Development Permits

Development Permits

All Developments within the Town require a development permit. The Town defines a Development as the excavation, stockpiling, and the creation of either, a building, addition, replacement, demolition, or repair of a building, or a change or intensification of use of a lot or building. Some additional work within the town also requires a permit, such as the creation, erection, or change of a sign, and decks, fences, and sheds over a certain height and size.

For more information on whether your project requires a development permit, please see the Town’s Land Use Bylaw, or contact the Planning & Development department at development@highlevel.ca.

Development Approval Timelines

Under the Municipal Government Act, the Town has 20 days to review a development permit application and determine if it is complete. Once an application has been deemed complete, the Town has another 40 days to make a decision. These timelines can be extended if both the applicant and the Town agree.

Where possible, the Town strives to process development permits within 1-2 weeks, provided the application is complete and includes all required information. To assist applicants in providing complete applications, each application comes with a checklist outlining what is needed. More complex projects may take longer to review.

To avoid project delays, applicants should apply well before their planned construction start date.

Permits

To obtain an application for a Development Permit, please contact Planning & Development or download an application from HERE.