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MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY
BYLAW NO. 04/24
RURAL ADDRESSING BYLAW
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Mountain View County
Province of Alberta
Bylaw No. 04/24
A BYLAW OF MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA TO PROVIDE FOR A RURAL
ADDRESSING SYSTEM.
SECTION 1 - AUTHORITY
1.01
Section 58 of the Municipal Government Act Chapter M-26 Statues of Alberta 2000, and
amendments, authorizes the Council of Mountain View County to pass a Bylaw to assign a
number or other means of identification to buildings or parcels of land, and require an owner
or occupant of that building or parcel of land to display the identification in a certain manner.
1.02
This bylaw may be cited as the "Rural Addressing Bylaw".
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
2.01
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
a.
"Council" means the municipal Council of the County.
b.
"County" means Mountain View County.
c.
"Development" as defined in the Land Use Bylaw requiring Development Permit
approval from the Development Authority.
d.
"Development Authority" means as established by the Approving Authorities Bylaw.
e.
"Occupant" means a person residing at a property, and shall include both an Owner
and person renting the property.
f.
"Owner" means:
i.
in the case of land, any person who is registered under the Land Titles Act,
R.S.A. 2000, Chapter L-4, as amended, as the owner of land, or
ii.
in the case of property other than land, any person who is in lawful possession
thereof.
g.
"Parcel" means the aggregate of the one or more areas of land described in a
certificate of title or described in a certificate of title by reference to a plan filed or
registered in a land titles office.
h.
"Peace Officer" means a Community Peace Officer as appointed under the authority
of the Alberta Peace Officer Act, and any person employed by or authorized as such by
Mountain View County, or the Sheriffs Branch, or a member of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police.
i.
"Rural Address Sign" means a sign installed to denote the location of a specific Parcel
as required by this Bylaw and installed in accordance with Schedule "B".
j.
"Structure" as defined in the Land Use Bylaw requiring Development Permit approval.
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k.
"Subdivision" as defined in the Land Use Bylaw requiring approval from the Subdivision
Authority.
l.
"Subdivision Authority" as established by the Approving Authorities Bylaw.
m.
"Violation Ticket" means a summons violation ticket issued under Part 2 or Part 3 of
the Provincial Offences Procedures Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-34., as amended.
SECTION 3 - EXCEPTION
3.01
Oil and gas industrial sites are required to follow the addressing guidelines regulated by the
Alberta Energy Regulator and are not required to erect a Rural Address Sign by the County,
however, if requested, a rural address will be assigned and a Rural Address Sign must be
installed in accordance with the regulations of this Bylaw.
SECTION 4 - ADDRESSING PARCELS
4.01
All parcels in the County that have a Development or a Structure, or as requested by the
landowner, except those listed in Section 3 of this Bylaw, with a primary access onto a
developed public road right-of-way will be assigned a rural address by the County in
accordance with Schedule "A" of this Bylaw and such address shall be posted in accordance
with Schedule "B" of this Bylaw.
4.02
Every person that obtains approval from:
a.
the Subdivision Authority for a Subdivision, or
b.
the Development Authority for a Development Permit on a parcel of land in the County,
shall be responsible for erecting a Rural Address Sign.
4.03
Any cost associated with the installation, maintenance and replacement of a Rural Address
Sign is the responsibility of the owner, unless determined otherwise by the County.
4.04
When existing Subdivision Rural Address Map Signs exist, or are requested by the community,
they will adhere to Schedule "B" and may be maintained or erected at the discretion of the
County.
4.05
No residential, commercial, recreational or industrial development shall continue to use a
number or other description if notified in writing by the County that such residential,
commercial, recreational, or industrial development or primary access to such structure is not
numbered or described in accordance with this Bylaw.
4.06
Written notice of any infraction of the Bylaw may be to the owner or occupant. Such infraction
shall be corrected within thirty (30) days of the date of notice.
SECTION 5 - OFFENCES
5.01
No person shall:
a.
fail to post a Rural Address Sign, as required and described in this Bylaw; or
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b.
deface or remove a Rural Address Sign placed by reason of this Bylaw from any location
within the County; or
c.
obstruct any Rural Address Signs placed by reason of this Bylaw by any natural or man-
made object whether temporarily or not.
5.02
Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and is liable to
a penalty. The specified penalty payable in respect of a contravention of a provision of this
Bylaw is the amount shown in Schedule "C" of this bylaw in respect of that provision.
5.03
When a Peace Officer believes that a person has contravened any provision of this Bylaw, they
may serve upon such person a Violation Ticket in accordance with Part 2 of the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act, R.S.A. 2000 c. P-34.
SECTION 6 - ENFORCEMENT
6.01
A Peace Officer for the purposes of this Bylaw may:
a.
issue a Violation Ticket to any person who contravenes any section(s) of this Bylaw; or
b.
carry out an inspection or enforcement activity in accordance with Section 542 of the
Municipal Government Act.
6.02
Where the County has issued a Violation Ticket to a person for a contravention for this Bylaw,
notwithstanding whether or not the fine imposed against the person on that Violation Tag or
Ticket is paid, the County may also provide that Person with fourteen (14) days within which to
comply with the Bylaw. Where a person fails to comply within fourteen (14) days, the County
may issue an additional Violation Ticket. Subsequent contravention(s) shall be as shown in
accordance with Schedule "C".
6.03
Where any person contravenes the same section of this Bylaw twice within one TWELVE (12)
month period, the specified penalty payable in respect of the second contravention shall
double in the amount as shown in accordance with Schedule "C".
6.04
Where any person contravenes the same section of this Bylaw three or more times within one
TWELVE (12) month period, the specified penalty payable in respect of the third or subsequent
contravention shall be triple the amount as shown in accordance with Schedule "C".
SECTION 7 - REPEAL OF BYLAW
7.01
Bylaw No. 12/20 is hereby repealed.
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SECTION 8 - EFFECTIVE DATE
8.01
This Bylaw shall come into effect at such time as it has received third (3rd) reading and has
been signed in accordance with the Municipal Government Act.
Read the first time this 31st day of January, 2024.
Read the second time this 14th day of February, 2024.
Read the third time this 14th day of February, 2024.
Reeve
Chief Administrative Officer
________________________________
Date of Signing
February 16, 2024
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SCHEDULE "A"
ADDRESSING METHODOLOGY
1.
The following methodology shall be used by the County to determine the rural address of a parcel
of land and is illustrated in Figure 1.
1.1
Basic grid is derived from the township and range roads.
1.2
The grid is based on a 40 meter interval, starting in the far southeast section corner
(See Figure 1). Note that for the purposes of addressing, virtual township roads exist
between all sections whether an actual road allowance exists or not. This is referred to
as the blind line. If the whole section length is more than 1600 m then the grid will be
81 intervals or more.
1.3
Reset interval to zero at each section line.
1.4
A 40 meter grid starts over at the quarter line but the address interval continues until
the section line.
1.5
Any remaining portions of the section less than 3 meters in width will be included in
the preceding interval.
1.6
Any remaining portions of the section greater than 3 meters will create an additional
interval.
1.7
The particular address of a parcel is determined by the location of the access road
(driveway) as it intersects the grid line.
1.8
Interval numbers increase in the north and west direction.
1.9
Odd interval numbers are on the south and the east.
1.10
Even interval numbers are on the north and the west.
1.11
The left two or three digits are allocated for the township or range reference road.
1.12
The right two digits represent the interval number.
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1.13
Once an address is assigned changing the existing address is avoided except where
absolutely necessary.
1.14
Multiple residences off of one approach will have a prefix before the address
numbered clockwise using an increment of 10. When a house is added on to an
approach with an existing house, the existing house address will not change and will
not have a prefix. Addressing will follow 10, 20, 30 and 40 for additional residences
in a clockwise manner.
1.15
For multiple residences off of two approaches within the same 40m increment, the
first building off of the access will be labeled with an "A" designation, the second a
"B" designation and so forth, moving from the township/range road inward along the
access road. Changing an existing address will be avoided and any additional
addresses will be added starting with an A designation.
1.16
For residences with more than one access point, the access that appears to be the
primary will be selected. If there is no clear primary access, the first access moving in
a clockwise direction starting at the east boundary of the section will be selected.
1.17
Subdivisions have prefixes that reflect which side of the access road the house is on.
Residents on the north side have even-numbers. Residents on the south side have
odd-numbers. Numbers are assigned in increments of 4.
1.18
Some subdivisions have branching roads. The prefix for the first section of the
subdivision are in the "10's" and the second section is in the "100's" and so forth.
1.19
Campgrounds will have a minimum of one rural address with the address point for
the office building.
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FIGURE 1
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SCHEDULE "B"
RURAL ADDRESS SIGNAGE INSTALLATION REGULATIONS
1.
Rural Address Signs
1.1
The rural address shall be assigned by the County as per Schedule 'A'.
1.2
Rural Address Signs must be placed in an obvious location next to the driveway at the
property line and be clearly visible from public road (from either direction), not
obstructed by trees, buildings, etc. and be firmly attached to a post, fence or other
permanent fixture.
1.3.
Signs should be a minimum of 1 meter and no higher than 2.5 meters above natural
ground level on the right hand side of the driveway, entering the property and far
enough from the shoulder to allow snow removal.
1.4
Each address letter or number and road section of the address on a Rural Address
Sign shall be a minimum height of three (3) inches and shall be on a reflective panel.
The reflective panel shall be blue and the address letters or numbers shall be in a
reflective contrasting white as identified in Figure 2
1.5
Multiple Residences off one approach should include signage to identify their individual
assigned address prefix for emergency services.
2.
Subdivision Rural Address Map Signs
2.1
The Subdivision Rural Address Map Sign shall be a reflective sign meeting the
requirements of Schedule "A" and "B" of this Bylaw. The reflective panel shall be blue
and the address letters or numbers shall be white .
2.2
The Subdivision Rural Address Map Sign shall list the subdivision's full rural address
on the first part of the sign, the County's name and logo and a map of the subdivision
indicating lot numbers, road names and the name of the subdivision, if applicable.
Figure 2: Rural Address Sign Example
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SCHEDULE "C"
A person issued a Violation Ticket pursuant the this Bylaw shall be subject to the following fines:
Section
Description
Specified Penalty
5.01(a)
Fail to Post Rural Sign as
Prescribed
$200.00
5.01(b)
Deface/Remove Rural Sign
$150.00
5.01(c)
Obstruct Rural Sign
$100.00