Bylaws
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.
The following Bylaws have specific administrative rules, guidelines and directives to follow; including:
Bylaws as they appear on this website, except for the noted administrative guidelines listed above, have no legal sanction and are presented solely for reference purposes.
Please consult our Public Participation section for matters related to proposed bylaws and/or amendments.
Please contact the Development Branch for questions regarding Development Fees at development@stalbert.ca
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
- Policing Services Buildings Borrowing Bylaw 28/2022
- Villeneuve Road Rebuild Bylaw 4/2023
- Fountain Park Pool Renovations Bylaw 15/2023
- 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 9/2022
- 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 Services Advisory Committee Bylaw 10/1997
- Community Standards Bylaw 12/2010
- Conversion Therapy Prohibition Bylaw 44/2019
- Council Code of Conduct Bylaw 38/2017
- Council Remuneration Review Committee 43/2021
- Development Authority Bylaw 18/95
- Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan Bylaw 5/2010
- Downtown Business Improvement Area Bylaw 21/2023
- Dutch Elm Disease Bylaw
Electric Distribution
- Emergency Management Bylaw 4/2020
- Environmental Advisory Committee 35/2015
- Fire Services Consolidated Bylaw 21/2002
- Hen Bylaw 32/2018
- Idle-Free Bylaw 16/2007
- Intermunicipal Affairs Committee Bylaw 11/2007
- Internal Audit Steering Committee Bylaw 24/2023
Land Use Bylaw
- Part 00 - Table of Contents
- Part 01 - Definitions
- Part 02 - Agencies
- Part 03 - Control
- Part 04 - Appeal
- Part 05 - Enforcement
- 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 - Buildings Heights for Development
- Schedule G - Flood Line Map
- Library Board Consolidated Bylaw 08/2016
Master Rates Bylaw
- Schedule A - Building Permits, Lot Grading, Street Cleaning
- Schedule B - Plumbing Permit Fees
- Schedule C - Gas Permit Fees
- Schedule F - Subdivision and Development Appeal Fees
- Schedule G - Planning Fees
- Schedule H - Water Service Connection Fees
- Schedule N - Assessment Appeals
- Schedule S - HVAC Permit Fees
- Schedule T - Electrical Fees
- Schedule U - Engineering Fees
- Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 20/2020
- Municipal Elections Bylaw 20/2017
Municipal Historic Resources
- Banque d'Hochelaga Bylaw 13/2009
- Juneau House Bylaw 14/2009
- Little White School House Bylaw 15/2009
- Alberta Grain Company Grain Elevator 16/2009
- Alberta Wheat Pool Grain Elevator 17/2009
- Cunningham and Hogan Farm Houses 18/2009
- St. Albert Place Bylaw 26/2009
- White Spruce Forest Bylaw 31/2011
- Lorne and Marguerite Akins Residence Bylaw 14/2022
- Municipal Public Utilities Bylaw 24/2019
- Natural Gas Franchise Agreement Bylaw 45/2010
- Neighbourhood Plans Bylaw 5/2022
- Noise Bylaw 31/2006
- Off-Site Levy Consolidated Bylaw 30/2013
- Parental Leave for Councillors Bylaw 32/2022
Parks Bylaw 07/22
- Policing Committee Bylaw 13/2019
- Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan Bylaw 14/2002
- Procedure Bylaw 24/2022
- Property Tax Rate Bylaw 9/2023
- Protection of Persons & Property Bylaw 36/2017
- Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee Bylaw 12/2006
- Records Bylaw 2/2006
- Recreational Vehicle and Trailer City Wide Temporary Permit
- Residential Assessment Sub-Class Bylaw 32/2015
- Residential Solid Waste Management Bylaw 17/2018
- Riel Drive Road Closure Bylaw 17/2019
- Sanitary Sewer Bylaw 6/2018
- Seniors' Advisory Committee 26/2018
- Smoking Bylaw 1/2004
- Storm Sewer Bylaw 6/2003
- Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Bylaw 20/1995
- 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
- Council Remuneration Review Committee 43/2021
- Downtown Business Improvement Area Bylaw 21/2023
- 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
- Hen Bylaw 32/2018
- Noise Bylaw 31/2006
Cultural
Municipal Historic Resources
- Banque d'Hochelaga Bylaw 13/2009
- Juneau House Bylaw 14/2009
- Little White School House Bylaw 15/2009
- Alberta Grain Company Grain Elevator 16/2009
- Alberta Wheat Pool Grain Elevator 17/2009
- Cunningham and Hogan Farm Houses 18/2009
- St. Albert Place Bylaw 26/2009
- White Spruce Forest Bylaw 31/2011
- Lorne and Marguerite Akins Residence Bylaw 14/2022
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
- Part 04 - Appeal
- Part 05 - Enforcement
- 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 - Buildings Heights for Development
- Schedule G - Flood Line Map
- Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 20/2020
- Neighbourhood Plans Bylaw 5/2022
- Off-Site Levy Consolidated Bylaw 30/2013
- 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 07/22
- 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
- Policing Services Buildings Borrowing Bylaw 28/2022
- Villeneuve Road Rebuild Bylaw 4/2023
- Fountain Park Pool Renovations Bylaw 15/2023
- Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bylaw 21/2003
- COVID-19 Recovery Task Force Bylaw 24/2020
- Cemetery Bylaw 9/2022
- Chief Administrative Officer 13/2002
- Community Services Advisory Committee Bylaw 10/1997
- Council Code of Conduct Bylaw 38/2017
- Environmental Advisory Committee 35/2015
- Intermunicipal Affairs Committee Bylaw 11/2007
- Internal Audit Steering Committee Bylaw 24/2023
- Library Board Consolidated Bylaw 08/2016
Master Rates Bylaw
- Schedule A - Building Permits, Lot Grading, Street Cleaning
- Schedule B - Plumbing Permit Fees
- Schedule C - Gas Permit Fees
- Schedule F - Subdivision and Development Appeal Fees
- Schedule G - Planning Fees
- Schedule H - Water Service Connection Fees
- Schedule N - Assessment Appeals
- Schedule S - HVAC Permit Fees
- Schedule T - Electrical Fees
- Schedule U - Engineering Fees
- Municipal Elections Bylaw 20/2017
- Parental Leave for Councillors Bylaw 32/2022
- Procedure Bylaw 24/2022
- Protection of Persons & Property Bylaw 36/2017
- Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee Bylaw 12/2006
- Records Bylaw 2/2006
- Seniors' Advisory Committee 26/2018
- Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Bylaw 20/1995
- 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 6/2018
- 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 9/2023
- 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.
- Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 20/2020
Changed: December 4, 2023 - Municipal Historic Resources Subsection
Lorne and Marguerite Akins Residence Bylaw 14/2022
Changed: June 21, 2022. Note that other subsections may have changed as well. - Residential Solid Waste Management Bylaw 17/2018
Changed: December 4, 2023 - Policing Committee Bylaw 13/2019
Changed: December 4, 2023 - Noise Bylaw 31/2006
Changed: December 4, 2023 - Municipal Elections Bylaw 20/2017
Changed: December 4, 2023 - Land Use Bylaw Subsection
Schedule A - Land Use Bylaw Maps
Changed: November 3, 2023. Note that other subsections may have changed as well. - Master Rates Bylaw Subsection
Schedule A - Building Permits, Lot Grading, Street Cleaning
Changed: October 26, 2022. Note that other subsections may have changed as well. - Natural Gas Franchise Agreement Bylaw 45/2010
Changed: December 4, 2023 - Parks Bylaw 07/22 Subsection
Parks Bylaw 07/2022
Changed: July 7, 2022. Note that other subsections may have changed as well.
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Last edited: December 4, 2023