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Pelican-Rock Lake Planning District

Pelican-Rock Lake Planning District is a partnership between Cartwright-Roblin Municipality, Rural Municipality of Argyle and Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes.

Pelican-Rock Lake Planning District is responsible for the administration and enforcement of zoning and building bylaws on behalf of the member municipalities. We issue building permits and confirm new construction meets the requirements of the MB Building Code. We also provide administrative support to the municipal Fire Inspector. 

For more information please follow this link: www.pelicanrocklakeplanningdistrict.com


If you are looking to subdivide we encourage you to contact Brandon Community Planning, they offer, free of charge, support on proposed subdivisions prior to them being submitted to the Subdivision Application Map. Interested parties can contact the Brandon Community Planning office by emailing brandoncrp@gov.mb.ca or calling 204-726-6267.  When calling or emailing please have the following information ready:


1. What municipality is your future subdivision in?

2. Legal description of land-section, township, range -lot, block, plan (if applicable)

3. Roll number of and Status of Title number(if known)

4. How many acres is the property currently?

5. How many acers do you want the land being subdivided to be?

6. In what shape do you want to subdivide the land (ex square, rectangle, follow along tree line and around the swamp)? Please provide a visual if possible.

7.  What is the purpose of the subdivision? (ex sell yard site and keep farmland)

8. If there is a current yard site, where is it located? (NW, NE, SW, SE)

9.  \If the land does not have a yard site, where do you want to create it? (NW, NE, SW, SE)

10.  What type of septic system does the house have: ejector/septic field/holding tank/ other?

11. What type of water system does the house have: town, well, sand point, cistern?

12. Is there a shelterbelt around the current yard site?

13. Are there any creeks, rivers, wetlands, swamps or sloughs on the property?

14. Do you farm the land? (grain, hay, pasture)

15. Is there livestock on the property? If  so, what types of animals and approx. how many? (If hog barn- number of animals and their stage if known -i.e. weanlings, or farrow to finish)

16. Is there livestock (approx. how many) or a livestock/mining operation within a mile? (If hog barn- number of animals and their stage if known -i.e. weanlings, or farrow to finish)

17. Road access- shared driveway, or new? Will any new access pointes be needed for the remaining land?