I would like to share the following information about a few process changes The City of Calgary has made in order to align with some recent amendments to the Municipal Government Act.
Changes to the Municipal Government Act
The City of Calgary will be implementing a few process changes to comply with recent amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA). Land Use Bylaw amendments to align with these changes are anticipated to be complete by September.
When The City receives a new application, for subdivision or a development permit, customers will be notified if the application is complete or not within 20 days.
If an application is found to be incomplete, we will notify the customer of the outstanding information required, and give a timeline to submit the rest of the material. Changes to the MGA indicate that if the outstanding information is not submitted in the time given, the application will be deemed refused. This means that fees cannot be refunded.
What does this mean for customers?
Customers will be provided with timely information and certainty about the completeness of their applications.
Some important information for customers who submit an incomplete application:
- The City will give them a timeline to submit outstanding information; there is flexibility to determine the timeline.
- If the information is not submitted by that date, the application will be deemed refused in accordance with the legislation. This means the file must be closed and there cannot be a refund of fees.
- It will still be possible to cancel an application for either a subdivision or a development permit (and issue a partial refund of fees), but the cancellation must occur before the refusal date.
For more information, visit
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Residential-Building-and-Development/Subdivision.aspx
http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Permits/Development-permits/Development-Permit-Process.aspx
https://mgareview.alberta.ca/whats-changing/
Further information about the amendments to the Land Use Bylaw will be provided as we get closer to the date for the Council Hearing. For more information on those amendments, please contact Kim Hartley, Senior Planner with the Legislation and Land Use Bylaw team in Planning & Development.