Notice of Decisions

Development Permit NumberSite Information & DecisionProposed Development217-2513 Valley CrescentDecision: ApprovedDate of Decision: October 9, 2025Appeal Jurisdiction: RISDABAppeal Deadline: October 30, 2025Covered deck with rear yard setback variance198-2550 Vista CloseDecision: ApprovedDate of Decision: October 14, 2025Appeal Jurisdiction: RISDABAppeal Deadline: November 4, 2025Accessory Suite with variance205-2545 Maclean CloseDecision: ApprovedDate of Decision: October 14, 2025Appeal Jurisdiction: RISDABAppeal Deadline: November 4, 2025Rear yard setback variance207-25109 Aztec CrescentDecision: ApprovedDate of Decision: October 14, 2025Appeal Jurisdiction: RISDABAppeal Deadline: November 4, 2025Accessory Suite with variance219-2529 Murphy CloseDecision: ApprovedDate of Decision: October 14, 2025Appeal Jurisdiction: RISDABAppeal Deadline: November 4, 2025Rear yard and Projection relaxation220-255466 Vista TrailDecision: ApprovedDate of Decision: October 14, 2025Appeal Jurisdiction: RISDABAppeal Deadline: November 4, 2025Landscaping variance228-255300 Vista Trail, Unit A4Decision: ApprovedDate of Decision: October 17, 2025Appeal Jurisdiction: RISDABAppeal Deadline: November 7, 2025Home Based Business 2Updated: 2025-10-17

Notice of Proposed Development

The Town of Blackfalds, Planning and Development Department, has received a development application for the address noted below. As this is a discretionary use and a variance is being requested, Land Use Bylaw 1268/22 requires adjacent landowners to be notified. The details are as follows:Permit No.260-25Legal Description:Lot 2, Block 3, Plan 152 3086Civic Address:115 Aurora Heights BoulevardProposed Use:Accessory suite with varianceVariance - less than 10 houses between permitted accessory suitesLand Use District:Residential Single Dwelling Small Lot District (R-1S)Municipal Planning Commission Review Date: January 15, 2025 (tentative)Please provide this office with any written comments and/or concerns that you may have with this application. To avoid delays by regular mail, responses may be received via fax to the Town of Blackfalds at (403) 600-0045 or at the general email at planning_development@blackfalds.ca.The response deadline is December 18, 2025. If we have not received a written reply by this date, it will be assumed that you have no objections regarding the proposed development.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Province Seeking Registry Agent for Blackfalds

Blackfalds, Alberta (December 1, 2025) –The Government of Alberta (GoA) hasissueda Request for Proposal (RFP), inviting businesses or individualstoestablishand operate a registry office in Blackfaldsunder a long-term service contract.Inlate 2017, Service Alberta announced thata registryoffice could open in themunicipality, and that the Town itself could take on the operation toexpeditethe process. So, in2018/19, the Town of Blackfaldsbegan theexplorationof operating a registry office,under the umbrella of the municipality,at the Civic Cultural Centre, however the plan was put on hold as there were concerns of accessibility, parking, as well as potential impact to Town Operations.Since then, Mayor Laura Svab shared,Town Administration and Council has continued to advocatefor a Registry Office RFPfromthe GoA,and sheis proud of the workthat hasbeen donetobring thisdeficiencyto light.“It is due to the persistence and advocacy of Administration and Council, past and present, that has brought the registries project to this point. It tookmanyletters, phone calls, and meetings to keep this on theGoA’sradar, and it will be worth it to seeBlackfaldsresidents stay within their communityto fill this need.”Currently, residentsare required totravel to registry offices insurrounding areas likeLacombe, RedDeeror Sylvan Lake. While these offices are within a10-20 minutedrive, Blackfaldshas long needed a localoption, consideringthepopulation of more than 11,000.“I am delighted to see that one of the actions from the Strategic Planning Priority of connecting residents to services and services to residents is being realized,” shared Chief Administrative Officer Kim Isaak. “It’salso great to see the cooperation from theGoA in bringing this priority to fruition.It’sbeen a long time coming, as we are the only townwithour population size without a registry office.”Eligible applicantsfor the RFPmust provide motor vehicle services (like vehicle registration, renewals, license plate issuance), vital statistics (birth, marriage, and death certificate applications, name changes), corporate registry (business name registrations), land titles, and other government services.The contract duration according to the RFP is approximately 15 yearswithananticipatedcontract start date of August 1, 2026.Interested proponents are to have the completed RFPsubmittedby the deadline ofJanuary 15, 2026.The RFP can be viewed online here.Formoreinformation:Laura SvabMayor403.391.9485lsvab@blackfalds.caKim IsaakChief Administrative Officer403.885.6255kisaak@blackfalds.ca