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Decisions of development authority
Permitted uses - for information only
| 25/120 | Plan 0510124 Block 1 Lot 6 (8, 12331 Rge Rd 72) Use approved: Construct a 1,008 sq. ft. pool house and installation of an inground pool. Date issued: July 17, 2026. |
| 26/126 | Plan 7810068 Block N Lot 1 (255 11 Street, Dunmore) Use approved: Existing 8’ x 40’ storage container, with conditions. Date issued: July 28, 2026. |
| 26/112 | NE 7-13-4-W4 (4513 Twp Rd 132) Use approved: To construct a 2000 sq. ft. residence with covered porch and attached garage and a 1200 sq. ft. shop for personal use. Date issued: July 14, 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
| 25/96 | Plan 0012542 Block 3 Lot 3 (368 East 7 Ave, Dunmore) Use approved: Construct a 28’ x 16’ detached garage, 28’ x 16’ deck, 24’ x 10’ gazebo and 8’ x 8’ concrete pad. Site Coverage 43.3%, with conditions. Date issued: July 28, 2026. |
| 26/125 | SW 6-11-4-W4 (4524 Twp Rd 110) Use approved: Construct a 30’ x 40’ shop with a 12’ lean-to for personal use. Date issued: July 17, 2026. |
| 26/105 | Plan 664LK Block OT (2515 Twp Rd 144) Use approved: The addition of four 2.2 MW gas generators and four 2.2 MW bitcoin mining units to an existing site, with conditions. Date issued: July 14, 2026. |
| 26/106 | Plan 0814575 Block 1 Lot 1 (10123 Rge Rd 53) Use approved: To operate a dog boarding kennel with setback relaxations of 22 m (72 ft) to side and 30 m (98 ft) to rear property lines, and to construct two lean-to additions to existing shop, with conditions. Date issued: July 14, 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
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 will hold a Public Hearing on July 7 in respect to the following bylaw:
Bylaw 2026/17 – PN SW 28-11-5-W4, FROM Agricultural District 2 TO Country Residential District 1
Subdivision and Development Appeal Hearing
A development appeal hearing has been scheduled to consider an appeal of the conditions attached to Development Permit 25/180. The Development Authority approved Development Permit 25/180, subject to conditions, for the placement of two existing 8’ x 40’ storage containers. The property is located at #1 11409 Black and White Trail; SW 8-11-7-W4, Plan 9712093, Lot 1, Block 13, and is zoned Country Residential (CR-1).
The appeal relates to the conditions of approval for this development. Specifically, the appellant objects to the approved location of the two existing storage containers and requests their placement be changed.
The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Cypress County Council Chambers.
To ensure submissions are included in the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board package, please email them to legislativeservices@cypress.ab.ca by 12 p.m. on June 10, 2026. If you are unable to submit by email, please call (403) 526-2888.
The exhibit package to be considered by the Board will be available on June 12, 2026. If you would like an electronic copy before the hearing on June 18, 2026, please contact Trudy Enns using the email address or phone number above.
Anyone who believes they may be affected is welcome to attend the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board hearing. Individuals may also make an oral or written submission to the Board in support of or in opposition to the development.
— Trudy Enns, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Clerk
Public hearing - Land Use Bylaw amendments
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Cypress County Council held a public hearing June 16 with respect to a proposed amendments to the Land Use Bylaw as shown below.:
- Bylaw 2026/11 (defeated)
- Bylaw 2026/12 (approved)
- Bylaw 2026/14 (approved)
As noted above, Bylaw 2026/11 was defeated while both other bylaws were approved.
Subdivision and Development Appeal Hearing
A development appeal hearing was held 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 took place Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 1 p.m. in Cypress County Council Chambers.
The permit was approved.
Subdivision and Development Appeal Hearing
A development appeal hearing was held 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 took place Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 2 p.m. in Cypress County Council Chambers.
The permit 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.
