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Decisions of development authority
Permitted uses - for information only
| 26/56 | Plan 2410530 Block 1 Lot 1(14213 Rge Rd 33) Use approved: To construct a 2,950 sq. ft. residence with attached garage, front veranda and rear covered deck. Date issued: May 5, 2026. |
| 26/69 | SE 1-9-6-W4 (6014 Twp Rd 90) Use approved: Demolition of existing building. Date issued: May 5, 2026. |
| 26/73 | Plan 9712093 Block 1 Lot 16 (7, 11409 Black & White Trail) Use approved: Replace existing front and rear decks with newly constructed front and rear decks. Date issued: May 5, 2026. |
| 26/29 | SDAB Plan 7810220 Block 5 Lot 1 (403 – 10th Street, Dunmore) Use approved: To construct a 1,400 sq. ft. shop. Date issued: April 21, 2026. |
| 26/64 | NW 2-13-4-W4 (13027 Rge Rd 42) Use approved: Demolish existing house and construct 14’ x 32’ log cabin. Date issued: April 21, 2026. |
| 26/67 | SE 4-16-2-W4 (16008 Rge Rd 23) Use approved: Construct a 42’ x 60’ storage building including one enclosed lean-to and one open-sided lean-to for personal use. Date issued: April 21, 2026. |
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
| 25/60 | Plan 1410458 Block 1 Lot 1 (2, 12209 Rge Rd 72) Use approved: To move on a 864 sq. ft. second residence, with conditions. Date issued: May 5, 2026. |
| 26/38 | NW 7-16-1-W4 (16129 Rge Rd 20) Use approved: Placement of Gas Generator, Fuel Gas Skid & Bitcoin Miner, with conditions. Date issued: April 28, 2026. |
| 26/39 | Plan 664LK Block OT (2515 Twp Rd 144) Use approved: Placement of Gas Generator, Fuel Gas Skid & Bitcoin Miner with a setback relaxation of 3.52 meters from the side property line, with conditions. Date issued: April 28, 2026. |
| 26/48 | Plan 0613122 Block 1 Lot 2 (2363 2nd Ave. Dunmore) Use approved: Construction of 60’ x 150’ Storage Building to Replace Existing Storage Tent, with conditions. Date issued: April 28, 2026. |
| 26/63 | Plan 0012509 Block 1 Lot 4 (7 East 3rd Ave. Dunmore) Use approved: Placement of a 2,000 USWG Vertical Propane Tank and Dispenser, with conditions. Date issued: April 28, 2026. |
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 of public hearings
Subdivision and Development Appeal Hearing
A development appeal hearing has been scheduled to listen to an appeal against the decision of the Development Authority. The Development Authority denied development permit 26/65 for the placement of an accessory building (cold storage) overlapping the minimum setback requirements. The property is 19518 Range Road 94; NE 32-19-9-W4.
The appellant is appealing the decision of the development authority for the placement of a new cold storage structure that would be overlapping with the existing structure. The new structure would not meet the requirements of the minimum setbacks of the municipal roadways. The appellant would like to request a variance in the setback of the municipal roadways.
The property is zoned
Agricultural District 2 (A-2).
The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Hearing is scheduled for:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 1 p.m. in Cypress County Council Chambers.
To ensure that all submissions are included in the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board’s materials, we as that you email your submissions to legislativeservices@cypress.ab.ca no later than May 5, 2026, at 12 p.m. If there are any concerns with emailing, please phone me at (403) 526-2888.
The package of materials which will be considered by the Board will be available May 7, 2026. If you wish to obtain an electronic copy of the materials in advance of May 12, 2026, please contact Trudy Enns at the email address above.
Any individuals who feel they may be affected are welcome to attend the subdivision and development appeal hearing. In addition, they may make an oral or written submission, either in favour or against the development to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board at that time.
— Trudy Enns, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Clerk
Subdivision and Development Appeal Hearing
A development appeal hearing has been scheduled to listen to an appeal against the decision of the Development Authority. The Development Authority denied development permit 26/61 for the placement of an accessory building not meeting the minimum setback requirements. The property is #10 12320 Range Road 72.
The appellant is appealing against the decision of the development authority for the placement of a new accessory building. The new structure would not meet the requirements of the minimum setbacks as laid out in Bylaw 2022/09. The appellant would like to request a variance of these setbacks.
The property is zoned Country Residential (CR-2)
The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Hearing is scheduled for:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 2 p.m. in Cypress County Council Chambers.
To ensure that all submissions are included in the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board’s materials, we as that you email your submissions to legislativeservices@cypress.ab.ca no later than May 5, 2026, at 12 p.m. If there are any concerns with emailing, please phone me at (403) 526-2888.
The package of materials which will be considered by the Board will be available May 7, 2026. If you wish to obtain an electronic copy of the materials in advance of May 12, 2026, please contact Trudy Enns at the email address above.
Any individuals who feel they may be affected are welcome to attend the subdivision and development appeal hearing. In addition, they may make an oral or written submission, either in favour or against the development to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board at that time.
— Trudy Enns, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Clerk
Public hearing - Land Use Bylaw amendments
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 on April 21 in respect to the following bylaw:
Bylaw 2026/08 – PN SW 4-11-7-W4, FROM Public Services District TO Direct Control District
The bylaw was approved.
Public hearing - Land Use Bylaw amendments
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto, Cypress County Council held a Public Hearing on March 24, 2026 with respect to the passing of the following bylaws:
Bylaw 2026/05 – PN SE 35-12-5-W4, FROM Agricultural District 2 TO Highway Commercial District
The bylaw was approved.
Notice of applications
Notice of Application
Notice is hereby given that: Stony Hill Grazing Co-op Ltd.
Of: Cypress County
Have made application to Cypress County, Dunmore for a licence to temporarily occupy or use the following road allowance(s):
All that portion of statutory road allowance adjoining the north boundary of Section thirty three (33); all in Township seven (7) Range one (1) west of the 4th Meridian.
Any protest against the granting of the above mentioned licence 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 at Dunmore, Alberta
Name: Stony Hill Grazing Co-op Ltd.
Date: May 5, 2026
NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Cypress County Land Use Bylaw 2022/09 Section 16.7.3, Cypress County Council heard Development Permit Application 26/28 for the removal of the single family dwelling, and Development Permit Application 26/32 for the construction of a single family dwelling with respect to the property as shown below during the March 24, 2026 council meeting.
The application was approved.
Public sale of land March 23
Cypress County offered for sale, by public auction, at the Cypress County municipal office Council Chambers, Dunmore, Alberta on Monday, March 23, 2026 at 10 a.m. the following lands (see table below).
Each parcel was offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and conditions contained in the existing certificate of title.
The land was 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.
