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  • SUBDIVIDING LAND? READ THIS FIRST!!!

  • Subdividing Land is a Privilege – Not a Right!
    • The County Land Use Bylaw contains the regulations concerning the number and size of parcels permitted on lands within the County. Re‐designating your land to a specific “land use district” under our Land Use Bylaw may first be necessary before we can consider your subdivision. Please contact Staff to determine the “land use district” of your property. If the re‐designation is required, packages are available at the Planning and Development Department.
    Important Application Information!
    • Fill out the application form completely and provide proposed site plan. Failure to do this means your application will not be accepted as complete.
    • The County needs to know how the new parcel(s) will access a road and how the new parcel will be serviced (water, sewer and stormwater). Remember that it is up to YOU to provide the roads and services to the new parcels – NOT THE COUNTY! The County reserves the right to require additional information and studies as necessary to ensure that your land can accommodate the proposed new parcel(s).
    Circulating the Application
    • The County is required by law to circulate your application to adjacent landowners and to a range of Government departments and various other affected parties.
    Approval Conditions
    • The new parcel(s) must have both legal and physical road access.
    • The new parcel(s) must demonstrate that they can meet provincial water, sewer and stormwater requirements.
    • If your approval involves greater than the first parcel removed from a quarter section, it is likely that you will have to provide part of your parcel (or a cash equivalent) as municipal reserve land. It is important to discuss this with Staff.
  • INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS

  • Applications for subdivision will only be accepted when all of the following information has been submitted:
  • APPLICATION COMPLETION CHECKLIST

  • The following information must be included with your application. Without it, your application will be considered incomplete, and it will not be processed until it has been supplied.
  • SAMPLE SUBDIVISION SITE PLAN

  • SITE PLAN

  • and/or
  • Proposed Sketch
    • The use, location and dimensions of buildings on the land and specify which buildings may be demolished or moved from property.
    • Location of any water bodies on subject property.
    • All developed and undeveloped road allowances.
    • Indicate the North direction.
    • Location of all right‐of‐way and easements within or abutting the subject property.
    • Indicate existing zoning of subject property
    • Location of existing wells/ septic systems and distances from property lines to any permanent structures.
    • Indicate the location, dimensions and boundaries of the land to be subdivided
    • Location of all right‐of‐way and easements within or abutting the subject property.
    • Existing and proposed accesses on property.
  • Max. file size: 50 MB.
  • Clear Signature
  • COUNTY OF ST. PAUL SUBDIVISION APPLICATION

  • 1. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LAND TO BE SUBDIVIDED:
  • (A) All / part of the ¼sectiontownship range W4M
  • (B) Being all / parts of LotBlockRegistered Plan
  • (C) Total area of the above parcel of land to be subdivided isacres(hectares)
  • 2. LOCATION OF LAND TO BE SUBDIVIDED:
  • *For a listing of EUB wells in a specific area, contact the Information Services Group at the EUB (403) 297‐8190
  • 3. EXISTING AND PROPOSED USE OF LAND TO BE SUBDIVIDED:
  • 4. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LAND TO BE SUBDIVIDED:
  • 5. WATER SERVICES:
  • 6. SEWER SERVICES:
  • An existing sewage system must comply with the above setbacks (existing &/or proposed). The existing sewage system will have to be inspected as a condition of subdivision approval to ensure compliance with the following requirements:

      Property Line Water Source Building Septic Tank Basement Water Course
    Holding Tanks 1 metre 10 metres 1 metre 10 metres
    Treatment Mound 3 metres 15 metres 10 metres 3 metres 10 metres 15 metres
    Field System 1.5 metres 15 metres 10 metres 5 metres 10 metres 15 metres
    Open Discharge 90 metres 50 metres 45 metres 45 metres
    Lagoons 30 metres 100 metres 45 metres 90 metres
    Packaged Sewage Treatment Plants 6 metres 10 metres 1 metre 10 metres
  • 7. PROPOSED LOTS:
  • 8. MUNICIPAL RESERVE STATUS:
  • 9. REGISTERED OWNER OR PERSON ACTING ON HIS BEHALF:
  • I,
  • hereby certify that (check one):
  • and that the information given on this form is full and complete and is, to the best of my knowledge, a true statement of the facts relating to this application for subdivision approval.
  • Clear Signature
  • 10. RIGHT OF ENTRY
  • I hereby authorize the County of St. Paul to enter my land for the purpose of conducting a site inspection in connection with my application for subdivision approval.
  • Clear Signature
  • The personal information provided will be used to process the Subdivision Application is collected under the authority of Section 642 of the Municipal Government Act. Personal information you provide may be made public pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act, including Section 39 through 42 therein. If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information, please contact the FOIP Coordinator of the County of St. Paul at 780.645.3301.
  • TIME EXTENSION AGREEMENT FOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS

  • Section 6 of the Subdivision and Development Regulations requires that the County of St. Paul makes a decision on a completed application within 60 days of its receipt, unless an agreement is entered into with the applicant to extend this period.

    In order to permit the County of St. Paul to make a decision on your application, we are requesting that you enter into the Time Extension Agreement as set out below. Without this agreement, we will be unable to deal with your application after the 60 day period has expired.

    If you concur with our request, please complete the agreement set out below and forward it to:

    County of St. Paul
    5015 – 49 Avenue
    St. Paul, AB T0A 3A4

    In accordance with Section 681(1)(b) of the Municipal Government Act.

  • I/We
  • hereby enter into an agreement with the County of St. Paul to extend the time prescribed under Section 6 of the Subdivision and Development Regulations to
  • Clear Signature

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