Planning and Development
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.
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. 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
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 or 1-877-329-1387. E-mail: orrsc@telus.net
Municipal Development Plan Click here for a copy of the Municipal Development Plan
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