City to send notifications on permit approvals, rezoning applications

The city is offering a new email subscription to keep residents up to date on projects and permits in their neighbourhood.

The city is hoping to keep Edmontonians informed about changes to their neighbourhoods with a new email subscription service that notifies residents about development permit approvals and proposed rezoning applications.

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Residents can sign up to receive the emails at my.edmonton.ca and can enter up to five addresses within the city. Notifications will be sent when certain types of development permits are approved near the address or when a rezoning application is submitted within 60 metres of the selected properties.

Emails will be sent about the following types of development permit approvals:

• New home construction and additions to existing homes
• New commercial, industrial, institutional, mixed use or apartment buildings
• Changes in business activity, such as retail to a restaurant
• Home-based businesses, where a variance is required to the zoning bylaw regulations
• Digital signs, where a variance is required to the zoning bylaw regulations

The city said the email service does not replace the zoning bylaw’s notification requirements, but offers another way for residents to stay informed.