Land Use Bylaw Review

Changes and updates to the Land Use Bylaw are now in effect.

UPDATE April 5, 2024

Council approved updates and changes to the County’s Land Use Bylaw at the April 4 Council Meeting. Here are some of the highlights:

• Sections were clarified to help readers better understand existing guidelines
• Changes were made to some requirements to streamline the development process (i.e. solar collectors mounted on roofs or walls no longer need a development permit)
• Development permits are now valid for 24 months (vs.12 months under the previous Bylaw), giving permit holders more time to complete their projects
• Some Land Use Districts had uses added and updated standards
• Home Occupation criteria is expanded to allow for larger home-based businesses
• Enhanced language around alternative/renewable energy development to address impacts to County roads, weeds and soil erosion

After several months of review and opportunities for public feedback, the final draft was presented to Council at the April 4 meeting, where it was approved. The full document is on our website at: https://lethcounty.ca/p/land-use-bylaw or in the menu on this page.

UPDATE March 7, 2024

Council passed First Reading of the draft Land Use Bylaw with the proposed changes. A Public Hearing on the draft bylaw will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2024. To learn more about submitting feedback or providing input at the Public Hearing, click here.

View the draft bylaw in the menu on this webpage under "Draft Land Use Bylaw"

UPDATE December 21, 2023

Proposed changes to the Land Use Bylaw have been sent to external agencies and stakeholders for review. The bylaw process, which includes a public hearing, will begin in 2024.

UPDATE December 11, 2023

The feedback period is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to review the proposed changes and shared their input.

Council will review the draft Land Use Bylaw at a future meeting. To receive Council meeting agendas to your email, visit https://lethcounty.ca/p/sign-up-for-e-news. Agendas and video are available at https://lethcounty.ca/p/council-meetings.

UPDATE November 22, 2023

As the next step in the review process, the public has the opportunity to review the draft Land Use Bylaw with the proposed changes.

Within the document, redline text illustrates major additions or text changes to the bylaw, while strike-through (crossed-out) text illustrates text (bylaw rules, uses, criteria or standards) that have been deleted or in a few instances relocated to other parts of the bylaw.

Get involved!

You are encouraged to review this document, ask questions if you have them, and provide feedback. This helps ensure the Land Use Bylaw meets the needs of landowners and the larger community.

Questions and comments can be given in the following ways:

• Submitting them in the form below
• Calling 403-328-5525
• Sending an email to planning@lethcounty.ca
• Visiting our Lethbridge administration office (#100, 905 4 Avenue South) Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The public feedback period will be open until December 11.

To learn more about the proposed changes, please refer to the four articles on this page that were published over the past few weeks.

We would like to thank everyone who has visited the webpage so far to learn more about the Land Use Bylaw review. We look forward to this next phase of consultation.

To speak to Lethbridge County administration on this project, contact:

Hilary Janzen, Manager, Planning and Development

403-328-5525

planning@lethcounty.ca