Projects – Bluerock Planning

Shepard Industrial

Shepard Industrial Area Structure Plan Client: Shepard Development Corporation, AB Date: 2021-2022 Location: Rocky View County, AB Bluerock’s Role: Jonathan Schmidt acted as senior planner and policy writer. Connor Grenwich provided GIS and mapping. Bluerock collaborated with MVH Urban Planning & Design to create a comprehensive plan for over 1800 acres of future industrial land in Rocky View County, close to the City of Calgary. The Shepard Industrial Area Structure Plan’s key features is the integration of a future inter-modal…

Grand Forks

Grand Forks OCP Official Community Plan Client: City of Grand Forks, BC Date: 2021-2022 Location: City of Grand Forks, BC Bluerock’s Role: Jonathan Schmidt acted as senior planner and project manager. Bluerock Planning assisted lead consultant MVH Urban Planning and Design with four significant projects for the City of Grand Forks, including a comprehensive overhaul of its Official Community Plan (OCP), North Ruckle Park Design, Floodplain Bylaw, and Wayfinding Program Design and Implementation Strategy. A devastating flood in 2018 caused…

Valemount

Village of Valemount: Official Community Plan & Zoning Bylaw Small Village Innovation & Community Engagement and Design Client: Village of Valemount Date: 2020-2021 Location: Village of Valemount, BC Bluerock’s Role: Jonathan Schmidt was the project manager, co-author of the OCP, and lead author of the Zoning Bylaw The Village of Valemount is a resort municipality located among three beautiful mountain ranges. The Village and its surroundings have immense potential for growth and development, yet the population is declining. Bluerock Planning…

Legacy Farm

Legacy Farm Area Structure Plan Client: Town of Strathmore with MVH Urban Planning & Design Date: 2021-2022 (Adopted 2022) Location: Town of Strathmore, AB Bluerock’s Role: Policy planning; coordination of planning, mapping and engineering; lead policy writing; and graphic layout and design of ASP document. Bluerock assisted MVH Urban Planning & Design with creation of a dynamic and inspiring Area Structure Plan for a 48 hectare (118.5 acre) agricultural based tourism and business development in the Town of Strathmore, Alberta.…

Westview

Westview Area Structure Plan Client: Town of Nanton Adoption Date: October 2022 Location: Town of Nanton, AB Bluerock’s Role: Project lead; coordination of planning, mapping and engineering; lead policy writing; 3D drawings; and graphic layout and design of ASP document. Bluerock with McElhanney engineering support is assisting the Town of Nanton to re-imagine the community of Westview as a complete neighbourhood with a greater variety of housing types, more parks, pathways and mixed-use commercial areas. The Bluerock Planning team inherited…

Oyen Industrial

Oyen Railyard Area Structure Plan Client: Town of Oyen & Palliser Regional Municipal Services Date: 2020-21 (Adopted in 2021) Location: Town of Oyen, BC Bluerock’s Role: Project lead; coordination of planning, mapping and engineering; lead policy writing; 3D drawings; and graphic layout and design of ASP document. Bluerock assisted Palliser Regional Municipal Services and the Town of Oyen on an innovative rural Area Structure Plan that integrates rail-side industrial development into the fabric of a small town. The project team…

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services Site Selection & Planning Advice Client: Amazon Web Services (via McElhanney / ARUP Engineering) Date: 2021-2022 Location: Calgary Region, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Site selection for development of data centres Understanding land use approvals, land use/zoning bylaws, and site analysis are key to the decision-making of major investments by developers and businesses. Bluerock’s Jonathan Schmidt is becoming recognized for his expertise in this important field of knowledge that can lead direclty to billions of dollars of direct investment;…

CMRB

CMRB Calgary Metropolitan Region Growth Plan Client: HDR - Calthorpe / Calgary Metropolitan Region Board Date: 2020-2021 Location: Calgary Region, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Regional policy writing Bluerock’s Jonathan Schmidt brought policy writing expertise and local knowledge to the renowned consulting team from HDR-Calthorpe writing the Calgary Metropolitan Region Growth and Servicing Plans. Jonathan worked closely with world renowned urban and regional planner Peter Calthorpe, former Portland mayor Charles Hales and the rest of the HDR-Calthorpe team. Jonathan’s project role on…

Town of Coronation

Town of Coronation Land Use Order Client: Palliser Regional Municipal Services & Special Areas Board Date: 2021-2022 Location: Town of Coronation, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Project Management, Bylaw Writing, Graphics and Visuals Bluerock Planning, in partnership with Palliser Regional Municipal Services, worked with the Town of Coroantion to create a new Land Use Bylaw that is more permissive and stimulates much-needed economic development within the Town. Key topics addressed include: urban agriculture and local food production and manufacturing, tiny homes, accessory…

Special Areas Board

Special Areas Board Land Use Order Client: Palliser Regional Municipal Services & Special Areas Board Date: 2020-2021 Location: Special Areas Board, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Project Management, Policy Writing, Graphics and Visuals Bluerock Planning, in partnership with Palliser Regional Municipal Services, worked closely with Special Areas Board to overhaul their Land Use Order that covers all 5,000,000 acres of land. The new Land Use Order addressed many important topics including: country residential subdivision and design, renewable energy, economic development, rural, industrial…

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