Development Services

Our main function is to regulate the use and development of land and buildings according to the rules and policies of the Land Use Bylaw, the Portable Sign Bylaw, Statutory Plans and the Municipal Government Act.

Land Use Bylaw

The City of Lethbridge’s current Land Use Bylaw became effective September 1, 2020. The Land Use Bylaw sets out the rules for what kind of building or activity can take place on private property and it outlines the process for issuing Development Permits that gives approval for that new building or activity.

To learn more about the Land Use Bylaw, please click here.

Apply for a Development Permit

Development Services Advisories

New rules FOR ”Retail Cannabis Stores”
To learn more about legal recreational and medicinal Cannabis click here.
Process changes for deadlines for submitting complete and accurate information for development applications for multi-family, commercial, industrial, & institutional buildings.
The process for Cellular Tower approvals is now viewable online. To learn more about cellular tower approval, please click here.
New processes for review of driveway placements
New rules for designing barrier-free parking spaces and pedestrian pathways
Downtown Signage Application Info