Next Steps

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo would like to thank all residents and stakeholders who participated throughout the LUB public engagement including the April 27 Public Hearing. The feedback gained from the public is instrumental in the success of the final LUB.

On April 27 at the Public Hearing a motion was put forward by Mayor D. Scott " That Council direct Administration to re-engage with the community and bring forward an updated Land Use Bylaw for first reading before the 2021-2025 Council Elect." The motion was carried. To view the full minutes of the April 27 Council meeting click here.

Future engagement opportunities are being defined with the goal of providing details in fall 2021. Residents are encouraged to contact the PULSE line for any inquires, 780-743-7000 or toll-free 1-800-973-9663.

Public Hearing Notice

How to participate in Public Hearing?

Residents are invited to register to speak at the public hearing or present written comments to Council up until the end of the Hearing.

Registration to speak during the Public Hearing, must be submitted prior to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 26, 2021.

• Pre-register on-line at www.rmwb.ca/publichearingsubmission. or
• Email Legislative Services at legislative.assistants@rmwb.caor call Legislative Services at 780-743-7001 with the following information:
  1. your full name,
  2. daytime phone number,
  3. the telephone number that you will be dialing in from; and
  4. an email address at which you may be contacted

Each registrant will be given a maximum of 5 minutes to address Council.

Written comments will be accepted up until the closing of the public hearing. Written comments submitted prior to the cut-off time can be submitted through legislative.assistants@rmwb.ca or www.rmwb.ca/publichearingsubmission.

For written submissions after the cut-off time, please email legislative.assistants@rmwb.ca. All written submissions will be included in the updated Council Meeting Agenda Package following the Public Hearing.

RMWB Council to hear Land Use Bylaw on Feb. 9
Council of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will be presented with a final draft of the updated Land Use Bylaw (LUB) at their virtual council meeting on Feb. 9 for first reading.

To review the draft Land Use Bylaw click here. A summary of changes for the Land Use Bylaw is now available for viewing here.

Next Steps
At the first reading, the LUB will be introduced for Council to consider. There will be no public participation at the first reading. A Public Hearing as well as second and third readings will be scheduled at a later date where Council will vote to adopt the LUB.

Meeting participation details
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Council will be conducting their meetings virtually. Residents are encouraged to watch online with participation options available:

• Watch the live stream of RMWB Council meetings.
• View options for requesting to speak or submitting written comments for eligible items on council meetings agendas.

What is the Land Use Bylaw?

The Land Use Bylaw (LUB) guides what can take place and be built on any piece of land across our region. It impacts issues like parking, signage, home businesses and accessory buildings.

The current LUB was adopted by Council in Oct. 1999. While it has been amended several times since then, a revised LUB is necessary to remove inconsistencies, consider new development trends and align with recently approved policy documents.

Did we get it right?

Review the September 2020 draft LUB.

Then, let us know if we got it right! Participate in the following ways:

• Answer some Quick Poll questions.
• Join your neighbours in the online Forum.