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Bylaws
Bylaws that are given in bold, are current and in force.
Past years Tax Bylaws are available on our Property Taxes segment.
| Number | Topic | Short Name | Long Name | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | Tax | Tax Rates | 2026 Tax Rate Bylaw | |
| 2025-13 | Ministration | ATB Mastercard | Authorize Temporary Burrowing for Purpose of Financing Operating Expenditures Through ATB Mastercard Bylaw | |
| 2025-12 | Community Standards | Land-use Standards | Community Standards Bylaw | |
| 2025-11 | Utility | Garbage | Garbage Bylaw | |
| 2025-10 | Utility | Sewer | Sewer Bylaw | |
| 2025-09 | Utility | Water | Water Bylaw | |
| 2025-05 | Tax | Tax Rates | Tax Rates Bylaw | |
| 2025-04 | Tax | Tax Rates | Property Tax Rate Bylaw Updated | |
| 2025-03 | Municpal | Procedure | Procedure Bylaw | |
| 2025-02 | Municipal | Service | Municipal Service | |
| 2025-01 | Development | LUB | Land Use Bylaw | |
| 2024-04 | Record Retention | Record Retention Bylaw | Record Retention & Disposition Bylaw | |
| 2024-03 | MPC | MPC Bylaw | Municipal Planning Commission Bylaw | |
| 2024-02 | Tax | Tax Rate | Property Tax Rate Bylaw | |
| 2023-03 | Administration | Debts Owing | Bylaw to move Debts owing to Municipality to Tax Role | |
| 2023-02 | Tax | Penalty | Property Tax Penalties Bylaw. | |
| 2023-01 | Tax | Tax Rate | Property Tax Rate Bylaw | |
| 2022-11 | Administration | Borrowing | Bylaw to allow authorize temporary borrowing, ATB Mastercard | |
| 2022-10 | Administration | Fee Review | Fee Review Bylaw 2023-04-19 Updated Municipal Fees | |
| 2022-09 | Administration | Debts Owing | Bylaw to move Debts owing to Municipality to Tax Role (Repealed) | |
| 2022-08 | Administration | Renumber | Bylaw to allow CAO to renumber Bylaws for IT purposes | |
| 2022-07 | Administration | Asst CAO | Create the position of Assistant Administrator | |
| 2022-06 | Administration | CAO | Create the Position of CAO | |
| 2022-05 | Tax | Penalty | Tax Penalty Bylaw for unpaid taxes | |
| 2022-04 | Tax | Tax Rate | 2022 Tax Rate Bylaw | |
| 2022-03 | Traffic | Traffic | Traffic Bylaw – DEFEATED | |
| 2022-02 | Streets | Repeal | Repeal Sidewalks & Boulevards Bylaw 2019-01 | |
| 2022-01 | Council | Procedural | Procedural Bylaw for Council, Committee & Public Meetings | |
| 2021-08 | Committees | Hall | Repeal Hall Committee Bylaw 2017-06 | |
| 2021-07 | Boards | JARB | Bylaw to Create the Joint Assessment Review Board | |
| 2021-06 | Emergency | Fire | Empress Fire Bylaw | |
| 2021-05 | Streets | Traffic | Repeal Empress Traffic Bylaw 1963-09 | |
| 2021-04 | Development | LUB Amend | Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 2013-07, Parts I-VI, Tiny Homes | |
| 2021-03 | Enforcement | Bylaw Enforcement | Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bylaw | |
| 2021-02 | Council | Proceed | Procedure Bylaw | |
| 2021-01 | Tax | Rate | Tax Rate Bylaw | |
| 2020-14 | Road | Road Closure | Road Closure Bylaw | |
| 2020-13 | Emergency | Emergency | Region Emergency Management Agency & Advisory Committee | |
| 2020-12 | Enforcement | Weeds | Weed Inspector Appointment | |
| 2020-11 | Administration | ICF | Intermunicipal Framework Collaboration with Schedule A | |
| 2020-10 | Development | MDP | Municipal Development Plan with Schedule A | |
| 2020-09 | Development | LUB Amend | Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 2013-07 with Schedule A | |
| 2020-07 | Services | Water | Water Bylaw | |
| 2020-06 | Boards | SDAB | Palliser Intermunicipal Subdivision & Development Appeal Board | |
| 2020-05 | Tax | Milrate | Tax Milrate Bylaw | |
| 2020-04 | Tax | Rate | Tax Rate Bylaw | |
| 2020-03 | Emergency | EMA | Repeal Emergency Management Agency Bylaw 2007-01 | |
| 2020-02 | Tax | Penalty | Tax Penalty Bylaw | |
| 2020-01 | Committees | Tourism | Repeal Tourism Action Committee Bylaw 1993-03 | |
| 2019-08 | Services | Recreation | Repeal Recreation Bylaw 1985-23 | |
| 2019-07 | Administration | Permits | Repeal Peddler & Hawker Bylaw 1985-22 | |
| 2019-06 | Emergency | Emergency | Emergency Management Bylaw | |
| 2019-05 | Services | Recreation | Repeal Recreation Area Bylaw 1981-01 | |
| 2019-04 | Administration | Fees | Municipal Services Fees | |
| 2019-03 | Tax | Rate | Tax Rate Bylaw | |
| 2019-02 | Development | LUB Amend | Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 2013-07, Part I-VI, Cannabis | |
| 2019-01 | Maintenance | Maintenance | Sidewalks & Boulevards Bylaw | |
| 2018-08 | Services | Cemetery | Cemetery Bylaw | |
| 2018-07 | Services | Cemetery | Control and Regulation of Cemetery Bylaw | |
| 2018-06 | Vehicle | Repeal | Bylaw to Repeal Off Highway Vehicle Bylaw (ATV) 19-76 | |
| 2018-05 | Administration | Animals | Dog Bylaw | |
| 2018-04 | Services | Water | Water Services Bylaw | |
| 2018-03 | Tax | Rate | Tax Rate Bylaw | |
| 2018-02 | Administration | Advertising | Advertising Bylaw | |
| 2018-01 | Council | Code of Conduct | Council Code of Conduct Bylaw | |
| 2017-09 | Committees | Recreation | Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Bylaw | |
| 2017-08 | Committees | Hospital | Old Hospital(s) Advisory Committee | |
| 2017-07 | Committees | Airport | Airport Advisory Committee | |
| 2017-03 | Maintenance | Maintenance | Sidewalk and Boulevard Maintenance Bylaw | |
| 2017-02 | Streets | Driveways | Driveways & Culverts Bylaw | |
| 2016-07 | Services | Sewer | Sewer Service Bylaw | |
| 2016-06 | Administration | ATCO | ATCO Electric Franchise Agreement Bylaw | |
| 2016-01 | Services | Garbage | Garbage Bylaw | |
| 2015-08 | Tax | TIP | Tax Instalment Payment Plan Bylaw | |
| 2015-07 | Administration | Animals | Domestic Animals Bylaw | |
| 3-2015 | Services | Garbage | Garbage, Refuse and Waste Products | |
| 2015-04 | Streets | Addressing | Address Numbering Bylaw | |
| 2014-13 | Committees | Cemetery | Cemetery Committee Bylaw & Schedules | |
| 2014-09 | Streets | Traffic | Empress Traffic Bylaw | |
| 2014-04 | Administration | FOIP | Freedom of Information Protocol Bylaw | |
| 2013-09 | Boards | SDAB | Subdivision And Development Appeal Board Bylaw | |
| 2013-08 | Municipal | Dev Officer and Planning Comm | Development Officer and Planning Commission | |
| 2013-07 | Land | Land Use | Empress Land Use Bylaw | |
| 2007-02 | Municipal | Tax Rates | 2007 Tax Rates Bylaw | |
| 2007-01 | Municipal | Disaster | Municipal Disaster Services Bylaw | |
| 2006-02 | Municipal | Tax Penalties | 2006 Tax Penalties Bylaw | |
| 2006-01 | Municipal | Tax Rate | 2006 Tax Rates Bylaw | |
| 2001-03 | Administration | Assessor | Bylaw to Name Assessor as a Designated Officer | |
| 2001-02 | Administration | Establisher | Establish Position of CAO | |
| 11-81 | Administration | Establisher | Establish Municipal Library |
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