Topic 6 - New Draft Municipal Development Plan

The draft Lethbridge County Municipal Development Plan has been completed after consultation with County Council and residents over the last year.
The new MDP will provide guidance for growth and development within Lethbridge County, and has taken into consideration past growth and development and how the County can build on successes and learn from past challenges to become a more sustainable municipality moving forward.

There are many challenges facing Lethbridge County.
Ensuring that the County is open to new opportunities while holding onto our agricultural roots is important. Agriculture is the backbone of Lethbridge County and the region. The MDP strives to ensure that commercial and industrial development (including energy development) is progressive but strategically located so that it doesn’t negatively impact agricultural lands and practices, existing uses, and protects the County’s environmentally sensitive areas.

It is anticipated that residential growth will continue.
The MDP has put an emphasis on growth in the hamlets and in already fragmented areas of the County to ensure that residential growth does not conflict with adjacent land uses.

The new MDP strives to clarify land use planning processes and the decision-making criteria within the County.
This will assist landowners and developers in determining what information is required, whether they are developing a residential parcel, looking to subdivide, or locating a new industrial development within Lethbridge County.