When reviewing a Real Property Report for a Certificate of Compliance Application, the Development Officer considers:
☑ Whether the structures, or features projecting from the structures, on the property meet the minimum setback requirements of the current Land Use Bylaw;
☑ If the structures, or the projecting features, do not meet the minimum setback requirements, whether:
☑ Whether encroachments into lands, easements or roads owned by or under the care and control of the Town conform to the Town’s Encroachment Policy.
- A relaxation has been previously approved by the Town; or
- The structures are non-conforming (see below ‘When is a Certificate of Non-Conformance given);
According to the Town of Okotoks Land Use Bylaw a structure means anything constructed or erected on the ground, or attached to something on the ground and includes all buildings.
The following are not considered as part of the review of a Certificate of Compliance Application:
☑ Building or fence heights;
☑ Lot coverage;
☑ Parking spaces;
☑ Encroachments into private property not owned by or under the care and control of the Town (e.g. onto your neighbour’s property);
☑ Encroachments into easements to which the Town is not a party;
☑ Structures less than 0.6 meters in height provided they do not encroach into lands, easements or roads owned by or under the care and control of the Town;
☑ Corner visibility triangle;
☑ Structures not shown on the Real Property Report.