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Bylaw 27/2019 Land Use Bylaw Amendment - Solar Arrays (1st Reading)
Presented by: Jean Ehler, Manager, Development Branch
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Bylaw 27/2019, being Amendment 171 to the Land Use Bylaw 9/2005, be read a first time.
2. That a public hearing on Bylaw 27/2019 be scheduled for September 16, 2019.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to introduce Administration's proposed amendments to the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) which, if passed, would:
(a) allow ground located solar collectors as a discretionary use in the Commercial and Industrial Services (CIS) land use district; and
(b) clarify that roof-based solar collector systems (already allowed under the LUB) include ballasted flat-roof systems that have no point of attachment to a roof apart from being placed there.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
This initiative supports Strategic Priority #6 (Environhmental Stewardship) with respect to reducing St. Albert's environmental footprint, since solar-generated electric power can displace an equivalent amount of electricity generated through combustion of fossil fuels.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In February, 2016, Council approved amendments to the LUB which:
· introduced “solar collector” as a use;
· introduced General Regulations which control the installation of a solar collector attached to the roof or wall of a building in all Land Use Districts; and
· stipulated that a development permit was not required provided that the General Regulations which control the installation of a solar collector are fully complied with.
Currently the LUB does accommodate the installation of solar collectors on car port structures, and the installation of solar roof tiles. Recent enquiries regarding the possibility of installing a ground located solar collector structure ...
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