FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Currently there are no public lots for sale in the community. If you explore through our LOT MAPS section, you can click on different lots to see whether they are sold, for sale through a builder, or a pool lot that can be purchased through any of our show home builders

Lot holds must be done through one of the show home builders. Please visit the show homes to speak with their sales team, and they will walk you through the process and requirements to put a lot on hold.

When purchasing a lot, it is important to first recognize the approved zoning of that lot, and then read the corresponding requirements in Strathcona County’s Land Use Bylaw. In addition to those requirements, our subdivisions have architectural controls that outline the requirements for house size, exterior treatments, choices available for private fencing, and allowable front/side landscaping

The purchase agreements specifies that building must commence one year from the purchase. If a purchaser continues to maintain their lot from weeds, garbage, and other dumping, we are fine extending that timeframe until the purchaser is ready to build. However, we intentionally keep that clause in our purchase agreement as a means to take legal action if someone is not building on their lot and also not maintaining it. In a situation such as that, we will use the proceeds of your deposit to clean up your lot for you, and then proceed with further legal action once those funds are “used up”

The architectural controls specify that front landscaping must be completed by the year after your house is completed. If there is a reason that a person cannot complete their landscaping within that timeline but is still maintaining the front of their lot to be tidy, we have no problem extending that timeframe another year. Backyard landscaping is not a requirement and therefore there is no time frame where you must complete your backyard landscaping.

Please note that we can only return a deposit to the party that paid it to us, meaning the purchaser of the lot. If you are a homeowner that purchased from a builder, you must contact them to let them know that you have completed landscaping, and they must coordinate the return of the balance of their deposit directly with us.

The deposit covers three requirements: any infrastructure damaged during the construction process, building to the approved plans, and completion of the front/side landscaping.

Front landscaping must be completed as per the requirements in the architectural controls. Once complete, the lot owner is to fill out the Landscaping Inspection Request Form that was part of their purchase agreement, which will trigger an inspection.

As soon as a lot is purchased, the purchaser is responsible for ALL 3rd party damage adjacent to their lot, not just activity that is proven to be caused by construction activity on their house. After 2 years of warranty, Strathcona County completes an inspection and determines what deficiencies need to be repaired before they assume responsibility for that infrastructure. Once we complete these repairs, lot owners are invoiced for any costs associated with their lot. If that invoice is not paid, it is deducted from the deposit.

Even if the landscaping is completed and approved, no deposits can be refunded until Strathcona County has assumed ownership of ALL infrastructure within the stage. This is typically 3-4 years after construction. The reason for their “delay” is because once a deposit is returned, there is no way for the developer to pursue repayment for damages that are later identified by Strathcona County.

There are four active show homes in Ardrossan:

Cantiro Homes located at 13 Coppice Hill Way
Coventry Homes located at 5 Coppice Hill Way
Daytona Homes located at 9 Coppice Hill Way
Launch Homes located at 1 Harvest Crescent

Development, and the rate of development, is driven by market conditions. It is impossible to accurately predict the timing and size of future stages because it is often a 2 year process to prepare a new stage for construction, and in that time market conditions can fluctuate greatly.

All questions about timing should be directed to the development manager. Do not rely on information from 3rd party individuals about the details of future development.

In addition to approved zoning & subdivision plans, the best resource to see what future development may look like is the Area Structure Plan.

A new commercial development opened in 2024 directly adjacent to the Recreation Center (at the SW corner of the intersection of RR 222 & 3rd Avenue).

The complex includes Ardrossan Pizza, A Step Ahead Childcare, Co-Operators Insurance, Ardrossan Veterinary Clinic, Tibb Pharmacy Clinic, Petro Canada, Subway Restaurant, A&W Restaurant, & Ardrossan Liquor

Future commercial development will be located along RR222 adjacent to Main Street.

In 2019, Strathcona County approved the expansion of Ardrossan by two quarter-sections.

The build-out population of Ardrossan is now around 6000 residents, with the hamlet boundaries extending all the way down to the intersection of Baseline Road & RR 221.

This will allow for decades or new development in Ardrossan feature all types of housing products.