-History –

The Elbow Valley Area Structure Plan (ASP) was adopted in 1997 to guide the future residential development of approximately 472 hectares of land south of Highway 8. This included the lands of the Elbow Springs Golf Course, multiple residential developments, and the subject lands of Lott Creek Estates.

The Lott Creek Landowners Land Use Concept was adopted as bylaw as Schedule ‘A’ of the Elbow Valley ASP in 2005

The approved concept included residential development of semi and single detached home typologies, which were to be developed in a series of development cells to an overall maximum of 150 dwelling units. This approach considered the unique environmental features of the lands, including Lott Creek and lands within the flood fringe.

In 2005 the lands were also redesignated under a new Direct Control (DC 119) land use district, similar to those of existing Elbow Valley communities.

Recently the Province of Alberta has undertaken a review and revision of the flood mapping to account for information gathered during the 2013 flood. This review is known as the Upper Bow River Flood Study. It is anticipated that the lands will not be within the revised flood fringe boundaries.

We are proposing to amend the Lott Creek Landowners Association Land Use Concept to account for stormwater management strategies and to ensure alignment with current Rocky View County (RVC) Land Use Bylaw (LUB) standards. There are two coinciding applications being circulated by the city: an Area Structure Plan (ASP) amendment and an amendment to DC District 119.

The ASP amendment is to account for a new stormwater management strategy. The strategy utilizes a series of wet and dry ponds and proposes to leave the existing altered Lott Creek in place as well as the 50th Avenue Right-of-Way.

The DC District 119 amendment is to allow for smaller lot sizes due to the amount of land allocated for effective stormwater management. In addition, the amendment is to ensure the development plans are in alignment with current Rocky View County (RVC) Land Use Bylaw (LUB) standards. The number of residential units being proposed is consistent with the approved concept from 2005.