City of Lloydminster | What is a land use bylaw?

‘What is a land use bylaw, and why do we need one?’
If you look around your neighbourhood, you may notice that homes in Lloydminster tend to be built near a school, a park, or even a small convenience store, and not next to something like an oil refinery or a roller coaster?
Part of the reason your neighbourhood looks the way it does, and has the things you love, is because of the land use bylaw.
So now you’re probably wondering, “What is a land use bylaw, and why do we need one?”
A land use bylaw answers the question of “what can be done on a piece of land?” It details the process for making decisions on development permit applications in our city, it regulates height limits for fences, maximum sizes for a deck or garage, rules for additional dwelling units, how tall your building can be, or how far it can be from the property line, it can even help you get city approval for your home-based business. Basically, it guides the look, feel and shape of the city while supporting growth and economic development, from each neighbourhood to each city block, to each home and business in Lloydminster.
The land use bylaw does this by dividing all parcels of land into districts, like residential, commercial and industrial, just to name a few. These rules and regulations are the tools that shape how our city forms, and how it will grow in the future.
Now that we’ve introduced the land use bylaw, you may be asking, “How does the land use bylaw impact me?”
The land use bylaw doesn’t only affect big, city-wide decisions; it affects every home and business in Lloydminster.
The purpose of the land use bylaw is to establish the best-suited areas for different housing types and businesses in new and existing neighbourhoods while keeping their unique characteristics. It identifies areas generally best suited for a school, a spot to go shopping, a factory, a restaurant, a liquor or cannabis store, a home or even a landfill. The land use bylaw identifies these uses and also includes the rules for where in the city they can be built.
The land use bylaw is for everyone in Lloydminster, and that includes you; it’s all about making homes, blocks, neighbourhoods and a city where everyone wants to be.
Now, if you're wondering where you can find out more about your land use bylaw, you can visit www.lloydminster.ca/landusebylaw.

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