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Population Growth and Land Requirements
Land Requirements
The amount of developable land required to support growth is a function of the following factors:
- Population Growth
- Household Density
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The Town also takes into consideration the remaining developable land within the current boundary:
- It is estimated that there is capacity within the current Town boundary for a total population of 3427 (an increase of 725 people from the 2016 population)
- There are approximately 11.5 acres of vacant commercial land, and 6 acres of industrial land @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Population Growth
- As a part of the Calgary region, the Town has experienced steady growth, although more modest than the growth of communities closer to the city. The Joint Growth Strategy prepared low and high estimates of population growth (for more detail on the population projection
- The low growth projection assumed the recent rate of growth of 2.5% would continue for near future, then gradually decline to 2.0% by 2056 @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
The high growth projection assumed future growth would exceed the historic growth rate for the following reasons:
- History of accelerated growth in other communities in the Calgary region
- Increasing single-family home prices in Calgary shifting buyers to outlying communities
- Improved transportation connections to Calgary upon completion of SW ring road
- Increasing regional employment opportunities
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- In the context of the growth that is projected for other communities in the Calgary region, the population forecast for Black Diamond is modest. @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Quick Links
Municipal Government Board
- MGB – Annexations
- MGB Annexation Overview
- MGB Annexation Rules @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Statutory Plans
- Intermunicipal Development Plan
- Black Diamond Municipal Development Plan @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Non-Statutory Plans and Studies
- Black Diamond Annexation Lands Servicing Review
- Black Diamond & Turner Valley Joint Growth Strategy
- Joint Growth Strategy Appendices
- Black Diamond Transportation Study
- Black Diamond Economic Development Plan @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
MD of Foothills
- MD of Foothills Annexation Webpage
- MD of Foothills Municipal Development Plan @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Documents
- Annexation FAQs **UPDATED**
- October 2 2017 Notice of Intent to Annex
- March 5 2018 Amended Notice of Intent to Annex
- September 2018 Press Release
- March 5 2019 Press Release
- Intermunicipal Annexation Committee Meeting Minutes @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>