Other Plans

Lacombe County Council adopted the Anderson Park Recreational Plan which is the development of a formal recreational area on a 21-acre site located on the east side of Gull Lake adjacent to New Saratoga and Wilson’s Beach. 

 Anderson Park Recreational Plan 

pdf Anderson Park Biophysical Assessment - Final (30.33 MB)

pdf Anderson Park Boat Ramp and Inland Marina Conceptual Options Report (3.87 MB)

July 2017 Update

Lacombe County Council decided to defer the further study into a potential boat launch at Anderson Park. This boat launch was considered for the east shore of Gull Lake at the County-run Anderson Park, which is located between the Wilson’s Beach and New Saratoga residential subdivisions.

At the June 22, 2017, Council meeting, Council discussed the completed portions of the background study - the Anderson Park Biophysical Assessment - Final and Anderson Park Boat Ramp and Inland Marina Conceptual Options Report. Council has determined they will not be proceeding with the project to provide boat access to the lake, and there will be no further action at this time.

The Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan serves as the operational plan that will guide land use and natural resource management on the publicly owned shorelands of Buffalo Lake.

Please see below for the publications by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Government of Alberta.

 Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan
 Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan Synopsis 

At the July 11, 2019 meeting, Lacombe County Council gave first reading to Bylaw No. 1301/19 which proposes to add a subdivision policy to the agricultural section of the Municipal Development Plan to provide guidance on boundary adjustments.

Boundary adjustments are necessary from time to time to help address encroachment issues, correct boundary alignment complications, allow for existing acreages to reduce the size of their parcel putting more land back into the farming operation, and for a variety of other reasons. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that where boundary adjustments are requested that they still will conform to the existing subdivision policies.

Please refer to the attached Bylaw and Notice of Public Hearing (click on Read More) for more information on the proposed amendments.

If you are unable to attend the public hearing or wish to provide additional comments, please contact Dale Freitag, Director of Planning Services with Lacombe County at 403-782-8389 or 

pdf Bylaw 1301/19 DRAFT (84 KB)

pdf Public Hearing - Bylaw 1301/19 (471 KB)

Adopted in April 2001, the South of Highway 11 Area Outline Plan identified potential residential development areas along the Red Deer River Valley. Care was taken to identify lands where development would not interfere with existing or future gravel workings, or restrict existing agricultural operations.

 South of Highway 11 Area Outline Plan

 Sylvan Lake Management Plan 2000 Update 

Lacombe County adopted the Sylvan Lake Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan on March 8, 2012.  The plan has been developed in response to the increasing demand for recreational amenities and public access to the lake on the lands around Sylvan Lake. The policies outlined in the plan supports and augments the policies for amenity provision, trail development and reserve management outlined in the Sylvan Lake Area Structure Plan.

 Sylvan Lake Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan