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Our File: 21/IMD-002
November 17, 2021
Appellant,Village of Duchess Respondent, County of Newell
Gavin S.Fitch Jeneane S. Grundberg
McLennan Ross LLP Brownlee LLP
1900 Eau Claire Tower 2200, 10155 — 102 Street
600-3`a Avenue S W Edmonton AB TSJ 4G8 ��������
Calgary AB T2P OGS
Re: Notice of Preliminary Hearing NOV 2 4 2021
Intermunicipal Dispute—Section 690 Mufaicipal Government Act COunty of Newell
Appealed by: Village of Duchess Brnoks,AIbe1'te
Bylaws under Appeal: County Newell Bylaw 2016-21
This letter is to advise you that the Land and Property Rights Tribunal(Tribunal) has received a notice of
appeal from the Village of Duchess (Uillage) regarding County of Newell (County) Land Use Bylaw
2016-21.
Alleged detrimental effect
The Village is of the opinion that by deleting the"Fringe"Land Use District and substituting the"General
Agricultural" Land Use District, Bylaw 2016-21, does not capture the impact some activities have on
urban settlement. In summary, the Village contends:
• The removal of the"Fringe"Land Use District, including the list of uses and subdivision policies,
conflicts directly with the policies of the Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP),
• By deleting the "Fringe" Land Use District and substituting the General Agricultural Land Use
District, Bylaw 2016-21 does not capture the impact previously prohibited agricultural and non-
agricultural activities will have on the Village,
• By deleting the "Fringe" Land Use District, Bylaw 2016-21 unilaterally changes policy which is
ceutral to the function of the IDP,
• Bylaw 2016-21 does not contain a comprehensive map, either in paper or digital form, which
depicts a clear legend and the individual parcels of land which have been assigned zoning.
Effect of�lin�appeal
Section 691(1)(a) of the Ma�nicipal Government Act (Act) requires the Tribunal to conduct an
intermunicipal dispute appeal hearing regarding this matter. Section 690(4) of the Act states the bylaw
provisions under appeal are deemed to be of no effect in the areas outlined in the statutory declaration
until the Tribunal makes its decision. Section 691(2) of the Act requires the Tribunal to hear from the
municipality making the appeal, the municipality against whom it is launched, and the owners of the land
that is the subject of the appeal.
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A preliminary hearing is scheduled as follows
DATE: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
TIME: 10:00 AM
LOCATION: The proceedings will be conducted via WebEx
Instructions for particination in preliminary hearing
If you plan to participate in the preliminary hearing and/or wish to make an oral submission to the
Tribunal during the proceedings,please advise the Tribunal office by 12:00 noon on Thursday, December
9, 2021. Written submissions pertaining to the preliminary hearing should be received by the Tribunal no
later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Copies of all written submissions received by the
Tribunal will be forwarded to the Village and the County prior to the preliminary hearing and may be
made available to the public.
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':�`' Copies of the.documents for this Intermunicipal Dispute appeal should be available for viewing at the
- Village and the County ;municipal offices during regular business hours and may be available on the
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rriunicipal welSsit�s. You;may also wish to contact:
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Yvonne Cosh Geoff Tiffin
Chief Adminis.trative Officer Manager of Planning, Development&Engineering
Village of Duchess County of Newell
PO Box 158 183037 Range Road 145
Duchess AB TOJ OZO PQ Box 130
Phone: 403-378-4452 Brooks AB T1R 1B2
Email: ldministration@villa�eofcluchess.com Phone:403-362-3266
EmaiL• tiffing@newellmail.ca
Written submissions regarding this matter should be sent to the Tribunal Case Manager at the address
below. For more information about the appeal process or to notify the Tribunal that you plan to attend
and/or wish to make an oral presentation at the preliminary hearing,please contact:
Yours truly,
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Case Manager
cc: Yvonne Cosh, Chief Administrative Officer, Village of Duchess
Matt Fenske, Chief Administrative Officer, County of Newell
Geoff Tiffin,Manager of Planning, Development&Engineering,County of Newell
Sabhago Oad, Highway and Roadside Planning Engineer, Alberta Transportation
Michael Scheidl, Manager,Municipal Dispute Resolution Services, Municipal Affairs
Interested parties