Application resources

Building Permits

Development Permits are not the same as Building Permits. After obtaining a development permit you will require Safety Codes Permits (Building, Plumbing, Electrical, Gas, and Private Sewage).

The County works with the City of Camrose to issue Safety Codes Permits. Information on these permits is available on the City of Camrose Website. Building Permits are required for most construction projects. These projects include new buildings, additions, renovations, alterations, major repairs, relocations/demolitions and possibly change in use of a structure.

The Safety Codes Act requires that all contractors and homeowners in Alberta obtain permits before starting any work on buildings. Camrose County does not administer Building Permits. After receiving an approved Development Permit, applicants must contact the City of Camrose Building Permit department to receive a building permit.

Safety Codes
City Hall
5204 - 50 Avenue
Camrose, AB T4V 0S8
P. 780.672.4428
F. 780.672.6316

Gas & Electrical Service Providers

Gas & Electrical Service Provider information

Other Developments

Every development is unique and similar developments may have differing regulations due to where the land parcel is located. Please reach out to the Planning Department with questions specific to your area and development plans.

Dugouts in Agricultural and restricted agricultural districts do not require a development permit, but they must be set back from roads and property lines as if they were buildings.

Although a permit isn't required for a dugout, changing the way water flows on your property can have negative effects on your neighbours property. The Planning Department is here to help with any concerns.

See Water Act information related to Dugouts here.

If wells exist within the project development area, the applicant must submit written confirmation that the licensee responsible for each well has been contacted, the exact well location confirmed, and setback requriements established that do not impact the development (typically 5 meters).

A map of the abandoned wells on your property can be found on the AER (formerly ERCB) website. Click here to access the AER website. The Abandoned Well Map is under systems and tools.

Intensive Livestock Operations means any activity and its associated buildings where livestock are confined at a density of at least one animal unit per 370 m² (4,000 ft²) for the purpose of breeding, sustaining, growing, or finishing by means other than grazing, but at a smaller scale than a confined feeding operation. It does not include a seasonal feeding site confining livestock from November to May, or an area used for short term assembling, sorting, branding, or health management. Intensive Livestock operations require a development permit.

Confined Feeding Operations require provincial approvals.

Link to NRCB (Natural Resources Conservation Board) Confined Feeding Operations website.

Flood Hazard Information

Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) has been conducting a number of flood studies that include reports and maps. A study is in progress that assesses and identifies flood hazards along Camrose Creek and an unnamed tributary stream that flows through Camrose and Camrose County. Draft information has been made available through the links below and updates will appear as they are completed.

Flood Hazard Links