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Crude Oil Storage District "COS"

Purpose

The purpose of this District is to regulate the placement of crude oil storage facilities within the County.

 

Permitted Uses

Ancillary Building and/or Use
Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Antenna System
Stripping, Filling, Excavation, and Grading

Discretionary Uses

Agricultural Industry
Agricultural Supply Depot
Crude Oil Transloading Facility
Dwelling Unit, Caretaker's Residence
Industrial, Heavy Manufacturing and Processing
Industrial, Light Manufacturing and Processing
Public Use
Public Utility
Sign
Storage Tank, Aboveground
Storage Tank, Aboveground Crude Oil
Storage Tank, Pressure Vessel
Wind Energy Conversion System - Commercial
Wind Energy Conversion System, Small (Type A)
Wind Energy Conversion System, Small (Type B)
Work Camp, Industrial

Minimum Setbacks from a Highway or Public Road
  1. In the case of a Highway, the minimum setback for the development shall be determined by Alberta Transportation on a case by case basis.
  2. In the case of a rural road, the minimum setback shall be 15.2m (50ft) from any public road right of way, or greater as required by the Development Authority.

Other Minimum Setbacks
  1. 100m (328ft) from the normal high-water mark of a body of water, permanent stream, or water well used for domestic purposes.
  2. All other minimum setbacks as required by the Development Authority.


Regulations

When deciding on an application for development in this district, the Development Authority shall consider the following:

  1. the environmental sensitivity of the site where the material will be stored,
  2. the accessibility of the tanks in the event of an emergency,
  3. the identification of the storage facilities,
  4. landscaping and buffering,
  5. site containment of product,
  6. traffic impact and access arrangements.