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Version date	Document
2026 March	Industry Bulletin Distribution of Technical Reports for Development Applications
2026 February	Industry Bulletin Street Light Design Process Change
2026 February	Industry Bulletin Interim Measures on Development
2026 January	New online submission process for Building Permit Clearance
2025 December	Performance Security Standardization - Urban Development Online Upgrades
2025 December	Construction Drawing As-Builts Online Submission
2025 September	Performance Security Standardization – Expansion
2025 September	2025 Development Agreement Requirements
2025 April	Community Planning – Development Engineering Bulletin
2025 February	Established Area Off-Site Levies Payment Process
2025 January	Updates to Construction Drawings and Permission to Construct – Development Engineering Complete Application Requirement List (CARL)
2024 September	2024 Development agreement requirements
2024 September	Expansion of 30-60-90 Permit Refusal Process to Residential Improvement Permits
2024 August	New Prescreen Review Process for Commerical Multi-Family (CMF) Building Permits
2024 April	Performance security standardization for development agreements
2024 March	Streamlined CD-MR process enhances user experience bulletin
2024 March	Established areas linear levy pilot
2024 December	2024 Development agreement requirements 2016 offsite levy bylaw
2023 October	2023 Development agreement requirements
2023 September	Updates to CAD As-built block profile submission and purchase
2023 September	Roads construction specifications and design guide for subdivision servicing
2023 March	Construction permission process update 2023
2022 December	Digital letter of credit
2022 October	2022 Development agreement requirements
2022 July 19	Contacting development commitments overdue CD circulation and construction permission requests amendment
2022 June	DigitalSigning of development agreements - DocuSign
2022 February	Building permits submission updates
2022 February	Numbering sequencing requirements for development phases
2022 February	CCC FAC review request submission update
2021 December	Construction drawing package format change
2021 November	Requirements and timelines to secure a 2021 development agreement
2021 September	Design guidelines for subdivision servicing - utility line assignments for lanes update
2021 September	Design guidelines for subdivision servicing - interim updated cross sections
2021 March	Street light design guidelines – what you need to know
2020 November	Development agreement – application requirements
2020 October	Residential street design cross section update
2020 June	Surety bond for indemnification and shoring agreements
2020 May	Revision to sewer as-built submission and approval process
2020 April	Oversize boundary calculations submission and processing
2020 April	Delays in system updates: UDO (Urban Development Online)
2020 March	Process update for submission / approval of Construction Completion Certificate (CCC) and Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC)
2020 March	New tiering and securities framework revisions for 2020
2019 December	Block profile standards update
2019 September	New development agreement coming in 2020
2019 July	2019 as-built approval process
2019 May	Developer surety bonds – transitioning letters of credit
2019 May	2019 Development agreement approved
2018 February	Electronic building permit release
2018 January	Erosion and sediment control document survey follow-up, workshops and implementation timelines
2017 June	Changes to water certificate inspection schedule
2017 May	Parks Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) submission process changes
2017 May	Water resources, infrastructure planning industry contacts
2017 March	Subdivision contacts by area - 2017
2017 March	Changes to Invoicing
2017 January	DA Combined storm target update
2017 January	Test manhole and DSSP submission process update

Version date	Document
2026 January	New online submission process for Building Permit Clearance
2025 December	Performance Security Standardization - Urban Development Online Upgrades
2025 December	Construction Drawing As-Builts Online Submission
2025 September	Performance Security Standardization – Expansion
2025 September	2025 Development Agreement Requirements
2025 April	Community Planning – Development Engineering Bulletin
2025 February	Established Area Off-Site Levies Payment Process
2025 January	Updates to Construction Drawings and Permission to Construct – Development Engineering Complete Application Requirement List (CARL)
2024 September	2024 Development agreement requirements
2024 September	Expansion of 30-60-90 Permit Refusal Process to Residential Improvement Permits
2024 August	New Prescreen Review Process for Commerical Multi-Family (CMF) Building Permits
2024 April	Performance security standardization for development agreements
2024 March	Streamlined CD-MR process enhances user experience bulletin
2024 March	Established areas linear levy pilot
2024 December	2024 Development agreement requirements 2016 offsite levy bylaw
2023 October	2023 Development agreement requirements
2023 September	Updates to CAD As-built block profile submission and purchase
2023 September	Roads construction specifications and design guide for subdivision servicing
2023 March	Construction permission process update 2023
2022 December	Digital letter of credit
2022 October	2022 Development agreement requirements
2022 July 19	Contacting development commitments overdue CD circulation and construction permission requests amendment
2022 June	DigitalSigning of development agreements - DocuSign
2022 February	Building permits submission updates
2022 February	Numbering sequencing requirements for development phases
2022 February	CCC FAC review request submission update
2021 December	Construction drawing package format change
2021 November	Requirements and timelines to secure a 2021 development agreement
2021 September	Design guidelines for subdivision servicing - utility line assignments for lanes update
2021 September	Design guidelines for subdivision servicing - interim updated cross sections
2021 March	Street light design guidelines – what you need to know
2020 November	Development agreement – application requirements
2020 October	Residential street design cross section update
2020 June	Surety bond for indemnification and shoring agreements
2020 May	Revision to sewer as-built submission and approval process
2020 April	Oversize boundary calculations submission and processing
2020 April	Delays in system updates: UDO (Urban Development Online)
2020 March	Process update for submission / approval of Construction Completion Certificate (CCC) and Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC)
2020 March	New tiering and securities framework revisions for 2020
2019 December	Block profile standards update
2019 September	New development agreement coming in 2020
2019 July	2019 as-built approval process
2019 May	Developer surety bonds – transitioning letters of credit
2019 May	2019 Development agreement approved
2018 February	Electronic building permit release
2018 January	Erosion and sediment control document survey follow-up, workshops and implementation timelines
2017 June	Changes to water certificate inspection schedule
2017 May	Parks Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) submission process changes
2017 May	Water resources, infrastructure planning industry contacts
2017 March	Subdivision contacts by area - 2017
2017 March	Changes to Invoicing
2017 January	DA Combined storm target update
2017 January	Test manhole and DSSP submission process update

Version date	Document
2025 September	Performance Security Standardization – Expansion
2025 September	Top Lift Bond Requirements
2025 September	2025 Development Agreement Requirements
2025 April	Community Planning – Development Engineering Bulletin
2025 February	Established Area Off-Site Levies Payment Process
2025 January	Updates to Construction Drawings and Permission to Construct – Development Engineering Complete Application Requirement List (CARL)
2024 September	2024 Development agreement requirements
2024 September	Expansion of 30-60-90 Permit Refusal Process to Residential Improvement Permits
2024 August	New Prescreen Review Process for Commerical Multi-Family (CMF) Building Permits
2024 April	Performance security standardization for development agreements
2024 March	Streamlined CD-MR process enhances user experience bulletin
2024 March	Established areas linear levy pilot
2024 December	2024 Development agreement requirements 2016 offsite levy bylaw
2023 October	2023 Development agreement requirements
2023 September	Updates to CAD As-built block profile submission and purchase
2023 September	Roads construction specifications and design guide for subdivision servicing
2023 March	Construction permission process update 2023
2022 December	Digital letter of credit
2022 October	2022 Development agreement requirements
2022 July 19	Contacting development commitments overdue CD circulation and construction permission requests amendment
2022 June	DigitalSigning of development agreements - DocuSign
2022 February	Building permits submission updates
2022 February	Numbering sequencing requirements for development phases
2022 February	CCC FAC review request submission update
2021 December	Construction drawing package format change
2021 November	Requirements and timelines to secure a 2021 development agreement
2021 September	Design guidelines for subdivision servicing - utility line assignments for lanes update
2021 September	Design guidelines for subdivision servicing - interim updated cross sections
2021 March	Street light design guidelines – what you need to know
2020 November	Development agreement – application requirements
2020 October	Residential street design cross section update
2020 June	Surety bond for indemnification and shoring agreements
2020 May	Revision to sewer as-built submission and approval process
2020 April	Oversize boundary calculations submission and processing
2020 April	Delays in system updates: UDO (Urban Development Online)
2020 March	Process update for submission / approval of Construction Completion Certificate (CCC) and Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC)
2020 March	New tiering and securities framework revisions for 2020
2019 December	Block profile standards update
2019 September	New development agreement coming in 2020
2019 July	2019 as-built approval process
2019 May	Developer surety bonds – transitioning letters of credit
2019 May	2019 Development agreement approved
2018 February	Electronic building permit release
2018 January	Erosion and sediment control document survey follow-up, workshops and implementation timelines
2017 June	Changes to water certificate inspection schedule
2017 May	Parks Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) submission process changes
2017 May	Water resources, infrastructure planning industry contacts
2017 March	Subdivision contacts by area - 2017
2017 March	Changes to Invoicing
2017 January	DA Combined storm target update
2017 January	Test manhole and DSSP submission process update

Archived bulletins

Version date	Document
Version date: 2016 December	Document: December Calgary approvals coordination forum
Version date: 2016 May	Document: Infrastructure planning poseidononline go live date - May 30, 2016
Version date: 2016 January	Document: Water Resources - revision to erosion and sediment control report and drawings submission process
Version date: 2015 December	Document: Water Resources industry bulletin: water main flushing and de-chlorination
Version date: 2015 November	Document: Water Resources/Water Services - low impact development modules update
Version date: 2015 October	Document: Stormwater volume control targets update
Version date: 2015 October	Document: Residential street design policy - revised CCC/FAC procedure
Version date: 2015 June	Document: Water Resources, development approvals - subdivision stormwater management report resubmit process
Version date: 2015 April	Document: Water Resources development approval submission process update
Version date: 2015 March	Document: 2015 Acreage assessment rates
Version date: 2014 November	Document: Installation of water and sewer connections
Version date: 2014 September	Document: Updates to stormwater management report (SWMR) submission and approvals processes
Version date: 2014 September	Document: Water Resources/Water Services - interim stormwater targets 2014
Version date: 2014 September	Document: Water Resources/Water Services - low impact development modules
Version date: 2014 August	Document: Geotechnical report limitations - revised
Version date: 2014 July	Document: Updates to Stormwater Management report submission and approvals processes
Version date: 2014 June	Document: E- construction drawings – how are we doing?
Version date: 2014 May	Document: Water Resources/Water Services - frequency analysis procedures
Version date: 2014 May	Document: Manhole channel sizing
Version date: 2014 May	Document: Water Resources - submission process update: Development Approvals Management Systems (DAMS) phase 2, release 1
Version date: 2014 April	Document: Water Resources 2014 standard specifications: waterworks construction and sewer construction
Version date: 2014 April	Document: Water Resources - interim stormwater targets 2014
Version date: 2014 March	Document: 2014 acreage assessment rates
Version date: 2014 March	Document: Building grade plan approval

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Development engineering bulletins

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