What is ORRSC? Member Municipalities • The Oldman River Regional Services Commission City: Brooks (ORRSC) is a cooperative effort of 39 municipalities in southwestern Alberta that provides Rural: Cardston County municipal planning services to its members. Lethbridge County Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 • ORRSC is responsible for processing subdivision Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 applications and providing recommendations. The Municipal District of Taber Vulcan County final decision lies with the local municipal Subdivision Authority. County of Warner No. 5 Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 What is Subdivision? Towns: Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Bassano Nanton • Subdivision is the division of land into 2 or more Cardston Nobleford parcels, each to be given a separate title. Claresholm Picture Butte Coalhurst Pincher Creek • Subdivision approval is also required for title Fort Macleod Raymond separations, property line adjustments, bareland Magrath Stavely condominiums and the registration of long-term Milk River Vauxhall leases. Vulcan Villages: Arrowwood Duchess Barnwell Glenwood Barons Hill Spring Carmangay Lomond Champion Milo Coutts Stirling Cowley Warner Before You Subdivide Who Makes the Rules? 3105 - 16 Avenue North Phone: 403-329-1344 Lethbridge Alberta Toll Free: 1-844-279-8760 The Province — through the Municipal Government Act, the E-mail: [email protected] Subdivision and Development Regulation, and any other T1H 5E8 Webpage: www.orrsc.com Government department. The Municipality — through the Land Use Bylaw and adopted OLDMAN RIVER REGIONAL SERVICES COMMISSSION statutory plans including Municipal Development Plans, Area OLDMAN RIVER REGIONAL S ERVICES COMMISSSION Structure Plans, etc. January 2021 How do I start? 3. Approval Process >>> • After the application is deemed 1. Preliminary 2. Making an Application >>> complete, the Planner will evaluate the Evaluation >>> A complete application will include the following: application and prepare a preliminary report. The application is then circulated to legislated agencies, It is essential that the landowner • An application form (available at your municipal office, utilities, and adjacent property owners. contact a Planner at ORRSC to ORRSC office, or www.orrsc.com) • After the 19 day referral period, the discuss their proposal prior to • a detailed diagram of the proposal which must include lot line Planner will review the responses, How Much Will This Cost? submitting an application. The dimensions. evaluate the planning issues, and Planner will discuss site suitability • the applicable fee. Please make cheques payable to ORRSC The cost can vary greatly depending on the complexity of prepare a recommendation for the and conformity with local and and submit your application to the ORRSC office. Fees may your subdivision. Some of the basic costs of subdivision municipality’s Subdivision Authority. provincial planning regulations. also be paid by eTransfer to [email protected] are listed below: • The Planner presents the responses, They can also assist you in • a certificate of title printed within the last 30 days. Available recommendation, legislation, and any determining whether additional at any registry office or on-line at www.spin.gov.ab.ca other relevant documentation or reports Subdivision Application Fee: This fee is payable to processes and professional services • a surveyor’s sketch (completed by an Alberta Land Surveyor, for the Subdivision Authority’s ORRSC and due at the time the application is submitted: will be required and what A.L.S.) of existing structures when the application is in an consideration. $710.00 Application Fee additional costs you may incur. If urban municipality, Lethbridge County, Cardston County, • The Subdivision Authority may you wish to meet with a planner, a + $330.00 Per Lot Created Vulcan County or Municipality of Crowsnest Pass. approve or refuse the subdivision. The scheduled appointment is • a map from the AER (Alberta Energy Regulator) identifying $1,040.00 (for basic 1 lot subdivision) applicant and various referral agencies the presence or absence of abandoned oil/gas wells. This are notified of the decision in writing by Finalization Fee: This fee payable at the time of information can be obtained from the AER Abandoned Well ORRSC. Viewer at www.aer.ca endorsement is: • any other information as discussed with your planner. $205.00 Per Lot Created Finalization Process >>> See ORRSC Brochure For more detailed information regarding the above, please visit www.orrsc.com or contact our office. “Finalizing a Subdivision” Additional Costs How Long Will This Take? You may incur additional costs from review agencies and/or · Upon receipt of a completed subdivision application, the Subdivision Authority has 60 days to make a professionals for services such as: decision. • Surveying · If the subdivision is approved, the applicant has one year to meet all their conditions & submit final documents • Aea Structure Plan Preparation • Irrigation District Fees and plans for endorsement by ORRSC. • Municipal Reserve Payment · After endorsement, the subdivision must be registered with the Land Titles Office within one year. • Installation of Municipal Services · A subdivision may not be registered with the Land Titles Office until the appeal period (14 days from receipt of • Engineering Reports the decision notice) has elapsed. An appeal may be filed by the applicant, government departments, or a • Legal Fees school board on a matter of municipal reserve. Note that an adjacent landowner cannot file an appeal. .