Overview
At the Town of High Level, the Building Permit application is included on the Development Permit application. A building permit is required for most major construction projects including, but not limited to:
- New buildings
- Additions
- Renovations
- Alterations
- Repairs
- Demolitions
- Re-locations
- Change of use to an existing building
The Safety Codes Act requires that all contractors and homeowners in Alberta obtain permits prior to starting any work on buildings covered in the current edition of the Alberta Building Code.
Requirements
To process the application, the following items are required:
- Two complete sets of drawings
- Buildings with preserved wood foundations must include engineered drawings
- Drawings from the roof truss designer for the pre-engineered roof trusses
- Completed Building Permit application including:
- Owner’s name, address and phone number
- Contractor’s name, address and phone number
- Engineer/architect name, address and phone number
- Construction address
- Construction value
- Application fee
