The Municipal Government Act (MGA) requires all municipalities in Alberta to adopt a Land Use Bylaw. The Land Use Bylaw must divide the municipality into districts (often called zones in other parts of Canada and the United States). Each district describes the uses of land permitted or allowed only at the discretion of the development authority. In addition, a decision process must be outlined to issue development permits and the number of dwellings permitted on a parcel of land must be determined. Above is the consolidated version of the Land Use Bylaw, including all land use amendments. Land use amendments most often refer to the process of changing the current land use district to another designation.

The Land Use Bylaw may also include regulations concerning any of the following:

Leduc County's Land Use Bylaw was most recently updated in 2008. From time to time, an amendment will be made to the bylaw as new policies are developed with respect to land uses. On occasion, a new district will be proposed to better accommodate a new use of land in the County.

An application may be made by a landowner to change the district applying to their land in order to allow for a change in the use of that parcel of land. Changing the current land use district to another designation is referred to as redistricting or rezoning. Redistricting is required when a proposed development on a site cannot be allowed because the current land use district does not allow for that particular development, land use, parcel size or density. Each of these applications is considered an amendment to the Land Use Bylaw and requires a public hearing to be held in open Council before a decision can be made. County staff keep the Land Use Bylaw updated to reflect these changes.

While most land use amendments are to redistrict lands, amendments to the text of the Land Use Bylaw are also sometimes required to provide clarification, redefine, add or amend land uses or specific regulations.

NOTE: Anyone using this consolidation is advised that the amendments have been included for convenience only and that the original Land Use Bylaw and the original amending bylaws should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the bylaws.

Consolidated Land Use Bylaw


Land Use Bylaw Documents

Leduc County Bylaw 07-08