Right of Way

Need a Moving Permit?
House moves and wide or over dimensional load moves within the City. Please call 311 or click here to visit our Moving Permits page.

Utility Location Assignments & Excavation Permits

Right of Way Coordination grants approvals and issues permits for deep and shallow utility installations within the City of Lethbridge. All assignments and excavation permit applications are made to the Infrastructure Department by calling 311 or by emailing rowapplications@lethbridge.ca.

	Title	Accordion Answer
	Utility Location Assignments (ULA)	Utility Location Assignment Permits are required prior to the installation of any new infrastructure within the road Right of Way (ROW), within any City owned easement (Utility Right of Way; URW) or within any City owned parcel labeled as a Public Utility Lot (PUL). Utility Location Assignment Guidelines & Permit Application Requirements 2022 Submit completed ULA Applications to rowapplications@lethbridge.ca.
	Excavation Permits & Surface Repairs	Excavation Permits Excavation Permits are required prior to construction taking place within the road Right of Way (ROW), within any City owned easement (Utility Right of Way; URW) or within any City owned parcel labeled as a Public Utility Lot (PUL) when the depth of the excavation is 30 centimeters (12 inches) or greater below the established elevation. Excavation Guidelines & Permit Application Requirements 2022 Submit Excavation Permit requests to rowapplications@lethbridge.ca. Surface Repairs Ashpalt Download Asphalt Repair Request Form Concrete Download Concrete Repair Request Form

Street Use Permits

Looking for Street Use Permits for Special Events? Examples of special events are rallies, walks/runs, fundraisers, car shows, block parties, road closures, etc. Please call 311 or click here to visit our Special Events page.

Street Use (formerly Hoarding) Permits are required for the temporary use of the road Right of Way (ROW) for something other than its intended purpose, when work cannot take place solely on private property in order for the work to be completed safely and efficiently. This is to help to enable residents, contractors, movers, businesses, etc utilize a portion of the ROW for a specific duration.

	Title	Accordion Answer
	Street Use (Formerly Hoarding) Permits for Residents	Some examples of street use for residents could be placement of demolition bins, moving bins, scaffolding, demolition or construction materials, equipment, etc. Street Use Guidelines & Permit Application Requirements 2022 For questions about street use permits, please call 311 or email rowapplications@lethbridge.ca to apply for a permit.
	Street Use (Formerly Hoarding) Permits for Business	Some examples of street use (hoarding) for businesses could be monitoring of underground wells, window washing, lifting using a ladder or hoistor crane, temporary parking of an unattached trailer, etc. Street Use Guidelines & Permit Application Requirements 2022 For additional questions about street use permits for business/contrators, please call 311 or email rowapplications@lethbridge.ca to apply for a permit.

Outdoor Patio, Parklets, Mobile Vending & Street Vending

The City of Lethbridge wants to encourage the multi-use of public spaces to further enhance the vitality of the street while maintaining pedestrian/vehicular flow, public safety and in consideration of permanent businesses and residential neighbourhoods.

> Outdoor Patios, Parklets and Street Vending Permits

	Title	Accordion Answer
	Mobile Vending Permits	For information about Mobile Vending & Mobile Vending Permit Guidelines, please contact 311.

Election Signs & Civic Banners

Questions about Temporary Signs on Private Property? Please call 311 for details or click here to visit our Sign Applications page.

Election Sign Guidelines as well as Civic Banner Guidelines outline the process and identify safety and operational requirements, as well as provide general conditions, clarity, and direction to individuals who would like to understand this process from the perspective of either the applicant, business or citizen.

	Title	Accordion Answer
	Election Signs	Election signs announce or support political candidates or issues in connection with any vote or referendum pursuant to municipal, provincial or federal legislation. Download Election Sign Guidelines including Provincial Guidelines. Our Elections page is also a great resourse for Candidates. For additional information about Elections signage, please contact 311.
	Civic Banners	The City of Lethbridge has recognized the impact temporary civic banners can have when promoting an event, an activity, or a community facility within the City, e.g. pride, heritage, identity, celebrations, achievement, and as such has developed a process to allow their display on City street light poles when a direct and substantial civic benefit exists. For additional information about Civic Banners, please call 311.

For more information about wayfinding signs and/or new community decorative banners within a developing neighbourhood please click here.

Standard Drawings & Construction Specifications

Here you will find Standard Drawings, and Construction specifications related to right of way.

	Title	Accordion Answer
	A. Standard Drawings	Standard Drawing 33.pdf Standard Drawing 34.pdf Standard Drawing 35.pdf Standard Drawing 36.pdf
	B. Construction Specifications	Section 07050 - Construction Specifications, Seeding Section 05140 - Asphalt Concrete Specifications Section 06000 - Backfilling Regulations for Public RIght-of-Ways City of Lethbridge Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) Manual Appendix B - Transportation Construction Drawings

Right of Way

Utility Location Assignments & Excavation Permits

​Excavation Permits

Surface Repairs

Street Use Permits

Outdoor Patio, Parklets, Mobile Vending & Street Vending

Election Signs & Civic Banners

Standard Drawings & Construction Specifications

Excavation Permits