Site plan
The lot, the building’s position, setbacks and grading information, matching the approved development permit.
Building permit drawings that meet the code.
A building permit is the approval that your project will be built safely and to code. The municipality reviews a drawing package — not a sketch — before it issues one. We prepare complete, code-checked drawing packages for homes, additions, suites and commercial projects in Edmonton and Strathcona County.
Start with a free zoning check. We tell you what’s possible before you pay for drawings.
01 The basics
What a building permit is
Where the development permit covers what you are building and where, the building permit covers how — structure, fire safety, health and energy performance, all measured against the Alberta Building Code (the provincial edition of the National Building Code).
Reviewers check the drawings against the code before anything is built, and inspectors check the work against the approved drawings during construction. A complete, accurate package is what keeps both of those steps smooth — most review delays come from drawings that are missing information the reviewer has to ask for.
We prepare packages for new homes, additions, renovations, basement developments, secondary and garden suites and commercial tenant improvements.
02 The package
What’s in a drawing package
The exact list depends on the project and the municipality — we confirm it before drafting starts, so the package goes in complete.
Floor plans
Every level, dimensioned — rooms, walls, doors, windows, stairs and fixtures, drawn to scale.
Elevations
All sides of the building: heights, materials and window and door placement.
Sections & details
Cross-sections and construction details showing how the building goes together — foundations, floors, walls and roof.
Structural information
Framing and foundation information sized for the design. Where a project needs engineered components, that requirement is identified early, not discovered at review.
Code & energy information
The building-code and energy-efficiency information the municipality requires for your project type.
03 Process — 04 steps
How it works
01
Free
Free consultation
We confirm the project, what approvals it needs, and what the drawing package must include.
02
Measure & design
For existing buildings we work from measurements and photos; for new work, from your design direction.
03
Drafting & code check
The full package is drawn and checked against the Alberta Building Code before it leaves our office.
04
File & follow through
We submit the package and handle the reviewer’s questions and corrections until the permit is issued.
04 Common questions
Questions, answered
Most standard houses and small residential projects in Alberta do not require a professional stamp. Some projects do require a registered professional to be involved — larger or more complex buildings, and certain commercial work. If yours is one of them, we tell you at the consultation stage, before any money is spent on drawings.
Review times vary by municipality and by how complete the application is — that second part is the one we control. A package that goes in complete, with the code information included, avoids the correction rounds that stretch most timelines.
Yes. A sketch, a builder’s standard plan, or photos and measurements of an existing space are all workable starting points. We turn them into a proper, dimensioned permit package.
That is a normal part of review. We make the revisions and respond to the reviewer as part of the follow-through — you are not left translating permit comments on your own.
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Other services
Development permits
Zoning checked first, then a complete application prepared and filed.
Secondary & garden suites
Legal suites designed and permitted, top to bottom.
Rezoning
Planning rationale and city presentation materials for zoning changes.
Tenant improvements
Permits and drawings for commercial build-outs.
Free Zoning check — No obligation
Get the drawings done once, done right.
Tell us about the project. We will confirm what the package needs to include for your municipality.
Phone
825-966-3884
Email
innovapermits@gmail.com
Innova Drafting & Permits Services — Edmonton & Sherwood Park, Alberta.