Land use bylaw amendments proposed following community input

Lloydminster, AB/SK – The City of Lloydminster is updating its Land Use Bylaw, one of the community’s most important documents. This document guides development activities for residents, businesses, and landowners and is intended to make Lloydminster a great place to live, work, and enjoy.

Lloydminster residents are invited to provide their input through an online and paper survey until Thursday, April 4, 2024, to ensure the updated bylaw meets current and future community needs. Interested parties will also have an opportunity to attend multiple open houses at the Servus Sports Centre and the LloydMall over the next three weeks.

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The City of Lloydminster, in consultation with ISL Engineering and Land Services, Ltd., has reviewed the findings from Phase 1 of the land use bylaw update project and is now presenting the proposed amendments to the community’s land use bylaw. Proposed amendments include topics such as:

• Residential development
• Distance between liquor/cannabis stores and community support centres
• Signage and advertising displays
• New permit exemptions

Community members can provide feedback on the proposed Land Use Bylaw amendments and give input on future development within city limits. There are five ways to provide input for Phase 2 of this project:   

• Online at YourVoiceLloyd.ca/LUB. The online survey is available until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2024.   
• Via printed copies of the survey, available at:
  • City Hall (4420 50 Avenue)
  • Lloydminster Public Library (LloydMall)
  • Operations Centre (6623 52 Street)
  • by request (780-875-6184 Ext. 2322). 
  • Paper copies must be submitted at City Hall by 6 p.m. on April 4, 2024. 
• In person at an open house at the Servus Sports Centre from 5-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
• In person at the LloydMall (5211 44 Street) from 5-7 p.m. on:
  • Thursday, March 21, 2024 
  • Thursday, March 28, 2024
  • Thursday, April 4, 2024
• In person at the Border City Farmers Market from 12-4 p.m. at the Servus Sports Centre (5202 12 Street) on:
  • Saturday, March 23, 2024
  • Thursday, March 28, 2024

The goals of updating the land use bylaw are to:

• make the land use bylaw more transparent and accessible for businesses and residents;
• reduce red tape to facilitate timely approvals;
• support and encourage economic growth and prosperity for Lloydminster;
• consider land development trends and promote compatible development; 
• better align with existing City plans and policies like the Municipal Development Plan and Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan; and
• reflect the comments and ideas received through community engagement activities.

A land use bylaw is directed by provincial legislation and divides the municipality into land use districts, which regulate the types of development that can be built. As the most detailed document guiding development in Lloydminster, this document needs to reflect the needs and wants of the community. For this reason, it is essential to have the community involved throughout the update process. 

The feedback collected through the survey will help inform the recommendations of the City of Lloydminster’s review and update of the Land Use Bylaw. The findings will be summarized in a future What We Heard report.

For more information, visit YourVoiceLloyd.ca/LUB