Infrastructure Use Permits

An Infrastructure Use Permit (IUP) is required for construction activity on City of Spruce Grove property or within the road right-of-way. An permit is required:

  • If you are working on private property and need to haul material or equipment over a City boulevard, close a lane of traffic to unload equipment, or any activity on City property that detours or disrupts vehicle or pedestrian movements; you require a Infrastructure Construction Approval Permit (ICAP).
  • If you need a storage or waste container placed on the City street in front of your home. You will require a Storage and Waste Container Permit.
  • If you are an owner or occupant of a residential parcel of land and wish to create a boulevard garden in the boulevard immediately adjacent to your private property you will require a Boulevard Garden Permit.
  • If you are resident who would like to request to widen or extend/lengthen an existing driveway for the purpose of gaining additional hard surface; you will require a Driveway Extension Permit.

Depending on the project, the City may require the applicant to enter into a road use agreement. To confirm if you require a permit, please contact Engineering Services.

Storage and Waste Container Permits

The City of Spruce Grove issues storage and waste container permits for bins and bags that will be stored within the road right-of-way. If you need a storage or waste container placed on the street in front of your home, you are required to submit a storage container application (and follow the same steps as an ICAP). Please note: The City only issues these permits between May 15 and Oct. 15.

Fees

Development Fees & Fines bylaw, effective January 1, 2024 the new rates will be as follows:

ICAP (Infrastructure Construction Approval Permit)  $60.00/+GST

Storage/Waste Containers 

$30.00/+GST

Driveway Extension

$175.00/+GST

Boulevard Gardens

$60.00/GST

Forms

Allowable Work Hours

Allowable working hours within city limits are Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., in accordance with the Noise Control Bylaw.

The IUP process

  • You can submit an IUP:
  • Please submit the IUP minimum one week prior to starting work.
  • If you are closing a lane or road at any time, you must provide the proper road closure details, which includes a traffic accommodation plan.
  • The applicant must sign the form on the lower left.
  • An approved copy of the IUP must be kept at the job site during construction.
    • Municipal Enforcement Officers and City staff can request to see the approved IUP.
    • Failure to produce this approved document may result in fines.

What is a Traffic Accommodation Plan (TAP)?

A Traffic Accommodation Plan (TAP) is a diagram or sketch that shows the traffic control devices and signage to be used when completing a lane closure, or detour/closure of a sidewalk/asphalt trail. Please indicate the type of signs, placement and distance between signs, and location of barricades, cones, fencing, etc. A TAP must show the work zone, adjacent streets or intersections, multiple lanes if applicable and a north arrow.

Guidelines for temporary traffic control are outlined by Alberta Transportation.

Drawings of the traffic control setup can be completed using different software applications. For simple closures a hand-drawn sketch is adequate.

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