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Council Policy - Encroachments onto Public Land and other City Interests
Presented by: Dawny George, Director, Engineering
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RECOMMENDED MOTION
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That Council Policy C-P&E-13 Encroachments onto Public Land and other City Interests, provided as Attachment 1, be approved.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
Encroachments onto City-owned Land, and other City interests, have become increasingly problematic and time-intensive for Administration. This report summarizes past encroachment management practices and formalizes how encroachments involving city interests will be managed.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority # 6: “Environmental Stewardship: Explore innovative environmental and conservation opportunities”
Seek innovative practices to protect environmental footprint, to ensure the vitality of our natural resources for future generations.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On December 4, 2017 Council passed the following motion:
(CM-17-114)
That Administration review residential encroachment onto public property history and propose any policy or bylaw work in 2019.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Encroachments can be structures, landscape features, plantings, unauthorized use of land (ie: dumping soil or other material) and/or any elements that may impact safety or access to City infrastructure. They can occur on Reserve lands, Public Utility Lots (PULs), Road Right-of-Ways, and City Utility Right-of-Ways (URWs) located within private lots. Private encroachments between homeowners are not a City interest.
Encroachments are typically identified through the City’s compliance application process when a home is being sold. As part of this process, a Real Property Report, prepared by an Alberta Land Surveyor, is submitted to the City indicating property lines, existing structures and any possible encroachments. Since 2...
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