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VILLAC,E {N THE VALLEY
Municipal
Development
Plan
Village of Carbon
June 19, 2023
Bylaw # 2023-873
Acknowledgements
Prepared by Palliser Regional Municipal Services
in partnership
with the Village of Carbon.
Palliser
Regional Municipal Services
Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 2023-873
BYLAW
No. 2023-873
BEING A BYLAW
OF THE VILLAGE OF CARBON,
IN THE PROVINCE
OF ALBERT
A, TO ADOPT
A MUNICIPAL
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
WHEREAS
pursuant
to the
provisions
of Section 632(1) or the
Municipal
Government
Act,
RSA, Chapter
M-26 as amended,
the Council of a
Municipality
must, by Bylaw, adopt
a municipal
development
plan;
AND WHEREAS
Council
has undertaken
a major
review
of the Municipal
Development
Plan Bylaw 2002-734;
AND WHEREAS
Council,
having
considered
at a public hearing
the concerns
of persons
claiming
to be affected
by the municipal
development
plan,
believes
that a new municipal
development
plan should be enacted
to achieve
the orderly,
economical
and beneficial
use of land in the municipality;
NOW THEREFORE,
the Council of the Village of Carbon
in the province
of Alberta,
duly assembled,
enacts as follows:
This Bylaw shall be known
as "The Village
of Carbon Municipal
Development
Plan".
The Village
of Carbon
Municipal
Development
Plan being Schedule
"A" as attached
to and forming
part of this Bylaw is hereby
adopted.
Bylaw 2002-734
and all amendments
are hereby
repealed.
This Bylaw takes effect
on the date of the third and final reading.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 17th DAY OF APRIL, 2023.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 15th DAY OF MAY, 2023.
READ A
FINAL TIME THIS 19th
DAY OF jUNE, 2023.
Mayor
Chief Administrative
Officer
Municipal
Development
Plan Bylaw
2023-873
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Schedule
A
Table of Contents
I
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Plan Purpose and Requirements
1.2
Preparation
of the Plan and Public Input
1.3
Relationship
to Higher Legislation
1.4
Planning Hierarchy
1.5
Development
Process and Permits
1.6
Interpretation
2
COMMUNITY
CONTEXT
2.1
Population
2.2
Current Land Use
2.3
Transportation
2,4
LJtilities
2.5
Community
Facilities and Services
3
VISION AND GOALS
3.1
Vision
3.2
Goals
4
GENERAL
POLICIES
4.I
Natural Environment
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3
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6
7
9
10
12
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16
16
16
17
17
4.2
Development Constraints and Hazards
18
4.3
Transportation
4,4
Utilities
4.5
Community
Services
4.6
Growth Areas and Phasing
5
RESIDENTIAL
6
COMMERCIAL
7
INDUSTRIAL
8
RECREATION AND OPEN SPACES
9
FUTURE
GROWTH
AND AGRICULTURE
10
CMC ENGAGEMENT
AND COOPERATION
Il
IMPLEMENTATION
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HOW TO USE THIS PLAN
A Municipal
Development
Plan (MDP) guides long-range
planning
and land use in a municipality.
It addresses
environmental,
economic,
social, cultural
and governance
aspects
of the municipality
from a land use perspective.
The policy statements
contained
in this MDP are created
to offer guidance
to decision
makers;
however,
tensions naturally
exist between
these policy statements.
The MDP is therefore
designed
and intended
to be read in a comprehensive
manner.
Sections
and policy statements
are closely connected
to each other and need to be read in context,
and not in isolation from
each other.
The Introduction
in Section 1.0 is background
information
only and is not meant to be interpreted
as policy statements. The
MDP has a vision and overarching
goals outlined
in Section
2.0, which will provide
guidance
throughout
the remainder
of the
document.
Each section
thereafter
has a related description
to that topic followed
by numbered
policy statements. Policy
statements
are specific
to each section,
and will be directly
used to guide long-range
planning
within the Village of Carbon
for
the next 20 to 30 years.
The application
of all policy
statements
must be to the satisfaction
of the Village
of Carbon
and/or
the applicable
approving
authority.
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INTRODUCTION
1.1
PLAN PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENTS
The purpose of this document is to establish a framework for the Village of Carbon to integrate its community
vision into its planning
and decision-making. The goals and policy statements contained in this MDP promote the Village of Carbon's plan for future growth
and development and set standards for the evaluation of all development proposals
to ensure longevity, stability, and progress.
The MDP is a statutory plan that is adopted.by bylaw by the Village of Carbon Council pursuant to section 632 of the Municipal
GovernmentAct
R.S.A.2000
ChapterM-26
(the'Acf).
The MDP addresses:
*
future land use in the municipality;
*
the manner of and proposals for future development;
*
the protection of agriculture;
@
the provision of municipal services and infrastructure;
and
*
identified constraints
to development.
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1.2 PREPARATION
OF THE PLAN AND PUBLIC INPUT
The MDP process
was undertaken
in a number
of phases,
which included:
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1.3 RELATIONSHIP
TO HIGHER LEGISLATION
This MDP has been prepared
in consideration
of the Province
of Alberta Land Use Policies and the Alberta
Land Stewardship
Act.
Policy statements
in this MDP are statutory
policy statements
of the Village or Carbon and will be implemented
with due respect
for
the requirements
of senior legislation,
including
provincial
and federal requirements.
In the case where a specific
Federal or
Provincial
legislation,
department
or authority
is referenced
in this MDP, and that legislation,
department
or authority
is amended
or
replaced;
it is hereby recognized
that the amended
legislation,
department
or authority
shall be considered
to be in effect.
In addition
to the policy statements
of this MDP, users are responsible
to ensure that all applicable
Federal or Provincial
legislation
is
referenced
and adhered
to in all planning,
land use and development
activities.
1.4 PLANNING
HIERARCHY
The Village
of Carbon
is responsible
for ensuring
the safety and well-being
of all residents,
as well as creating
and implementing
the
rules and regulations
that help to develop
meaningful
and highly valued spaces in our community.
The MDP is a broad, guiding
document
that provides
the framework
for all local planning
within the Village
of Carbon.
The MDP Fits within a hierarchy
or plans,
aligning with the direction
and policy statements
within the Village
of Carbon and Kneehill County Intermunicipal
Development
Plan,
while guiding the content
of lower-level
plans and bylaws, including
the following:
*
Area Structure
Plans (ASP) or Redevelopment
Plans (ARP),
*
Conceptual
Schemes,
*
the Land Use Bylaw (LUB), and
any other Policiesl
established
by the Village
of Carbon
Council.
The Land Use Bylaw is the predominate
tool used to implement
these MDP policy statements.
The LUB establishes
a variety of land
use districts
(zoning) and regulates
the types of uses allowed and the development
standards
in each district. The LUB provides
a
basic framework
for day-to-day
decision-making
that balances
both certainty
and choice.
The following
diagram
shows the legislative
framework
of the planning
hierarchy
and development
process
in Alberta.
' Council adopted Policies must be advertised on the Village of Carbon's website. Check https://www.villaqeofcarbon.com/villaqe-office/bylaws-
policies/#tab-id-2-active
to view active Council Policies.
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1.5 DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS
AND PERMITS
The subdivision
and development
permit process
in Alberta is governed
by the Act and the Matters
Related
to Subdivision
and
Development
Regulation
AR 84/2022
(the'Regulation'),
and the Village of Carbon is responsible
for its implementation.
The
subdivision
and development
permit processes
ensure that new developments
comply with the Village of Carbon's
rules set out in
the LUB, and other adopted
plans and policies. The subdivision
and development
permit application
and decision processes
also
provide a means through
which neighbours
can provide feedback,
or in some cases, appeal a decision
or an approving
authority.
Subdivision
is the process
of dividing a single parcel of land into two or more parcels, each of which is given a separate
Title.
Approval
by the municipal
Subdivision
Authority
is required
before a plan of subdivision
can be registered
in an Alberta Land Titles
Office.
A development
permit is a document
that gives permission
for use or development
of, or on, a parcel of land. A development
permit
ensures
the proposed
development
complies
with the municipality's
rules in terms of the uses allowed,
the setbacks
or height of a
building, that adequate
parking is provided,
and the aesthetics
of the development.
Other
Required
Permits
In Alberta,
the Safety Codes Act regulates
a range of safety disciplines
to keep people safe in the places they live, work and play.
This includes
disciplines
such as building, gas, plumbing
and electrical
and fire.2
A buildinq permit is a document
that gives permission
to construct
a building and ensures
the building complies
with the Code. The
National
Building Code - 2019 Alberta Edition sets out the technical
provisions
For the design and construction
or new buildings,
and
to the alteration,
change of use and demolition
of existing buildings.
Gas, plumbinq
and electrical
permits are other typical permits issued under the Safety Codes Act and their respective
codes.
2 See https://www.alberta.ca/safety-codes.aspx
for more information on the Safety Codes Act and the safety codes framework.
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1.6 INTERPRET
ATION
The Village
of Carbon
Municipal
Development
Plan (MDP) is a high-level
document
and uses specific
language
to guide decision-
making
regarding
the development
of the Village.
The following
terms are to be interpreted
as follows:
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determine
tht' level of'
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COMMUNITY
CONTEXT
The Village of Carbon is a small (1.99 km2) community
in South-
Central Alberta located approximately
40 kilometers
west of the
Town of Drumheller
(Figure I : Regional
Context).
The Village is
situated in the Kneehill Creek Valley, approximately
50 meters
below the surrounding
prairies.
The Carbon area was first settled by cattle ranchers
in the early
I 890's. Around
the same time, several coal mines were
discovered
in the Kneehill Creek Valley. Workers
and
homesteaders
were attracted
to the area as large ranches
were
eventually
divided into smaller parcels. A general store and post
office were established
in 1904, and the settlement
of Carbon was
named in recognition
of the abundant
coal reserves
in the area.
In 1912, the settlement
was incorporated
into the Village of Carbon
and in 1921 the Canadian
Pacific Railway reached Carbon. Coal
mining continued
to be the mainstay
of the local economy
until the
1 950's and 60's until the demand
for coal declined
with the
increased
use of oil and natural gas. The number
of mines
dwindled,
and the last mine closed in 1972.
Today, Carbon functions
as a centre for the surrounding
agricultural
community
and the oil and natural gas extraction
industries.
Carbon is
also a 'bedroom
community'
for commuters
to Drumheller
and Three
Hills. Kneehill Creek meanders
through
the valley creating a
picturesque
community
known for its relaxed and safe atmosphere
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Figure 'I : Regional
Context
Carbon
iCarbon
Primary Highway
Kneehill County
0.5 Km
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2.1
POPULATION
The first census conducted
in Carbon in 1921 revealed
a population
of 321
persons.
The population
has since been increasing
slowly, with a few slight
decreases
during the I 940's and 50's when the coal mines began to shut
down.
The current
population
of Carbon is 492 persons
(Statistics
Canada,
2021
Census
of Population).
This is an increase
of 8.4% from the 2016 Census of
Population
but is less than 1 % annual average
growth from the first census in
1921.
The largest proportion
of the population
in Carbon is between
the ages of 60
to 75 years old. Nearly 33% of the population
is over the age of 60, but only
I 6% of the population
is 14 years old or younger.
(Figure 3. Population
Distribution
by Percent
2021).
The average
household
size in Carbon is only 2.2 persons, and a significant
number
of households
are single-person
or two-person.
Households
with
three or more persons
comprise
only 26% of the total households
in Carbon.
(Figure 4. Household
Size by Number
of Persons
2021).
Compared
to the rest of Alberta, Carbon's
population
is comprised
of older
generations
(60 years and older) in one or two-people
households.
This trend
is anticipated
to occur throughout
the province
in the next 20 years. The
population
projections
for Alberta anticipate
the local Drumheller
region to
experience
moderate
growth in the next 20 years (5.2%), but a declining
population
in the nearby region to the east. 3
Figure
3. Population
Distribution
by Percent
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4. Household
Size by Number
of Persons
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3 9%
3 Population Projects: Alberta and Census Divisions, 2021-20461 Treasury Board and Finance l July 2, 2021
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2.2 CURRENT
LAND USE
Residentiaf
There are currently
240 private dwellings
in Carbon (Statistics
Canada, 2021
Census
of Population).
The vast majority
(over 90%) of dwellings
are occupied
by usual residents.
Of
those dwellings
occupied
by usual residents
of Carbon, approximately
80% of
dwellings
are detached,
11 % are row or apartment
style housing, and 9% are
moveable
dwellings
(Figure 5: Dwelling
Types Occupied
by Usual Residents
2021).
Urban-style
residential
development
in Carbon is currently
located in the main
core of the Village, on the Island and the newer Diamond
Valley subdivision.
There are also several residences
on large acreage
lots outside of the Village
core.
There are a number
of vacant residential
lots for sale by the Village of Carbon
in the new Diamond
Valley subdivision.
The 2006 subdivision
created 19 new
serviced
lots for detached
dwellings,
and there are an additional
22 unserviced
lots. At the current average
population
growth rate, these lots may
accommodate
another
I O-15 years of growth.
Home-based
businesses
in Carbon provide a wide variety of goods and
services
to the local community,
including
home cleaning,
contractors
for home
improvement
and repair, bed & breakfast,
taxi services,
wellness
product
sales, photography,
childcare,
and sewing and alterations
Figure
5. Dwelling
Types Occupied
by
Usual Residents
(2021)
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Commercial
and Industrial
Commercial
development
is located in a centralized
area on Caradoc
Avenue
between
Rosebud
Street and Glengarry
Street. Businesses
in Carbon include a
grocery/liquor
store, an autobody
shop and tire sales, the post office, a hotel and
bar, a bank, restaurants,
and a spa.
The commercial
area also contains
a variety of uses more industrial
in nature,
such as a trucking
and transport
business,
a bottle depot, lawn care and snow
removal,
contractors,
furniture
building, and towing and salvage.
There are currently
very few vacant/undeveloped
lots in the central commercial
core to accommodate
future business
growth.
Agriculture
Continuous
with lands in the adjacent
Kneehill County, there are areas of land
in the east and west ends of the Village used for the grazing of livestock.
Due
to the steep topography
of these lands, they present
limited opportunity
for
other agricultural
operations
and constrain
expansion
of the Village.
Parks and Recreational
Amenities
The Village or Carbon boasts a number
of parks and open spaces. Lions Park
is located on the island and contains
a winding
walking trail and bridges along
Kneehill Creek. The historical
plaques
located along the trail provide an
opportunity
to learn about Carbon's
history. There is a 9-hole disc (frisbee)
golf course, an outdoor
swimming
pool and ice arena, sports fields, and
playgrounds.
The Village of Carbon owns two campgrounds
which is an
attraction
for tourists
to come to the area.
Indoor recreational
and community
amenities
include an indoor archery range
and curling rink.
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2.3 TRANSPORT
ATION
The Village of Carbon is accessed
from Highway
836, also known as
'Rosebud
Street', about 3 kms east of Highway
21. The roads in Carbon are
generally
laid out in a grid pattern, except a curvilinear
road design was used
in the newer residential
subdivisions.
Roads are generally
local roads, with
parking on both sides and a sidewalk
adjacent
to the curb on at least one
side of the road. Figure 6 shows the road layout in the Village of Carbon.
The CPR railway that reached Carbon in 1921 and runs along the south
border of the Village has since been removed.
The railway lands remain
vacant but have been purchased
by Alberta TrailNet,
a not-for profit
organization
with a mandate
to support
the development
of a provincial-wide
trail system.
;!4 UTILITIES
The Village of Carbon receives
treated water from the Aqua 7 Regional
Water
Commission.
Water is pulled from the Red Deer River, treated in Kirkpatrick
and delivered
to the Carbon reservoir
via a regional transmission
line. Water
is distributed
through
gravity water mains operated
by the Village.
The Village owns and operates
its own sanitary
infrastructure,
which consists
of a gravity collection
system to a single lift station on Rosebud
Street/Highway
836. The sanitary
waste is then lifted to wastewater
treatment
lagoons
located to the east of the Village in Kneehill County, along Range Road 231.
The majority
of the Village was constructed
prior to provincial
stormwater
management
standards,
and there is no Stormwater
Management
Plan currently
in place. The existing stormwater
infrastructure
includes
catch basins, outfall structures,
culverts,
drainage
ditches, and a few sections
of underground
storm sewers. No infrastructure
exists for storm water quality treatment
prior to
discharge,
excepting
a single oil and grit separator
and dry storm pond in the new Diamond
Valley subdivision
area.
Figure 7 shows the current water and wastewater
systems
in Carbon.
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2.5 COMMUNITY
FACILITIES
AND SERVICES
The Village
of Carbon
provides
a variety
of other services
to its residents
and
the surrounding
area, including:
*
a Community
Centre;
*
a Seniors
Outreach
Centre;
@
the Carbon
Museum
(known
as 'The Farmer's
Exchange');
*
municipal
garbage
(solid waste)
services;
*
a volunteer
fire department
(the Carbon
Fire Department);
*
a library;
@
the Carbon
School
(Kindergarten
to grade 9).
The closest
centers
with health facilities
and ambulance
services
are in
Drumheller
or Three Hills. RCMP
services
are located
in Drumheller.
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VISION AND GOALS
The Village of Carbon is a safe, beautiful
and welcoming
community
for residents
and visitors. Carbon strives to be a forward-
thinking
and innovative
Village with a bright future where businesses
thrive, and residents
experience
a healthy quality of life.
3.2 GOALS
The Village of Carbon will refer to the following
overarching
goals to guide decision-making
and to measure
success.
3.2.1
To develop
and maintain
a growth strategy
and phasing of development
for the Village that promotes
efficient
land use
patterns
and accommodates
appropriate
future land uses.
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
To promote
and improve
existing developed
areas within the Village.
To encourage
growth that promotes
a safe, livable and sustainable
community.
To develop,
preserve
and enhance
the physical environment
within the Village.
3.2.5
To efficiently
maintain
and improve
existing utility and transportation
infrastructure,
and to plan for Future infrastructure
needs to accommodate
growth projections.
3.2.6
To maintain
a financially
sustainable
and viable community.
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GENERAL
POLICIES
The purpose
of this section is to establish
policy statements
that guide future growth and achieve
the vision and overarching
goals of
the Village of Carbon. These policy statements
have relevance
at many levels of planning,
including
new ASPs/ARPs
or
amendments,
land use amendments,
subdivision
and development
permits. They apply to all lands within the municipal
boundary.
4.I
NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT
The Village or Carbon is within the Moist Mixed Grassland
ecoregion,
which in its
native state is characterized
by spear grass, wheat grass and various deciduous
shrubs. Patches
of scrubby
aspen, willow cottonwood
and box-elder
can be found on
shaded valley slopes and along river terraces.
The area is comprised
of hummocky
glacial till and sandy to clayey deposits.
Carbon is located at the bottom of the valley of Kneehill Creek, which is a shallow
valley created during larger flows in the last glacial retreat. Kneehill Creek meanders
its way from west to east through
the Village, and then joins with the Red Deer River
near Drumheller.
The sandy banks of Kneehill Creek are generally
not well-vegetated
and there is active erosion on the outside of its many bends, which could lead to future
issues of significant
erosion affecting
buildings
and properties.
In addition to concerns
of bank erosion, riparian areas are important
to protect in terms of regulating
water
quality and quantity,
flood water conveyance
and storage, groundwater
recharge,
shoreline
protection
and providing
habitat for wildlife. The following
policy statements
are applicable
to development
adjacent
to Kneehill Creek.
Objectives
*
To ensure a healthy environment
be maintained
in all aspects or future planning
and development.
*
To protect and minimize
the impact of development
on environmentally
sensitive
areas.
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Policies
4.1.1
Setbacks
from Kneehill Creek shall be established
at ASP, land use bylaw amendment
or subdivision
to ensure that:
a)
land adjacent
to a waterbody
is dedicated
as Environmental
Reserve
(ER);
b)
riparian areas, the waterbody
and watershed
processes
are maintained
in a natural state;
c)
public access is provided,
where desirable;
d)
bank erosion is minimized;
and
e)
fish and wildlife habitat are protected.
4.1.2
The Provincial
guidelines
"Stepping
Back from the Water: A Beneficial
Management
Practices
Guide for New Development
Near Water Bodies in Alberta's
Settled Region" (2012) should be used as a guideline
for the identification
of riparian areas
and development
of management
options to determine
waterbody
setback
distances.
4.1.3
Lands that qualify as Environmental
Reserve
shall be dedicated
at subdivision.
The width of the Environmental
Reserve
will vary depending
on the geotechnical
stability, riparian habitat and flood hazard area, but must not be less than 6 meters
in width.
4.1.4
Public access to Environmental
Reserve
may be provided
where environmental
protection
concerns
can be adequately
addressed
or mitigated.
Land along waterbodies
and escarpments
should be incorporated
into the parks and open space
system where possible.
4.1 .5
Development
should preserve
natural features
and vegetation
that contribute
to the natural visual quality.
4.1.6
The Village should develop
a program
for the revegetation
and protection
of Kneehill Creek to prevent
erosion and
encourage
stabilization
of the creek bank and rehabilitation
of the riparian areas.
4.2 DEVELOPMENT
CONSTRAINTS
AND HAZARDS
There are a few natural and man-made
constraints
to development
in the Village of Carbon, including
valley-bottom
flooding,
steep
slopes and undermining.
Development
in areas prone to natural hazards or with man-made
hazards requires
special consideration
due to concerns
for personal
safety and risk of property
damage.
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Objectives
a
To ensure
development
proceeds
in a manner
to protect
personal
safety and the risk of property
damage.
Flooding
Policies
Flooding
caused
by open water
and ice jam related
events
has been a documented
problem
in the area, and homes
and bridges
were damaged
in the floods
of the 1 930's through
to the 1 950's. Two short cutoff
channels
were constructed
in the early 4 950s and
late I 970s to reduce
water levels in the area known as the Island and the area of the new Diamond
Valley
residential
subdivision.
The elevation
of the lands in the western
portion
of the Island were raised in the 1 970's to accommodate
the current
residential
development.
The lands in the eastern
portion
of the Island were not raised due to the cost and are currently
used for parks and open
space purposes.
In 2008, the Province
of Alberta
conducted
a flood hazard
mapping
study"
for a 7-kilometer
reach of Kneehill
Creek
flowing
through
Carbon,
as well as For the two cutoff
channels.
The flood hazard
maps prepared
show the floodway
and flood fringe of the 1 :1 00-year
design
flood (Figure
8. Flood Hazard
Map). The following
policies
ensure
Future development
is protected
from flood hazard.
4.2.1
Development
within the areas identified
as flood Fringe must be designed
to protect
buildings
and habitable
spaces.
Such
mitigations
may include:
raising
the grade of a parcel to an elevation
at or above
the design
flood level;
constructing
the main floor of habitable
buildings
at or above
the design
elevation
or required
freeboard;
prohibiting
the construction
of basements;
and
placing
all electrical,
heating,
air conditioning
and other mechanical
equipment
at or above
the design
flood level.
4.2.2
Development
within the floodway
will be limited
to uses such as natural
parks, trails and essential
utilities
that do not
materially
impede
the natural
functions
of the floodway.
4 Alberta Environment.
Carbon Flood Hazard Mapping Study Kneehills
Creek - Final Report. January 2008. Prepared
by Northwest Hydraulic
Consultants.
Reference
No. 70"l3/5756.
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Steep
Slope
Policies
Sloped lands can present
unique development
opportunities
and can contribute
to the attractiveness
of a neighbourhood.
The valley
walls of Kneehill Creek to the upper plateau are approximately
30 to 40 m in height and contains
coulees
with slopes generally
around 4 0%, but over 1 5% in areas. Slope stability
and the hazard posed by development
on steep lands is not only a function
of the
steepness
of the slope, but also the soil material,
moisture
content, ground water condition,
slope geometry
and vegetation
cover.
Lands in Carbon with slopes I 5% or greater
are identified
on Figure 9: Steep Slopes.
4.2.4
The Village of Carbon may require the preparation
of a geotechnical
evaluation
or slope stability analysis
to be prepared
for an ASP/ARP,
Conceptual
Scheme,
subdivision,
or development
permit application.
4.2.5
Where steep slopes are considered
unstable
by the approving
authority,
they may be dedicated
as Environmental
Reserve
at subdivision.
4.2.6
Where development
on a steep slope is proposed,
slope adaptive
design and best practices
should be employed.
4.2.7
Development
setbacks
From the top or toe of a slope shall be in accordance
with the Village of Carbon Land Use Bylaw
and/or a geotechnical
evaluation
or slope stability analysis
prepared
by a qualified
professional.
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Undermining
and Sour Gas Policies
Coal mining occurred
close by in the area to the south of Carbon in a room and pillar fashion. There are records of only a few areas
where abandoned
surface or underground
tunnels exist within the municipal
boundaries
(Figure 9). There are currently
no wells or
sour gas Facilities within Carbon.
4.2.8
Where subdivision
or development
is proposed
on lands with potential
undermining
hazard, an evaluation
prepared
by a
qualified
professional
may be required
to be prepared
that addresses
the appropriateness
of the proposed
development
and the level of risk to public safety, and any required mitigations.
4.2.9
Subdivision
and development
permit applications
must be referred
to the Alberta Energy Regulator
as required
by and in
accordance
with the Actwhere
the lands are within the distance
specified
in the Regulation
to a sour gas facility.
4.2.10
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the Alberta Energy Regulator,
in accordance
with the Regulation.
4.2.11
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4.3 TRANSPORT
ATION
In 2021 the Village of Carbon prepared
an Infrastructure
Master Plan to evaluate
the existing conditions
and constraints
of the roads
in the Village. The existing road system requires
significant
repairs, primarily
related to the age and deterioration
of the asphalt
surface.
The Following policies relate to the transportation
system in Carbon.
Objectives
*
To develop
an efficient,
economical
and safe transportation
system.
*
To ensure a safe pedestrian circulation
system and provide connectivity
throughout
the Village.
Policies
4.3.1
Highway 836/Rosebud
Street will be considered
and maintained
as the major access and collector
road serving the
Village.
4.3.2
Residential development should not be allowed direct access to Rosebud
Street where other opportunities
exist. The
number of commercial
or industrial accesses
to Rosebud
Street are encouraged
to be minimized
through subdivision
design and shared accesses.
4.3.3
A hierarchy
of roads should be developed
and should continue
logically
to differentiate
between
collector
streets that
provide for general circulation
and local roads that facilitate
access to local areas.
4.3.4
New roads in Carbon will be designed
to Village standards.
Variances
to these standards
may be approved
at the
discretion
of the approving
authority
where innovative
solutions
address
local site conditions.
4.3.5
Subdivision
and development
proposals
shall be designed
to provide safe and efficient
access for emergency
vehicles.
4.3.6
The Village should prepare a road design for Caradoc
Avenue
within the downtown/commercial
core to be enhanced
to a
"mainstreet".
The enhancements
should be constructed
when major utility and road repairs are undertaken.
The
"mainstreet"
design should include elements
such as narrower
driving lanes, wider sidewalks,
enhanced
pedestrian
crosswalks,
pedestrian
oriented streetlights,
trees and street furniture
such as benches,
bike racks, and waste containers.
4.3.7
The transportation
system will be designed
for safe and accessible
pedestrian
circulation,
including
sidewalks,
intersection
crossings
and pathways
that provide logical connections
between
the commercial
core, residential
neighbourhoods,
schools, parks and open spaces, and other key Village amenities.
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4.4 UTILITIES
In 2021 the Village of Carbon prepared
an Infrastructure
Master Plan to evaluate
the existing conditions
and constraints
of the
infrastructure
in the Village, and the infrastructure
required
to accommodate
future growth within the municipal
boundaries.
The
Master Plan anticipates
that the current infrastructure
can service a population
equivalency
of approximately
600 people. However,
some significant
upgrades
to the wastewater
system may be required
to accommodate
any further growth, in addition to the repairs
and upgrades
required
to all utility systems
in the existing developed
area.
The Village is currently
allocated
6.83% of the total water capacity
from the Aqua 7 Regional
Commission,
which amounts
to 133,480
m3 of water annually.
The Village currently
uses about one-third
of its allocation.
It is anticipated
that the remaining
allocation
can
accommodate
the 20-year
growth horizon and full-build
out of the Village. However,
the Infrastructure
Master Plan identifies
the
replacement
or repair of existing water mains that are at the end of their serviceable
life, installation
of new mains to improve
flows
and increase
redundancy
of the system, and repairs to the reservoir.
Despite the requirement
for maintenance
and repairs, the water
system can accommodate
future growth.
The Infrastructure
Master Plan also highlights
repairs and maintenance
required
to the wastewater
treatment
system, and further
investigation
that is required
to understand
the extent of other repairs and potential
upgrades
to the system to accommodate
further
growth. These upgrades
may be significant,
including
increasing
the size of the wastewater
lagoons and replacing
the lift station and
sanitary
force main.
Stormwater
in future growth areas will be required
to be managed
in accordance
with Provincial
guidelines.
The existing stormwater
system will also require some upgrades
to accommodate
future growth. The preparation
of a Storm Water Master Plan will enable
the Village to best manage
stormwater
in existing and future growth areas.
Objectives
To provide municipal
utility systems
in an efficient, economic
and coordinated
manner
that supports
future growth.
*
To minimize
capital expenditures
on municipal
utilities through
the promotion
of efficient
patterns
of development.
*
To ensure costs of new or upgraded
utility infrastructure
that supports
growth are fairly and equitably
distributed.
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Policies
4.4.1
The Village will continue
to monitor
the condition,
capacity
and long-term
peformance
of existing utilities in order to
develop
sustainable
capital budgets
for rehabilitation,
replacement
and expansion.
4.4.2
The Village's
5-year capital budget and long-term
financial
plans will be reviewed
on a regular basis to remain current with
changing
costs and required
infrastructure
repairs and improvements.
4.4.3
In accordance
with the Village's
current Infrastructure
Master Plan, the Village will:
a)
investigate
and monitor
the capacity
of municipal
utility systems
to ensure adequate
service to meet current domestic,
commercial,
industrial
and emergency
requirements,
and to ensure that decisions
related to growth can be based on
accurate
information
regarding
servicing
capacities
and needs;
b)
optimize
the use of existing infrastructure
systems
prior to expansion
or extension;
and
c)
ensure the sizing of infrastructure
extensions
or replacement
is based on the ultimate pattern of future growth and
appropriate
to the phasing of growth.
4.4.4
Proposed
new or intensified
developments
will be phased in accordance
with statutory
plans and utility master plans or
other supponing
engineering
studies to provide logical and orderly extensions
to existing infrastructure.
4.4.5
Where an application
For a land use amendment,
subdivision
or development
is not contemplated
by the Village's
most
recent Infrastructure
Master Plan, the approving
authority
at its discretion,
may require further study be undertaken
of the
Village's
infrastructure
capacity
and any required
upgrades.
Specifically,
the Village may require an evaluation
of the
wastewater
treatment
system to determine
the capacity
of the treatment
lagoons, lift station and sanitary
force main and
any required
upgrades.
4.4.6
Developers
shall be responsible
for the construction,
installation
and oversizing
of infrastructure
and utility systems
which
service a future growth area to the Village's
standards.
4.4.7
Notwithstanding
4.4.6, the Village may collect development
charges
as specified
in a Development
Agreement
from a
developer
where the Village has constructed
or will construct
the infrastructure.
4.4.8
The Village may collect a utility oversize
charge as specified
in a Development
Agreement
to pay the cost of infrastructure
built with excess capacity
to accommodate
a subdivision
or development.
4.4.9
The Village should explore
the use of local improvement
levies to finance infrastructure
upgrades
or new infrastructure
that
is required
in the short-term,
and where only a specific area of the Village benefits
from the new or upgraded
infrastructure.
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4.4.alO
The Village should explore
the use off-site levies to recover
expenses
related to significant
infrastructure
projects if
required,
to accommodate
growth over the long-term
where multiple landowners
benefit from the new or upgraded
infrastructure;
including:
a)
new or expanded
wastewater
lagoons
or treatment
facility; and
b)
new or oversized
water, sanitary
or storm water mains.
4.4.11
AStormwaterMasterPlanforthewholeVillageshouldbepreparedbytheVillage.
4.4.12
StormwaterPIansarerequiredforfuturegrowthareasatconceptplanorsubdivision.AIlstormwaterinfrastructureinfuture
growth areas must meet Provincial
requirements
and guidelines.
4.4.13
Municipalinfrastructureshouldbedesignedandinstalledinamannerthatminimizestheimpactonthenaturalterrain.
4.4.14
Applications
for telecommunications
facilities
will be referred to Council. Following
the public consultation
process,
Council
may issue a letter of concurrence
or non-concurrence
for the proposed
structure.
4.5 COMMUNITY
SERVICES
The provision
of a range of easily accessible
community
services,
facilities
and programs
is important
for the quality of life of
Carbon's
residents.
The following
policies guide the provision
of services, facilities
and programs
to the existing residents
of Carbon
and to accommodate
the anticipated
new growth.
Objectives
*
To provide adequate
and accessible
community
services
that fit the Village's
needs.
Policies
4.5.1
The Village will work with adjacent
municipalities,
surrounding
communities,
and relevant
agencies
to ensure the
coordinated
delivery
of health, emergency
and social services
in the region.
4.5.2
Existing community
services
and cultural facilities,
and the community's
needs and demands
for such services
will be
periodically
reviewed
by the Village.
4.5.3
The Village o( Carbon will endeavor
to support
a greater variety of events and activities
for families including,
but not
limited to, movies in the park, live events, pancake
breakfasts,
park benches
and community
gardens,
and art displays.
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4.6 GROWTH
AREAS
AND PHASING
The Village of Carbon has shown a slow but steady population
growth of approximately
1 % per annum. Assuming
this rate of growth,
it is anticipated
that over the next 20 years Carbon's
population
may grow by an additional
150 people. Future growth areas are
lands identified
to accommodate
this potential
future growth. The boundary
of future growth areas are conceptually
shown in Map 1,
recognizing
that more detailed boundaries
and land uses will be determined
through
the preparation
of area structure
plans or
conceptual
schemes,
and subdivision
and the Land Use Bylaw amendment
processes.
Growth phasing
is a tool used to manage
when and where growth or change happens.
The purpose
of growth phasing is to allow for
orderly growth at a pace and manner
that can be integrated
into the community's
social and physical infrastructure,
while considering
the long-term
fiscal implications.
Growth phasing may be constrained
by limited land and infrastructure
capacity,
which must be
addressed
to the Village's
satisTaction
prior to Further development
in future growth areas.
It is a common
perception
that new growth provides
additional
tax dollars which will reduce the cost of services
for existing
development.
However,
new growth requires
additional
capacity
to operate and maintain
those services.
Typically,
residential
development
in the form of large single-detached
lots provides
only marginal
return on investment.
In comparison,
due to higher tax
rates, commercial,
industrial
and multi-unit
residential
developments
have a high return on investment
for a municipality.
An
appropriate
balance
must be found for new growth areas. Planning
for when and where growth happens
in the Village is important
to
maximize
the efficiency
of service provision
and ensure the costs of operating
and maintaining
the infrastructure
does not exceed the
income received
from the property
taxes.
While this MDP identifies
Priority Growth Areas that will accommodate
Carbon's
growth over the next 20 to 30 years, it is flexible to
accommodate
changing
circumstances.
It also considers
requirements
to achieve
build-out
oT the community
in the longer-term
to
ensure an adequate
time to plan for major infrastructure
projects.
Objectives
*
To encourage
growth that maintains
and promotes
the identity and small-town
character
of Carbon.
*
To prioritize
growth in areas that achieve
the Village's
goals for the provision
of housing,
to encourage
economic
development,
to increase
tax revenues
and increase
the commercial:residential
assessment
split.
*
To plan for and manage
growth at a level that can be integrated
into and sustained
by the Village's
physical infrastructure.
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Policies
4.6.1
Growth of the Carbon population
and the economy
will be encouraged
through:
a)
the publication
or promotion
of opportunities
For commercial,
industrial
and residential
development;
b)
providing
support
for existing businesses
and promoting
the establishment of new businesses;
c)
the maintenance
of good working relationships
with municipal
neighbours
and external agencies;
d)
the pursuit of high-quality
development
within the municipality;
and
e)
the adoption
of a capital budget which supports
the outcomes
of this MDP.
4.6.2
Development
that utilizes existing infrastructure
and services
and minimizes
financial
impact on the Village will be
supported
and prioritized.
4.6.3
Within existing built areas, infill and redevelopment
will be considered
a primary means for accommodating
new
development.
Factors that are important
to consider
are:
a)
the new development
is in context
with or provides
an appropriate
transition
from existing development; and
b)
adequate
utility services
and infrastructure
can support
the development.
4.6.4
Growth outside of the existing built areas will be directed to the Priority Growth Areas as shown in Map 1- Future Growth
Areas.
4.6.5
Development
within Long-Term
Growth Areas should only occur after the development of the Priority Growth Areas. The
Village may consider
earlier development
of a Long-Term
Growth Area where:
a)
the development
provides
or expands
the provision
of required housing forms, commercial
services
or other economic
development;
b)
infrastructure
such as roads and utilities are readily available
to service the development;
and
c)
adequate
capacity
exists in the existing municipal
infrastructure,
or upgrades
to the existing systems can be readily
accommodated.
4.6.6
The Village may assume
a role in land development,
including
acquisition, servicing
and subdivision, in order to ensure an
adequate
supply of land for future growth.
4.6.7
Prior to a land use amendment
or subdivision
in a future growth area, the Village Council may require an area structure
plan or conceptual
scheme
to be prepared
and approved.
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5
RESIDENTIAL
Residential
development
over the next 20-30 years will continue
to be focused
in areas of Carbon where vacant and serviced
or
easily serviced
lots exist in the Diamond
Valley and Elgin areas. Further development
of small residential
acreages
may occur on
lands that are less easily serviced.
Objectives
*
To create and support
residential
neighbourhoods
that build a sense of community
for Village residents.
*
To provide an adequate
supply of new residential
lots and affordable
housing for new residents.
@
To ensure a variety of housing types can be accommodated.
Policies
5.1.1
Residential
land uses are generally
accommodated
in the Residential
areas identified
on Map 2 - Conceptual Land Use
(see page 41).
5.1.2
Although
the predominant
style of housing will be single-detached,
the Village will encourage
the provision
of a variety of
lot sizes and housing types in existing and new residential
areas that can accommodate
the various age groups, lifestyles,
income groups and household
types and sizes within Carbon.
5.1.3
The Village will encourage
secondary
and backyard
suites as well as multi-unit
dwelling
types that are scaled to fit within
the Village's
new and existing residential
areas.
5.1.4
Multi-unit
dwellings
should be located near activity centres such as recreation
facilities
and school sites, as well as along
collector
roads and at road intersections.
5.1.5
The Village should ensure development or redevelopment within existing residential areas is compatible with the
neighbourhood,
including
consideration for:
a)
building height and massing; and
b)
lot layout and streetscape.
5.1.6
The Village will support
and enable opportunities
for home-based
businesses
in residential
districts
provided
they are
secondary
to the residential
use and do not detract from the amenities
of the surrounding
residential
neighbourhood.
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5.1.7
0pportunitiesforsmallacreageresidentialdevelopmentwillbeaccommodatedonlandswithinthevillageboundaries
where servicing
of the lands with municipal
services
is not feasible.
5.1.8
Residential
areas should be integrated
with a community
open space and pathway
system that provides
pedestrian
connections
to parks and other community
amenities.
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COMMERCIAL
The central commercial
core will be the focus of civic and cultural life in the Village. Commercial
development in Carbon will continue
to be focused
on vacant or underutilized
lots within the central commercial
core.
In addition
to the downtown,
supporting
commercial
areas that supply a variety of other goods and services
to the region are also
important
for the economic
success
of the Village. These commercial
areas will be located in areas that have access from major
roads within Carbon.
Objectives
*
To promote
the downtown
as the primary civic, cultural and retail commercial
centre of the Village.
*
To improve
the image, quality and presence
of the downtown
within the community.
*
To encourage
a diversified
range of commercial
goods and services
that meet the needs of residents
and the surrounding
areas.
Policies
6.1.1
Commercial
land uses are generally
accommodated
in those areas identified
on Map 2 - Conceptual Land Use (see page
41).
6.1.2
The commercial
core should be promoted
as the primary node for retail, professional
services,
entertainment, and cultural
uses in a pedestrian-friendly
environment.
6.1.3
The Village shall support
its existing businesses
and endeavor
to attract new businesses.
The Village may undertake a
Business
Retention
and Attraction
Plan to provide an action plan.
6.1.4
The Village should prepare a downtown/central
business
area revitalization
plan to provide a cohesive
direction
to ensure
all elements
in the public and private realm achieve
the vision for the downtown.
6.1.5
Development
in the commercial
core will be designed
to:
a)
maintain
a compact
commercial
core;
b)
minimize
negative
impact on traffic and parking patterns; and
c)
ensure compatibility
of scale, design and building materials
with existing development.
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6.1.6
The corners
of Rosebud
and Glengarry
Streets
along Caradoc
Avenue
are gateways
into the central
commercial
core.
Special
attention
to detail of their future
development
needs to be considered,
which may include:
a)
buildings
that address
both frontages
and located
close to the street;
b)
parking
located
to the rear of the buildings;
c)
integration
of public spaces,
such as seating
areas;
d)
building
design
that reflects
the character
of the Village;
and
e)
integration
of residential
uses in upper levels.
6.1.7
Commercial
uses that require
larger buildings
and parking
areas, or provide
automobile
services
will be directed
to general
commercial
areas located
along collector
roads outside
of the commercial
core.
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INDUSTRIAL
The Village's
economic
base is currently
not supported
by industrial
development.
Industry
can be a strong contributor
to a
prosperous
economy,
sustainable
tax base, and should be encouraged
by the Village as an economic
driver.
Objectives
*
To promote
a diversified
industrial
mix which will support
a variety of employment
opportunities.
*
To ensure adequate
land is dedicated
and preserved
for future industrial
development.
*
To minimize
potential
conflict between
industrial
and residential
areas.
Policies
7.1.1
7.1.2
Industrial
areas will generally
be accommodated
in those areas identified
on Map 2 - Conceptual
Land Use (see page 41 ).
The Village will encourage
a variety of parcel sizes and levels of servicing
that can support
a wide range of industrial
uses.
7.1.3
Industrial
lands shall be protected
from adjacent
uses that could impact the continued
and future operation
of industrial
uses. This may include strategies
such as buffering
with open spaces or a gradual
transition
from industrial
to commercial
to residential
uses.
7.1.4
The appropriateness
of an industrial
use or location will be evaluated
with full consideration
to its potential
environmental
impact and/or nuisances
it may generate
in relation to existing and future residential
areas.
7.1.5
Industrial
uses that do not require access to water and sanitary infrastructure
such as open storage and warehousing,
shall
be located appropriately
in areas where servicing
is limited to retain vital land areas that contain access to these services
for higher intensity
commercial
and industrial
land uses.
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RECREATION
AND OPEN SPACES
The availability and quality of recreation facilities
and open spaces are one of the primary assets of living in the Village of Carbon.
Linking new development and Future Growth Areas to the existing parks and trails system is a key component
of good
neighbourhood
design.
Objectives
*
To maintain
and enhance
existing community
facilities.
*
To ensure the availability and accessibility
of recreation
facilities
and open spaces for current and future residents.
Policies
8.1.1
Parks, open spaces and recreational areas are generally
accommodated
in those areas identified
on Map 2 - Conceptual
Land Use (page 41).
8.1.2
Trails should be designed
and located to connect
residential
areas to commercial
areas, recreational
facilities
and the
school, and other open space areas.
8.1.3
Amaximumof10%oftheareaofaparceloflandtobesubdividedshallberequiredtobededicatedmunicipalreserve
(MR). Where MR is deemed
not required
or in alignment
with the Village's
MR priorities,
it may be provided
as cash-in-lieu.
8.1.4
The location,
distribution
and use of MR will generally
be determined
at the ASP, conceptual
scheme
or subdivision
stage.
The Village will determine
the specijic
MR priorities
on a site-specific
basis, but may include the following:
a)
community
wide requirements
For recreational
facilities
and fields, and trails;
b)
local requirements
for maintained
parkland
and playgrounds;
and
c)
lands that provide a buffer between
residential
and industrial
uses.
8.1 5
In locations
where MR dedications
are not desirable,
the Village may allow for the transfer
of MR to more appropriate
locations.
This should be identified
at the area structure
plan phase and registered
via deferred
reserve caveats.
8.1.6
Council shall work with the Golden Hills School Division to determine
the School Division's
needs for school reserves
and,
if necessary,
to determine
how these needs can best be met. It is anticipated
that another
school site is not required
within
the Village.
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8.1 .7
The Village should ensure capital funding is available
for potential
upgrades
or replacement of recreation facilities based
on life expectancy
and actualized
costs.
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FUTURE
GROWTH
AND AGRICULTURE
Agriculture
is an important
part of the regional
economy
of Carbon. Within Carbon, agricultural
activities
may occur on lands
identified
for future growth.
Objectives
*
To minimize
potential
conflicts
between
agricultural
operations
and non-agricultural
uses.
Policies
9.1.1
The Village will support
extensive
agricultural
operations
and other uses such as greenhouses
and nurseries
on lands
within Future Growth Areas identified
on Map 2 - Conceptual
Land Use (see page 41). Such developments
must be sited
and developed
with consideration
of adjacent
land uses to minimize
conflict.
9.1.2
Confined
feeding operations
shall not be located within the Village of Carbon. Appropriate
setback
distances
from
developed
areas in Carbon must be considered
with regard to wind/weather
patterns
for confined
feeding operation
applications
within Kneehill County near the Village boundary.
9.1.3
The Village will support
Kneehill County and its producers
in the diversification
of existing agricultural
operations.
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ENGAGEMENT
AND COOPERATION
Good governance
in land use planning
and decision-making
processes
includes
public engagement,
communication,
education
and
cooperation.
These elements
are all required
to build strong and trusting relationships
between
the Village, residents
and
neighbouring
municipalities.
It also ensures
that residents
have the capacity
to effectively
share perspectives,
to participate
in
dialogue
and to be actively involved
in the planning
and governance
of the community
in a constructive
manner.
Objectives
*
To make decisions
in a transparent
and accountable
manner.
*
To create opportunities
for meaningful
public engagement.
*
To promote
cooperation,
consultation
and information
sharing with the region.
Policies
10.1.1
The Village will strive to meaningfully
involve residents,
businesses,
and stakeholders
in decisions
affecting
them through
transparent
and accessible
engagement
and communications
protocols.
10.1.2
The Village will employ a public hearing process
that facilitates
and encourages
public participation
by reducing
opportunities
For conflict and creating
an environment
that is conducive
to the sharing of opinions.
10.1.3
Initiationofpublicengagementpriortoaformalpublichearingprocesswillbeencouragedfordevelopmentproposals,
statutory
plans and land use bylaw amendments.
10.1.4
The Village will inform and engage
residents
and businesses
of planned
capital projects.
10.1.5
The Village will participate
in the maintenance
and implementation
or the Village of Carbon and Kneehilll County
Intermunicipal
Development
Plan (IDP) to facilitate
long-term
comprehensive
planning
within the IDP area.
10.1.6
ApplicationsforsubdivisionanddevelopmentadjacenttotheVillage'sboundaryshallbecirculatedtoKneehillCountyfor
their comments
and concerns
in accordance
with the IDP.
10.1.7
The Village will endeavor
to align with broader
shared regional land use goals and initiatives.
10.1.8
The Village will participate
in the maintenance
and implementation
of an Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework
(ICF) to
ensure effective
and efficient
delivery
of services
to residents
and the surrounding
region.
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10.1.9
The Village of Carbon will address
any matters related to annexation
of land with Kneehill County in accordance
with the
policies in the Village of Carbon/Kneehill
County Intermunicipal
Development
Plan.
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IMPLEMENTATION
A sustained
and coordinated
effort is required
to ensure the vision of Carbon is implemented.
The implementation
of these MDP
policy statements
into decision-making
processes
is the responsibility
of not only Village Council and its staff, but also the residents
of Carbon through
public engagement
opportunities.
Decisions
with respect to municipal
plans, policies, land use, subdivision
and
development
permits must conform
with the policy statements
in this MDP.
This MDP must be reviewed
and monitored
at regular intervals
to ensure the plan remains
relevant
and reflects the vision and
aspirations
of the Carbon community,
as it guides municipal
decision-making.
It is essential
that Administration
and Council review
this MDP in context
when establishing
a strategic
vision, business
plan or capital budget.
This MDP recommends
actions and expenditures
on behalf of the Village to ensure its successful
implementation;
however,
any
funding decisions
must be considered
by Council
through
the regular budgeting
process and any public consultation
Council deems
necessary
in making its decision.
The following
section outlines
critical actions to ensure successful
implementation
of this MDP.
Objectives
*
To implement
the Village's
long-term
vision through the MDP in a coordinated
and cost-effective
manner.
*
To build residents
and developers
understanding
and commitment
to the implementation
of the MDP.
*
To ensure the MDP remains
effective
and responsive
for municipal
land use decision
making, policy and budgeting
purposes.
Policies
11.1.1
The policy statements
in this MDP will be implemented
further through detailed planning
processes
including
the adoption
and implementation
of area structure
plans, area redevelopment
plans, conceptual
schemes,
the Land Use Bylaw and
other Council Policies.
11.1.2
The Village will, subject
to budget decisions,
initiate and oversee
implementation
of policy statements
and
recommendations
within this plan. All planning processes,
programs
and committees
necessary
for achieving
the goals of
this plan will be directed
by Council.
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51.1.3
Prior to making a decision
on land use, subdivision
or development, the decision-making
authority will ensure that all
relevant
internal municipal
departments,
government
agencies
and stakeholders
are involved in the application review
process.
11.1.4
TheVillageshouldreviewandclarifymunicipalprocessestoensurethatbarrierstodevelopmentareremovedandthatthe
processes
and requirements
are transparent
and easy to follow.
11.1.5
The Village should work with the community
and the development
industry
to explore creative opportunities for incentivize
new development
that promotes
the vision and goals of this MDP.
11.1.6
The Village should create and maintain
an economic
development
strategy.
11.1.7
The Village should actively pursue new economic
development
opportunities
to diversify
the local and regional economic
base through marketing
developable
land to new and existing industries
and businesses
11.1.8
ThisMDPshouldbereviewedatl0-yearintervalstoensurethegoalsandpoliciesremaincurrentandeffectiveand
relevant
to the Village's
vision, budget constraints,
and market conditions.
A comprehensive
update of this plan should
occur when deemed
warranted
by Council.
11.1.9
The Village Council or a member
of the public may initiate an amendment
to this MDP. Amendment
of the MDP must
follow the appropriate
procedures
as outlined in the MGA.
41.1.10
Where an amendment
is proposed
by a member
of the public, the Village shall require the submission
of such information
as is deemed
necessary
to consider
the purpose
and rationale
of the amendment.
11.1.11
An inventory
and assessment
of its tangible
capital ASSETS will be prepared
and managed
by the Village. Reserves
will be
built to manage, maintain
and replace these assets in a long-term,
financially
sustainable
manner.
11.1.12
The Village will develop,
fund, and implement
a comprehensive
long- term plan for utility infrastructure
and establish
budget priorities
in alignment
with this MDP. Any Tunding decisions
shall be considered
by Council through
the regular
budgeting
process and any public consultation
Council deems necessary
in its decision.
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