Contact Staff
Koralyn Lemmon - Development Officer  (403-887-2822)

Email any questions or concerns to:
​development@sylvansummervillages.ca
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If you are thinking of a new build, a rebuild, an addition or renovation give Koralyn a call to determine what permits and documents might be required.  

Planning and Development Documents

Forest Management Strategy
Municipal Development Plan
Open Space Plan
Land Use Bylaw
Land Use Zoning Map
Church Camp Area Structure Plan
Sylvan Lake Management Plan 2000 Update
Caring for Shoreline Properties

Development Permits
Application for Development/Demolition Permit

​Notice of Development

NOTICE is hereby given that the Development Officer or the Municipal Planning Commission of the Summer Village of Birchcliff has approved the issuing of a development permit for the following permitted / discretionary use:

 
INFORMATIVE BROCHURES
The following are brochures you may find interesting. Please pick up a copy from our office or visit the respective website.

• Invasive Species

Albertans should be aware of the impact that invasive species have on the environment, economy, and society.
http://www.abinvasives.ca/

• Backyard Composting to Reduce Organic Waste

Managing waste is everyone’s business and the best place to begin is in your own backyard.
http://aep.alberta.ca/waste/composting-at-home/documents/BackyardCompostingOrganicWaste-Dec2008.pdf 

• Discover Sylvan Lake

Find information on campgrounds, golfing, accommodations, recreation, sports, festivals, events, shopping, restaurants, and services.
http://www.sylvanlake.ca/

• Give Your Shoreline a Make-Over

10 Environmental-friendly things to do to improve your shoreline.
http://www.bcnature.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Makeover-Fold-out.pdf

• Saving the World Begins at Home

A personal guide to managing household waste.
http://aep.alberta.ca/waste/pollution-and-prevention/documents/SavingWorldHome-Apr-2010.pdf

• The Dock Primer

A cottager’s guide to waterfront friendly docks.
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/337921.pdf

• Vermicomposting to Reduce Kitchen Waste

Vermicomposting or worm composting is using red wiggler worms to decompose organic household wastes into a useful soil conditioner. It’s easy! Fill a container with bedding material, worms and food waste. The worms to the rest.
http://aep.alberta.ca/waste/composting-at-home/documents/VermicompostingReduceKitchenWaste-Dec2008.pdf

• Your Emergency Preparedness Guide

Learn hoe quick and easy it is to become better prepared to face a range of emergencies – anytime, anywhere.
https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/yprprdnssgd/yprprdnssgd-eng.pdf

• Clean water. Well protected

Working Well provides resources free of charge to water well owners interested in learning how to protect and maintain water wells.
Visit http://aep.alberta.ca/water/education-guidelines/working-well/default.aspx for Working Well resources including e-learning modules, fact sheets and a schedule of upcoming workshops.

• Septic Sense

Information, resources and support to help landowners responsibly manage their septic systems.
http://www.landstewardship.org/septic-sense/

• Stepping Back from the Water

A beneficial management practices guide for new development near water bodies in Alberta's settled region.
http://aep.alberta.ca/water/education-guidelines/documents/SteppingBackFromWater-Guide-2012.pdf

• Respect Our Lakes

The Respect Our Lakes (ROL) program was developed within the Government of Alberta and aims to support and engage Albertans in the lake stewardship.
http://aep.alberta.ca/water/programs-and-services/respect-our-lakes/default.aspx

• Living by Water/Living by Lake

For more than 15 years, Nature Alberta has delivered the Living by Water (LBW) program, providing information to Alberta lake residents about healthy shoreline living.
http://naturealberta.ca/programs/living-by-water/

• Low Impact Developments

Designers have long known the toll that compacted turf-and-tree landscapes and hardened surfaces like roofs, roads and parking lots take on our lakes, rivers and streams. However, the tools to address these impacts in this complex system have only begun to be developed in the past decade or two.
https://alidp.org/what-is-lid