Desaulniers v. Clearwater (County) et al., 2007 ABCA 71

• Judge: Watson, J.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (Alberta)
• Case Date: February 14, 2007
• Citations: 2007 ABCA 71;(2007), 404 A.R. 131 (CA);404 AR 131

Desaulniers v. Clearwater (2007), 404 A.R. 131 (CA);

      394 W.A.C. 131

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Temp. Cite: [2007] A.R. TBEd. MR.042

Jude Desaulniers (applicant) v. Clearwater County and the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board of Clearwater County (respondents)

(0603-0328-AC; 2007 ABCA 71)

Indexed As: Desaulniers v. Clearwater (County) et al.

Alberta Court of Appeal

Watson, J.A.

February 28, 2007.

Summary:

The applicant applied for a development permit to construct and maintain on her residential acreage property a stable/hobby shop in which to keep her horse. The Clearwater County Municipal Planning Commission denied the application. The Clearwater County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board upheld the decision. The applicant applied for leave to appeal under s. 688(3) of the Municipal Government Act.

The Alberta Court of Appeal, per Watson, J.A., dismissed the application.

Land Regulation - Topic 2658

Land use control - Zoning bylaws - Prohibited uses - Livestock, pets, animals, etc. - [See Land Regulation - Topic 4144 ].

Land Regulation - Topic 4144

Land use control - Appeals to the courts - Leave to appeal - General - The applicant applied for a development permit to construct and maintain on her residential acreage property a stable/hobby shop in which to keep her horse, claiming that keeping the horse was necessary for pleasure and for therapeutic use by her in light of her health condition (chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia) - The Clearwater County Municipal Planning Commission denied the application - The Clearwater County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board upheld the decision - The applicant applied for leave to appeal under s. 688(3) of the Municipal Government Act - The Alberta Court of Appeal, per Watson, J.A., dismissed the application, where the appeal had no reasonable prospect of success and did not raise a point of sufficient importance.

Cases Noticed:

Omega2 Corp. v. Edmonton (City) et al., [2005] A.R. Uned. 650; 24 M.P.L.R.(4th) 36; 2005 ABCA 449, refd to. [para. 29].

Lor-Al Springs Ltd. et al. v. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (Ponoka (County)) et al. (2000), 271 A.R. 149; 234 W.A.C. 149; 19 M.P.L.R.(3d) 216; 2000 ABCA 299, refd to. [para. 30].

Burnco Rock Products Ltd. v. Rockyview No. 44 (Municipal District) (2000), 261 A.R. 148; 225 W.A.C. 148; 11 M.P.L.R.(3d) 109; 2000 CarswellAlta 412 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

Canada Land Co. CLC Ltd. v. Edmonton (City) et al. (2005), 367 A.R. 180; 346 W.A.C. 180; 2005 ABCA 218, refd to. [para. 33].

United Taxi Drivers' Fellowship of Southern Alberta et al. v. Calgary (City), [2004] 1 S.C.R. 485; 318 N.R. 170; 346 A.R. 4; 320 W.A.C. 4; 2004 SCC 19, refd to. [para. 33].

Seabolt Watershed Association v. Yellowhead (County) et al. (2002), 303 A.R. 347; 273 W.A.C. 347; 2002 ABCA 124, refd to. [para. 36].

Goodrich et al. v. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (Flagstaff (County)) et al. (2002), 317 A.R. 289; 284 W.A.C. 289; 2002 ABCA 293, refd to. [para. 36].

Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982, 1998 CarswellNat 2636, addendum [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1222; 226 N.R. 201, refd to. [para. 37].

Dome Petroleum Ltd. v. Public Utilities Board (Alta.) and Canadian Superior Oil Ltd. (1976), 2 A.R. 453 (C.A.), affd. [1977] 2 S.C.R. 822; 2 A.R. 451, refd to. [para. 39].

R. v. Sheppard (C.), [2002] 1 S.C.R. 869; 284 N.R. 342; 211 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 50; 633 A.P.R. 50; 2002 SCC 26, refd to. [para. 40].

Newfoundland and Labrador (Minister of Justice) v. Critch et al. (2007), 263 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 60; 798 A.P.R. 60; 2007 NLCA 10, refd to. [para. 40].

Harris v. Nova Scotia Barristers' Society et al. (2004), 228 N.S.R.(2d) 153; 723 A.P.R. 153; 2004 NSCA 143, refd to. [para. 40].

Summers et al. v. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (Clearwater (County)) et al., [2004] A.R. Uned. 316; 2 M.P.L.R.(4th) 81; 2004 ABCA 285, dist. [para. 43].

Summers et al. v. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (Clearwater (County)) et al., [2003] A.R. Uned. 172; 37 M.P.L.R.(3d) 72; 2003 ABCA 140, dist. [para. 43].

274099 Alberta Ltd. v. Development Appeal Board (Sturgeon No. 90 Municipal District) (1990), 112 A.R. 122; 3 M.P.L.R.(2d) 265 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Ulybel Enterprises Ltd., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 867; 275 N.R. 201; 206 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 304; 618 A.P.R. 304; 2001 SCC 56, refd to. [para. 50].

McDiarmid Lumber Ltd. v. God's Lake First Nation et al. (2006), 356 N.R. 1; 212 Man.R.(2d) 7; 389 W.A.C. 7; 57 C.L.R.(3d) 1; 2006 CarswellMan 425; 2006 SCC 58, refd to. [para. 51].

R. v. International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 771, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 425; 341 N.R. 357; 275 Sask.R. 1; 365 W.A.C. 1; 2005 SCC 70, refd to. [para. 52].

Seabolt Watershed Association v. Yellowhead (County) et al. (2002), 303 A.R. 347; 273 W.A.C. 347; 2002 ABCA 124, refd to. [para. 52].

Urban Outdoor Trans Ad v. Edmonton (City) et al., [2000] A.R. Uned. 106; 2000 CarswellAlta 414 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 57].

Mirror (Village) v. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (Lacombe County) et al., [2001] A.R. Uned. 273; 2001 ABCA 272, refd to. [para. 60].

Statutes Noticed:

Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. M-26, sect. 687(3) [para. 28].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Driedger, Elmer A., Construction of Statutes (3rd Ed. 1994), p. 288 [para. 50].

Counsel:

S. Alexander-Smith, for the applicant;

S.C. McNaughtan and K.L. Becker, for the respondents.

This application was heard on February 14, 2007, before Watson, J.A., of the Alberta Court of Appeal, who delivered the following decision on February 28, 2007.