Development Permit Notices

If you have any questions or inquiries regarding a development appeal, or the development appeal board hearing process, please contact us by email or call the main desk and ask to speak to a development appeal board clerk. 

Development Notices are advertised in the Okotoks Western Wheel newspaper. Copies of these advertisements are posted on this website and are accessed using the links below.

The file for each development permit application can be made available upon request. Should you wish to review a file or should you have any questions, please contact our Planning & Development Department at Telephone: (403) 652-2341 or email us.

Submitting an Appeal to the Development Appeal Board

Pursuant to Section 685(2) of the Municipal Government Act, any person affected by these decisions may submit an appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) Clerk. Should you choose to submit an appeal, please complete the Notice of Development Appeal Form, which can be obtained from our website, www.FoothillsCountyAB.ca or emailed/faxed out upon request. Alternatively, you can submit a letter outlining your appeal, which must contain the following information:

  1. the Development Permit File Number (i.e. 20D 000) that you are appealing;
  2. detailed  reasons for appealing; and
  3. your full name (printed and signature), legal description, mailing address, and phone number

Appeals must be received by the SDAB Clerk by the deadline and must be accompanied by a $100.00 appeal fee. 

SEND NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT APPEAL FORM AND APPEAL FEE VIA:
Email (scanned or fillable pdf) or
Fax: 403-652-7880 or
Mail/Deliver: SDAB Clerk, Foothills County, 309 Macleod Trail S, Box 5605, High River, AB, T1V 1M7

Notes: For email submissions, if you do not receive a reply email from our office confirming receipt of your submission, please contact the SDAB Clerk immediately (403) 603-6227. The notice of appeal form may be mailed, but if it is received after the appeal deadline, the appeal will be invalid.

Appeal Board Hearings

The following Development Permits have been approved subject to certain conditions and subject to a 21-day appeal period. Appeals must be received by the SDAB Clerk no later than 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, July 23, 2026, and must be accompanied by a $100.00 appeal fee. 
Development Permit Application 26D 160
Ptn. SW 14-19-29 W4M; Plan 9011066, Lot A
Oversized Garage, Detached, and Replacement of Accessory Building on CRA Parcel
County Contact –Pierre Karolyi– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
The following Development Permits have been approved subject to certain conditions and subject to a 21-day appeal period. Appeals must be received by the SDAB Clerk no later than 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, July 30, 2026, and must be accompanied by a $100.00 appeal fee. 
Development Permit Application 26D 142
Ptn. SW 13-18-29 W4M
Secondary Suite, Detached
County Contact –Stacey Kotlar– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 141
Ptn. NE 25-18-29 W4M; Plan 9311373, Block 1
Industry, light, Business Office and Storage Compound, & 780 sq. ft. addition to office
County Contact –Pierre Karolyi– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 131
Ptn. SE 30-19-28 W4M; Plan 0815871, Block 1, Lot 1
Industrial, Storage and Warehousing, Business Office and 8 Sea-Cans
County Contact –Elliott Salmon– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
The following Development Permits have been approved subject to certain conditions and subject to a 21-day appeal period. Appeals must be received by the SDAB Clerk no later than 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 6, 2026, and must be accompanied by a $100.00 appeal fee
Development Permit Application 26D 138
Ptn. SW 18-22-1 W5M; Plan 2211999, Block 7, Lot 4
Dwelling, Single Family with Attached Garage & Oversized Accessory Building on a CRA Lot
County Contact –Pierre-David Karolyi– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 134
Ptn. NW 19-17-28 W4M; Plan 0813068, Block 8, Lot 19
Relaxation of Setbacks to Existing Garage, Detached
County Contact –Kari Furnell– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 147
Ptn. NE 16-21-29 W4M; Plan 1014230, Block 1, Lot 10
Relaxation of Setbacks to a Proposed Oversized Accessory Building
County Contact –Kari Furnell– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 170
Ptn. NE 22-22-3 W5M; Plan 9610874, Lot 9
Relaxation of Setbacks to Existing Structure
County Contact –Kari Furnell– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 155
Ptn. NW 15-21-1 W5M; Plan 9810559, Lot 5
Secondary Suite, Detached
County Contact –Brittany Smith– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 156
Ptn. NW 32-22-2 W5M
Arena, Private and Structures Accessory to the Arena, Private 
County Contact –Brittany Smith– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 105
Ptn. NW 1-20-29 W4M; Plan 9011823, Block 16, Lot 2
Moved on Dwelling Extension, Relaxation on number of accessory buildings
County Contact –Pierre-David Karolyi– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
 
Development Permit Application 26D 157
Ptn. SW 35-22-4 W5M
Relaxation of Setbacks to Proposed Single Family Dwelling
County Contact –Elliott Salmon– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
The following Development Permits have been approved subject to certain conditions and subject to a 21-day appeal period. Appeals must be received by the SDAB Clerk no later than 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 13, 2026, and must be accompanied by a $100.00 appeal fee
Development Permit Application 25D 023
Ptn. SW 19-21-1 W5M; Plan 9411903, Lot 1
Lot Grading, Relaxation to Number of Accessory Buildings, Relaxation of Setbacks to Existing Structures.
County Contact –Stacey Kotlar– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 181
Ptn. NE 25-22-3 W5M; Plan 1512694, Block 3, Lot 1
Relaxation of Setbacks to Existing Structures and Variance to Allowable Number of Accessory Buildings
County Contact –Theresa Chipchase– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 135
Ptn. NW 23-18-27 W4M; Plan 9913265, Block 1
Secondary Suite, Detached
County Contact –Kari Furnell– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 159
Ptn. SW 23-22-2 W5M; Plan 0311885, Block 1, Lot 1
Secondary Suite, Detached, Expansion of Existing Solar Power System, Private with a Relaxation of Setbacks
County Contact –Kari Furnell– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)
Development Permit Application 26D 166
Ptn. SW 3-22-4 W5M; Plan 0210983, Block 3, Lot 9
Relaxation of Setbacks to an Existing Structure
County Contact –Kari Furnell– Development Officer
Circulation File (Notice of Approval, Development Permit Decision, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Notice of Appeal Form)