The appeal process is in accordance to Section 686(1) of the Municipal Government Act.

Any person receiving a decision on a development permit or any other person affected by any order, decision or development permit made or issued may appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.

The appellant  must file a notice of appeal within 14 days of the decision they wish to appeal. A $600 appeal fee must accompany the notice of appeal.

The subdivision and appeal board must hold an appeal hearing within 30 days after receipt of the notice of appeal.

The subdivision and appeal board must give at least 5 days' notice in writing of the hearing to the appellant, the development authority and the affected land owners who were required to be notified when the development permit application was originally heard by the development authority.

All relevant material regarding the hearing must be availble for public inspection prior to the hearing.

To obtain further information on the appeal process, please refer to either Section 26 - Appeals and Procedures or Section 686 (1) of the MGA.