2014 Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve (RLBR) District Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 Town of Hafford Sustainability Plan August 2014 Town of Radisson Village of Borden Village of Maymont Village of Speers Village of Richard Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District Sustainability Plan Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction to the District Sustainability Plan............................................................................3 1.1 Welcome to the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve Planning District ..........................................3 1.2 Purpose of the District Plan ..........................................................................................................3 1.3 District Overview – Planning Context ...........................................................................................4 1.4 Regional Map ................................................................................................................................6 1.5 Guiding Growth and Sustainable Development ...........................................................................7 1.6 Structure of the Plan.....................................................................................................................7 Section 2: Community Voice and Vision.......................................................................................................9 2.1 Community Engagement ..............................................................................................................9 2.2 Community’s Voice and Values...................................................................................................10 2.3 District Vision Statement ............................................................................................................11 2.4 Goals of the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve Planning District...............................................11 Section 3: RLBR Planning District Development Policies............................................................................13 3.1 General Sustainable Development Policies ................................................................................13 3.2 Community Engagement ............................................................................................................16 3.3 Residential Land Use...................................................................................................................17 3.4 Commercial and Industrial Development ...................................................................................18 3.5 Heritage and Cultural Resources.................................................................................................22 3.6 Recreation and Tourism..............................................................................................................24 3.7 Sensitive Environment and Municipal and Environmental Reserve...........................................26 3.8 Ground and Source Water Protection ........................................................................................29 3.9 Community Services and Public Health and Safety ....................................................................31 3.10 Public Utilities and Facilities........................................................................................................34 3.11 Ecological Goods and Services ....................................................................................................36 3.12 Sustainable Infrastructure Resiliency, Services and Transportation ..........................................37 Section 4: The Rural Municipalities ............................................................................................................42 4.1 Agriculture Development............................................................................................................42 4.2 Natural Resources Development ................................................................................................46 4.3 Country Residential Development..............................................................................................49 4.4 Shoreline and River Edge Development Policies ........................................................................52 4.5 Hamlet Area Policies ...................................................................................................................53 4.6 Natural Hazard Lands..................................................................................................................53 Section 5: The Urban Municipalities...........................................................................................................57 Section 6: The Village of Richard Land Use Policies....................................................................................58 6.1 Residential Development............................................................................................................58 6.2 Commercial and Industrial Development ...................................................................................59 6.3 Municipal Reserve and Green Space ..........................................................................................60 6.4 Heritage Conservation ................................................................................................................60 6.5 Community Service and Recreational Amenities........................................................................60 6.6 Public Utilities and Transportation .............................................................................................61 Section 7: Special Planning Areas ...............................................................................................................62 7.1 Crown Lands................................................................................................................................62 7.2 First Nations Treaty Land Entitlements and Urban Reserves .....................................................62 1 | P a g e Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve District Sustainability Plan 7.3 Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve ..............................................................................................63 Section 8: Inter-Municipal Co-operation....................................................................................................64 8.1 Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve Planning District Commission ..............................................64 8.2 Co-Management Areas ...............................................................................................................65 8.3 Inter-municipal Co-operation and Agreements..........................................................................67 8.4 Revenue Sharing .........................................................................................................................68 8.5 Boundary Alteration/Annexation................................................................................................68 Section 9: Plan Implementation and Administration .................................................................................70 9.1 Planning Tools.............................................................................................................................70 9.2 Definitions...................................................................................................................................70 9.3 Adoption of District Sustainability Plan ......................................................................................70 9.4 Adoption of Municipal Official Community Plans.......................................................................70 9.5 Adoption of Municipal Zoning Bylaws ........................................................................................71 9.6 Land and Infrastructure Resiliency Assessment Project.............................................................71 9.7 Contract Zoning...........................................................................................................................72 9.8 Concept Plans..............................................................................................................................72 9.9 Comprehensive Development Review........................................................................................73 9.10 Development Levies and Agreements ........................................................................................73 9.11 Servicing Agreements .................................................................................................................74 9.12 Subdivision Process.....................................................................................................................74 9.13 Monitoring Performance ............................................................................................................74 9.14 Implementation and Action Plan ................................................................................................75 9.15 The Plan Guides Action ...............................................................................................................75 9.16 The Future is a Shared Responsibility .........................................................................................76 Appendices..................................................................................................................................................77