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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Bylaw 17/2026 to add Public Utility Lot (PUL) Designation to 300PUL Villeneuve Road (Plan 252 1535, Block 3, Lot 1) (1st, 2nd & 3rd Readings)
Presented by: Shohreh Zarezadeh, Planner, Planning & Development Department
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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1. That Bylaw 17/2026, being a bylaw to designate a Public Utility Lot, be read a first time.
2. That Bylaw 17/2026 be read a second time.
3. That unanimous consent be given for consideration of third reading of Bylaw 17/2026.
4. That Bylaw 17/2026 be read a third time.
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SUMMARY
This report outlines the process and considerations regarding the proposed Public Utility Lot (PUL) designation for 300PUL Villeneuve Road (Plan 252 1535, Block 3, Lot 1). Approval would correct an inadvertent omission of the PUL designation that occurred during registration of a stormwater management facility parcel in Erin Ridge North in 2025. There is no proposed physical change of use to the site.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
Public Utility Lot (PUL) is a designation granted under the Municipal Government Act (MGA), for municipal land that is typically used for municipal infrastructure. A bylaw is required to add this designation when the designation was not added at the time a subdivision was registered at Alberta Land Titles.
Designation of Municipal Land
The Municipal Government Act (MGA) section 665(1) states:
A council may by bylaw require that a parcel of land or a part of a parcel of land that it owns or that it is in the process of acquiring be designated as municipal reserve, school reserve, municipal and school reserve, environmental reserve, conservation reserve or public utility lot.
The MGA section 665(2) states:
Subject to subsection (3), on receipt of a copy of a bylaw under this section and the applicable fees, the Registrar must do all things necessary to give effect to the order, including cancelling the exist...
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