Planning & Development Quick Links
Open House - Off-site Levy Bylaw Open House (completed, thank you to everyone who attended)
Drop in style for those interested in off-site levy information as it relates to Heartland Infrastructure.
[COMPLETED] When: 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30
Where: Lamont Arena Meeting Room (4844 48 Avenue, Lamont)
Proposed version for 2nd reading: lamontcounty.ca/news/post/off-site-levy-bylaw-proposed-version-for-2nd-reading-may-2024
If you need to contact someone in the Planning & Development department, please contact planning-development@lamontcounty.ca or give us a call at 780-895-2233.
If you are in need of any Safety Code Permits, these are on the website, and are sent directly to The Inspections Group Inc.
Lamont County Planning & Development department coordinates and manages orderly land development in the County in accordance with the County’s Land Use Bylaw, Municipal Development Plan, and Area Structure Plan. Key services include information on zoning, subdividing land, developing land including the development permit process, compliance certificates, statutory plans, and appeal processes.
The Development Authority for Lamont County consists of the Development Authority Officer(s) appointed by Council and can also be the Municipal Planning Commission. The Development Authority is responsible for receiving, reviewing, processing, and eventually approving or denying applications for development using the criteria set forth in the Land Use Bylaw and the Municipal Development Plan.
The Subdivision Authority is responsible for receiving, reviewing, processing, and eventually approving or denying applications for subdividing land using the criteria set forth in the Land Use Bylaw and the Municipal Development Plan. As of January 1, 2016, the Director, or Acting Director of Planning & Community Services for Lamont County, is the Subdivision Authority.
The ISDAB is made up of 12 members appointed from the public-at-large. The ISDAB hears appeals from any person affected by an order, development permit, or subdivision decision. Approval of a subdivision is sometimes granted with specific conditions attached. The ISDAB may also uphold, overturn or modify any or all of these conditions.
Economic Development Department is responsible for strengthening the community through innovative business attraction, retention and industrial and residential strategies. It maintains current economic development information from regional, provincial, national and international sources and respond to information requests from the general public, business, and industrial community including Alberta’s Industrial Heartland of which approximately 200 square kilometers are within Lamont County.
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