BYLAW 1637-20 County of Settler No. 6 Buffalo Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan BUFFALO LAKE INTERMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN February 2021 1 | Page Buffalo Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan 2020 Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 3 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 PLAN PURPOSE .............................................................................................................. 3 1.3 VISION FOR BUFFALO LAKE .......................................................................................... 4 1.4 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................. 4 1.5 AUTHORITY OF THE PLAN ............................................................................................. 5 1.6 INTERPRETATION ........................................................................................................... 5 1.7 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................... 6 2.0 LAND USE CONCEPT ..................................................................................................... 9 2.1 PLAN AREA ...................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 GROWTH NODES .......................................................................................................... 11 2.3 LIMITED DEVELOPMENT AREA ................................................................................... 13 3.0 POLICIES ....................................................................................................................... 14 3.1 GROWTH NODE POLICIES ........................................................................................... 14 3.1.1 Agriculture ............................................................................................................. 14 3.1.2 Residential ............................................................................................................ 14 3.1.3 Recreation ............................................................................................................. 14 3.1.4 Commercial ........................................................................................................... 15 3.1.5 Density .................................................................................................................. 15 3.1.6 Capacity ................................................................................................................ 15 3.1.7 Environmentally Sensitive Lands .......................................................................... 16 3.1.8 Reserves ............................................................................................................... 17 3.1.9 Historic and Archaeological Resources ................................................................ 18 3.1.10 Development Standards ....................................................................................... 18 3.1.11 Water Servicing ..................................................................................................... 19 3.1.12 Wastewater Servicing ........................................................................................... 20 3.1.13 Drainage and Storm Water Management ............................................................. 21 3.1.14 Solid Waste Management ..................................................................................... 21 3.1.15 Other Municipal Services ...................................................................................... 21 3.2 LIMITED DEVELOPMENT AREA POLICIES ................................................................. 22 3.2.1 Agriculture ............................................................................................................. 22 3.2.2 Residential ............................................................................................................ 22 3.2.3 Recreation ............................................................................................................. 22 3.2.4 Commercial ........................................................................................................... 23 3.2.5 Density .................................................................................................................. 23 3.2.6 Capacity ................................................................................................................ 23 3.2.7 Environmentally Sensitive Lands .......................................................................... 23 3.2.8 Reserves ............................................................................................................... 24 3.2.9 Historic and Archaeological Resources ................................................................ 24 3.2.10 Development Standards ....................................................................................... 24 3.2.11 Water Servicing ..................................................................................................... 26 3.2.12 Wastewater Servicing ........................................................................................... 26 3.2.13 Drainage and Storm Water Management ............................................................. 26 3.2.14 Solid Waste Management ..................................................................................... 27 3.2.15 Other Municipal Services ...................................................................................... 27 1 | Page Buffalo Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan 2020 3.3 PUBLIC ACCESS AND SHORELAND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES .............................. 27 3.3.1 Provision for Public Access ................................................................................... 27 3.3.2 Location of Public Access Points .......................................................................... 27 3.3.3 Policies: ................................................................................................................. 29 4.0 PLAN ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION .................................................... 30 4.1 BUFFALO LAKE INTERMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN COMMITTEE ................. 30 4.2 GENERAL POLICIES ..................................................................................................... 30 4.3 FUTURE PLANNING ...................................................................................................... 31 4.3.1 New Plan Preparation and Status of Existing Approvals ...................................... 31 4.3.2 Content of Growth Node Plans ............................................................................. 31 4.3.3 Timing of Growth Node Plans ............................................................................... 31 4.3.4 Preparation of Other Plans and Studies ............................................................... 31 4.4 JURISDICTION OVER INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS ............................................. 31 4.4.1 Inquiries ................................................................................................................ 31 4.4.2 Applications ........................................................................................................... 31 4.5 BIOPHYSICAL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS ......................................................... 32 4.6 MAJOR PUBLIC ACCESS PLAN REQUIREMENTS...................................................... 32 4.7 REFERRALS OF PLANS AND APPLICATIONS ............................................................ 33 4.8 PLAN REVIEW ................................................................................................................ 34 4.9 PLAN AMENDMENT ....................................................................................................... 34 4.10 PLAN REPEAL ................................................................................................................ 35 4.11 INTERMUNICIPAL DISAGREEMENT RESOLUTION PROCESS ................................. 35 APPENDIX A: CAPACITY AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITS ......................................................... 37 APPENDIX B: “LIFESTYLE” CALCULATIONS FOR GROWTH NODES ................................... 41 APPENDIX C: FINAL UNIT CALCULATIONS FOR GROWTH NODES .................................... 47 APPENDIX D: BLISMP MANAGEMENT AREAS ....................................................................... 51 APPENDIX E: SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL SITES ................................................................... 52 APPENDIX F: NEED FOR AN UPDATE .................................................................................... 53 APPENDIX G: ENABLING LEGISLATION ................................................................................. 54 APPENDIX H: PREPARATION PROCESS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ............................. 56 APPENDIX I: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING............................................................. 57 FIGURE 1: REGIONAL LOCATION ........................................................................................... 61 FIGURE 2: PLAN BOUNDARY ................................................................................................... 62 FIGURE 3A: ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS ..........................................................