Local home builders are getting shovels in the ground sooner thanks to a new program introduced by the City of Edmonton.
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Council bats down bid to streamline permit process
FORT SASKATCHEWAN – The city’s planning and development department wants a little more free reign on granting developer approvals, but council wants to keep them on a short lease.
That was the upshot of a bylaw proposed by the department to create a new subdivision authority that failed to make it over the final hurdle.
The proposed bylaw would allow the department to grant subdivision approvals to developers, as long as the projects stay within zoning restrictions set by council.
Clayton Kittlitz, city director of planning, said adopting the bylaw would streamline the permit process and avoid situations where projects stall while awaiting a date to be brought to council’s agenda.
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CAPP hails Alberta Energy Regulator aimed at streamlining project approvals
The petroleum industry is hailing a provincial plan to streamline and speed up approvals of energy projects.
But the province said the change to a single industry regulator would also bring tougher penalties for polluters.
On Wednesday, the government tabled legislation to create the Alberta Energy Regulator, a one-stop monitoring and approval body Energy Minister Ken Hughes said should shave off months or years off start-up waits.
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