Compliance Requests
When you sell your home, the buyer may ask for a Real Property Report (RPR) with a compliance certificate. The City of Spruce Grove provides a review of property to ensure compliance with Land Use Bylaw requirements.
A Development Officer reviews your application to ensure there is total compliance. That means
- all the existing developments on the property have the required development permits, and
- structures meet all setback, separation, distance and use regulations.
If your property is compliant with the Land Use Bylaw, you will receive a signed RPR back with a stamp. If your property does not comply, you will receive a letter stating why. You may be required to take corrective action as directed by the City.
The applicant may correct the issues and request an updated compliance (re-stamp) within six months (additional fee).
Compliance request application
- Completed Compliance Certificate Application Form
- Two (2) original Real Property Reports or Surveyor's Certificates. They should be
- no more than five years old, or
- between five and 10 years old, accompanied by an affidavit testifying that there have been no changes to the property since the Surveyor's Report.
- Copy of a Certificate of Title no older than three months (registries office)
- Application fee as per Development Fees and Fines
File review requests
A property owner may apply for a File Review if they wish to have a more thorough review of their property. A File Review includes a review of:
- All development approvals
- Safety codes permits (building, gas, plumbing and electrical)
- Lot grading
File review application
- Completed File Review Application
- Copy of a Certificate of Title no older than three months (registries office)
- Proof of property owner approval in one of two ways:
- Owner signs the File Review Application form (see #1), or
- Owner provides verification of representation on the File Review Request Authorization of Representation Form
- Application fee as per Development Fees and Fines
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Compliance Request FAQs
A letter of compliance is confirmation from the City of Spruce Grove if development on a property meets the regulations of the Land Use Bylaw.
Common reasons for not granting compliance include:
- Projections, such as eaves and cantilevers, too close to the side property line.
- Decks too close to property lines.
- Privacy walls failing to meet height requirement.
- Accessory buildings too close to the house.
Contact
If you have any questions about compliance requests, please contact the Planning and Development department.