10.3 Utility Alignments and Locations

Principle

Ensure the location and provision of utility rights-of-way align with long-term needs and plans.

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Utility connections form an essential network that enables the day-to-day function of the city. In order to accommodate new growth, utilities need to connect both within and beyond our boundaries, linking with existing municipal networks while seamlessly tying in with regional plans and municipal neighbours’ utility networks. The following policies guide the location of utility rights-of-way for the future benefit of the City and the region.

Policies

10.3.1.

Ensure that utility rights-of-way, easements, and public utility lots are provided to accommodate the development or extension of municipal utilities.

10.3.2.

Require that development of future water and wastewater systems align with the Infrastructure Corridors of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan.

10.3.3.

Ensure that utility networks extend to new development in a contiguous, logical, and efficient manner.

10.3.4.

Require that the location of all utility infrastructure and the provision of rights-of-way and easements and related line assignments be addressed to the satisfaction of the City and the utility companies, in consultation with the developer, with the understanding that they may be refined at each stage of development, as required.

10.3.5.

Ensure that development that occurs in proximity to pipelines, oil and gas infrastructure, and utility corridors aligns with provincial regulatory requirements.

10.3.6.

Require appropriate development setback from sour gas wells, as determined by provincial legislation, regulations, and guidelines, to be applied through the planning and development process.