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GPFC Recommendation: Bylaw 37/2018 - Land Use Bylaw Amendment, Re: Backyard Hens (1st Reading)
Presented by: Tracy Tsui, Planner
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That Bylaw 37/2018, being amendment 163 to the Land Use Bylaw 9/2005, be read a first time.
That a public hearing on Bylaw 37/2018 be held at the regularly scheduled Council meeting on February 4, 2019
[NOTE: The full text of proposed Land Use Amending Bylaw 37/2018 is found at the last two pages of the attachment to this report.]
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COMMITTEE DIRECTION
On December 10, 2018 the Governance, Priorities, and Finance Committee (GPFC) made several recommendations to Council in relation to allowing backyard hen keeping as urban agriculture in St. Albert. MKost of those recommendations are dealt with in another report on the Council Agenda for January 7, 2019. The one GPFC recommendation relevant to this report is:
That Bylaw 37/2018, being amendment 163 to the Land Use Bylaw 9/2005, be read a first time on January 7, 2019
Since Land Use Bylaw amendments require a public hearing, a recommendation to set a public hearing date has also been included in this report.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Please refer to the attachment entitled: GPFC Agenda Report (Previously Distributed December 10, 2018). Proposed Bylaw 37/2018 is a "housekeeping" amendment intended to ensure that the Land Use Bylaw is consistent with the new Hen Bylaw, so Bylaw 37/2018 should only be passed if the Hen Bylaw is passed.
Report Date: January 7, 2019
Author(s): Tracy Tsui
Committee/Department: Planning & Development
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Chief People Officer: Michelle Bonnici
Chief Administrative Officer: Kevin Scoble