Bylaws

You can review and download PDF copies of Yellowhead County Bylaws.

• Planning & Development Bylaws

  Land Use Bylaw & Municipal Development Plan

  • Land Use Bylaw (LUB) – Bylaw No. 09.21
    • Read more here
  •  Adopt a Municipal Development Plan – Bylaw No. 15.13
    • Amendment to MDP Bylaw – Bylaw No. 10.21

  
  Area Structure Plans

  • Bench Creek Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 22.09
  • Branch Corner Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 02.10
    • Amendment to Branch Corner ASP – Bylaw No. 03.22
  • Brule Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 02.00
  • Cadomin Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 09.12
    • Amendment to Cadomin ASP – Bylaw No. 05.22
  • Cougar Rock Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 08.01
  • Edson East Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 03.10
    • Amendment to Edson East ASP – Bylaw No. 06.22
  • Edson North Estates Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 20.09
  • Edson West Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 05.21
    • Amendment to Edson West ASP – Bylaw No. 07.22
  • Evansburg Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 12.03
    • Amendment to Evansburg ASP – Bylaw No. 08.22
  • Peers Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 02.17
    • Amendment to Peers ASP – Bylaw No. 09.22
  • River Ridge Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 16.20 
  • Robb Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 07.20
    • Amendment to Robb ASP – Bylaw No. 10.22
  • Seabolt Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 16.91
    • Amendment to Seabolt ASP – Bylaw No. 17.05
  • Sundance Recreation Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 27.95
  • Tollerton Hill Estates Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 12.08
  • Walker Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 20.10
  • Whitetail Shores Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 10.07
  • Wildwood Area Structure Plan – Bylaw No. 09.05
    • Amendment to Wildwood ASP – Bylaw No. 11.22

  
  Hamlet Boundaries

  • Establish Hamlet of Brule Boundaries – Bylaw No. 08.15
  • Establish Hamlet of Cadomin Boundaries – Bylaw No 09.15
  • Establish Hamlet of Evansburg Boundaries – Bylaw No. 10.15
  • Establish Hamlet of Marlboro Boundaries – Bylaw No. 11.15
  • Establish Hamlet of Niton Boundaries – Bylaw No. 12.15
  • Establish Hamlet of Peers Boundaries – Bylaw No. 13.15
  • Establish Hamlet of Robb Boundaries – Bylaw No. 14.15
  • Establish Hamlet of Wildwood Boundaries – Bylaw No. 15.15

  
  Other Planning & Development Bylaws

  • Designation of 49th Street to One-Way (Robb) – Bylaw No. 25.98
  • Development Authority Establishment – Bylaw No. 03.07 (also see amendment 23.22 MPC bylaw)
  • Naming Roads and Identifying Land Parcels – Bylaw No. 34.08
  • Handicapped Parking (Wildwood) – Bylaw No. 19.99
  • Closing to Public Travel and Selling Portion of 1st Street (Plan 6484KS) – Bylaw No. 26.15

• Utilities & Facility Bylaws

  General Utilities Bylaws

  • Utility Bylaw – Bylaw No. 22.22
    • Schedule A for Bylaw No. 22.22 (Utility Rates)

  
  Local Improvement Tax Bylaws

  • Local Improvement Tax (Cadomin Sewer) – Bylaw No. 02.12
  • Local Improvement Tax (Evansburg 48th Ave) – Bylaw No. 17.11
    • Amendment to Local Improvement Tax (Evansburg 48th Ave) – Bylaw No 04.13
  • Local Improvement Tax (Evansburg) – Bylaw No. 02.21
  • Local Improvement Tax (Peers) – Bylaw No. 05.11

  
  Borrowing Bylaws

  • Borrowing Bylaw – Robb Multiplex – Bylaw No. 05.06
  • Borrowing Bylaw – East River Road – Bylaw No. 06.06
  • Peers Water Distribution System – Bylaw No. 26.08
  • Borrowing Bylaw – Cadomin – Bylaw No. 19.09
  • Incurring Indebtedness for Sanitary Sewer Replacement (Evansburg 48th Ave) – Bylaw No. 18.11
  • Establish Temporary Borrowing Authority – Bylaw No. 02.20

• Council & Election Bylaws

  • Electoral Boundaries Bylaw – Bylaw No. 04.04
  • Meetings Procedures Bylaw – Bylaw No. 15.17
    • Amendment to Meetings Procedures Bylaw – Bylaw No. 13.22
  • Council Code of Conduct – Bylaw No. 02.18
    • Read more here
  • Election Sign Bylaw – Bylaw No. 13.20
    • Read more here
  • Establish one or more locations to receive nominations in YHC 2021 Municipal Election – Bylaw No. 18.20
  • Establish more than one voting station for a voting subdivision – Bylaw No. 19.20

• Governance & Administration Bylaws

  Fees, Fines, & Charges Bylaws

  • Bylaw to Establish Fines & Penalties for Contravention of LUB Provisions – Bylaw No. 04.14
  • Bylaw to Impose Fees for the Issuing of Permits of Overweight and Overdimential Commercial Vehicles on Highways Under Yellowhead County Control – Bylaw No. 08.14
  • Fees, Rates, and Charges  – Bylaw No. 05.24

  
  Taxes Bylaws

  • Assessor Bylaw – Bylaw No. 34.04
  • Tax Exemption Bylaw (Evansburg Legion 196) – Bylaw No. 23.05
  • Property Tax Installment Plan Bylaw – Bylaw No. 31.13
  • Bylaw to Provide for a Penalty on Unpaid Property Taxes – Bylaw No. 07.19
  • Non-Residential Property Tax Agreements Bylaw – Bylaw No. 07.21 
  • 2024 Tax Bylaw No. 04.24

  
  Boards & Committees Bylaws

  • Establish a Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) – Bylaw No. 20.18
  • Subdivision Authority Bylaw – Bylaw No. 14.19
  • Establish an Agricultural Service Board (ASB) & Appeal Committee – Bylaw No. 15.20
    • Amendment to the ASB & Appeal Committee Bylaw – Bylaw No. 17.21
  • Establish Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Board – Bylaw No. 14.21
  • Establish a Heritage Advisory Board – Bylaw No. 15.21
  • Establish a Recreation Board – Bylaw No. 16.21
  • Assessment Review Board and Clerk Bylaw – Bylaw No. 15.22
  • Establish a Library Board – Bylaw No. 19.22
  • Establish a Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) – Bylaw No. 23.22

  
  Other Governance & Administration Bylaws

  • FOIP Bylaw – Bylaw No. 25.99
    • FOIP Act
  • Rural Addressing Bylaw – Bylaw No. 29.06
  • Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Bylaw – Bylaw No. 02.07
  • Retention & Destruction of Records Bylaw – Bylaw No. 15.07
    • Schedule A – Bylaw 15.07
  • Inspector Appointments Bylaw – Bylaw No. 37.08
  • Establish Alternate Method for Advertising Statutory Notices – Bylaw No. 07.18
  • Evansburg Cemetery Bylaw – Bylaw No. 14.20 
  • Bylaw for Regulating of Conduct in Municipal Parks – Bylaw No. 08.21

• Intermunicipal Bylaws

  Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) Bylaws

  • Town of Edson IDP Bylaw – Bylaw No. 03.17
    • Amendment to Town of Edson IDP Bylaw – Bylaw 01.22
  • Parkland County IDP Bylaw – Bylaw No. 18.18
  • Town of Hinton IDP Bylaw – Bylaw No. 09.19
    • Amendment to Town of Hinton IDP Bylaw – Bylaw No. 02.22

  
  Intermunicipal Collaborative Framework (ICF) Bylaws

  • Town of Edson ICF Bylaw – Bylaw No. 13.19
  • Town of Hinton ICF Bylaw – Bylaw No. 15.19
  • Brazeau County ICF Bylaw – Bylaw No. 03.20
  • Improvement District No. 12 ICF Bylaw – Bylaw No. 04.20
  • Clearwater County ICF Bylaw – Bylaw No. 05.20
  • Woodlands County ICF Bylaw – Bylaw No. 06.20
  • Lac Ste Anne County ICF Bylaw – Bylaw No. 08.20
  • MD of Greenview ICF Bylaw – Bylaw No. 09.20

• Enforcement Bylaws

  • Burning Bylaw – Bylaw No. 1.24
  • Firearms Bylaw – Bylaw No. 07.05
    • Read more here
  • Enforcement Officer Bylaw – Bylaw No. 10.05
  • Unsightly Bylaw – Bylaw No. 13.05
  • Limiting of Weights Bylaw – Bylaw No. 39.06
  • Littering Bylaw – Bylaw No. 26.09
  • Explosives Bylaw – Bylaw No. 29.09
    • Read more here
  • Public Safety Bylaw – Bylaw No. 04.11
    • Read more here
  • General Traffic Bylaw – Bylaw No. 21.12
  • Concert & Extended Dance/Music Events Bylaw – Bylaw No. 22.13
    • Revision of Concert/Music Events Bylaw – Bylaw No. 03.14
  • Noise  Bylaw No. 12.16
  • Animal Control Bylaw – Bylaw No. 19.19
  • Speed Limit Bylaw – Bylaw No. 18.21
    • Amendment to Speed Limit Bylaw – Bylaw No. 14.22
  • Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Bylaw – Bylaw No. 18.22
    • Read more here

• Emergency Management Bylaws

  • Establishment and Operation of a Fire Department – Bylaw No. 02.08
  • Establish a Municipal Emergency Management Agency – Bylaw No. 21.19