Building and Development lists and forms (CARLs)

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Development permit

Residential development

• Backyard suite
• Change of use - contextual to discretionary
• Discretionary dwelling - new single, semi or duplex
• Duplex conversion (No additions to exterior building)
• Manufactured home
• New contextual detached dwelling (single or semi-detached dwelling in developed area)
• Power generation facility-small (updated)
• Recreational vehicle in front yard
• Riverbank erosion protection (updated)
• Relaxation for new single detached/semi-detached and duplex dwellings
• Relaxation of existing structure
• Residential grades
• Rowhouse, new or addition in the developed communities (updated)
• Rowhouse, new or addition in the developing communities
• Secondary suite (Existing)
• Secondary suite (Proposed)
• Show home (updated)​​​​​​​
• Special function/event Class 1 or Class 2
• Tract single detached dwelling

Home business

• Home occupation Class 2
• Push cart application
• Short Term Rental Business Licence Application Requirement List

Commercial, industrial and multi-family development

• Addition and new building in a commercial, industrial or special land use district (updated)
• Addition and new building in multi residential land use district (updated)
• Changes outside a building
• Condominium certificate
• Development site servicing plan (updated)
• Downtown temporary surface parking lots (updated)
• Green roof renovations (updated)
• Minor addition to multi-dwelling residential (updated)​​​​​​​​
• Mezzanine addition/interior 2nd floor addition/changes inside a building
• Outdoor café/patio (updated)
• Special function/event
• Stripping and grading (updated)
• Temporary structure (updated)

Change of use

Change of use and tenancy applications

• Change of use - discretionary use
• Change of use - permitted and tenancy change
• Tenancy change

Additional information forms

• Agriculture and animal - use
• Automotive use
• Care facility information form
• Child care service information form
• Commercial multi-residential uses
• Commercial use
• Eating and drinking use
• Health care services information form
• Instructional facility information form
• Industrial use
• Payday loan /pawn shop information form
• Public school information form
• Residential, care and health use
  

Signs and antennas

Sign applications

• Basic sign
• Canopy or projecting
• Digital message sign
• Digital third party advertising
• Fascia
• Freestanding
• Freestanding community signs and entry features
• Freestanding, fascia and gas bar signage for gasoline retailers
• Temporary sign marker
• Third party advertising

Antenna applications

• Amateur radio antenna support structure
• Telecommunications antenna structure

Additional information forms

• Amateur radio antenna support structure information form
• Canopy and projecting signs information form
• Digital message sign information form
• Digital third party advertising information form
• Sign project application form
• Third party advertising sign guidelines
• Third party advertising sign information form

Revised plans

• Revised plan application (updated)
• Revised plan guidelines

General development forms

General forms related to development applications

• Abandoned well declaration form
• Climate resilience inventory for development permits (new)
• Climate resilience inventory user guide - development permit (new)
• Concurrent submission declaration/land use and development
• Digital intake information (new)
• Extension of commencement
• Mechanical equipment screening guide (new)
• New driveway information form
• Off-site levy calculation form​​​
• Public tree disclosure statement
• Site contamination statement
• Standard authorization form
• Use questionnaire

Building permit

Residential

Residential building applications

• Demolish or move a building
• Duplex conversion
• New home - single construction permit application
• Repairs after fire
• Semi-detached dwelling
• Single family or duplex dwelling
• Special functions/temporary use
• Temporary sales centre

Related applications to trade permit requirements

• Alberta energy code information for houses and small buildings - 9.36
• National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB)

Home improvement

• Addition to existing house, porch and balcony
• Backyard suite
• Deck
• Driveway
• Fence
• Garage
• Home improvement application form (For all home renovation projects)
• Home renovation and basement development
• Pool, hot tub, and pond
• Retaining wall
• Secondary suite (Existing)
• Secondary suite (Pr​oposed)
• Solar panel
• Wood burning fire place

Commercial, industrial and multi-family

• Building permit application prescreen requirement list – CMF alterations
• Building permit revision
• Commercial: fire alarm repair/upgrading
• Commercial: demising walls
• Commercial interior partitioning
• Commercial: interior partition removal
• Commercial new projects and additions
• Commercial: office interior renovation
• Commercial: parkade repairs
• Commercial partial permit requirements
• Demolition permits
• Outdoor café/patio (new)
• Repairs after fire
• Retaining wall - (Spanning two or more lots)
• Special functions/temporary use
• Tenant improvements for restaurants and food establishments
• Temporary sales centre
• Guide to a complete application – commercial, multi-family alterations: D & E occupancy (new)
• Middle Courtyard Semi-Detached Dwellings (new)
  

National Building Code – Alberta Edition Professional Schedules

• Schedule A
• Schedule B
• Schedule C-1
• Schedule C-2
• Schedule C-3
• Form A - Manufactured stone and brick

Building advisories and bulletins

General building forms

• Asbestos abatement form
• Access design standard - is required to be applied ONLY on City of Calgary owned / operated facilities – please speak with the project manager for the City owned project you are working on for details
• Commercial building permit information form
• Environmental restoration
• Environmental restoration pre-screening form
• Existing secondary suite information sheet
• NECB project summary
• Occupancy application form
• Request for specific variance
• Secondary suite declaration
• Sustainable development inventory form
• Universal design checklist

Construction drawings - development

• Construction drawings - Complete application requirement list (CARL)
• Landscape construction drawings CARL
• Viewing authorization form

Growth applications

Land use redesignations, outline plan, subdivision and road closure

Land use redesignation and outline plans

• DP requirement list
• Land use amendment application form
• Land use redesignation - application requirement list (updated)
• Outline plans - application requirement list (updated)
• Sample patio drawings​

Subdivision and bareland condominium

• Subdivision application requirement list - instrument
• Subdivision application requirement list - tentative plan

Road closures

• Street/lane closures - application requirement list (updated)

General forms

General forms related to land use redesignations, outline plan, subdivision and road closure

• Abandoned well declaration form
• Climate resilience inventory for outline plan and land use (new)
• Climate resilience inventory user guide - land use and outline plan (new)
• Concurrent submission declaration/land use and development
• Land use redesignation applicant's submission form
• Standard authorization form
• Site contamination statement

Pre-application requirement meeting

Trade permits

• Electrical permit application
• Electrical permit checklist
• Gas fireplace installation permit application
• Gas permit application
• Geo exchange application
• Mechanical permit application
• Plumbing permit application
• Solar air mechanical permit checklist
• Solar photovoltaic electrical permit
• Solar thermal plumbing permit checklist

On this page

• Residential
• Home business
• Short Term Rental Business Licence Application Requirement List
• Commercial, industrial and multi-family (updated documents)
• Change of use
• Signs and antennas
• Revised plans
• General forms

• Residential
• Home improvement
• Commercial, industrial and multi-family
• Alberta building code schedules
• Building advisories and bulletins
• General forms

• Land use redesignation and outline plans
• Subdivision and bareland condominium
• Road closures
• General forms

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