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BYLAW NO. 209-24
A BYLAW OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF PARKLAND BEACH IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA TO
ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MPC)
WHEREAS, the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter M-26 provides that a municipal
council may establish a Municipal Planning Commission bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE, Council of the Summer Village of White Sands, duly assembled, enacts as
follows:
1.
This bylaw may be cited as the "Municipal Planning Commission Bylaw".
Definitions
2.
The following words and terms are defined as follows:
a)
"Act" means the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter M-26;
b)
"Chief Administrative Officer" or ("CAO") means the person appointed as the Chief
Administrative Officer of the Summer Village of White Sands;
c)
"Commission" means the Municipal Planning Commission established under this
bylaw;
d)
"Council" means the Council of the Summer Village of White Sands;
f)
"Development Officer" means one of the persons appointed to the position of
Development Officer pursuant to the Land Use Bylaw;
g)
"Development Permit" means a document that is issued under the Land Use Bylaw
that authorizes a development;
h)
"Land Use Bylaw" means the Summer Village of White Sands Land Use Bylaw
adopted pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, as amended or replaced from
time to time;
j)
"Member" means a member of the Commission appointed by Council;
k)
"Secretary to the Commission" means the person appointed to the position of
Secretary to the Commission under this bylaw;
l)
"Summer Village" means the Summer Village of White Sands.
3.
Terms not specifically defined have the same definition as provided in the Act.
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Establishment and Membership
4.
The Municipal Planning Commission for the Summer Village is hereby established.
5.
The Commission is a Development Authority for the Summer Village in accordance with
the Act, the Land Use Bylaw and the Summer Village's Development Authority Bylaw.
6.
The Commission shall consist of Council.
7.
No Member of the Commission shall sit as a member of the Summer Village's Subdivision
and Development Appeal Board.
Chairperson
8.
At the first meeting of the Commission in each calendar year a Chairperson shall be
elected by vote of the majority of the members for a one (1) year term.
9.
A member may be re-elected to the position of Chairperson.
10.
The Chairperson shall preside over all Commission meetings.
Vice-Chairperson
11.
The Vice-Chairperson shall be elected at the same time and under the same rules as the
Chairperson.
12.
The Vice-Chairperson may be re-elected to the position of Vice-Chairperson
13.
The Vice-Chairperson shall preside over any Commission meeting in the absence of the
Chairperson.
Secretary to the Commission
14.
The position of designated officer for the limited purpose of carrying out the function of
the Secretary to the Commission is hereby established.
15.
The Chief Administrative Officer of the Summer Village or their designate shall be the
Secretary to the Commission and shall not be a voting member of the Commission.
16.
The Secretary to the Commission shall:
a)
compile and provide agenda and meeting packages to Members and make same
available to the public;
b)
attend all meetings of the Commission;
c)
record the minutes of the meetings of the Commission.
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d)
prepare written decisions as directed by the Commission;
e)
issue all duly signed Commission decisions;
f)
carry out such other administrative functions and duties as may be assigned by the
Commission.
Quorum and Meetings
17.
A quorum of the Commission is two (2) Members.
18.
Meetings of the Commission are public and may be held in-person or by electronic
means.
19.
The Commission shall meet as needed at the call of the Secretary to the Commission to
carry out its functions and duties in accordance with the Act and the Land Use Bylaw.
20.
Only those Members present at a meeting of the Commission shall have a vote on any
matters before it.
21.
Any Member who is unable to attend the whole of the presentation of any matter at any
Commission meeting, shall not participate in the deliberations or the decision made by
the Commission on that matter.
22.
All Members present shall vote on every matter placed before the Commission unless a
Member has a pecuniary interest or is otherwise required by the Act or this Bylaw to
abstain.
23.
Any Member who has a pecuniary interest, whether direct or indirect, with respect to any
matter before the Commission, shall declare their interest, shall abstain from discussion
and voting on the matter, and shall have their interest and abstention recorded in the
minutes of the meeting.
24.
The majority vote of the Members present at a duly constituted meeting shall be the
decision of the Commission.
25.
In the event of a tie vote, the decision shall be deemed to be decided in the negative.
26.
The Commission may deliberate and make its decisions in meetings closed to the public.
27.
The Commission shall conduct its meetings in accordance with the Act and, unless
otherwise specified within this Bylaw or the Summer Village's Procedural Bylaw, as
amended or replaced from time to time.
28.
Where the Commission has approved a Development Permit application, the Secretary of
the Commission is responsible to prepare and issue the Development Permit forthwith.
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29.
An order, decision, approval, notice, Development Permit or other thing made, given or
issued by the Commission is not final until the notification of the decision is signed and
issued in writing.
Responsibilities
30.
The Commission is authorized to exercise those development powers and duties assigned
to it by the Land Use Bylaw, in accordance with the Act.
31.
At the request of Council, the Commission may advise and assist Council to achieve
orderly, economical and beneficial development, use of land and patterns of human
settlement and to maintain and improve the quality of the physical environment within
which the patterns of settlement are situated in the Summer Village.
32.
The Commission shall carry out other functions and duties as may be assigned by Council
from time to time.
33.
The Commission may make procedural rules as are necessary for the conduct of its
business that are consistent with this Bylaw, other Summer Village bylaws, and the
Act.
Effective Date
34.
This Bylaw shall come into force and effect when it receives third reading and is duly
signed.
READ A FIRST TIME this 13 day of November 2024.
READ A SECOND TIME this 13 day of November 2024.
READ A THIRD TIME and FINAL TIME and passed this 13 day of November 2024.
Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer