FAQs

An Area Structure Plan (ASP) is a document that creates a long-term plan for a particular region or portion of land. Municipalities use ASPs to show what types of businesses, industries, and development will be allowed, how it will fit into the existing community, and how the area will connect to its surroundings through roads, utilities, and other services.

An ASP ensures that new development occurs in a coordinated and responsible way. It provides opportunities for the public and interested parties to provide direct influence before any decisions are made.

The MD has identified this area as suitable for new industrial growth due to its proximity to Highway 40 for transportation access and because it allows new development to build off existing nearby industrial areas and a planned growth corridor, rather than creating fragmented industrial development in new or isolated locations.

Throughout three stages, the community will be asked to comment on the following:

• Personal experience with opportunities and constraints in the area (Stage 1)
• The preliminary land use concept (Stage 2)
• The draft ASP and policies within (Stage 3)

During each stage, the project team will summarize feedback received and communicate to interested parties how prior feedback was incorporated into the draft concept and ASP, and have transparent conversations about trade-offs and long-term visions.