Planning & Development in Smoky Lake County is subject to a number of pieces of legislation, regulations, and bylaws.
This schematic reflects the interlinking relationships each document has with one another.
Alberta Municipal Government Act (MGA)
Alberta Land Use Framework
- North Saskatchewan Regional Plan. (Currently in development.)
- For more information click here.
Integrated Watershed Management Plans (IWMPs)
Inter-municipal Development Plans
- Smoky Lake County and Two Hills County
- Smoky Lake County and St. Paul County
- Smoky Lake County and Village of Vilna
- (Recently expired. County has adopted a replacement Bylaw 1426-23, pending Village to adopt a concurrent document).
- Smoky Lake County and Village of Waskatenau
- Smoky Lake County and Town of Smoky Lake
- (Recently replaced, with Bylaw 1425-23 copy to be uploaded soon)
- Smoky Lake County and Lamont County
Smoky Lake County and Thorhild County- (Motion 364-20: At the request of Thorhild County, Smoky Lake County concurred to not adopt an IDP at this time, in accordance with amended Section 631(2) of the Municipal Government Act.
Municipal Development Plan (MDP) Bylaw 1249-12 (Consolidation 1.6)
Area Structure Plans
- Bonnie Lake (Consolidation)
- Garner Lake
- Goodfish Lake
- Hanmore Lake
- Mons Lake
- Victoria District (Consolidation)
- Whitefish Lake
Land Use Bylaw 1272-14 (Consolidation 1.14)
Other Planning Bylaws
- Development Authority
- Subdivision Authority
- Municipal Planning Commission (MPC)
- Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB)
- Planning & Development Fees
- Public Hearing Procedures for Planning and Development
Planning and Development Policies
- Development Guidelines and Minimum Servicing Standards
- Reserve Requirements in Subdivisions
- Resource Extraction
- Application for Development Permit
- Development Agreements for Subdivision
- Disposition of County-Owned Property
- Compliance Certificates
- Business License Requests
- Designation of Municipal Historic Resources
- 20-Year Heritage Management Plan
- Encroachment Agreements
- Telecommunications Policy
- Victoria District National Historic Site of Canada Caveat Program
Other Planning Documents
- Minimum Servicing Standards
- Victoria District NHSC Commemorative Integrity Statement (CIS) 2008
- Victoria District NHSC Cultural Landscape Inventory and Analysis 2007
- Smoky Lake County Regional Heritage Board Bylaw
- Municipal Guide, Planning for a Healthy and Sustainable North Saskatchewan River Watershed
- Alberta Code of Practice for Gravel Pits
Other Information