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The Land Use Bylaw regulates the use and development of land and buildings within the City of St. Albert. Note that St. Albert uses districts and not zones.

The purpose of the BP1 District is to provide a mixed-use employment area that accommodates light industrial, office, and other commercial uses that benefit from being in proximity to one another, and include businesses that require easy public access and no outdoor storage or outdoor display area. Buildings shall be oriented and designed to encourage pedestrian activity, and may include retail or other active uses on the ground floor.

The purpose of the BP2 District is to provide an architecturally consistent working environment for a mixture of commercial and light industrial uses to achieve development in a park-like setting that is an economic asset to the owners, neighbours, and the community. This District encourages attractively designed buildings with limited outdoor storage, provides for an abundance of landscaping, and establishes land uses that do not create air, ground, noise, and water pollution.

The purpose of the ICS District is to provide for a number of light industrial and complementary commercial and service uses. Uses in the District are to contain all nuisances and impacts on-site, with outdoor storage as accessory to the principal use of the site or the building.

The purpose of the IND District is to provide for industrial development that may present impacts in the form of noise, vibration, odour, or any other adverse condition. The intent is to allow for a broad range of industrial and office uses that support employment growth. This District should be applied on sites that are separated from residential and natural areas by a buffer.

St. Albert West is a priority area for outward growth within the city, placing particular focus on expanding St. Albert’s non-residential land base and providing employment opportunities. The ASP document covers the environmental site context, transportation connectivity, utility infrastructure and surrounding land use, among other topics.

The linked page outlines the Pre-Application Meeting requirements before applying for development permits, along with all necessary forms for the following process.

View the current tax rates for assessable non-residential property within the City of St. Albert and related policy.

Off-site levies are used by the municipality to pay for new infrastructure or the expansion of existing infrastructure required to support development.