Project Description
The Rural Municipality of Edenwold is located within the Regina region and has experienced considerable growth over the past fifteen years. The municipality covers an area of approximately 858 square kilometres and has a population of 4,466. The city is characterized by a low-density rural population except in the country’s residential development areas and the community of Emerald Park, where there are higher population densities. Some industrial and commercial activities are located throughout the municipality, but most are concentrated within the Emerald Park Business District.
The RM of Edenwold No. 158 partnered with GeoVerra to update their Zoning Bylaw, the primary legal and administrative means of implementing the RM’s Official Community Plan (OCP). The Zoning Bylaw implements the land-use policies contained in the OCP by prescribing and establishing zoning districts for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and other municipal uses. Regulations within each district will govern the range of uses, site sizes, setbacks, building locations, off-street parking, landscaping, etc.
From 2018 to 2020, GeoVerra assisted the RM in writing and obtaining approval for their updated Zoning Bylaw.
Overview
- GeoVerra’s predecessor, Altus was hired by the RM of Edenwold in 2018 to prepare a new Zoning Bylaw.
- The Zoning Bylaw was to be written as a complimentary and implementation document to the municipality’s new OCP.
- The purpose of the new Zoning Bylaw was to create zoning districts, development standards, and procedures that were consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the OCP.
- GeoVerra prepared a series of new zoning district maps to accompany the Zoning Bylaw.
- The RM of Edenwold No. 158 council passed the Bylaw and received Ministerial approval in 2020.
