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What happens after I file an appeal?

In accordance with the Municipal Government Act, a hearing will be arranged within 30 days. Written notice of the hearing will be provided as follows:

Development Appeals:

  • the appellant;
  • the Development Authority;
  • adjacent landowners and any other person the Board considers to be affected.

Subdivision Appeals:

  • the applicant for subdivision approval;
  • the Subdivision Authority;
  • other municipalities, if the subject land is adjacent to another municipality;
  • school authority to whom the application was referred;
  • adjacent land owners;
  • each municipal, provincial and federal government department that receives a copy of the original subdivision or permit application.

Appellants are not to contact members of the Board regarding their appeal, as this will disqualify members from participating in the hearing. Board members do not discuss appeals with the Development Authority prior to hearings.

The SDAB Clerk assembles a report consisting of the appeal form, submissions from the Development Authority and the appellant/applicant/owner. The report is distributed to the SDAB members for review prior to the hearing and is available to the parties involved prior to the hearing.

All written materials submitted as part of the hearing process, including the appeal form, become part of the report prepared for the SDAB and are made available to the public. Personal information is collected under Section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and Sections 678 and 685 of the Municipal Government Act, . If you have any questions regarding the collection of information, please contact the FOIP Coordinator at 780-391-3550 or lscoordinator@bonaccord.ca.

The SDAB does not, on its own initiative, seek information or evidence. The SDAB relies on the written evidence presented, as well as verbal submissions at the hearing, as the basis for their decision. Therefore, it is critical that persons appearing before the SDAB ensure that sufficient evidence is presented to support their respective positions.