Amendment-to-Land-Use-Bylaw — full text

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## VILLAGE OF LOMOND IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA ## BYLAW NO. 651 ## "Amendment to Land Use Bylaw No. 608" BEING a bylaw of the Village of Lomond in the Province of Alberta, to amend Bylaw No. 608, being the municipal Land Use Bylaw. WHEREAS the Village Council wishes to update the Land Use Bylaw with minor changes to accessory building and fence standards and to add a definition for cryptocurrency mining operation. AND WHEREAS the purpose of proposed Bylaw No. 651 is to undertake a series of amendments, as shown in the attached Schedule A and summarized as follows: - add criteria which prohibits fabric accessory buildings and structures and curved sidewalls on accessory buildings within Schedule 6, Residential Standards of Development, Section 1; - add criteria which stipulates materials and width of residential fences within Schedule 6, Residential Standards of Development, Section 6; - add a definition Cryptocurrency Mining Operation to Schedule 2 and add the use as a prohibited use in the municipality; AND WHEREAS the municipality must prepare an amending bylaw and provide for its consideration at a public hearing; NOW THEREFORE, under the authority and subject to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta, Chapter M-26, 2000, as amended, the Council of the Village of Lomond in the Province of Alberta duly assembled does hereby enact the following: 1. That Schedule 6, Residential Standards of Development, Section 1 of Land Use Bylaw 608 is amended as indicated in attached Schedule A to add criteria for accessory buildings and structures. 2. That Schedule 6, Residential Standards of Development, Section 56 of Land Use Bylaw 608 is amended as indicated in attached Schedule A to add criteria for fences. 3. That Schedule 2, Use Regulation, Section 4 of Land Use Bylaw 608 is amended by a new definition for "Cryptocurrency mining operation" as indicated in attached Schedule A. 4. That Schedule 2, Use Regulation, Section 3 of Land Use Bylaw 608 is amended by adding "Cryptocurrency mining operation as a prohibited use to Section 3.1. 5. This bylaw shall come into effect upon third and final reading hereof. 6. Bylaw No. 608 is hereby amended and consolidated. ## 7. EFFECTIVE DATE - 7.1. This Bylaw shall come into force when it has received third and final reading and has been signed and sealed.    READ A FIRST TIME THIS 7* DAY OF JUNE, 2022. MAYOR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER READ A SECOND TIME THIS 21" DAY OF JUNE, 2022. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER READ A THIRD TIME THIS 21'" DAY OF JUNE, 2022. MAYOR oran CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ## Amendments 1. That Schedule 6, Residential Standards of Development, Section 1: Accessory Buildings and Structures be amended as follows: ## (SECTION 1 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES - 1.1 Accessory buildings and structures shall be located at least 1.2 m (4 ft.) from the principal building. - 1.2 Accessory buildings shall be constructed such that eaves shall be no closer than 0.6 m (2 ft.) from a side lot line or rear lot line and all drainage is conducted to the appropriate storm drain via the applicant's own property. - 1.3 Accessory buildings or structures shall not to be located in the front yard in relation to the principal building. - 1.4 Quonsets, quonset-style buildings, metal granaries or circular / semicircular metal structures shall not be permitted as accessory buildings in the Residential - R land use district. - 1.5 All moved-in buildings shall be subject to the provisions of this section and the provisions of Section 15. - 1.6 Carports attached to an accessory building shall comply with the provisions for accessory buildings. Carports attached to a principal dwelling or building shall comply with the provisions for principal dwelling or building. 2. That Schedule 6, Residential Standards of Development, Section 5: Accessory Buildings and Structures be amended by replacing what was previously 5.3 with following text and adding 5.4 and 5.5: ## SECTION 5 FENCES - 5.1 No fence, wall, hedge or any combination thereof shall extend more than 0.9 m (3 ft.) above the ground in any front yard area, as illustrated in Figure 6.5.1 labeled as B, without a development permit approved by the Municipal Planning Commission - 5.2 Fences in the secondary front, rear and side yards shall be 1.8 m (6 ft.) in height or less (see Figure 6.5.1 where Dimension A = 1.8 m). - 5.3 The Development Authority may regulate the material types and colour used for the fence. Regardless of fence height, barbed wire fencing or unconventional fencing materials, including but not limited to pallets, used construction materials, doors, and unfinished oriented strand board (OSB) or plywood, are prohibited. - 5.4 No portion of a fence, including an associated retaining wall, shall be greater than 0.30 m (1 ft.) in thickness. Any variance to the thickness of a fence shall be referred to the Municipal Planning Commission for a decision. - 5.5 The construction of a fence should be completed within 12 months of commencement and shall be finished, where appropriate, by painting or staining the fence. ## SCHEDULE A 3. Amend Schedule 2: Use Regulation by "Cryptocurrency Mining Operation" as a prohibited use to Section 3.1: Prohibited Uses and add a definition to Section 4: Land Use Definitions: ## SECTION 3 PROHIBITED USES - 3.1 The following uses are prohibited within the Village of Lomond: - (a) AUTO WRECKAGE AND SALVAGE YARD - (b) NOXIOUS OR HAZARDOUS USES - (c) LIVESTOCK CONFINEMENT - (d) KENNEL - (e) CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING OPERATION ## SECTION 4 LAND USE DEFINITIONS CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING OPERATION means a heavy industrial facility consisting of a building or group of buildings housing powerful, highly specialized computers that are used to verify digital transactions and require 24/7 climate control. This use may include an on-site power plant.