Current Engagement Opportunities

Phase two engagement will take place between January to June 2025 and will focus on gathering input from the community on key topics that the Land Use Bylaw affects and for which there is potential for regulatory change. Engagement efforts will help the project team understand what issues the community faces for these topics, and what kind and amount of change the community would support to address these issues. The Phase Two Engagement Guide provides an overview of upcoming engagement opportunities.

New Opportunity: Virtual Meeting with the LUB Renewal Project Team

This virtual meeting is for anyone who wishes to learn more about this project. This is your chance to get the details of the proposed changes, provide feedback and ask questions directly to City staff. Registration is required: email genesis.molesky@lethbridge.ca to register.

Location: Online, details to be provided once you register.

Date and time: June 25 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Phase 2 Survey #3

The third online survey as part of Phase 2 has launched! It's running from June 6 - July 4, 2025. Take the survey here!

This survey is the third and final survey for phase 2 of the project. In the survey, you will be presented with a number of proposed changes that the City could pursue in the renewal of its Land Use Bylaw. These proposed changes were informed by engagement feedback gathered from the public, community organizations, and industry professionals earlier in phase 2. If you would like to know more about what we heard from the community, you can view the What We Heard Report.

Note that these changes are preliminary proposals, and your answers will help inform the project team of the community’s support for these changes, and whether to continue in the pursuit of these changes.

Open House

This open house is an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed changes in-person and speak directly with the project team to get answers to the questions that matter most to you. No registration required.

Location: Galt Museum & Archives, 502 1 Street South, Lethbridge

Date and time: June 18 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm

About the Project

From 2023-2026, the City is conducting a complete review and rewrite of the Land Use Bylaw.

The Land Use Bylaw sets out the rules for what kind of building or activity can take place on private property and outlines the process for issuing Development Permits that give approval for new buildings and activities. You would typically interact with the Land Use Bylaw if you are planning to build on your property or move your business. To learn more about the Land Use Bylaw visit this page. You can also stay informed by subscribing to the Land Use Bylaw Renewal newsletter.

Using the Municipal Development Plan as a guide, this project will ensure the rules and opportunities to develop and use property are written to create a safe, healthy, vibrant and economically prosperous community. During this project there will be many opportunities for the public and stakeholders to participate and shape the future of the Land Use Bylaw.

• Phase One of the project, which looked at social uses, ran from August 2023 - February 2024.

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• Phase Two which looks at all other topics relevant to the Land Use Bylaw (e.g., housing, downtown, commercial, industrial) will conduct public engagement from January to June 2025.
• Phase Three, beginning in fall 2025, will involve the project team taking everything heard from the public and Council and drafting a new Land Use Bylaw.
• Phase Four will see the draft new Land Use Bylaw shared with the public for feedback and revisions, before submitting to City Council for a final decision through a public hearing process. Completion of Phase 4 is anticipated in late 2026.

If you'd like to learn more about the background to this project, check out the Project Primer (full version, or short summary version).