Notices

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Permitted uses - for information only

25/57NE 33-14-4-W4 Use approved: Move on a newly constructed residence. Date issued: May 27, 2025.
25/65NW 2-9-3-W4 (9023 Hwy 41) Use approved: Construct a 20’ x 24’ addition to the existing cabin. Construct a 28’ x 12’ greenhouse for personal use. Date issued: May 27, 2025.
25/72SW 6-12-5-W4 (12013 Rge Rd 60) Use approved: Construct a 30’ x 50’ shop for personal use. Date issued: May 27, 2025.
25/74SE 19-11-4-W4 (11318 Rge Rd 45) Use approved: Construct a 1,799 sq. ft. bungalow with attached garage. Date issued: May 27, 2025.
25/76SW 6-13-4-W4 (13015 Rge Rd 50) Use approved: Construct a 80’ x 200’ shop for personal use. Date issued: May 27, 2025.
25/77Plan 1612191 Block 10 Lot 15 (56 Dunes Way, Desert Blume) Use approved: Construct a 2,253 sq. ft. residence with attached garage, covered entry, covered deck and driveway. Site coverage 39.1%. Date issued: May 27, 2025.


25/68Plan 200AJ Block Z (652 3rd Street, Suffield) Use approved: Home Occupation – Cardie Yard Art – Office Use Only. Date issued: May 20, 2025.
25/70Plan 9210765 Block D Lot 8 (5, 5519 South Boundary Road) Use approved: Demolition of a 5000 sq. ft. structure. Date issued: May 20, 2025.
25/71SE 1-12-7-W4 Use approved: Construct a 132’ x 168’ hay storage shed. Date issued: May 20, 2025.


25/50SE 16-11-11-W4  Use approved: Construct a 13,202 sq. ft. & a 1,350 sq. ft. office building to support the ranching operation. Date issued: May 13, 2025.
25/63NE 21-16-1-W4  Use approved: Construct a 40’ x 60’ shop for personal use. Date issued: May 13, 2025.
25/66Plan 0912547 Block 1 Lot 1 (4506 Twp Rd 130)  Use approved: Construct a 26’ x 30’ attached garage to the existing residence. Date issued: May 13, 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

25/75Plan 9912673 Block 2 Lot 11 (348 East 7th Ave. Dunmore) Use approved: Construct a 1,040 sq. ft. shop. Site coverage 32%, with conditions. Date issued: May 27, 2025.
25/79Plan 1612191 Block 10 Lot 16 (60 Dunes Way, Desert Blume) Use approved: Construct a 2,528 sq. ft. residence, including a covered deck, patio & driveway. Site coverage 52%, with conditions. Date issued: May 27, 2025.


25/28NW 1-10-5-W4 Use approved: Construct 1 wind tower (T10) for the Wild Rose 2 Wind Project, with conditions. Date issued: May 20, 2025.
25/29NW 1-10-5-W4 Use approved: Construct 1 wind tower (T11) for the Wild Rose 2 Wind Project, with conditions. Date issued: May 20, 2025.
25/61Plan 9611427 Block 2 Lot 6 (2, 6223A Hwy 3) Use approved: Construct a 50’ x 40’ shop, with a size relaxation of 400 sq. ft. and demolish existing greenhouse and detached garage, with conditions. Date issued: May 20, 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.

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

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 in the Land Use Bylaw 2025/18.

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, June 17, 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 June 10, 2025.

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 will hold 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 will be held at the Council Chamber of the Cypress County administration office in Dunmore at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 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 May 27, 2025.

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 in the Land Use Bylaw 2025/12.

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, June 3, 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 May 27, 2025.

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.

Public hearing - Removal of Municipal Reserve (MR) Designation

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 concerning the proposed proposed removal of Municipal Reserve Designation – Plan 881 1312 Block 30 Lot 1MR (152 Ronald Avenue, Suffield). Cypress County is proposing to remove the MR Designation from a parcel of land in the Hamlet of Suffield. The Land Use District is not proposed to be changed and will continue to be zoned Public Services District under the Land Use Bylaw.

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, April 1, 2025. The removal 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 2025/03 – PN NW 1-12-5-W4, FROM Agricultural District 1 TO Hamlet 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 Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The bylaw was approved.

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