• The DCP is required after construction is completed but before occupancy or commencement of use.
• In some cases, Development Permits have phasing plans(e.g., in multi-phase residential or commercial developments). Each phase requires its own DCP to be approved prior to occupancy of that phase.
• For single and semi-detached homes, there are two required inspections:
  1. Pre-board (Framing) Inspection
  2. Final DCP Inspection (after the development has been completed as per the approved plans and conditions)
• For commercial, industrial, and multi-family developments: generally, one final DCP inspection is required.  However, please feel free to call your zone inspector to conduct a progress inspection at anytime after the building has been fully enclosed.
• If you are considering changes to the approved DP plans, please contact your area development inspector to discuss as soon as possible. They may direct you further on whether new approvals are required in a timely fashion to help with a smooth occupancy process.

You can book, edit, cancel or check the status of your DCP inspection through the Inspections Online website.

Options to Access Your Permit:

• Sign in with a VISTA or myID account
• Use your Job Access Code (JAC) if you don't have an account 

Once signed in you can:

• View issued DCP permits under "view all issued permits"
• Search by permit number (DCP, DP or BP)
• Search by JAC number (for DP or BP, related DCPs will appear)

Important: Acceptable or passed Building Permit final inspections and DCP inspections are both required prior to occupancy or commencement of use. Passing one does not replace the other

To ensure your inspection is scheduled for the next business day, please book it before 2 p.m on the previous day. Please note the following when booking inspections:

• Development inspections are conducted between 7:30 a.m and 3:15 p.m
• Building and trade inspections are conducted between 8 a.m and 4 p.m

Note: On the scheduled inspection date, please be prepared for multiple inspectors to attend your site. The online booking system is available 24/7 for your convenience. 

Single construction permits (SCPs) are building permits for single detached, semi-detached, and duplex dwellings. SCPs are a building permit unique to other building permits in the fact that all the relevant trades, such as electrical, plumbing, gas, fireplace, and HVAC, are included within a single permit.

Inspections are booked in phases throughout the project. Before booking inspections, all work for that phase must be completed. It is not possible to schedule separate inspections for individual disciplines. The previous phase must pass all inspections before requesting an inspection for the next phase. If any discipline fails inspection, the entire phase will require re-inspection. However, only the areas that did not meet the standard will be inspected again.

In order to occupy these types of developments, you must obtain a Permission to Occupy Permit (PTO).  The Single Construction Building permit as well as the DCP must be approved in order to receive the PTO.

In some cases, Development Permits have phasing plans (e.g., in multi-phase residential or commercial developments). Each phase requires its own DCP to be approved prior to occupancy of that phase.

For each phase, if the development has been completed as per the approved plans and conditions, the Inspector will:

• Approve the DCP. The DCP will be emailed to the applicant and to the builder/developer if requested.
• The approval date on the process outcome "DCP approved" is the date the DCP is approved.

For all development projects for which an off-site levy payment is required, the DCP will not be issued until off-site levy has been paid.  Refer to your conditions of approval on the related DP for information on how to make payment.   

A development permit remains in effect until:

• The date of its expiry if the development permit was issued for a limited time
• It is suspended or cancelled
• It lapses upon the failure of the applicant to commence development as required in Section 44 of the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007

The Contruction under an approved Development Permit must commence in accordance with Section 44 of the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007.  A Must commence by date letter is automatically generated and emailed to the applicant of the Development Permit 90 days prior to expiry to inform them of their need to commence or apply for an extension.  Should an inspector attend a site for which construction has not commenced in accordance with the Land Use Bylaw, your Development Permit will be lapsed and the DCP will be refused.   Alternatively, an application for an extension to the DP may be requested to extend the date before which development must commence as specified in section 44(8) of the City’s Land Use Bylaw 1P2007.

If your DP has been lapsed and your DCP Refused, you must apply for and obtain and a newly released DP as well as an issued DCP before occupying the development or commencing the use.

Some development permits may be approved on a temporary basis. The period that the development permit is valid for is outlined on the approved DP and the conditions of approval. The condition will inform the applicant that a new development permit must be obtained prior to the expiry date of the temporary permit for the use to continue without interruption.   Should an applicant not apply for a new development permit and upon expiry of the permit, a Development Inspector will attend the site to observe if the use is continuing or to require the temporary use or structure to be removed and restored to its original condition.  

In some cases, Development Permits have phasing plans (e.g., in multi-phase residential or commercial developments). Each phase requires its own DCP to be approved prior to occupancy of that phase.

For each phase, if the development has been completed as per the approved plans and conditions, the Inspector will:

• Approve the DCP. The DCP will be emailed to the applicant and to the builder/developer if requested.
• The approval date on the process outcome "DCP approved" is the date the DCP is approved

If the development has not been completed as per the approved plans and conditions, the inspector will issue a Inspection Report (IR) outlining the deficiencies. Depending on the nature of the changes or deficiencies, the customer will be advised by the inspector to:

• Complete the development; or
• Apply for and receive released Development Authority approval for the changes made prior to issuance of the DCP; or
• Submit a security if there are minor incomplete items (deficiencies) which will be completed at a later date. The security submission will allow a DCP approval and development to be occupied