Sunshine Road Area Redevelopment Plan

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• Terms of Reference (December 2025) [PDF/456KB]
• July 7, 2026 Rocky View County Meeting Recording
• July 7, 2026 Rocky View County Council Report

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On July 7, 2026 Council meeting, Administration presented findings from Phase 1 of the Sunshine Road Area Redevelopment Plan project. Council directed staff to move forward with the following recommendations: 

• Amending the Land Use Bylaw to establish a new overlay for all lots within the Sunshine Road area, in accordance with specific principles;
• Amending the Land Use Bylaw to redesignate parcels currently designated as Business, Live-Work back to Residential, Rural land use district;
• Amending the Land Use Bylaw to remove the ability for all other parcels within the Sunshine Road area to redesignate to the Business, Live-Work land use district;
• Refunding all applicable fees for applications submitted in the Sunshine Road area that are currently under administrative review;
• Directing Administration to look into matters of non-compliance with Rocky View County bylaws within the Sunshine Road area;
• Continuing to investigate the creation of a Local Improvement Plan to support necessary upgrades to Sunshine Road and Township Road 252; and
• Continuing to explore the removal of all approaches to Range Road 285. 

To watch Administration’s Council presentation, please refer to the following link: July 7, 2026 Rocky View County Meeting Recording. 

To view Administration’s report please see item F-1 starting on page 94 at the following link: July 7, 2026 Rocky View Council Meeting Agenda.

To view the draft Council meeting minutes, which includes the amended motion 6, please refer to the following link: Draft July 7, 2026 Rocky View County Council Meeting Minutes.

Next Steps

Following Council’s direction, County staff will proceed with the actions identified in Attachment A and will report back to Council before the end of Q4 2026. 

Project Area

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Background

On May 6, 2025, Council directed Administration to craft a Terms of Reference to initiate a land use plan for the Sunshine Road area to provide statutory policy guidance for planning and development decisions.

On December 9, 2025, Council approved the Terms of Reference to initiate work on the Sunshine Road Area Redevelopment Plan and accompanying budget adjustment for Phase One of the project. Phase One of the project will consist of Administration completing internal research and before going to the community to discuss potential options to address the concerns within the area.

On March 25, 2026, an open house was hosted at Khalsa School for the Sunshine Road Area Redevelopment Plan project. The open house was structured to allow the community to provide their input on key considerations in the area via a voting mechanism. The open house also allowed the community an opportunity to speak to staff.