MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - County council has approved the terms of reference for a concept plan for the county-owned Sundre Airport, as well as the terms of reference for the committee that will oversee the project.
The move came by way of motions at a recent regularly-scheduled council meeting.
In August, council provided direction to proceed with the development of the concept plan for the Sundre Airport prior to considering amendments to the land use bylaw for both the Sundre and Olds-Didsbury airports.
The airport is located west of Sundre and is used by private pilots, charter flight schools, Alberta Sustainable Resources, Forestry and West Country emergency operations and others.
The concept plan will identify detailed policies for future land use and development for the lands identified as airport, taking into account aviation requirements, offside impacts, as well as environmental restrictions, the terms of reference state.
The terms set out six special review topics:
• Prepare updated technical maps including the height limitations, noise exposure projections and outer surface.
• Review options and limitations for servicing future development within the airport.
• Consider flood hazards areas: flood fridge and floodway as the Upper Red Deer River Hazard Study.
• Review and consider the options laid out within the Sundre Airport Development Plan and identify future land uses.
• Review compliance with the area structure plan, municipal development plan, and the intermunicipal development plan.
• Review the land use bylaw aerodrome protection zone overlay and the S-AP airport district.
Regarding public participation, the terms state, in part, that, “The purpose of public participation is to inform and educate the public and stakeholders on the proposed future plans of the airport and gather public input, suggestions and representations, on the concept plan by airport lots owners, surrounding landowners and those impacted by the airport.”
The steering committee terms of reference set out the composition of the committee: one chief elected official or designate from the Town of Sundre; two council members from Mountain View County; three public members from the McDougal Flats ASP area, which should include a minimum of one resident and one business/industry member within the McDougal Flats area, including preference to landowners within the concept plan area; and three public aviation advisory committee members.
The members will be appointed by Mountain View County council with the recommendation from the Aviation Advisory Committee.
The compete terms of reference of the concept plan and the steering committee are available for viewing on the county website.
