When you apply for a development permit, you must include the following:
- Drawings with dimensions
- Site plan with measurements from property lines (setbacks)
- Letter of authorization
- Letter of intent
- Grading plan – may not be required for every development permit
Submit your development permit application and all required documentation via email or in person at the Town Office. Permit application fees are due upon application submission.
Current Costs for Town Development Permit is $40.00
Current Costs for Saftey Codes Development PErmit $100.00
Requirements of development
Information required on a development permit are:
- Whether a use is permitted or discretionary
- Intensity of a land use
- Building height
- Building site coverage
- Setbacks from property lines
- Other buildings and parking requirements
Compliance with other legislation
You are also required to comply with:
- Appropriate federal, provincial or municipal legislation
- Conditions of any caveat, covenant, easement or other instrument affecting a building or land
Documents required to submit your application vary depending on the type and scale of the land use. All applications require:
A completed permit application form and the information/documentation listed on the application checklists for:
- Residential Development Permit Application (house, garage, shed, etc)
- Home Based Business Development Permit Application
- Change of Use Development Permit Application
- Stripping, Filling, Excavation, Grading Development Permit Application
- Industrial Commercial Development Permit Application
- Natural Resource Extraction Development Permit Application
- Cannabis (Cultivation/Processing) Development Permit Application
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Safety Codes Permits
If you need a development permit for a construction or renovation project or occupancy, you may also need the following safety code permits:
For many applications, development permit approval is required before your building permit can be approved.
What Permits Provide
You can expect the following once you have obtained a permit:
- Access to expert advice before costly mistakes are made
- Record of having done your due diligence to comply with the codes and standards
- Informs the jurisdiction with the responsibility for administering the Safety Codes Act that the project is taking place
- Additional oversight at the early stages of a project through services such as plans or design review
- An inspection by a trained and certified safety codes officer
https://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Pages/Safety-Tips.aspx provides additional information about permits.
Appealing a development permit
You can appeal a development permit if the:
- Development permit is refused
- Development permit is issued subject to conditions
- Decision has not been made within 40 days
- Development permit is suspended, cancelled or modified as per the Land Use Bylaw
In addition, any person claiming to be affected by the permit can also appeal it.
The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) handles all appeals. Find additional information about the appeal process in the Land Use Bylaw or by contacting the Town CAO.
You can appeal a development permit if the:
- Development permit is refused
- Development permit is issued subject to conditions
- Decision has not been made within 40 days
- Development permit is suspended, cancelled or modified as per the Land Use Bylaw
In addition, any person claiming to be affected by the permit can also appeal it.
The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) handles all appeals. Find additional information about the appeal process in the Land Use Bylaw or by contacting the Town CAO.
If your project requires a permit, get a permit. If you are working with a contractor who suggests skipping this step, consider moving on to another contractor.
As cumbersome as the process may be, it will be better than dealing with the municipality if it finds out you should, but don’t have a permit. The municipality might force you to obtain a permit and could double permitting fees. It may also shut down your project or require you to tear down your work (for example, remove a wall to see what’s behind it) if there is a question as to whether the work was done according to building code. In short, it is not worth the risk. See “Discovering Unpermitted Construction When Selling Your Home” for more information on obtaining a permit after construction is complete.
Town of Coronation
5015 Vicotria Avenue
Coronation, Alberta T0C 1C0
Tel.: 403-578-3679
Fax: 403-578.3020
Website: www.coronation.ca
Applications can be emailed to admin@town.coronation.ab.ca