Architectural guidelines (also called Community Design Codes) are intended to encourage a consistent built form, strengthen community identity, support tourism branding, and promote the use of high-quality materials throughout the Town.
Voluntary Architectural Guidelines have been in place since December 2011 to encourage new developments to conform to the Town's Historical Hudson's Bay Trading Fort theme. The purpose of this theme was to tie into the Town's unique trading fort history that founded the town in 1799.
Resources:
Architectural Guidelines adopted December 2011
Architectural Guidelines information bulletin (2-page document of guideline highlights)
We want to hear from you!
Council is considering the merits of revising these guidelines and making them mandatory for commercial developments. We have already reached out to developers and business-owners, and now we want to hear from residents! Please read on (or refer to this info bulletin) then complete the survey - open until July 30, 2026.
Create your own user feedback survey
For more information on the Town's history through being the westernmost post along the North Saskatchewan River, please see the About Rocky section.
For questions on the architectural guidelines document, please contact the Planning and Community Development Department at 403-847-5260.
