Wheatland County & Foothills County Intermunicipal Development Plan Wheatland County Bylaw No. 2019-19 (July 16, 2019) Foothills County Bylaw No. 56/2019 (August 7, 2019) Adopted: August, 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following individuals and organizations are thanked for their assistance in the development of one or both of the 2015 and 2019 versions of this plan: Residents and stakeholders who provided comments Wheatland County and Foothills County IDP Committee (2019): Wheatland Foothills Reeve Amber Link Reeve Larry Spilak Councillor Donna Biggar Councillor R.D. McHugh Administrative Staff from Wheatland County and Foothills County ORRSC PROJECT TEAM (2015 Plan) Cameron Klassen – Project Manager Diane Horvath – Planner Barb Johnson – Executive Secretary Intellectual Property – All Rights Reserved © Copyright This document is protected by Copyright and Trade Secret Law and may not be reproduced or modified in any manner, or for any purpose, except by written permission of the Oldman River Regional Services Commission, Wheatland County or Foothills County. This document has been prepared for the sole use of the Municipalities addressed and the Oldman River Regional Services Commission. This disclaimer is attached to and forms part of the document. Rural Multi-jurisdictional Intermunicipal Development Plan Project – 2012-15 In 2012, Vulcan County and seven other rural municipalities initiated a process to create a series of 11 rural-to-rural intermunicipal development plans. The impetus of the project was to improve consultation between rural municipalities in Southern Alberta, who in many cases share expansive borders. Although the border areas are primarily used for agricultural purposes, in many cases significant ecological, mineral and hydrogeological resources exist, as well as important infrastructure including transportation and utilities. The Rural Multi-jurisdictional Intermunicipal Development Plan Project was enabled through a Government of Alberta Regional Collaboration Grant and involved the participation of: Cardston County County of Newell County of Warner No. 5 Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 Vulcan County Wheatland County Figure 1: The eight Rural Multi-jurisdictional Development Plan Project participating municipalities This page left intentionally blank Wheatland County & Foothills County Intermunicipal Development Plan Wheatland County Bylaw No. 2019-19, Foothills County Bylaw No. 56/2019 Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents RURAL MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL INTERMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROJECT – 2012-15 .................................... II TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................ 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V 1 | INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose of the Plan .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Municipal Profiles ..................................................................................................................... 2 Wheatland County ......................................................................................................................... 2 Foothills County ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Legislative Framework ............................................................................................................. 3 The Municipal Government Act (MGA) ......................................................................................... 3 The South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP) ............................................................................. 5 The Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) Regulation ........................................................ 5 1.4 Plan Preparation Process ......................................................................................................... 9 2015 Plan Preparation Process ...................................................................................................... 9 2018/19 Plan Amendment Process: .............................................................................................. 9 2 | PLAN AREA ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Study Area Analysis ................................................................................................................ 11 2.2 Defining the Intermunicipal Development Plan Area ............................................................. 11 3 | INTERMUNICIPAL POLICIES ............................................................................................................... 14 3.1 General Policies ...................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Land Use ................................................................................................................................. 15 3.3 Future Development ............................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Transportation ........................................................................................................................ 18 3.5 Environment ........................................................................................................................... 18 3.6 Water Quality and Flood Protection ....................................................................................... 19 3.7 Coordination of Intermunicipal Programs ............................................................................... 20 4 | PLAN ADMINISTRATION & IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................ 21 4.1 Intermunicipal Referral Process ............................................................................................. 21 General ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Municipal Development Plans ..................................................................................................... 22 Other Statutory Plans .................................................................................................................. 22 Non-Statutory Plans .................................................................................................................... 22 Land Use Bylaws .......................................................................................................................... 22 Subdivision and Development Permit Applications .................................................................... 22 Wheatland County & Foothills County Intermunicipal Development Plan Wheatland County Bylaw No. 2019-19, Foothills County Bylaw No. 56/2019 Table of Contents Response Timelines ..................................................................................................................... 23 Consideration of Responses ........................................................................................................ 23 4.2 Plan Validity and Amendment Policies ................................................................................... 23 5 | DISPUTE RESOLUTION ..................................................................................................................... 25 5.1 General Dispute Process ......................................................................................................... 25 General Agreement ..................................................................................................................... 25 Dispute Resolution ...................................................................................................................... 25 Filing an Intermunicipal Dispute under the Municipal Government Act .................................... 26 6 | INTERPRETATION OF LANGUAGE .................................................................................................... 28 6.1 Interpretation ......................................................................................................................... 28 APPENDIX A | DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 29 APPENDIX B | DATA SOURCES ........................................................................................................ 32 Table of Maps and Figures Map 1 - CMRB Boundary ............................................................................................................................... 7 Map 2 - Plan Location ................................................................................................................................. 12 Map 3 - Plan Area ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Map 4 - Land Use .......................................................................................................................................