noxious pests throughout
Beaumont's park spaces and urban forest
to combat nuisance species, minimize
pesticide use, and reduce maintenance
costs.
7.6 Open Space, Urban Forest, and Trails
7.6.1
Map 9 - Land Use Concept indicates
the general locations of parks, retained
natural areas, and open space within the
developed areas of Beaumont. In new
development areas the actual location,
size, and configuration of these features
will be determined through the Area
Structure Plan process and in conjunction
with the Environmental Master Plan and
Recreation, Parks and Facilities Master
Plan.
7.6.2
Implement strategies that preserve or
restore the integrity of Beaumont's lands
and park spaces.
7.6.3
Municipal Reserve and/or School Reserve
as land, or cash in lieu of land, up to the
statutory maximums in accordance with
the Municipal Government Act shall be
required at the time of subdivision. Land
that can be dedicated as Environmental
Reserve as defined by the Municipal
Government Act, shall not be dedicated
as Municipal Reserve, School Reserve, or
any combination thereof. Beaumont may
require technical studies to determine the
suitability of land for development.
7.6.4
Lands
dedicated
as
Environmental
Reserve or placed under an Environmental
Reserve Easement should remain in their
natural state and/or be used as part
of the open space and trail system. If
municipal infrastructure must cross the
Environmental Reserve lands, it is to be
in the least intrusive manner in order to
minimize the impact on the environmental
feature.
7.6.5
Through the Area Structure Plan and
subdivision
process,
lands
considered
unsuitable for development shall be
dedicated as Environmental Reserve or
placed
under
Environmental
Reserve
easements in accordance with the provisions
of the Municipal Government Act.
7.6.6
If cash in lieu of all or part of the Municipal
Reserve is being taken, pursuant to the
Municipal Government Act, the money
shall be used for a public park, a public
recreation area, school board purposes, or
as a buffer to separate areas of land that
are used for different purposes.
7.6.7
Wetlands and other environmentally
significant areas that enhance Beaumont's
overall open space network that do not
fall within the Municipal Government
Act definition of Environmental Reserve
should be protected using conservation
tools such as easements, land swaps and
land purchases. Conservation Reserves,
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conservation
easements,
Transferable
Development Credits Program, and other
tools, including but not limited to, land
swaps and land purchases. Potential
areas for Conservation Reserves will
be identified through future planning
process, in particular the Area Structure
Plan process.
7.6.8
Ecological
connectivity
locally
and
regionally should be considered when
planning parks, stormwater management
facilities, open spaces, and trails.
7.6.9
Open spaces will provide a variety of
opportunities for recreational experiences
for all seasons and accommodate users of
different ages and abilities.
7.6.10 The supply and location of open space will
best serve all residents and be logically
connected throughout Beaumont.
7.6.11 Isolated parks that are not integrated as
part of the larger open space system shall
be discouraged.
7.6.12 Open space will be designed to consider
ease of maintenance, operation, and
access.
7.6.13 Public Utility Lots may be used to provide
trail linkages.
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Safety and Emergency
Management
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The purpose of emergency management is to protect the safety, health, and welfare
of people, in addition to limiting damage to property. A sense of safety by residents is
essential so they can enjoy all the amenities the community has to offer. Legislation
requires municipalities to develop and maintain an emergency plan with policies
for the delivery of preparedness, response, and recovery, and to assess the likelihood
and anticipated impacts of natural and human-made hazards that exist within their
boundaries. Decisions and actions taken before and after disaster events are an
important consideration for planning and land-use management. Currently, the top
natural and human-made hazards for Beaumont include:
1. Save lives and minimize the impact
on people. The first priority is the
safety of all people impacted by the
event. This includes first responders
as well as survivors.
2. Protect property - this includes
protecting
critical
infrastructure
as well as the property of the
municipality and private citizens.
3. Protect the environment.
1. Mitigation:
measures
taken
to
eliminate, reduce, or minimize the
risks from the effects of a hazard
with the aim to prevent or reduce the
impact of the disaster when it occurs.
2. Preparedness:
building
capacity
to effectively and rapidly respond
when people, property, and the
environment are affected by a hazard
or hazards. Includes planning,
exercising, education, and training.
3. Response: the action taken to
minimize the damage and loss
to
people,
property,
and
the
environment with an emphasis on
prevention of injury and loss of life.
4. Recovery: the activities taken to
return an affected community and/or
organization to a reasonable state of
normal life after it has been affected
by an emergency or disaster.
Natural:
The Priorities of Beaumont's Emergency Management Program:
Key Functions of Beaumont's Emergency Management Program:
Human-Made:
ȈȈ Summer Storms: lightning/hail/rain
ȈȈ Winter Storms: blizzard/ice storm
ȈȈ Prolonged Extreme Temperature:
hot/cold
ȈȈ Tornado/wind storm
ȈȈ Pandemic/epidemic
ȈȈ Fires
ȈȈ Pipeline failure - rupture or leak (above
or below ground, sour/sweet gas)
ȈȈ Dangerous goods incident -
transportation (road closures)
ȈȈ Airplane incident
ȈȈ Power/utility failure
ȈȈ Fire/explosion
ȈȈ Drinking water contamination
ȈȈ Severe reduction or loss of water supply
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8.1 General Policies
8.1.1
All plans, policies, bylaws, and work
undertaken in Beaumont will consider
emergency management principles -
mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery.
8.1.2
Land-use planning, engineering, and design
shall:
a) Implement Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design principles;
b) Provide multiple access points to
neighbourhood level subdivisions;
c) Ensure appropriate development
setbacks from oil and gas pipelines
and facilities are achieved through the
subdivision process;
d) Minimize conflicts among different land
uses in the community;
e) Minimize the inclusion of cul-de-sacs,
in favour of a connected road network;
and
f) Ensure infrastructure can accommodate
negative climate change impacts, such
as increased extreme weather events.
8.1.3
New developments shall be planned to
ensure appropriate fire and police response
and associated facilities are available
to protect existing and new residents,
development, and infrastructure.
8.1.4
Formal
agreements
with
member
municipalities in the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region shall be developed, maintained,
and enhanced for the purpose of regional
coordination of emergency management.
8.1.5
Efforts of government, business, and
community partners will be supported to
engage with the community and build a
community understanding of emergency
preparedness.
8.1.6
Maintenance and regular updates to the
Beaumont Municipal Emergency Plan and
Program shall be undertaken.
8.1.7
Ensure
the
appropriate
allocation
of
resources, financial and human, to emergency
management planning and programming.
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a) That emergency preparedness is
community wide.
b) Through land-use planning, design,
and application approvals, Beaumont
mitigates and prepares for emergencies
and disasters.
c) That the planning and delivery of
emergency management is coordinated
locally, between governments, public
agencies,
service
providers,
and
community organizations.
d) That emergency response is coordinated
and delivered efficiently and effectively.
e) Beaumont is prepared for short to long-
term recovery from disaster events.
Beaumont is prepared to manage emergency situations and disasters in such a way
that injury to people and property is minimized, the environment is protected, and
the community is able to successfully recover from such events.
The emergency management policies of this plan address the objectives below:
OBJECTIVES:
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT:
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Beaumont recognizes the importance of being part of Treaty Six Traditional Territory and
the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. Beaumont strives to foster and maintain on-going
relationships with Indigenous peoples to pursue reconciliation and joint initiatives and
opportunities.
Beaumont continues to maintain a mutually beneficial relationships with our immediate
neighbours, Leduc County and the City of Edmonton, in all intermunicipal matters, in
particular the Intermunicipal Planning Framework Agreement to work together to achieve a
sustainable and livable communities in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.
Beaumont also recognizes its role in the Edmonton Metropolitan Regional Plan Structure as
a Metropolitan Area and its corresponding responsibility to contribute to the vitality of the
region as a whole. Beaumont as a complete community will constantly evolve over time and
ongoing coordination and collaboration with its partner's will strengthen its success.
a) Actively participate in the
Intermunicipal Planning Framework
Agreement with the City of Edmonton
and Leduc County.
b) Maintain mutually beneficial
relationships with other levels of
government and neighbouring
municipalities.
c) Foster positive relationships with
Indigenous peoples.
d) Ensure that Beaumont advises, and is
advised of, matters of development
near municipal boundaries.
Beaumont will continue to cooperate and foster positive relationships with its
neighbouring municipalities, Indigenous peoples, regional partners, as well as other
levels of government.
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Working Together
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9.1 General Policies
9.1.1
Develop and maintain strong, cooperative,
and
collaborative
relationships
with
Federal and Provincial governments, its
regional municipal counterparts, regional
commissions businesses, non-profits, and
Indigenous peoples through the preparation
of
Intermunicipal
Development
Plans,
participation in the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Board, or through other plans,
agreements, and partnerships.
9.1.2
Coordinate and collaborate with Leduc
County and the City of Edmonton to ensure
compatible land uses are being planned
and developed adjacent to Beaumont's
boundaries through established development
referral protocols.
9.1.3
New and amended statutory plans, land
use bylaw amendments, subdivision, and
discretionary development permits within
1600 metres of the municipal boundary
shall be formally circulated to adjacent
municipalities for review and comment.
9.1.4
Collaborate with Leduc County, the City of
Edmonton, and other member municipalities
on land use planning matters to support the
orderly and coordinated development of land.
9.1.5
The compatibility of land use plans shall
be evaluated when considering land use
and development referrals from adjacent
municipalities.
9.1.6
Beaumont
shall
work
cooperatively
with adjacent municipalities to consider
opportunities for the joint provision of
infrastructure, utilities, or community services.
9.1.7
Beaumont shall invite Leduc County and the
City of Edmonton to jointly prepare respective
Inter-municipal Development Plans and/or
joint planning exercises and enter into any
necessary cooperation agreements needed
to implement these plans.
9.2 Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan
9.2.1
Work with its member municipalities in the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region to guide and
monitor growth by:
a) submitting statutory plans and
amendments to the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Board for review
in accordance with the Regional
Evaluation Framework;
b) circulating Transportation Master Plans
and Agricultural Master Plans to the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board
for review and comment;
c) submitting relevant data to the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board
on established key performance
indicators to support the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Board's monitoring
and reporting responsibilities; and
d) continuing to be an active member
municipality within the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region.
9.2.2
All new growth shall be accommodated
and approved through statutory plans or
conceptual schemes as defined by the
Municipal Government Act.
9.2.3
Regional connectivity will be supported in
public transit systems and work towards
coordinated transportation policies between
neighbouring jurisdictions, and member
municipalities.
9.2.4
Growth will be accommodated through
implementing the Growth Directions for
a Metropolitan Area in the Edmonton
Metropolitan Regional Structure within Our
Complete Community and other municipal
plans.
9.2.5
The intensification of Built-up Urban and
Planned Urban Areas as defined in the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan
will be encouraged by striving to achieve
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a 10% density increase in the number of
dwellings within the Established Residential
Area.
9.2.6
Land uses and housing types will be varied
to support compact greenfield development
and meet the minimum greenfield residential
density target of 35 dwelling units per
net hectare as required by the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan.
9.2.7
Diverse
economic
growth
will
be
supported and encouraged in the Centre-
Ville
and
Community
Employment/
Commercial Centres especially for mixed-
use developments including institutional,
health, and education opportunities.
9.2.8
Employment growth will be located in local
employment areas as identified on Map 8-
Metropolitan Structure Components.
9.3 Inter-municipal Planning Framework Agreement
9.3.1
Beaumont, Leduc County and the City of
Edmonton will create a Joint Working Group
to meet at regular intervals to discuss the
plan area and develop a high level conceptual
framework to address joint land use around
boundary interfaces, transportation and
servicing strategies, and a commitment for
cost and benefit sharing on a study area
mutually agreed by the three municipalities.
9.3.2
Beaumont is committed to implement
the work resulted from this Framework
Agreement and continue to collaborate with
Leduc County and the City of Edmonton on
any future initiatives the is mutually beneficial
to all partner municipalities.
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Implementation,
Transition, & Monitoring
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While Our Complete Community is Beaumont's principal guide for future growth and
development, further detailed planning is required to implement its direction. The
Municipal Development Plan will require periodic review and possible amendments
to ensure that it remains in line with the current planning, economic, social, and
environmental context, and best practices. The Municipal Government Act provides
a hierarchy of statutory plans and requires that these plans be consistent with each
other, as well as the provincial land use policies and the requirements and direction of
the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan. It is important to evaluate whether
the directions put forward in this Municipal Development Plan are being realized by
monitoring and assessing the outcomes of the strategies and policies of this Plan.
a) Implement the vision of Our Complete
Community
through
Beaumont's
statutory plans, non-statutory plans, and
instuments, and other means available
to Beaumont.
b) Ensure
consistency
between
Our
Complete
Community
and
other
Beaumont plans.
c) Undertake
periodic
review
and
amendment of Our Complete Community
to ensure that it remains current and
aligned with Beaumont's vision.
The objectives and policies of Our Complete Community will be monitored and reviewed
to ensure the policy is working to achieve the future vision for Beaumont.
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10.1 General Policies
10.1.1 All new statutory plans adopted by
Beaumont shall be consistent with Our
Complete Community.
10.1.2 The direction within Our Complete
Community shall be implemented through
Area Structure Plans, Area Redevelopment
Plans, the Land Use Bylaw, and other non-
statutory plans and insturments, policies,
decisions, and practices.
10.1.3 Our Complete Community shall be reviewed
annually to ensure that the policies are
effective. A major review of Our Complete
Community will be undertaken every five
years.
10.2 Municipal Development Plan Amendments
10.2.1 Beaumont or a landowner may initiate an
amendment to Our Complete Community.
Beaumont may require the submission
of background information prior to the
commencement of the bylaw amendment
process. Amendment of Our Complete
Community shall follow the procedures
set out in the Municipal Government Act
for amendment to statutory plans.
10.2.2 Existing uses may continue until a change
of use is proposed that is consistent with
the direction outlined in Our Complete
Community.
10.3 Land Use Bylaw Amendment
10.3.1 The Land Use Bylaw shall be amended
to implement the policies contained
within Our Complete Community. This may
include, but is not limited to:
a)
the creation of new districts;
b)
changes to existing districts;
c)
creation of new permitted and
discretionary uses;
d)
changes to existing permitted and
discretionary uses;
e)
creation of development regulations;
and
f)
changes to existing development
regulations.
10.4 Area Structure Plans/Area
Redevelopment Plans
10.4.1 In addition to the requirements set out in
the Municipal Government Act, Beaumont
may require Area Structure Plans and
Area Redevelopment Plans to include any
of the following that are relevant:
a)
detailed layout of future land uses;
b)
detailed layout of internal roadways
based on municipal design and
construction standards;
c)
detailed provisions for stormwater
management, potable water, and
wastewater;
d)
development phasing;
e)
traffic and transportation networks;
f)
environmental assessments,
including Indigenous traditional
knowledge;
g)
geotechnical characteristics;
h)
biophysical characteristics (e.g.
existing vegetation, water features,
ecological connections) in particular
for Conservation Reserve purposes;
i)
historical resource conservation;
j)
an Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan compliance matrix; and
k)
any other information that is deemed
necessary.
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10.5 Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan
10.5.1 Implement the principles, objectives, and
policies of the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Growth Plan through Our Complete
Community other statutory plans, and
non-statutory plans and instruments.
10.5.2 Refer all required statutory plans and
statutory plan amendments to the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board per
the requirements outlined in the Regional
Evaluation Framework regulation.
10.6 North Saskatchewan Regional Plan
10.6.1 At the time that the North Saskatchewan
Regional Plan comes into force, Beaumont
shall:
a) review all plans and bylaws and
make amendments as necessary to
comply with the regional plan; and
b) file a statutory declaration with the
Land Use Secretariat certifying that
the Municipal Development Plan is in
compliance with the Regional Plan.
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Our Complete Community Action List
10.1
Transportation
Master Plan
Design
Guidelines
General Design
Standards
Land Use Bylaw
Effective
Movement of
People and
Goods
Responsible
Development
Responsible
Development
Healthy Vibrant
Community
Responsible
Development
Central Area
Redevelopment
Plan
Responsible
Development
-
Update the Central Area Redevelopment Plan to be
consistent with the Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Growth Plan
-
Create and maintain the Transportation Master Plan
-
Review and update the Design Guidelines for the City of
Beaumont
-
Review/revise/prepare architectural guidelines and
landscaping standards for Business Parks
-
Look at variance or change in Beaumont engineering and
development standards to support public realm improvements.
-
Review/revise/prepare architectural guidelines and landscaping
standards for Business Parks
-
Update engineering standards to include low impact design and
innovative, green technologies and naturalization standards
-
Update engineering and transportation standards/ cross-
sections to reflect multi-modal uses and facilities
-
Prepare secondary suite regulations and determine
appropriate districts for implementation (This could
include garden and garage and lane home options as
well)
-
Update home based business and live-work regulations
-
Review/revise districts to support mixed use (residential-
commercial) developments
-
Explore regulations for community gardens, backyard
chickens, beekeeping, rooftop gardens
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Integrated Growth and Infrastructure
Off-Site Levy
Bylaw
-
Update development agreements, and on and off-site
levies
Responsible
Development
-
Infill Guidelines
Parks, Recreation and Culture
Recreation,
Parks and
Facilities
Master Plan
-
Establish a program that celebrates and encourages local
cultural and artistic expressions, including public art
-
Guide the programing of public spaces
-
Ensure access to public facilities such as recreation
centres and libraries
Healthy Vibrant
Community
Social Master
Plan
-
Act as a guide for supporting social well-being within the
community of beaumont
-
Improve the quality of life through the social
determinants of social well-being in our community to
support the programs and direction of Beaumont's Family
and Community Support Services (FCSS)
Healthy Vibrant
Community
Communications
Public
Engagement
Strategy
-
Create a public engagement strategy that ensures all
stakeholders have opportunities to be involved in the
planning process
Healthy Vibrant
Community
Other Plans
-
Urban Agriculture Plan
-
Historical Resource Assessment
-
Winter City Plan
-
Tactical Urbanism Plan
-
Aging in Place Strategy
-
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
Guidelines
-
Barrier Free Guidelines
-
Wayfinding Guidelines
-
Affordable Housing Guidelines
Responsible
Development
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Environmental
Master Plan
Update and
Maintain an
Economic
Development
Strategy
Servicing Master
Plan
Transit strategy
Blackmud/
Whitemud Creek
Surface Water
Management
Study
Utility Master
Plan
Environmental
Stewardship
Economic
Strength
Responsible
Development
Effective
Movement of
People and
Goods
Environmental
Stewardship
Responsible
Development
-
Maintain a waste diversion strategy
-
Prepare an energy conservation strategy
-
Implement Green Building Design Guidelines
-
Establish community stewardship programs
-
Establish an urban forest/tree program
-
Establish and implement a water conservation strategy
-
Develop strategies and guidelines for naturalization
-
Consider establishment of incentives
-
Establish a recognition program for businesses that
promote French heritage and bilingual services
-
Monitor the number and kind of commercial
developments being approved
-
Prepare an event and festival strategy and maintain
memberships and affiliations and develop partnerships
with Indigenous communities
-
Undertake a review and assessment of local
employment opportunities
-
Prepare a strategy to celebrate local success stories
-
Create a servicing plan for Beaumont, which integrates
within the broader region
-
Participate in regional transit discussions
-
Implement the recommendations from the study
-
Maximize planned and existing municipal infrastructure
prior to consideration for expansion or extension of services
Infrastructure
Economic Development
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Emergency
Preparedness
Strategy
Municipal
Emergency Plan
and Program
Safety and
Emergency
Management
Safety and
Emergency
Management
-
Develop an Emergency Preparedness Strategy
-
Review resource emergency management allocations
and fund/staff appropriately
Community and Protective Services
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Healthy Vibrant Community
As Beaumont grows, it continues to celebrate its past, present, and future by ensuring
that art, culture, and heritage are not only supported but also integrated into the
fabric of the community. The community is inclusive and diverse with residents who
are active and engaged at all ages, abilities, and stages of life.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES
SUCCESS
INDICATOR
a) All residents and visitors to Beaumont
feel safe, secure, and welcome.
b) Beaumont is a community of choice
that is inclusive with a diversity of
residents of all ages and stages of life.
c) Beaumont is proud of its rich
Indigenous and French heritage,
which it celebrates through multi-
cultural festivals, art, and events.
d) Supported by facilities and programs
that promote health and wellness
and life-long learning, residents of
Beaumont of all ages and abilities are
healthy and resilient.
e) Beaumont embraces its agricultural
heritage and encourages opportunities
for all types of urban agriculture.
- Recreation and cultural events are held
throughout the year.
- Population growth continues with a
diversity of ages and stages of life.
- Services and facilities are accessible to
all residents and meet the needs of the
community.
- Beaumont offers a diversity of recreation
opportunities (passive and active).
- Crime Prevention through Environmental
Design is incorporated in new civic
structures and facilities.
- Urban agriculture in all forms are thriving
within the community.
Our Complete Community and Beaumont's
Strategic Plan Measure of Success
10.2
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Responsible Development
Growth and development will be undertaken in a manner that ensures Beaumont
remains attractive, liveable, accessible, and safe, supporting inclusiveness, affordability
and diversity for current and future residents, while encouraging a built form that
promotes design excellence, innovation, and efficiency.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES
SUCCESS
INDICATOR
a) Beaumont will participate in the
Intermunicipal Planning Framework
Agreement to collaboratively work
with the City of Edmonton and Leduc
County on future development with
boundary interface and transportation
and servicing efficiencies.
b) Beaumont will provide a viable mix of
residential, commercial, recreational
and industrial development within the
community.
c) All development will utilize land and
infrastructure wisely and efficiently.
d) Beaumont will provide a choice
of housing and tenure options,
which meet the needs of a multi-
generational, culturally diverse, and
variable income community.
e) Beaumont will encourage excellent
urban design.
f) Developments
are
resilient
and
designed to respond to climate change,
economic
change,
and
changing
demographic conditions.
g) Beaumont provides smart and flexible
development regulation that supports
development of complete communities.
h) Beaumont will ensure that development
complies with the greenfield density of
35 dwelling units per net residential
hectare and strives to achieve the goal of
intensifying the built-up residential area
through a 10% increase in the number
of dwellings, as per the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan.
i)
Beaumont will continue its efforts to
increase its non-residential assessment.
j)
Beaumont will plan to accommodate a
population of 48, 300 residents by 2044.
- A diverse range of housing types are built
throughout the community.
- An increase of infill and current vacant
lands are developed.
- Open space and trails are located
throughout the community and are well
integrated.
- Density for greenfield development are
met as per the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Growth Plan.
- The extension of infrastructure occurs in
a logical and efficient manner.
- Beaumont Urban Design Guidelines
and Winter City Design principles are
implemented.
- The Land Use Bylaw reflects the policy
direction of the Municipal Development
Plan.
- Infill guidelines are developed and
adhered to.
- Increase in the percentage and value
of revenue from the following streams;
residential taxes, non-residential taxes,
fees, provincial and federal grants, other
sources.
- New growth is accommodated as per the
Land Use Concept.
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Economic Strength
A heathy economic base sustains a vibrant community for residents and local business.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES
SUCCESS
INDICATOR
a) Diversify the economic tax base
by attracting diverse and unique
commercial / industrial / business uses.
b) Foster local employment opportunities
that enable residents of all capabilities
to live and work in the community.
c) Increase economic strength by striving to:
I)
Achieve an 80/20 tax base;
II) Increase the diversity of commercial
uses such as national chains, hotels,
and shopping opportunities;
III) Foster
local
employment
opportunities
and
support
the
strong
local
buisness/
entrepreneurial
spirit
in
the
community;
IV) Promote the growth of sectors
related to health, the knowledge-
based economy, and professional
service in employment areas to
contribute to global economic
competitiveness and diversification
of the regional economy; and
V) Promote
"live
and
work
in
Beaumont".
d) Promote Beaumont as a tourist
destination acknowledging the rich
Indigenous, French, and agricultural
heritage, encouraging celebrations,
festivals, cultural activities, etc.
e) Encourage
an
environment
of
innovation,
entrepreneurship,
skill
development, and life-long learning.
f) Plan to accommodate 8,022 jobs by
2044 as projected in the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan.
- Economic growth continues to expand
in the community that provide a range
of commercial and employment options.
- The percentage of real non-residential
assessments is increased and an 80/20
tax base is achieved.
- Beaumont is a community of choice for
businesses.
- Residents are able to live in close
proximity to major employment areas.
- New Business Park and Light Industrial
areas are developed.
- Beaumont's unique French flair and
recreation and cultural events make the
community a tourist destination.
- The number of live-work units within
Beaumont increase.
- The number of new storefronts in
Centre-Ville increase.
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Effective Movement of People and Goods
To build and maintain a resilient transportation system that provides safe and
inclusive options for active living, while effectively connecting residents, goods, and
services locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES
SUCCESS
INDICATOR
a) Support a multi-modal transportation
network
that
supports
walkability
and transit while minimizing conflict
between motorized and non-motorized
mode of transportation.
b) All areas of the community will be
connected via appropriate and convenient
links to the transportation network.
c) Beaumont recognizes the transportation
needs of the community and encourages
safe, reliable, accessible, and well-
designed trails, pathways, and roads
to accommodate all ages and levels
of mobility.
d) Beaumont will promote attractive and
high quality/durable streetscape design.
e) All residents of Beaumont utilize the
transportation network for active use
during all seasons (Winter City Design
Principles).
f)
Beaumont will be part of a regional transit
system that connects the community to
the region.
g) Beaumont residents can reduce their
dependence on private automobiles.
- The transportation network is multi-
modal and accommodates all users.
- New developments are well connected
to Beaumont's existing transportation
network.
- A regional transit system connects the
community to the region.
- Beaumont has a local transit system that
enjoys high ridership.
- The trails system is extended throughout
the community.
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Environmental Stewardship
Present and future generations are able to enjoy the benefits of clean water,
fresh air and thriving biodiversity through innovative best practices, protection of
environmentally significant assets, and through education and stewardship initiatives.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES
SUCCESS
INDICATOR
a) Allow for and encourage environmental
stewardship and innovation.
b) Protect environmentally sensitive and
natural areas, air, water quality, and
biodiversity.
c) Encourage
green
development
by integrating and enhancing
existing environmental features
within neighbourhoods, supports
green building practices, and low
impact design.
- New developments are resilient and
protect
Beaumont's
environment
through innovation and incorporation of
best practices.
- The Urban Forest is expanded and
protected.
- Environmentally sensitive areas are
protected through development review
and regulation.
- New stormwater management facilities
are naturalized.
- All new developments incorporate
green building practices and low impact
design principles in their design.
Safety and Emergency Management
Beaumont is prepared to manage emergency situations and disasters in such a way
that injury to people and property is minimized, the environment is protected, and
the community is able to successfully recover from such events.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES
SUCCESS
INDICATOR
a) That emergency preparedness is
community wide.
b) Through land-use planning, design,
and application approvals, Beaumont
mitigates and prepares for emergencies
and disasters.
c) That the planning and delivery of
emergency management is coordinated
locally, between governments, public
agencies,
service
providers,
and
community organizations.
d) That emergency response is coordinated
and delivered efficiently and effectively.
e) Beaumont is prepared for short to long-
term recovery from disaster events.
- New developments demonstrate how
they will mitigate the impacts of disasters.
- The community has been educated
and has knowledge about emergency
preparedness.
- Emergency services have the tools they
need to respond to disaster events and
coordinates with the surrounding area.
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Working Together
Beaumont will continue to cooperate and foster positive relationships with its
neighbouring municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and regional partners.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES
SUCCESS
INDICATOR
SUCCESS
INDICATOR
a) Actively participate in the
Intermunicipal Planning Framework
Agreement with the City of Edmonton
and Leduc County.
b) Maintain mutually beneficial
relationships with neighbouring
municipalities.
c) Foster positive relationships with
Indigenous peoples.
d) Ensure that Beaumont advises, and is
advised of, matters of development
near municipal boundaries.
- Inter-municipal plans and joint planning
initiatives
are
implemented
with
neighbouring municipalities.
- Referral
protocols
with
adjacent
municipalities, residents, and agencies are
followed.
- Beaumont develops collaborative working
relationships with businesses, non-profits,
Indigenous people, and other interest
groups.
- All new plans are consistent with the
Municipal Development Plan.
- The Municipal Development Plan is
reviewed annually and a major review
takes place every five years.
Implementation, Transition, and Monitoring
The objectives and policies of Our Complete Community will be monitored and reviewed
to ensure the policy is working to achieve the future vision for Beaumont.
KEY GOAL
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES
a) Implement the vision of Our Complete
Community
through
Beaumont's
statutory plans, non-statutory plans, and
instuments, and other means available
to Beaumont.
b) Ensure
consistency
between
Our
Complete
Community
and
other
Beaumont plans.
c) Undertake
periodic
review
and
amendment of Our Complete Community
to ensure that it remains current and
aligned with Beaumont's vision.
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Glossary of Terms
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A
Aboriginal peoples - "The descendants of the
original inhabitants of North America. The Canadian
Constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal
people -- Indians, Métis and Inuit. These are three
separate peoples with unique heritages, languages,
cultural practices and spiritual beliefs." Indigenous
and Northern Affairs, December 2016.
Aboriginal rights - "Rights that some Aboriginal
peoples of Canada hold as a result of their ancestors'
long-standing use and occupancy of the land. The
rights of certain Aboriginal peoples to hunt, trap and
fish on ancestral lands are examples of Aboriginal
rights. Aboriginal rights vary from group to group
depending on the customs, practices and traditions
that have formed part of their distinctive cultures."
Indigenous and Northern Affairs, December 2016.
Action: The identification of an act to be undertaken
by the municipality, to support the delivery of a
policy, within Our Complete Community.
Active Transportation: Human powered travel,
including but not limited to: walking, cycling, inline
skating and travel with the use of mobility aids,
including motorized wheelchairs and other power
assisted devices moving at a comparable speed.
Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission:
is a model of regional cooperation providing
wastewater transmission and treatment services to
13 municipalities in the Alberta Capital Region.
Aerotropolis: A regional economic generator
concept that provides a broad base of economic
benefits to all municipalities in the Region through
access to the Edmonton International Airport and
interconnected with regional infrastructure and
transportation systems.
Affordable Housing: Rental or owned housing that
is affordable and targeted for long term occupancy
consisting less than 30% of before tax household
income. Shelter costs include the following: for
renters (rent and any payments for electricity, fuel,
water and other municipal services); and for owners
(mortgage payments for principal and interest,
property taxes, and any condominium fees, along
with payments for electricity, fuel, water and other
municipal services). Housing that falls within the
financial means of a household living in either market
or non-market dwellings. Total costs for rent or
mortgage plus taxes (including a 10% down payment),
insurance and utilities should equal 30 percent or
less of a household's gross annual income. Housing
affordability is influenced by household income, and
cost and supply of housing.
Age-friendly Community: An accessible and inclusive
community that supports the opportunity for residents
of all ages. Age friendly communities recognize the
importance of allowing seniors to to remain living in
their own neighbourhood or community as they age.
An age friendly community ensures the availability of
appropriate services, facilities and housing options for
all stages of life.
Agriculture: The growing, raising, managing and /
or sale of livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, game
animals, poultry (hens, chickens, turkeys, chicks,
game birds, other poultry), crops (hay, field crops,
tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables,
seed), foods or other agricultural products (e.g.,
trees, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms,
sod, honey), horticulture and agri-food related value
added enterprises including education, motivated
either by profit or lifestyle.
Ambient Air Quality: The quality of outdoor air
existing in our surrounding environment. It is
typically measured near round level, away from
direct sources of pollution.
Apartment: Means one (1) or more Principal
Buildings containing three (3) or more residential
dwelling Units with a separate, private entrance
from the exterior of the Building or from a common
hall, lobby or stairwell. A dwelling located in a
multi-story, multi-unit building that accesses the
ground via shared corridors, entrances and exits.
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B
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce: formerly the
Beaumont Business Association, was officially
formed January 1, 2014. The Chamber strives to
bring value to its membership through its role as
an advocate for Business within Beaumont, Alberta
and by offering programs and events tailored to
the member's needs and growth.
Bike Lane (Protected): A protected bike lane is a
marked reserved lane that physically separates
the bicycle right-of-way from motor vehicle traffic
,and parking and distinct from the sidewalk. Unlike
a bike lane, a protected bike lane has physical
barriers (such as bollards, medians, or raised curbs)
restricting motor vehicles. It is separated by solid
white lines, and marked with an image of a bicycle
and a white diamond. If parking is permitted, it
will appear along the left side of parked cars. If
parking is prohibited, it will be along the curb.
Biodiversity: The number, range or variety of
life forms, including plants, animals and micro-
organisms, and the ecological systems that they
form a part of.
BioEnergy: Renewable energy made available
from materials derived from biological services.
As a fuel it may include wood, straw, manure,
and many other by-products from a variety of
agrictulture processes.
Built Environment: The collection of buildings and
man-made infrastructure that makes up Beaumont's
urban environment. It can be intersected by
elements of the natural environment. The tillage
of fields is included in the built environment.
Built-up Urban Area: All lands located within the
limits of the developed urban area with plans of
subdivision registered prior to December 31, 2016.
Bylaw: A law made by a local authority in
accordance with the powers conferred by or
delegated to it under the Municipal Government
Act. Bylaws are enforceable through penalties,
able to be challenged in court and must comply
with higher levels of law.
Brownfield: Undeveloped or previously developed
properties that are contaminated. Brownfield
sites are usually former industrial or commercial
properties that may be underutilized, vacant or
abandoned. The expansion and redevelopment
of brownfield sites may involve the remediation
of hazardous or contaminated substances or
pollutants.
Area Redevelopment Plan: Statutory plan which
guides the redevelopment of existing developed
areas. Area Redevelopment Plans are approved
and adopted by Council and must conform to Our
Complete Community.
Area Structure Plan: Statutory plan which provides
long range land use planning for undeveloped
land within Beaumont. The plans identify major
roadways, land uses, infrastructure requirements,
parks, trails, and school sites. Area Structure Plans
are approved and adopted by Council and must
conform to the Our Complete Community.
Arterial Road: A street that typically emphasizes a
high level of traffic mobility at higher speeds and
volumes and a low level of property access, serving
longer distance trips including those between
major activity centres and regional destinations.
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CANAMEX: The CANAMEX Trade Corridor, as
defined by Congress in the 1995 National Highway
Systems Designation Act, is a High Priority
Corridor that links Canada to Mexico through the
United States. Currently the corridor is defined
by a series of highways. However, the corridor is
also proposed for use by railroads and fiber optic
telecommunications infrastructure.
Capital
Region
Southwest
Water
Services
Commission: Capital Region Southwest Water
Services Commission serves the potable water
needs of Beaumont and other municipalities in
the Alberta Capital Region.
Centres: Areas that reflect differing roles, levels of
services and ability to accommodate growth.
Centre-Ville: The central area in Beaumont
as identified in the Beaumont Central Area
Redevelopment Plan, which is Beaumont's Urban
Centre.
Climate Change: A long term change in the
statistical distribution of weather patterns over
periods of time that range from decades to
millions of years. It may be a change in the average
weather conditions or a change in the distribution
of weather events with respect to an average, for
example, greater or fewer extreme weather events.
Collector Road: Collector roadways place roughly
equal emphasis on mobility and land access. In
general, collector roadways provide a link for traffic
to travel from a local road to the nearest arterial
roadway. They are intended to accommodate most
of the traffic movements within a neighbourhood
and often serve as bus routes.
Community Garden: A piece of land gardened
collectively by a group of people. The land is
typically owned by local governments or not for
profit associations.
Community Infrastructure and Services: An
inclusive term that encompasses the broadest
range of services to people, including social,
health, recreation and education, provided by the
public, private and non-profit sectors.
Compact Development / Compact Form: A land use
pattern that reflects efficient use of land, walkable
neighbourhoods, mixed land uses (residential,
retail, workplace and institutional), multi-modal
transportation access, and the efficient use of
infrastructure. Compact development may include
detached and semi-detached houses on small lots
as well as townhouses and walk-up apartments,
multi-story
commercial
developments,
and
apartments or offices above retail.
Complete Community: Includes housing suitable
for all ages and income levels, provides residents
with easy access to jobs, local amenities, services,
community facilities and access to a multi-
modal transportation system. The elements of a
complete community will vary depending on the
policy tier and the size and scale of a community
meaning the amount, diversity and range of
affordability housing, jobs, amenities and facilities
and generally increasing from the rural area, to
the metropolitan area and metropolitan core.
Complete Streets: Transportation facilities that
are designed and operated to enable safe access
for all users - pedestrians, cyclists, public transit
passengers and vehicles, commercial vehicles
and automobiles. Users of all ages and abilities
must be able to safely move along and across a
Complete Street. Complete Streets make it easy to
cross the street, walk to shops, and bicycle to work.
They allow buses to run on time and make it safe
for people to walk to and from train stations.
Connectivity: The directness of links and the
density of connections in a path or road network. A
connected transportation system allows for more
direct travel between destinations, offers more
route options and makes Active Transportation
more feasible.
Corridor: A designated right-of-way or route
for moving people and goods as well as
accommodating above and below ground linear
service infrastructure piped services. This includes,
but is not limited to: major arterial roads, transit
routes, product pipelines, utility lines, power
transmission corridors, regional water and waste
corridors and recreation corridors.
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Crime
Prevention
Through
Environmental
Design: A pro-active crime prevention strategy
that focuses on an analysis of how the features
of the environment and the policies that govern
its management and use can constrain criminal
activity. Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design strategies are based on the premise that
the proper design and effective use of the built
environment can lead to a reduction in the
incidence and fear of crime and improve the
quality of life. Emphasis is placed on the physical
environment, productive use of space, and behavior
of people to create environments that are absent
of environmental cues that cause opportunities
for crime to occur.
Critical Infrastructure: Physical and information
technology facilities, networks, services and
assets, which if disrupted or destroyed, would
have a serious impact on health, safety, security, or
economic vitality in a community or the effective
functioning of government.
Culture: A set of shared values, social practices,
or heritage that characterize a group. Culture can
include arts, heritage, sport and recreation, and the
natural environment. Culture includes creativity
and innovation especially in business and the arts.
C
D
Dark Sky Lighting Principles: The principle
of protecting and restoring the natural night
environment through the promotion of quality
outdoor lighting to minimize glare while reducing
light trespass and skyglow.
Density: The number of dwelling Units on a Site
expressed in Dwelling Units per Net Hectare. The
calculation of Net hectare means the number of
Dwelling Units allowed for each hectare of land, but
does not include those lands within the Site required
for Public Roadways, Public Utility Lots, environmental
reserve or municipal and school reserve.
Destination Retail: Regional-serving retail that is
focused on attracting consumer spending from
outside Beaumont.
Developer: An owner, agent, or any person, firm, or
company required to obtain or who has obtained
a development permit from the Beaumont
development authority.
Development: Means a change of use of land or a
building; the construction of a building; an extraction
or stockpile; or change in intensity of use, as per the
definition in the Municipal Government Act.
Development Authority: Established by bylaw, the
person, body or committee that is authorized to
exercise development powers and perform duties on
behalf of the municipality.
Disaster: An event that results in serious harm to the
safety, health or welfare of people or in widespread
damage to property.
District: See Land Use District.
District Energy System: A centralized production
and distribution of heating and cooling provides
an economical, scalable, eco-friendly, and smart
solution to many needs within a building complex,
neighbourhood or community. It uses a central energy
plant to provide efficient heating, cooling, and hot
water to a group of buildings. A distinct energy system
can be incorporated into an existing development or
installed as part of new construction projects.
Duplex: A residential building which contains a
maximum of two dwelling units, with one dwelling
unit placed over the other in whole or in part,
and where no one dwelling unit is designed to be
subordinate to the other.
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Easement: A privilege to pass over the land of
another, whereby the holder of the easement
acquires only a reasonable and usual enjoyment
of the property and the owner of the land
retains the benefits and privileges of ownership
consistent with the easement.
Ecosystem: A biological environment consisting
of all the organisms living in a particular area, as
well as all the nonliving, physical components
of the environment with which the organisms
interact, such as air, soil, water, and sunlight.
Edmonton Global: Edmonton Global was
established to advance economic development
cooperation amongst stakeholders of the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region, to promote the
region globally, and to attract and retain business
investment and trade for the region. It was
incorporated June 9, 2017.
Edmonton Metropolitan Region (the
Region): The geographic area known as the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region (formerly the
Capital Region), as defined by the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Board Regulation to include
its members.
Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan:
Under the authority of the Municipal Government
Act, the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth
Plan, which replaced the former Capital Region
Growth Plan, is prepared by the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Board and approved by the
Minister of Municipal Affairs in October 2017 to
ensure decisions and programs are integrated to
support the long term economic prosperity and
quality of life for all citizens of the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region.
Emergency: An event that requires prompt
coordination or special regulation of persons or
property to protect the safety, health, or welfare
of people or to limit property damage.
Emergency Services: The public organizations
that respond to and deal with emergencies when
they occur, especially those that provide police,
ambulance, and firefighting services.
Environmental Master Plan (Keep it Green
Beaumont Plan): The plan is about providing
goals and strategies to support Beaumont, its
residents, and its businesses to work towards
environmental, financial, and social sustainability.
Environmental Reserve (ER): A municipality may
require land to be provided as environmental
reserve if it is a swamp, gully, ravine, coulee, a
natural drainage course, unstable or subject to
flooding, or adjacent to the bed and shore of
any water body. This type of reserve is to remain
in its natural state or be used as a public park.
It can be acquired either through an easement
registered against the title of the land, or
through a dedication of the land. There is no
maximum amount of land that can be dedicated
as environmental reserve; however, the MGA sets
a minimum width for any environmental reserve
land that borders a body of water.
Environmentally Sensitive Area: A landscape
element or area with important and/or unique
environmental characteristics essential to the
long term maintenance of biological diversity,
soil, water or other natural processes, both with
the ESA and in a regional context.
Environmental Stewardship: Responsible use,
conservation, and restoration of the natural
environment to allow future generations to use
and enjoy.
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General Design Standards: The document outlines
the procedures and minimum requirements of
the municipality of Beaumont and is intended to
provide direction and guidelines for the design of
local improvements applicable to redevelopment
as well as the development of subdivisions. These
standards apply to all land use applications.
Green Building: The practice of creating structures
and using processes that are environmentally
responsible and resource efficient throughout
a building's life cycle. From siting to design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation,
and demolition, this practice expands and
complements the classical building design
concerns of economy, utility, durability, and
comfort.
Greenfield Area: An area for future urban growth
in Beaumont located outside of the built-up Urban
Area or previously planned areas (Identified on
Map 9 - Land Use Concept).
Greenfield Density (Minimum): The required
residential density for greenfield areas planned
and approved in the Edmonton Metropolitan
Region Growth Plan; measured as average
dwelling unit per net residential hectare within
an Area Structure Plan.
Greenhouse Gas: A greenhouse gas is a gas in
an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation
within the thermal infrared range. The primary
greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water
vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and
ozone.
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Habitat: The sum of the environmental conditions in
which an organism lives, or the physical and biological
environment that provides essential food, water and
shelter for an organism.
Half Breed: The term "Half-Breed" are used to refer
to those people in western Canada who trace their
roots to a shared Aboriginal and European ancestry
- an ancestry which at some point would have been
enumerated by a Commission with the authority to
issue land or money scrip.
Health: A state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.
Height: The vertical distance between the Building
Grade and the highest point of a Building, excluding
an elevator housing, a mechanical housing, a roof
stairway entrance, a ventilating fan, a skylight, a
steeple, a chimney, a tower, a smoke stack, a fire wall,
a wall, an architectural feature, a flagpole, or other
features not structurally necessary to the Building.
Food Security: availability of and access to food
of sufficient quantity and quality to meet the
nutritional needs of a healthy and active life.
Fragmentation: The process of reducing the size
and connectivity of an area. In the context of
natural living systems, fragmentation of an eco-
region or habitat results in reduction in the total
habitat area, the isolation of patches of habitat
from each other and the increase in edge effects,
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and can affect the ability of organisms to maintain
healthy populations and to survive. In the context
of rural lands, fragmentation occurs when a
contiguous agricultural area is divided into
isolated parcels separated by non-agricultural
land uses, and can impact the productivity of the
land. Fragmentation can also occur within a given
agricultural parcel of land by access roads, oil and
gas developments and/or linear infrastructure.
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Impacts: Refers to a measure of the tangible and
intangible effects (consequences) of one thing or
entity's action or influence upon another.
Indigenous people: "Indigenous communities,
peoples and nations are those which, having
a historical continuity with pre-invasion and
pre-colonial societies that developed on their
territories, consider themselves distinct from
other sectors of the societies now prevailing on
those territories, or parts of them. They form at
present non-dominant sectors of society and are
determined to preserve, develop and transmit
to future generations their ancestral territories,
and their ethnic identity, as the basis of their
continued existence as peoples, in accordance
with their own cultural patterns, social institutions
and legal system." This definition was developed
in the 1980s, when the United Nations Special
Rapporteur on Discrimination against Indigenous
Populations, José Martínez Cobo, developed a
working definition for use with the Working Group
of Indigenous Populations.
Indicator: A tool or measure, used to find the state
of something. For Our Complete Community this
is an item that will be monitored and reviewed,
to determine whether the intent of the Municipal
Development Policies and Actions, are achieving
the objectives.
Infill: Development in mature or built up areas of
Beaumont occurring on vacant or underutilized
lands, behind or between existing development
and which is comparable with the characteristics
of surrounding development.
Infrastructure: The technical structures that support
a society, including roads, transit, parks, water
supply, sewers, power grid, telecommunications,
etc. These may or may not be municipally owned.
Intensification: Development at a higher density
than currently exists in Built-up Urban Areas
through: redevelopment; the development of
underutilized lots within previously developed
areas; infill development; or the expansion or
conversion of existing buildings.
Intensification Target: An aspirational target of
10% to increase the residential densities of the
Built-Up and Planned Areas through amendments
to existing approved Outline Plans and Statutory
Plans.
Intermunicipal Development Plan: A statutory
plan adopted by two or more municipal councils
in Alberta to include specified areas of land lying
within the boundaries of both municipalities,
outlining the future uses of the lands, manner for
developing land in the area, and procedures for
resolving conflict, repealing and administering the
plan.
Heritage: A range of inherited traditions, cultures,
landmarks, objects, and behaviours that help shape
our identity.
Home Based Business: Development consists of the
use of a part of a Dwelling Unit or its Garage for an
occupation, trade, or craft, which is secondary to
the residential occupancy and does not change the
exterior character of the Dwelling Unit.
Housing Typology: The structural form of housing,
traditionally defined as single detached family, semi-
detached duplex, townhomes, etc. See the Land Use
Bylaw for definitions of each housing type.
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Landmarks: Natural hilltops and built structures
that by their prominence or distinction from
the surrounding context, visually punctuate the
physical profile of urban areas and express its
skyline character. Landmarks generally are taller
than the surrounding built fabric of a city, are
visible from a distance, may exhibit a higher level
of architectural design detail and articulation, and
often serve important civic functions.
Land Use: The various ways in which land may
be used or occupied. Typically, these are broadly
categorized as residential, commercial, industrial,
or institutional.
Land Use Bylaw: Town of Beaumont Bylaw 796-
12, and amendments thereto.
Land Use District: Regulations for development for
an area of land, as set out in the Land Use Bylaw.
Linkages: linear systems that connect places and
built forms. Linkages allow for the movement of
people and goods within the urban fabric.
Live/Work Unit: A business operated from a
dwelling by the occupant of the dwelling, where
the business does not exceed 60 per cent of the
Gross Floor Area of the dwelling.
Local Employment Area: Localized area with
industrial commercial and/or institutional land
uses that have locally significant business
and economic activities and generate a small
concentration of employment for the local area; or
rural areas with existing resource based economic
assets resulting in dispersed employment through
agricultural activities, mining activities (coal,
sand , gravel) and forestry activities, etc. Local
employment areas may be located within existing
urban community, or outside urban communities
in the rural area.
Local Roads: Streets with low levels of traffic
mobility and a high level of land access, serving
residential, commercial, and industrial areas
that fall under the conventional functional
classification of local streets.
Local Transit: Transit network and service designed
to connect neighbourhoods to local destinations
and to Rapid and Frequent Transit services. In
some cases smaller transit vehicles can be utilized
to better match passenger demand and operating
conditions on local roads.
Low Impact Development: A land planning and
engineering design approach for managing storm
water runoff. Low Impact Development emphasizes
conservation and use of on-site natural features to
protect water quality. This approach implements
engineered small scale hydrologic controls to
replicate the predevelopment hydrologic regime
of watersheds through infiltrating, storing,
evaporating, and detaining runoff close to its
source.
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Massing: The spatial relationship of buildings to
the street. Vacant lots, parking lots, and building
plazas weaken the three-dimensional urban
design framework of buildings and streets.
Major Employment Area: An area with a
concentration of industrial, commercial, and/
or institutional land uses that have regionally
significant businesses and economic activities and
high levels of employment.
Master Plan: A comprehensive plan outlining the
eventual development of a system, network or site,
and what is needed to achieve that development.
Metropolitan Region: An area consisting of
a densely populated urban core and its less
populated
surrounding
area,
interconnected
by industry, infrastructure, and housing. A
Metropolitan Region generally comprises multiple
jurisdictions and municipalities, and may include
one or more urban areas, as well as satellite cities,
towns and intervening rural areas that are socio-
economically tied to the urban core, typically
measured by commuting patterns.
Metropolitan Area Tier: An area surrounding the
urban metropolitan core, including proportions of
county lands, urban communities, major and local
employment areas an intervening undeveloped
areas that are socio-economically tied and that
share industry, housing, and infrastructure.
Metropolitan Core Tier: The contiguous developed
area within the City of Edmonton with the highest
density development served by higher order
transit and the highest concentration of regionally
significant amenities and services including
downtown Edmonton; a major employment area.
Mixed Use Development: Means a Development
that is designed to accommodate more than
one (1) type of Use on a single Site or a single
Building. Development comprised of more than
one complementary land use, either in the same
building, in separate buildings in close proximity,
or within the same Land Use District.
Mobility: Refers to the movement of people and
goods and reducing the constraints on physical
movement by decreasing travel times and
increasing transportation options. Mobility is
higher when average travel times, variations in
travel times, and travel costs are low.
Monitoring: A continuous, systematic process
of collecting and analyzing information using
indicators to track progress towards intended
results.
Multi-unit: A building containing three or more
dwelling units, also referred to as multi-family or
a multiple dwelling.
Multi-modal Transportation: The availability
or use of more than one form of transportation,
such as automobiles, walking, cycling, transit, rail
(commuter/freight), trucks, air and marine.
Municipal Development Plan: Statutory plan
adopted by a Municipal Council, under the authority
of Section 632 of the Municipal Government Act.
The plan outlines the direction and scope of
future development, the provision of required
transportation systems and municipal services,
the coordination of municipal services and
programs, environmental matters and economic
development.
Municipal Government Act: Provincial legislation
that outlines the power and obligations of a
municipality.
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Municipal Reserve (MR), school reserve (SR),
municipal and school reserves (MSR): These types
of reserves can be used for a public park, recreation
area, school board purposes, or to separate lands
that are used for different purposes (e.g., as a
buffer). At the time of subdivision, a total of 10 per
cent of the original parcel (less the amount taken
for environmental reserve) can be taken as these
types of reserves. In specific circumstances, an
additional five per cent may be requested. Rather
than asking for land, a municipality may require
money in place of reserve land or choose to defer
receiving the reserve land until a future subdivision
occurs on the land. Calculation of money in place
of reserve land is based upon either market value
appraisal of the land or a value that is agreed
upon between the developer and the subdivision
authority. Lands to be owned by a municipality to
provide for park, recreation or school authority
purposes. Such lands are generally obtained at
the time of subdivision, where the applicant is
required to provide up to 10% of the Developable
Area as reserve lands or cash in lieu, as determined
by the municipality
Municipal Services and Facilities: Services and
facilities owned, maintained or operated by the
Municipality.
Natural Areas: Those areas which are not part of
the Built Environment and offer opportunities for
the preservation and enhancement of wildlife,
flora, fauna, water bodies, etc. Typically these
areas include low lands, gullies, rivers, drainage
channels, treed and naturally vegetated areas.
Naturalized Storm Ponds: An approach to storm
management that creates a living ecosystem that
is designed to improve watershed health through
natural processes.
Neighbourhood Structure Plan: A detailed non-
statutory land use plan for an area of land that is
typically smaller than the land covered by an area
structure plan, and which conforms to all Statutory
Plans.
Noise Attenuation: Strategies to reduce noise
typically resulting from heavy traffic. Strategies
may include berming or fencing.
Non-market Housing: Housing that is funded,
created and operated through direct government
subsidies and includes different categories of
housing based on needs of the clients.
Non-Statutory Plan: Plans that are similar in scope
to statutory plans but which are approved through
Council resolution. These may include Outline
Plans, guidelines, and policy statements.
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Open Space: Any parcel of land or body of water
which is set aside and reserved for public use,
typically including Municipal and Environmental
Reserve lands, parks, playgrounds, trails and paths.
Open Space and Trails Master Plan: The plan is to
guide the development of future open space and
trail system components in the community.
Open Space System: The collection of spaces set
aside for public use.
Outline Plan: A detailed land use plan for an area
of land that is typically smaller than the land
covered by an area structure plan, approved by
resolution of Council, and which conforms to all
Statutory Plans. An Outline Plan is adopted by
resolution of Council, Pursuant to Part 17 of the
Act, and is otherwise equivalent to a "Conceptual
Scheme" as described in the Act. A non-statutory
plan outlining development principles, patterns
and land uses for an area. These plans typically
specify Land Use Districts, density levels, road types
and infrastructure needs for the development.
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Parks (Active and Passive): An area of space
provided for recreational uses, set aside for human
enjoyment or for the protection of wildlife or
natural habitats. Typically parks are dedicated as
Municipal Reserve lands.
Placemaking: A multi-faceted approach which
considers planning, design and management of
public spaces, focusing on creating spaces that
promote health, happiness and well-being.
Place of Worship: A development used for worship
and related religious, philanthropic or social
activities, rectories, manses, meeting rooms, food
preparation and service facilities, classrooms,
dormitories and other buildings.
Planned Area: An area subject to a previously
adopted statutory or non-statutory plan below the
Municipal Development Plan or Intermunicipal
Development Plan level. This includes plans
adopted before the approval of the Edmonton
Metropolitan Region Growth Plan as well as those
adopted before the approval of the 2010 Capital
Region Growth Plan.
Policy: A specific statement or plan to achieve an
objective, which when part of a statutory plan,
provide direction and instruction for a proposal.
Private Recreation: Space on private property
within
an
establishment
or
outside
an
establishment, which has controlled access. They
include but are not limited to fair grounds, golf
courses, private pools, or tennis clubs.
Public Art: Works of art in any media that have
been intentionally planned for being situated
or staged in a public space, accessible to all to
experience.
Public Consultation/Engagement: An opportunity
for members of the community to provide input
on a proposed plan, bylaw amendment, or other
activity being undertaken by Beaumont, either the
municipality or another party. Opportunities may
be in the form of social media comment, written,
oral or other submissions.
Public Realm: Any publicly owned streets,
pathways, right of ways, parks, publicly accessible
open spaces or any public and civic building
facilities.
Public Space: Space on public or private
property within an establishment or outside an
establishment, which is open to the public.
Public
Transit/Transportation:
Public
transit
(also known as public transportation) is a shared
passenger-transport service which is available for
use by the general public.
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Recreation: An activity done for leisure.
Recreational Facilities: Public spaces that support
both indoor and outdoor recreation, sports and
leisure activities.
Recreation, Parks and Facilities Master Plan:
The plan is to guide the development of future
recreation and sports facilties, open space and trail
system, and local cultural and artistic expressions,
including public art components in the community.
Redevelopment: The creation of new units, uses or
lots on previously developed land in existing urban
communities, including brownfield sites. (See Infill
and Intensification).
Regional: Of a scale or significance that is relevant
to more than one municipality within the Region.
Regional Context Statement: A written statement
prepared by member municipalities identifying
how their strategic level planning documents
or their existing Municipal Development Plans
will be brought into conformance with the Plan
until such time as they bring their Municipal
Development Plan into full compliance. Regional
Context Statements are to be approved by council
resolution and submitted to the Capital Region
Board for information.
Regional Evaluation Framework: The framework
provides criteria to allow the Capital Region Board
to evaluate new municipal statutory plans and
statutory plan amendments to ensure consistency
with the long-term regional interests identified in
the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan,
and the Capital Region Board Regulation.
Renewable Energy: Energy that comes from
resources that are naturally replenished during a
human timescale.
Residential:
A
land
use
where
housing
predominates, offering offering opportunities for
a variety of housing types.
Resilience: The capacity of a system to withstand
and bounce back intact from environmental or
human disturbances.
Risk Assessment: A process analyzing three sets
of variables one analysis the different elements
shown: (1) what are the hazards, (2) who or what
is at risk, (3) what are the factors of vulnerability of
the elements at risk?
Row Housing: A group of three or more dwelling
units, each unit separated by a common or party
wall and having a separate front and rear access to
the outside grade.
Rural: Typically include farms, natural areas,
rural residential uses (e.g., acreages, country
residential subdivisions and lakeshore residential
subdivisions), resource extraction areas, recreation
areas, and rural industrial developments (including
agri-business).
Rural Area Tier: Lands outside the metropolitan
area within the wider Edmonton Metropolitan
Region, consisting of rural working landscapes with
agricultural lands, natural living systems, recreation
areas and resource extraction areas, rural industrial,
and counties, towns, villages, hamlets and country
residential development with a range of local
levels of service and community amenities.
Public Utility Lot: A lot owned by the municipality
that is designated as a Utility Lot with the Land Titles
Office, and is to accommodate one or more public
utilities, pedestrian walkways, or multi-use trails.
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Secondary Suite: Development consists of a self-
contained Dwelling Unit located in a Structure
in which the Principal Use is a Single Detached
Dwelling. This includes conversion of Basement
space to a Dwelling Unit or the addition of new
floor space for a Secondary Suite to an existing
Single Detached Dwelling. This does not include
Duplex Dwelling, Multi-Attached Dwelling, Garage
Suite, or apartment, where the Structure was
initially designed for two (2) or more Dwelling
Units.
Semi-detached Dwelling: Development consists
of a Principal Building containing only two (2)
Dwelling Units joined, in whole or in part, at the
side only with no unit being placed over another
in whole or in part, where each Dwelling Unit
shall have separate, individual and direct access
at grade.
Setback: The distance between a property line and
a building, governed through the Land Use Bylaw.
Single Detached Dwelling: A residential building
containing one principal dwelling unit and is
physically separate from any other residential
building, and does not include a manufactured
home.
Statutory Plan: A plan adopted by municipal bylaw
under the authority of the Municipal Government Act,
which includes: an Intermunicipal Development
Plan, Municipal Development Plan, Area Structure
Plans and Area Redevelopment Plans.
Stormwater Management Facility: A storm water
management facility is a man-made pond that
collects runoff from snow and rain, and diverts
it away from homes and streets. The Stormwater
management facility filter the runoff and they
runoff and they allow for a controlled release of
water into the local ecosystem.
Steep Slope: Slopes which have a 15% or greater
grade such that the land should be dedicated to
Beaumont as Environmental Reserve.
Strategic Plan (2017-2021): The non-statutory
plan developed by Beaumont Council, to guide
activities between the years 2017-2021, as may
be amended from time to time.
Streetscape: The visual elements of a street or road,
including the street/road, sidewalks, adjoining
buildings, street furniture and landscaping.
Subdivision: The creation or separation of new
titled parcels of land from an existing parcel of
land.
Sustainable: Activities, actions, and processes
that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs.
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples: Adopted by the United Nations
on September 13, 2007, to enshrine (according to
Article 43) the rights that "constitute the minimum
standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of
the indigenous peoples of the world."
Unabsorbed Land: Lands that are planned for future
residential, commerical or industrial development
per approved statutory plans or non-statutory land
use plans, but are not yet through the final two
prerequisite planning approvals before becoming
"shovel ready" (i.e. zoning is not in place, subdivision
has not yet been registered, or both).
Urban Agriculture: Practice of cultivating,
processing and distributing food in or around
an urban area. It may involve animal husbandry,
aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and
horticulture.
Urban Centres: Central urban areas in the
metropolitan area that provide sub-regional level of
service. Urban Centres are intended to accommodate
mixed use development at higher intensities in the
metropolitan area, and include downtowns and
central areas of urban communities.
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Traffic Calming: Design and street management
strategies to slow down motor vehicles and improve
safety for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians, such
as speed humps, surface treatments, raised medians
etc.
Traffic Impact Assessment: Tool to analyze
traffic generated by proposed developments or
development with a new access or increased use of
an existing access. A (TIA) Traffic Impact Assessment
generally includes a description of the scope and
intensity of the proposed project, a summary of
the projected impacts and any required mitigation
measures, and helps ensure that the highway
can safely accommodate a proposed subdivision/
development.
Trail: A route established for different different
Active Transportation modes.
Transit: See Public Transit/Transportation.
Transportation Master Plan: Provides Beaumont
with specific target thresholds of when particular
roads should be widened, which intersections
require signalization at what time and where safety
issues may be anticipated in the future.
Transit Oriented Development: Compact mixed use
development that has high levels of employment
and/or residential densities to support higher order
transit service and optimize transit investment,
and makes development more accessible for
transit users. Features can include roads laid out
in a grid network, a pedestrian-friendly built form
environment along roads to encourage walking to
transit, reduced setbacks and parking requirements,
placing parking at the sides/rears of buildings, and
improved access between arterial roads and interior
blocks in residential areas.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A component
of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement
Agreement to inform all Canadians about Indian
Residential Schools by documenting the truth
of survivors, communities and anyone affected
by this experience. This includes First Nations,
Inuit and Métis former Indian Residential School
students, their families, communities, the Churches,
former school employees, Government and other
Canadians.
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Urban Design: Urban design is concerned with the
human-made environment. It is a discipline that
is dedicated to the relationships among the fields
of urban planning, architecture and landscape
architecture. The concerns of urban design range
from a broad level, such as the layout of entire cities,
to particular aspects of designed environments
such as architectural detailing, landscaping and
street furniture.
Urban Design Concept Plan: A non-statutory
plan that addresses future land uses, urban form,
servicing upgrades and implementation strategies
that has been adopted by Council as a Bylaw. An
example of this if Beaumont's Downtown Urban
Design Concept Plan.
Urban Forest: A collection of trees or a forest within
an urban area.
Urban Form: The form of Beaumont and its
elements at every scale from neighbourhoods and
districts to streets, blocks and sites.
Utilities: Means either (1) municipal or regional
utilities such as water and sanitary sewer or (2)
'shallow' utilities such as gas, telephone and electric.
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Vision: A statement outlining the desired state for
Beaumont at a particular point in the future.
Walkability: A measure of how friendly an area is
to walking, influenced by factors such as street
connectivity, land use mix, residential density,
presence of landscaping, frequency and variety of
buildings and safety.
Walkable: See Walkability.
Waste Management: The overarching system in
which the generation, prevention, monitoring,
treatment, handling, reuse and depositing of
waste occurs.
Wetlands: Land saturated with water long enough
to promote formation of water altered soils,
growth of water tolerant vegetation and various
kinds of biological activity that are adapted
to the wet environment. Wetlands are highly
diverse, productive ecosystems that provide a
host of ecological services and form an integral
component of Alberta's diverse landscapes.
Wildlife Corridor: A habitat link which joins
larger areas of wildlife habitat, allowing for the
movement of wildlife between areas.
Winter City: A place where the average January
temperature is below freezing zero (0) Celsius.
Winter City
Design
Principles:
A
concept
for communities in northern latitudes that
encourages them to plan their transportation
systems, buildings, and recreation projects around
the idea of using their infrastructure during all
four seasons.
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Mixed Use
Business Park
Public Recreation
Private Recreation
Agricultural Reserve
Institutional and Public Facilities
Municipal Boundary
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Map 3 Current Land Use
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0
0.5
1
1.5
0.25
Kilometers
Date: August, 2018
Legend
Regional Wastewater Line
Regional Water Line (to be refined)
Regional Power Transmission Line
Park & Ride
Irvine Creek
LeBlanc Canal
Regional Arterial
High Load Corridor
Existing Pipelines
Existing Wellsites
Flood Plain Study Area
Wetland
IRVINE CREEK
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Map 4 Significant Features
Legend
Parks & Open Space
Private Recreation
Storm Water Management Facilities
Lake
Municipal Boundary
Existing Primary Trail
Proposed Primary Trail
Existing Secondary Trail
Existing Tertiary Trail
Pedestrian First Crossing
Map 5 Open Space and Trails Network
Edmonton Municipal Boundary (Effective January 1, 2019)
Map 6 Transportation Context
Legend
Collector (Major)
Possible Location for Regional Park & Ride
Municipal Boundary
* Conceptual Access Strategy. Access Management
will be further defined in the Transportation Master Plan.
Future Collector (Major)
Arterial
Highway
Intersection / Crossing Locations
Potential Highway Access
Future Connections
Map 7 Transportation Network
Legend
Urban Centre
Built-up Urban Area
Unabsorbed Land
Greenfield Area
Future Local Employment
Map 8 Metropolitan Structure Components
Future Growth Area
A
Map 9 Land Use Concept
Beaumont
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