TAMRMS#: B06
13.2
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MDP Amendment for Growth Areas
Notice given by: Councillor Hughes
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PROPOSED MOTION(S):
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That the MDP is amended by April 1, 2025 to define "Priority Areas", "Areas for Growth" and "Future Areas for Growth" to provide clarity that the MDP will permit growth in the newly annexed land, including recognizing the catchment areas applicable to the northeast servicing project charter as "Areas for Growth" instead of "Future Areas for Growth".
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ADMINISTRATION'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTENT OF THE MOTION
By approving this motion, Administration will:
* Clearly define and articulate the difference between Priority Areas for Outward Growth, Priority Areas for Intensification, Areas for Growth, and Future Areas for Growth, and
* Undertake a review of the Municipal Development Plan and the corresponding underpinning growth plan to enable growth and development within both the "Areas for Growth" and "Future Areas for Growth" policy areas.
PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to present a motion for which Councillor Hughes gave
notice on November 5, 2024.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
During the November 5, 2024, Public Hearing for Bylaw 16/2024 - Northeast St. Albert Area Structure Plan (ASP), Administration provided Council with rationale as to why the proposed ASP did not align with the City's Municipal Development Plan (MDP). As the lands within the Areas for Growth and Future Areas for Growth were not prioritized for growth, they were not expected to be developed over the lifespan of Flourish (the MDP).
Flourish (the MDP) identified the Areas Prioritized for Outward Growth and Areas Prioritized for Intensification as within the expected scope of growth and development (100,000 population and 13,000 new jobs) over 25 to 30 years. As the MDP and the associated growth plan were approved prior to annexation, the plan focused on accommodatin...
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