The Albion Area Plan strives to balance new residential development, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and provide a range of housing styles to meet diverse housing needs.
Albion Area Plan Update (2025)
Staff are bringing forward an OCP Amendment to update the Albion Area Plan on May 20, 2025, Committee of the Whole meeting. The proposed changes aim to reflect recent provincial housing legislation while consolidating and updating land uses to reflect Council direction for North East Albion. For more information please see the Council Report.
Land Use and Servicing Review (2024)
On October 24, 2023, Council endorsed a targeted land use and servicing review of the southern portion of the North East Albion Area to refresh the plan to reflect current ongoing market conditions related to the need to densify single-detached areas as well as Council aspirations for this area. The area under review is generally considered to be the lands south of 110 Avenue within the North East Albion Area. Click here to read the report.
As a part of the targeted review process, the City hosted an Open House and published a survey to gather feedback about the potential land use changes. Public feedback was included in the outcomes discussing potential land use changes and recommendation report that went to Council on June 11, 2024. Click here to read the report.
As directed by Council at the June 2024 Council Workshop, staff initiated an infrastructure capacity assessment for the water and sewer services including revisiting the current land use designations for North East Albion.
The water and modelling results are now complete. Based on the infrastructure servicing analysis, and what was heard from the community early in 2024, staff are now recommending moving forward with an OCP amending Bylaw to redesignate the southern portions of the North East Albion Study Area, which was discussed at the February 4th, 2025, Committee of the Whole meeting. Click here to read the report.
At the Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Council Meeting, Council directed staff to prepare an Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw to re-designate the southern portion of the North East Albion Area in line with Concept 1. The recommended concept proposes a moderate increase in density within the study area, including townhouses along 248 Street and between 248 Street and 249 Street. Click here to read the report.
For more information on the current Albion Area Plan click here.
Questions?
If you have questions about the Albion Area Plan or the North East Albion Area Plan, please contact the Planning Department.