Planning & Development

Springbank's development is governed by a set of planning documents approved by Rocky View County and the Calgary Metropolitan Regional Board (CMRB).  Certain proposed developments, or Conceptual Schemes, will also need to proceed through CMRB review, depending on whether or not they align with the MDP and the ASP.     

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County Plan: Current

(until new Municipal Development Plan approved by CMRB)

Status: Updated 2022

Describes the overall growth plans for Rocky View County.

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Springbank Area Structure Plans: Current

(until new ASP approved by CMRB)

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North
Status: Approved 1999
Location: Covers 4,350 acres. The plan boundaries extend as far as Range Road 32 to the east, Range Road 35 to the west, Township Road 251 A to the north, and Township Road 245 to the south.
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Central
Status: Approved 2001
Location: Boundaries extend to the Bow River in the north, the Elbow River to the south, Calgary to the east and one mile west of Range Road 33. The TransCanada Highway bisects the plan area and Highway 8 touches its southeastern corner.

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Moddle
Status: Approved 1998
Location: Addresses development a quarter section surrounded by the Central Springbank ASP, located adjacent to and north of Lower Springbank Road, and east of Range Road 31.
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Land Use Bylaws
Status: Approved September 8, 2020
Reference: C-8000-2020
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Bylaws
Description: The Land Use Bylaw (PDF) is the “book of rules” for development in Rocky View County, and covers a wide range of regulations, including:

• Establishing the development permit process and the process for Redesignation (rezoning) and Land Use Bylaw text amendments;

• Regulates the size and use of land and buildings;

• Classifies land use districts (zones) and determines minimum development standards for each of these districts;

• Determines the appropriate permitted and discretionary uses for each land use district.

 

Parks & Open Space Master Plan
Status: Approved May 31, 2011
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Description: The plan provides guidance for open spaces, including:

• long-term development of the County’s parks and open spaces

• establishing goals

• recommendations and policies addressing Rocky View County’s five unique regions

• strategies to ensure wildlife habitat are protected

• strategies to ensure pathways/trails and public access are planned to minimize wildlife impacts.

 

Additionally, the plan recommends methods of managing the County’s parks and open space systems to ensure specific outcomes are addressed, such as social needs, pathway/trail design options and standards, demographic considerations, and future open space acquisitions.

 

Active Transportation Plan
Status: Approved October 31, 2018
Description: This plan is the County’s inaugural active transportation plan, developed with respect to technical requirements and feedback provided by stakeholders which supports a continued commitment to developing conditions, policies, and active transportation infrastructure that serves the needs of all current and future communities.
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Springbank Master Drainage Plan
Status: Approved 2016
Description: The purpose of a Master Drainage Plan (MDP) is to recommend requirements to manage stormwater runoff from future development growth and to identify works to address existing drainage issues within the study area. This includes identifying potential constraints to development and providing guidelines to developers and the municipality to decrease the likelihood of flooding and damage to infrastructure and streams due to the increase in runoff from development. 
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