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Decisions of development officer
Permitted uses - for information only
| 25/90 | Plan 1511316 Block 1 Lot 1 (3, 12003 Rge Rd 60A) Use approved: To operate a crop inputs retail business – AgroPlus Inc., including the construction of a 19,950 sq. ft. warehouse and a 2,700 sq. ft. office building. Date issued: June 24, 2025. |
| 25/86 | Plan 1512734 Block 1 Lot 1 (8032 Hwy 523) Use approved: Construct a 40’ x 50’ shop for personal use. Date issued: June 17, 2025. |
| 25/87 | NW 9-13-4-W4 (4329 Twp Rd 132) Use approved: Construct a 80’ x 152’ storage shop for personal use. Date issued: June 17, 2025. |
| 25/89 | Plan 1310282 Block 1 Lot 1 (12310 Rge Rd 64) Use approved: Construct a 24’ x 24’ garage for personal use. Date issued: June 17, 2025. |
| 25/84 | Plan 1612293 Block 2 Lot 18 (7312 Twp Rd 124) Use approved: Construct a 448 sq. ft. deck addition to the existing deck. Date issued: June 10, 2025. |
Note: No appeal is available for the issuance of a development permit for a permitted use unless the provisions of the land use bylaws have been relaxed, varied, or misinterpreted.
Discretionary uses
| 25/92 | SE 16-11-11-W4 Use approved: Move on a mobile home, with conditions. Date issued: June 24, 2025. |
| 25/93 | Plan 1810143 Block 6 Lot 22 (302 Yuma Crt. Dunmore) Use approved: Existing hard surfacing. Site coverage 32.8%., with conditions. Date issued: June 24, 2025. |
| 25/67 | SW 12-20-1-W4 (20107 Rge Rd 11) Use approved: Placement of twelve (12) temporary work trailers during plant turn around, with a setback relaxation of 14.1m (46.2 feet) and 9.6m (31.5 feet) from the center of Range Road 11 for two of the trailers, with conditions. Date issued: June 17, 2025. |
| 25/85 | Plan 1612191 Block 10 Lot 41 (101 Dunes Way, Desert Blume) Use approved: Construct a 400 sq. ft. shed. Site coverage 49.4%. Date issued: June 17, 2025. |
| 25/91 | Plan 2311963 Block 3 Lot 16 (47, 11418 Eagle Butte Road) Use approved: Move on two temporary housing units, with conditions. Date issued: June 17, 2025. |
Development Permit does not take effect until twenty-one (21) days from the date of this notice. Any person affected by a development permit for a discretionary use may appeal the decision in writing stating reasons for the appeal. The appeal shall be delivered either personally or by mail to the Cypress County office, no later than 21 days following the date of this notice to Secretary of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board. There is a $300 fee for the first appeal received on an application.
Sale of county land
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Cypress County will offer for sale, by public auction, at the Cypress County municipal office Council Chambers, Dunmore, Alberta on Tuesday, March 25, 2024 at 10 a.m. the following lands (see table below).
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and conditions contained in the existing certificate of title.
The land is being offered for sale on an ‘as is, where is’ basis and Cypress County makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever as to the adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and development conditions, absence, or presence of environmental contamination, or the developability of the subject land for any intended use by the Purchaser.
Cypress County may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of land that is not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash, Bank Draft, Certified Cheque. Payment in full must be received within 21 days following the date of the auction.
Redemption may be affected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time prior to the sale.
Dated at Dunmore, Alberta, March 4, 2025
Steve Toews, Designated Officer
Notice of public hearings
Public hearing - Land Use Bylaw amendment
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto, the Cypress County council will hold a public hearing with respect to the passing of the following bylaw as shown here: Land Use Bylaw 2025/17.
A public hearing on the matter will be held at the Council Chamber of the Cypress County administration office in Dunmore at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Any persons wishing to be heard may make oral or written representation to the council at that time. Oral submissions may be limited to five minutes in length whether a written presentation is submitted. Written submissions should be submitted to the county’s administration office by July 2, 2025.
A copy of the proposed bylaw and any other related documents may also be requested in advance and picked up during regular office hours at the administration office of Cypress County in Dunmore, Alberta.
Public hearing - Land Use Bylaw amendment
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto, the Cypress County council held a public hearing with respect to the passing of the following bylaw as shown in the Land Use Bylaw 2025/18.
A public hearing on the matter was held at the Council Chamber of the Cypress County administration office in Dunmore at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The bylaw was approved.
Public hearing - Amendment to Tri-Area Intermunicipal Development Plan
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto, the Cypress County Council held a Public Hearing with respect to the passing of the following Bylaw as described below.
Bylaw 2025/13 Amendment to the Tri-Area Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP)
Cypress County Bylaw 2025/13 proposes to amend the newly adopted Tri-Area Intermunicipal Development Plan Bylaw 2025/01. The IDP is a statutory plan jointly developed by the Councils of Cypress County, the Town of Redcliff, and the City of Medicine Hat. The purpose of the IDP is to provide for land use planning cooperation between the three municipalities, addressing several key planning issues such as identifying areas appropriate for specific types of development and land uses, examining future growth potential, protecting the natural environment, and creating policies to address subdivision and development matters. Bylaw 2025/13 accommodates revisions particular to the Rural Development Area (east) policy area of the IDP:
• Amending Section 2.5 Overall Land Use Areas by adjusting the Land Use Area Summary
• Amending Section 4.12 Rural Development Area by removing reference to Highway 41
• Amending Maps A – H (inclusive) to reduce the boundary of the Rural Development Area (east)
A public hearing on the matter was held at the Council Chamber of the Cypress County administration office in Dunmore at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The amendment was approved.
Public hearing - Land Use Bylaw amendment
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto, the Cypress County council held a public hearing with respect to the passing of the following bylaw: Land Use Bylaw 2025/12.
A public hearing on the matter was held at the Council Chamber of the Cypress County administration office in Dunmore at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The bylaw was approved.
Public hearing - Land Use Bylaw amendment
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto, the Cypress County council held a public hearing with respect to the passing of the following bylaw: Bylaw 2025/10 – PN SE 5-12-5-W4, FROM Agricultural District 1 TO Light Industrial District.
A public hearing on the matter was held at the Council Chamber of the Cypress County administration office in Dunmore at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The bylaw was approved.
Notice of applications
Notice of application for letter of concurrence of an installation of a telecommunications tower
Notice is hereby given that: Altalink Management Ltd.
Has made application to Cypress County, Dunmore for a Letter of Concurrence for the Construction of a Proposed Telecommunications Tower to be approximately 35 meters in height, to support the proposed Jurassic Solar Project Connection.
Location: Northwest quarter of Section 18, Township 20, Range 10, West of the 4th Meridian.
Any protest against the granting of the above mentioned Letter of Concurrence must be must be forwarded to Cypress County, 816 2nd Ave, Dunmore AB T1B 0K3, within thirty days from the date of this notice.
Dated: January 28, 2025