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# Bylaws
For more information about St. Albert bylaws, or their interpretation, please contact Legislative Services at 780-459-1500. For matters related tobylaw enforcement please consult with Municipal Enforcement.
The following Bylaws have specific administrative rules, guidelines and directives to follow, including:
* Alcohol in Designated Park Spaces (Parks Bylaw 07/2022)
Bylaws as they appear on this website, except for the noted administrative guidelines listed above, have no legal sanction and are presented solely for reference purposes.
Please consult our Public Participation section for matters related to proposed bylaws and/or amendments.
Please contact the Development Branch for questions regarding Development Fees at [email protected]
* A-Z List* Grouped by Theme* Recently Updated
## A-Z Bylaws
* Addressing Bylaw 5/2017 * Alarm Systems Bylaw 25/2002 * Animal Bylaw 11/2013 * Arts Development Advisory Committee Bylaw 09/2020 * Assessment Review Board Bylaw 15/2020 * ### Borrowing Bylaws
+ Multi-purpose Leisure Centre Bylaw 14/2004+ Construction of West Regional Road Phase 1 Bylaw 15/2004+ Sanitary Trunk Sewer Borrowing Bylaw 17/2004+ ME First! Energy Efficiency Program Bylaw 15/2006+ ME First! Energy Efficiency Program Bylaw 30/2006+ Community Amenities and Lakeview Business District Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 41/2020+ Construction of West Regional Road Phase 2 Bylaw 5/2007+ Construction of Ray Gibbon Drive Phase 3 Bylaw 27/2011+ Construction of the Phase 3 North Interceptor (Project 9) Bylaw 12/2016+ North St. Albert Trail Corridor Management Bylaw 9/2019+ Upgrading of Ray Gibbon Drive Bylaw 18/2019+ Operating Line of Credit Borrowing Bylaw 26/2020+ Fire Hall Station #4 Borrowing Bylaw 22/2021+ Policing Services Buildings Borrowing Bylaw 28/2022+ Villeneuve Road Rebuild Bylaw 4/2023+ Fountain Park Pool Renovations Bylaw 15/2023+ North St. Albert Trail Phase 3 Bylaw 14/2023+ Northeast Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 13/2026+ Lakeview Business District Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 26/2024+ Transit Garage Expansion Borrowing Bylaw 2/2025* Business Improvement Area Tax and Tax Rate Bylaw 15/2026 * Business License Bylaw 43/2000 * Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bylaw 21/2003 * COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Bylaw 24/2020 * Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 30/2018 * Cemetery Bylaw 9/2022 * Chief Administrative Officer 13/2002 * City Assessor Bylaw 12/2002 * Clean Energy Improvement Program Bylaw 26/2021 * Coal Mine Road Closure 1/2019 * Community Gardening on Environmental Reserve Bylaw 10/2011 * Community Services Advisory Committee Bylaw 10/1997 * Community Standards Bylaw 12/2010 * Conversion Therapy Prohibition Bylaw 44/2019 * Council Remuneration Review Committee 43/2021 * Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan Bylaw 5/2010 * Downtown Business Improvement Area Bylaw 21/2023 * Dutch Elm Disease Bylaw * ### Electric Distribution
+ Electric Distribution Franchise Agreement Bylaw 17/2015+ Electrical Franchise Fee AR-18-178+ Electrical Franchise Fee AR-22-385* Electronic Transmission of Combined Assessment and Tax Notices Bylaw 29/2024 * Emergency Management Bylaw 4/2020 Amd 1 * Environmental Advisory Committee 35/2015 * Fire Services Consolidated Bylaw 22/2025 * Hen Bylaw 32/2018 * Idle-Free Bylaw 16/2007 * Intermunicipal Affairs Committee Bylaw 11/2007 * Internal Audit Steering Committee Bylaw 24/2023 * ### Land Use Bylaw 18/2024
+ Land Use Bylaw - PDF Document+ Land Use Bylaw - Web-Based Version+ Land Use Bylaw - Interactive Map* Library Board Consolidated Bylaw 08/2016 * ### Master Rates Bylaw
+ Schedule A - Building Permit Fees, Lot Grading, and Street Cleaning+ Schedule B - Plumbing Permit Fees+ Schedule C - Gas Permit Fees+ Schedule E - Development Fees+ Schedule F - Subdivision and Development Appeal Fees+ Schedule G - Planning Fees+ Schedule H - Utility Service Connection Fees+ Schedule N - Assessment Appeal Fees+ Schedule S - HVAC Permit Fees+ Schedule T - Electrical Fees+ Schedule U - Engineering Fees* Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 20/2020 * Municipal Elections Bylaw 27/2024 * ### Municipal Historic Resources
+ Banque d'Hochelaga Bylaw 13/2009+ Juneau House Bylaw 14/2009+ Little White School House Bylaw 15/2009+ Alberta Grain Company Grain Elevator 16/2009+ Alberta Wheat Pool Grain Elevator 17/2009+ Cunningham and Hogan Farm Houses 18/2009+ St. Albert Place Bylaw 26/2009+ White Spruce Forest Bylaw 31/2011+ Lorne and Marguerite Akins Residence Bylaw 14/2022* Municipal Public Utilities Bylaw 24/2019 * Municipal Reserve and a Public Utility Lot - Sturgeon Heights Neighbourhood Bylaw 6/2026 * Natural Gas Franchise Agreement Bylaw 22/2024 * Neighbourhood Plans Bylaw 5/2022 * Noise Bylaw 31/2006 * Off-Site Levy Consolidated Bylaw 30/2013 * Parental Leave for Councillors Bylaw 32/2022 * ### Parks Bylaw 07/22
+ Parks Bylaw 07/2022+ Alcohol in Designated Park Spaces Administrative Directive* Policing Committee Bylaw 1/2025 * Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan Bylaw 14/2002 * Procedure Bylaw 24/2022 * Property Tax Rate Bylaw 18/2026 * Protection of Persons & Property Bylaw 36/2017 * Public Utilities Lot Designation Bylaw 12/2026 * Public Utility Lot Designation - Villeneuve Road - Bylaw 17/2026 * Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee Bylaw 12/2006 * Rankin Drive Road Closure Bylaw 5/2023 * Records Bylaw 2/2006 * Recreational Vehicle and Trailer City Wide Temporary Permit * Residential Assessment Sub-Class Bylaw 32/2015 * Residential Solid Waste Management Bylaw 6/2025 * Riel Drive Road Closure Bylaw 17/2019 * Safety Codes Permit Bylaw 10/2024 * Sanitary Sewer Bylaw 6/2018 * Seniors' Advisory Committee 26/2018 * Smoking Bylaw 1/2004 * Storm Sewer Bylaw 6/2003 * Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Bylaw 20/1995 * Subdivision Authority Bylaw 19/1995 * Supplementary Assessment Bylaw 14/2020 * Surface Drainage Bylaw 14/2015 * Tax Penalty Bylaw 17/2020 * Tax Penalty Bylaw 38/2019 * Tobacco Retail Licensing Bylaw 15/2017 * Traffic Bylaw 18/2005 * Train Whistle Cessation Bylaw 15/2016 * Transit Bylaw 23/2017 * Transportation System Consolidated Bylaw 23/2016 * Urban Beekeeping Bylaw 34/2017 * Water Bylaw 5/2001 * Water Conservation Bylaw 22/2015 * Youth Advisory Committee Bylaw 26/2016
## Bylaws by Theme
Business ›
Community Standards ›
Cultural ›
Development ›
Emergency Services ›
Environment ›
Governance ›
Infrastructure ›
Taxation ›
Transportation ›
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### Business
* Alarm Systems Bylaw 25/2002 * Business License Bylaw 43/2000 * Council Remuneration Review Committee 43/2021 * Downtown Business Improvement Area Bylaw 21/2023 * Smoking Bylaw 1/2004 * Tobacco Retail Licensing Bylaw 15/2017
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### Community Standards
* Animal Bylaw 11/2013 * Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 30/2018 * Community Standards Bylaw 12/2010 * Conversion Therapy Prohibition Bylaw 44/2019 * Noise Bylaw 31/2006 * Urban Beekeeping Bylaw 34/2017
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### Cultural
* #### Municipal Historic Resources
+ Banque d'Hochelaga Bylaw 13/2009+ Juneau House Bylaw 14/2009+ Little White School House Bylaw 15/2009+ Alberta Grain Company Grain Elevator 16/2009+ Alberta Wheat Pool Grain Elevator 17/2009+ Cunningham and Hogan Farm Houses 18/2009+ St. Albert Place Bylaw 26/2009+ White Spruce Forest Bylaw 31/2011+ Lorne and Marguerite Akins Residence Bylaw 14/2022
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### Development
* Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan Bylaw 5/2010 * ### Land Use Bylaw 18/2024
+ Land Use Bylaw - PDF Document+ Land Use Bylaw - Interactive Map* Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 20/2020 * Neighbourhood Plans Bylaw 5/2022 * Off-Site Levy Consolidated Bylaw 30/2013 * Public Utilities Lot Designation Bylaw 12/2026 * Public Utility Lot Designation - Villeneuve Road - Bylaw 17/2026 * Rankin Drive Road Closure Bylaw 5/2023 * Safety Codes Permit Bylaw 10/2024 * Subdivision Authority Bylaw 19/1995
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### Emergency Services
* Emergency Management Bylaw 4/2020 Amd 1 * Fire Services Consolidated Bylaw 22/2025 * Policing Committee Bylaw 1/2025
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### Environment
* Clean Energy Improvement Program Bylaw 26/2021 * Community Gardening on Environmental Reserve Bylaw 10/2011 * Dutch Elm Disease Bylaw * Idle-Free Bylaw 16/2007 * #### Parks Bylaw 07/22
+ Parks Bylaw 07/2022+ Alcohol in Designated Park Spaces Administrative Directive
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### Governance
* Addressing Bylaw 5/2017 * Arts Development Advisory Committee Bylaw 09/2020 * #### Borrowing Bylaws
+ Multi-purpose Leisure Centre Bylaw 14/2004+ Construction of West Regional Road Phase 1 Bylaw 15/2004+ Sanitary Trunk Sewer Borrowing Bylaw 17/2004+ ME First! Energy Efficiency Program Bylaw 15/2006+ ME First! Energy Efficiency Program Bylaw 30/2006+ Community Amenities and Lakeview Business District Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 41/2020+ Construction of West Regional Road Phase 2 Bylaw 5/2007+ Construction of Ray Gibbon Drive Phase 3 Bylaw 27/2011+ Construction of the Phase 3 North Interceptor (Project 9) Bylaw 12/2016+ North St. Albert Trail Corridor Management Bylaw 9/2019+ Upgrading of Ray Gibbon Drive Bylaw 18/2019+ Operating Line of Credit Borrowing Bylaw 26/2020+ Fire Hall Station #4 Borrowing Bylaw 22/2021+ Policing Services Buildings Borrowing Bylaw 28/2022+ Villeneuve Road Rebuild Bylaw 4/2023+ Fountain Park Pool Renovations Bylaw 15/2023+ North St. Albert Trail Phase 3 Bylaw 14/2023+ Northeast Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 13/2026+ Lakeview Business District Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 26/2024+ Transit Garage Expansion Borrowing Bylaw 2/2025* Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bylaw 21/2003 * COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Bylaw 24/2020 * Cemetery Bylaw 9/2022 * Chief Administrative Officer 13/2002 * Community Services Advisory Committee Bylaw 10/1997 * Environmental Advisory Committee 35/2015 * Intermunicipal Affairs Committee Bylaw 11/2007 * Internal Audit Steering Committee Bylaw 24/2023 * Library Board Consolidated Bylaw 08/2016 * #### Master Rates Bylaw
+ Schedule A - Building Permit Fees, Lot Grading, and Street Cleaning+ Schedule B - Plumbing Permit Fees+ Schedule C - Gas Permit Fees+ Schedule E - Development Fees+ Schedule F - Subdivision and Development Appeal Fees+ Schedule G - Planning Fees+ Schedule H - Utility Service Connection Fees+ Schedule N - Assessment Appeal Fees+ Schedule S - HVAC Permit Fees+ Schedule T - Electrical Fees+ Schedule U - Engineering Fees* Municipal Elections Bylaw 27/2024 * Parental Leave for Councillors Bylaw 32/2022 * Procedure Bylaw 24/2022 * Protection of Persons & Property Bylaw 36/2017 * Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee Bylaw 12/2006 * Records Bylaw 2/2006 * Seniors' Advisory Committee 26/2018 * Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Bylaw 20/1995 * Youth Advisory Committee Bylaw 26/2016
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### Infrastructure
* #### Electric Distribution
+ Electric Distribution Franchise Agreement Bylaw 17/2015+ Electrical Franchise Fee AR-18-178+ Electrical Franchise Fee AR-22-385* Hen Bylaw 32/2018 * Municipal Public Utilities Bylaw 24/2019 * Municipal Reserve and a Public Utility Lot - Sturgeon Heights Neighbourhood Bylaw 6/2026 * Natural Gas Franchise Agreement Bylaw 22/2024 * Residential Solid Waste Management Bylaw 6/2025 * Sanitary Sewer Bylaw 6/2018 * Storm Sewer Bylaw 6/2003 * Surface Drainage Bylaw 14/2015 * Water Bylaw 5/2001 * Water Conservation Bylaw 22/2015
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### Taxation
* Assessment Review Board Bylaw 15/2020 * Business Improvement Area Tax and Tax Rate Bylaw 15/2026 * City Assessor Bylaw 12/2002 * Electronic Transmission of Combined Assessment and Tax Notices Bylaw 29/2024 * Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan Bylaw 14/2002 * Property Tax Rate Bylaw 18/2026 * Residential Assessment Sub-Class Bylaw 32/2015 * Supplementary Assessment Bylaw 14/2020 * Tax Penalty Bylaw 17/2020 * Tax Penalty Bylaw 38/2019
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### Transportation
* Coal Mine Road Closure 1/2019 * Recreational Vehicle and Trailer City Wide Temporary Permit * Riel Drive Road Closure Bylaw 17/2019 * Traffic Bylaw 18/2005 * Train Whistle Cessation Bylaw 15/2016 * Transit Bylaw 23/2017 * Transportation System Consolidated Bylaw 23/2016
## Additions and Updates
The list below presents the 10 most recently updated Bylaw documents on the City website. Note that this is influenced by staff activity and may not reflect recent Council decisions.
* Land Use Bylaw 18/2024
Changed: July 30, 2026* **Borrowing Bylaws Subsection**
Northeast Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 13/2026
Changed: July 21, 2026. Note that other subsections may have changed as well.* Urban Beekeeping Bylaw 34/2017
Changed: June 17, 2026* Youth Advisory Committee Bylaw 26/2016
Changed: June 17, 2026* Transit Bylaw 23/2017
Changed: June 17, 2026* Train Whistle Cessation Bylaw 15/2016
Changed: June 17, 2026* Water Bylaw 5/2001
Changed: June 17, 2026* Water Conservation Bylaw 22/2015
Changed: June 17, 2026* Tobacco Retail Licensing Bylaw 15/2017
Changed: June 17, 2026* Transportation System Consolidated Bylaw 23/2016
Changed: June 17, 2026
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#### Related Pages
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Last edited: July 30, 2026
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