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Development Permits
Development permits are
available through the County Administration office. The fee for
the permit will depend on the type of permit being applied for.
Fees range from $50 - $100 for basic permits that include
permitted use and a minimum fee of $200 for discretionary permits. Adjacent
landowners must be notified for any discretionary use permit.
Non residential farm buildings (barns, etc.) are exempt, but
must meet the required setbacks from road allowances.
Permitted Use Permit
A permitted use permit can
generally be issued the day it is applied for if all setbacks
and other requirements are met. Please call the County
Administration Office and speak to the development officer for
information on permitted uses in the area you are applying for.
To expedite the approval process, please fill it out completely,
attach a detailed site plan showing all setbacks from road
allowances and other buildings and waterways. Homes must
include a detailed plan showing square footage or square meters
of buildings or additions.
Discretionary Use Permit
Adjacent
landowners must be notified when a discretionary use permit is
requested. The County is required to allow seven days for
mailing of the notice and fourteen days for the opportunity to
reply. If no objections are received, a permit is issued,
however, adjacent landowners must once again be notified that
the permit has been issued and there is one more opportunity to
object. The seven days for mailing and fourteen days to reply
is once again in effect. Therefore, an absolute minimum of six
weeks is required, but could take longer as the permit is not
issued until the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Planning Committee. This meeting is usually scheduled the
second Tuesday of each month.
If any
objections to a discretionary permit are received, a hearing is
scheduled and several more weeks could be required before a
decision is made to issue the permit or not.
When a
discretionary permit is required it is advisable to apply for
the permit as soon as possible in order to avoid delays in the
desired start date for construction.
Development
Permit Download: click
here
Intensive Livestock Applications
The County no longer has jurisdiction over Intensive Livestock
applications. The Natural Resources Conservation Board now looks
after these applications. Please contact them at:
Lethbridge Office
Agriculture Centre
#100, 5401 - 1st Avenue South
LETHBRIDGE, AB T1J 4V6
Phone: 403-381-5166
NRCB Web Site: www.nrcb.gov.ab.ca
Setback
Requirements from Road Allowances
No part of a building or
structure shall be located within:
-45.7 m (150 ft.) of
the centre line of any developed or undeveloped roadway
which is not designated as a provincial highway by the
Minister or under the Public Highways Development Act;
-50 m (164 ft) from
the centre line or 30m (98.4 ft.) from the property line,
whichever is greater, of a provincial Minor Two-lane
Highway;
-any stipulated
distance as specified by Alberta Transportation for
development adjacent to provincial roadways classified as
Freeways/Expressways, Multi-lane and Major Two-lane
highways. For these highway classifications, development
setbacks and accesses will be reviewed on highway by
highway/development by development basis and require
approval(s) from Alberta Transportation.
Subdivisions
All County of Warner subdivision applications are handled
through the
Oldman River Regional Services Commission located at 3105 - 16 Avenue North in
Lethbridge. Please ask for Steve Harty. Their office can be
contacted at 403-329-1344. E-mail:
orrsc@telus.net
Municipal
Development Plan
Click here for a copy of
the
Municipal Development Plan |
