Council Decisions: Special Council Meeting, January 28, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Here is a summary of the decisions of Rocky View County Special Council Meeting held January 28, 2025 Council Meeting. This is a general overview of the meeting. Details of the agenda items, specifics of the meeting, and any decisions can be found at Special Council Meeting - January 28, 2025. Details are also available by contacting Legislative Services at the County.
Public Hearing
Divisions 3 and 4 – File: 1011-501, Bylaw C-8588-2024, Bearspaw Area Structure Plan (ASP): To adopt the Bearspaw ASP to guide future land use, subdivision, and development proposals within the plan area. The Bearspaw ASP is located between the city of Calgary and the town of Cochrane.
The existing Bearspaw ASP was adopted in 1994. This review of the ASP was undertaken to bring the document in line with today’s community’s needs and desires, accommodate contemporary development trends, modernize policies with respect to the natural environment and servicing, and ensure consistency with County, regional, and provincial policies and legislation. This new ASP was prepared in conformance with the Municipal Government Act (MGA), in alignment with the policies set out in the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board Growth Plan (RGP), the Rocky View County/City of Calgary Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP), the Rocky View County/Town of Cochrane IDP, and the Municipal Development Plan (County Plan).
Initial public engagement was undertaken in 2019 to seek resident feedback on setting the vision and priorities for the Bearspaw community; however, the project was paused to await the adoption of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Growth Plan (RGP). In August 2023, the project was reinitiated under an updated Terms of Reference (TOR). Technical studies and policy drafting work were undertaken, and in June 2024, the County released a draft Bearspaw ASP for public review. Public engagement included an open house and a general survey about the draft.
Council voted to refer the draft Bylaw back to Administration to allow Council to submit proposed amendments to the Bearspaw ASP for consideration. The Bylaw, including proposed amendments, will be brought back to Council no later than the end of April 2025.
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