Bylaws
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Bylaws, as they appear on this website, have no legal sanction and are presented solely for reference purposes. For more information about St. Albert bylaws, or their interpretation, please contact Legislative Services at 780-459-1500. For matters related to bylaw enforcement please consult with Municipal Enforcement.
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A-Z Bylaws
- Addressing Bylaw 5/2017
- Alarm Systems Bylaw 25/2002
- Animal Bylaw 11/2013
- Arts Development Advisory Committee Bylaw 09/2020
- Assessment Review Board Bylaw 15/2020
Borrowing Bylaws
- Multi-purpose Leisure Centre Bylaw 14/2004
- Construction of West Regional Road Phase 1 Bylaw 15/2004
- Sanitary Trunk Sewer Borrowing Bylaw 17/2004
- ME First! Energy Efficiency Program Bylaw 15/2006
- ME First! Energy Efficiency Program Bylaw 30/2006
- Community Amenities and Lakeview Business District Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 41/2020
- Construction of West Regional Road Phase 2 Bylaw 5/2007
- Construction of Ray Gibbon Drive Phase 3 Bylaw 27/2011
- Construction of the Phase 3 North Interceptor (Project 9) Bylaw 12/2016
- North St. Albert Trail Corridor Management Bylaw 9/2019
- Upgrading of Ray Gibbon Drive Bylaw 18/2019
- Operating Line of Credit Borrowing Bylaw 26/2020
- Fire Hall Station #4 Borrowing Bylaw 22/2021
- Business License Bylaw 43/2000
- Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bylaw 21/2003
- COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Bylaw 24/2020
- Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 30/2018
- Cemetery Bylaw 27/2008
- Chief Administrative Officer 13/2002
- City Assessor Bylaw 12/2002
- Clean Energy Improvement Program Bylaw 26/2021
- Coal Mine Road Closure 1/2019
- Community Gardening on Environmental Reserve Bylaw 10/2011
- Community Growth & Infrastructure Standing Committee Consolidated Bylaw 40/2019
- Community Living Standing Committee Consolidated Bylaw 39/2019
- Community Services Advisory Committee Bylaw 10/1997
- Community Standards Bylaw 12/2010
- Conversion Therapy Prohibition Bylaw 44/2019
- Council Code of Conduct Bylaw 38/2017
- Development Authority Bylaw 18/95
- Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan Bylaw 5/2010
- Dutch Elm Disease Bylaw
- Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission Loan Guarantee Bylaw
Electric Distribution
- Emergency Management Bylaw 4/2020
- Environmental Advisory Committee 35/2015
- Face Coverings Bylaw 32/2020
- Fire Services Consolidated Bylaw 21/2002
- Hen Bylaw 32/2018
- Idle-Free Bylaw 16/2007
- Intermunicipal Affairs Committee Bylaw 11/2007
- Internal Auditor and Internal Audit Steering Committee Bylaw 25/2016
Land Use Bylaw
- Part 00 - Table of Contents
- Part 01 - Definitions
- Part 02 - Agencies
- Part 03 - Control of Development
- Part 04 - Appeal Process
- Part 05 - Enforcement and Administration
- Part 06 - General Regulations
- Part 07 - Parking Regulations
- Part 08 - Residential Districts
- Part 09 - Commercial and Industrial Districts
- Part 10 - Special Districts
- Part 11 - Downtown District
- Schedule A - Land Use Bylaw Maps
- Schedule B - Arterial Roads
- Schedule C - Sign Regulations
- Schedule D - Grandfathered R3 Districts
- Schedule E - Overlay District
- Schedule F - Grandin Building Heights
- Schedule G - Flood Line Map
- Schedule H - Residential Lot Width Distribution
- Library Board Consolidated Bylaw 08/2016
Master Rates Bylaw
- Schedule A - Building Permits, Lot Grading, Street Cleaning
- Schedule A - Building Permits, Lot Grading, Street Cleaning - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule B - Plumbing Permit Fees
- Schedule B - Plumbing Permit Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule C - Gas Permit Fees
- Schedule C - Gas Permit Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule E - Development Fee
- Schedule E - Development Fee - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule F - Subdivision and Development Appeal Fees
- Schedule F - Subdivision and Development Appeal Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule G - Planning Fees
- Schedule G - Planning Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule H - Water Service Connection Fees
- Schedule N - Assessment Appeals
- Schedule S - HVAC Permit Fees
- Schedule S - HVAC Permit Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule T - Electrical Fees
- Schedule T - Electrical Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule U - Engineering Fees
- Schedule U - Engineering Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 20/2020
- Municipal Elections Bylaw 20/2017
Municipal Historic Resources
- Municipal Public Utilities Bylaw 24/2019
- Natural Gas Franchise Agreement Bylaw 45/2010
- Noise Bylaw 31/2006
- Off-Site Levy Consolidated Bylaw 49/2021
- Parks Bylaw 19/65
- Penalty Bylaw 21/76
- Policing Committee Bylaw 13/2019
- Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan Bylaw 14/2002
- Procedure Bylaw 3/2018
- Property Tax Rate Bylaw 27/2021
- Protection of Persons & Property Bylaw 36/2017
- Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee Bylaw 12/2006
- Records Bylaw 2/2006
- Residential Assessment Sub-Class Bylaw 32/2015
- Residential Solid Waste Management Bylaw 17/2018
- Riel Drive Road Closure Bylaw 17/2019
- Sanitary Sewer Bylaw 06/2018
- Seniors' Advisory Committee 26/2018
- Smoking Bylaw 1/2004
- Storm Sewer Bylaw 6/2003
- Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Bylaw 30/2018
- Subdivision Authority Bylaw 19/1995
- Supplementary Assessment Bylaw 14/2020
- Surface Drainage Bylaw 14/2015
- Tax Penalty Bylaw 17/2020
- Tax Penalty Bylaw 38/2019
- Tobacco Retail Licensing Bylaw 15/2017
- Traffic Bylaw 18/2005
- Train Whistle Cessation Bylaw 15/2016
- Transit Bylaw 23/2017
- Transportation System Consolidated Bylaw 23/2016
- Urban Beekeeping Bylaw 34/2017
- Water Bylaw 5/2001
- Water Conservation Bylaw 22/2015
- Youth Advisory Committee Bylaw 26/2016
Bylaws by Theme
Business
- Alarm Systems Bylaw 25/2002
- Business License Bylaw 43/2000
- Smoking Bylaw 1/2004
- Tobacco Retail Licensing Bylaw 15/2017
Community Standards
- Animal Bylaw 11/2013
- Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 30/2018
- Community Standards Bylaw 12/2010
- Conversion Therapy Prohibition Bylaw 44/2019
- Face Coverings Bylaw 32/2020
- Hen Bylaw 32/2018
- Noise Bylaw 31/2006
Cultural
Municipal Historic Resources
Development
- Development Authority Bylaw 18/95
- Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan Bylaw 5/2010
Land Use Bylaw
- Part 00 - Table of Contents
- Part 01 - Definitions
- Part 02 - Agencies
- Part 03 - Control of Development
- Part 04 - Appeal Process
- Part 05 - Enforcement and Administration
- Part 06 - General Regulations
- Part 07 - Parking Regulations
- Part 08 - Residential Districts
- Part 09 - Commercial and Industrial Districts
- Part 10 - Special Districts
- Part 11 - Downtown District
- Schedule A - Land Use Bylaw Maps
- Schedule B - Arterial Roads
- Schedule C - Sign Regulations
- Schedule D - Grandfathered R3 Districts
- Schedule E - Overlay District
- Schedule F - Grandin Building Heights
- Schedule G - Flood Line Map
- Schedule H - Residential Lot Width Distribution
- Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 20/2020
- Off-Site Levy Consolidated Bylaw 49/2021
- Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Bylaw 30/2018
- Subdivision Authority Bylaw 19/1995
Emergency Services
- Emergency Management Bylaw 4/2020
- Fire Services Consolidated Bylaw 21/2002
- Policing Committee Bylaw 13/2019
Environment
- Clean Energy Improvement Program Bylaw 26/2021
- Community Gardening on Environmental Reserve Bylaw 10/2011
- Dutch Elm Disease Bylaw
- Idle-Free Bylaw 16/2007
- Parks Bylaw 19/65
- Urban Beekeeping Bylaw 34/2017
Governance
- Addressing Bylaw 5/2017
- Arts Development Advisory Committee Bylaw 09/2020
Borrowing Bylaws
- Multi-purpose Leisure Centre Bylaw 14/2004
- Construction of West Regional Road Phase 1 Bylaw 15/2004
- Sanitary Trunk Sewer Borrowing Bylaw 17/2004
- ME First! Energy Efficiency Program Bylaw 15/2006
- ME First! Energy Efficiency Program Bylaw 30/2006
- Community Amenities and Lakeview Business District Servicing Borrowing Bylaw 41/2020
- Construction of West Regional Road Phase 2 Bylaw 5/2007
- Construction of Ray Gibbon Drive Phase 3 Bylaw 27/2011
- Construction of the Phase 3 North Interceptor (Project 9) Bylaw 12/2016
- North St. Albert Trail Corridor Management Bylaw 9/2019
- Upgrading of Ray Gibbon Drive Bylaw 18/2019
- Operating Line of Credit Borrowing Bylaw 26/2020
- Fire Hall Station #4 Borrowing Bylaw 22/2021
- Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bylaw 21/2003
- COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Bylaw 24/2020
- Cemetery Bylaw 27/2008
- Chief Administrative Officer 13/2002
- Community Growth & Infrastructure Standing Committee Consolidated Bylaw 40/2019
- Community Living Standing Committee Consolidated Bylaw 39/2019
- Community Services Advisory Committee Bylaw 10/1997
- Council Code of Conduct Bylaw 38/2017
- Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission Loan Guarantee Bylaw
- Environmental Advisory Committee 35/2015
- Intermunicipal Affairs Committee Bylaw 11/2007
- Internal Auditor and Internal Audit Steering Committee Bylaw 25/2016
- Library Board Consolidated Bylaw 08/2016
Master Rates Bylaw
- Schedule A - Building Permits, Lot Grading, Street Cleaning
- Schedule A - Building Permits, Lot Grading, Street Cleaning - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule B - Plumbing Permit Fees
- Schedule B - Plumbing Permit Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule C - Gas Permit Fees
- Schedule C - Gas Permit Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule E - Development Fee
- Schedule E - Development Fee - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule F - Subdivision and Development Appeal Fees
- Schedule F - Subdivision and Development Appeal Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule G - Planning Fees
- Schedule G - Planning Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule H - Water Service Connection Fees
- Schedule N - Assessment Appeals
- Schedule S - HVAC Permit Fees
- Schedule S - HVAC Permit Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule T - Electrical Fees
- Schedule T - Electrical Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Schedule U - Engineering Fees
- Schedule U - Engineering Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
- Municipal Elections Bylaw 20/2017
- Penalty Bylaw 21/76
- Procedure Bylaw 3/2018
- Protection of Persons & Property Bylaw 36/2017
- Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee Bylaw 12/2006
- Records Bylaw 2/2006
- Seniors' Advisory Committee 26/2018
- Youth Advisory Committee Bylaw 26/2016
Infrastructure
Electric Distribution
- Municipal Public Utilities Bylaw 24/2019
- Natural Gas Franchise Agreement Bylaw 45/2010
- Residential Solid Waste Management Bylaw 17/2018
- Sanitary Sewer Bylaw 06/2018
- Storm Sewer Bylaw 6/2003
- Surface Drainage Bylaw 14/2015
- Water Bylaw 5/2001
- Water Conservation Bylaw 22/2015
Taxation
- Assessment Review Board Bylaw 15/2020
- City Assessor Bylaw 12/2002
- Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan Bylaw 14/2002
- Property Tax Rate Bylaw 27/2021
- Residential Assessment Sub-Class Bylaw 32/2015
- Supplementary Assessment Bylaw 14/2020
- Tax Penalty Bylaw 17/2020
- Tax Penalty Bylaw 38/2019
Transportation
Additions and Updates
The list below presents the 10 most recently updated Bylaw documents on the City website. Note that this is influenced by staff activity and may not reflect recent Council decisions.
- Tobacco Retail Licensing Bylaw 15/2017
Changed: September 22, 2021 - Urban Beekeeping Bylaw 34/2017
Changed: September 22, 2021 - Business License Bylaw 43/2000
Changed: September 22, 2021 - Master Rates Bylaw Subsection
Schedule G - Planning Fees - Effective January 1, 2022
Changed: September 22, 2021. Note that other subsections may have changed as well. - Traffic Bylaw 18/2005
Changed: September 22, 2021 - Community Growth & Infrastructure Standing Committee Consolidated Bylaw 40/2019
Changed: September 22, 2021 - Land Use Bylaw Subsection
Schedule A - Land Use Bylaw Maps
Changed: September 22, 2021. Note that other subsections may have changed as well. - Off-Site Levy Consolidated Bylaw 49/2021
Changed: September 21, 2021 - Emergency Management Bylaw 4/2020
Changed: September 21, 2021 - Community Standards Bylaw 12/2010
Changed: September 21, 2021
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Last edited: September 22, 2021