The City's Engineering Department has assigned project managers to improve customer service and streamline the review process for developments requiring rezoning. Project managers will coordinate the engineering requirements at the various stages of development.
Effective January 1, 2025, projects applying for building permits which include excavations supported by soil anchors abutting City road rights-of-way will be subject to a fee based the area of the excavation face supported by anchor rods. This one-time fee accounts for the long-term impact of anchor rods within the City’s rights-of-way. Review the Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw for more information.
During rezoning application
The Engineering Department will require the following submissions during 3 stages of the rezoning process: Suitable Plan of Development (SPoD), third reading and final adoption.
- Key Plan/Site Servicing Plan utilizing an underground package*, identifying property and SRW/easements and the proposed locations of:
- Vista Switch/PMT
- fire access design
- driveways
- Fire Underwriters Survey (see Section 3.5 of the Engineering Design Criteria Manual)
- Sanitary, storm and water load/flows and calculations
- Transportation requirements:
- Traffic Impact Assessment (standalone report), if applicable
- Traffic Demand Management required when parking/loading supply does not meet Planning Department policy
- Preliminary geometrics and coordination with any transportation project
- Road Ownership (public or private) with any dedications and/or Stat. Right-of-Ways (SRW) required
- Groundwater Investigation Plan
- Solid Waste & Recycling Plan
*An underground package can be obtained by sending an email request to [email protected]. Include the Project ID and UG in the subject line (i.e. type “INFR23-000## UG” into the subject line).
- Offsite Civil Engineering Design (80% design submission)
- Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP):
- project introduction
- pre-development description
- post-development description
- Storm water management design (sets out how the SWM analysis was undertaken, details and calculations included in the appendices)
- BMP – If BMPs are selected, developer/applicant must include site layout plans, calculations, planting schedule and landscape drawings, structural drawings and brochures of proprietary systems
- maintenance and monitoring of the proposed SWM facilities
- covenant security
- Arborist Report identifying off-site trees to be removed (City tree report)
- Engineer’s Letter of Assignment
- Accepted Offsite Civil Engineering Design
- Utility Coordination Plan
- Stormwater and Groundwater legal documentation and security requirements
- Development Project Estimate and Security Requirements
- Executed Servicing Agreement or Access and Works Agreement
- Owner’s Engineer Assignment
Off-site civil engineering construction (servicing agreement works)
The Engineering Department may require a servicing agreement for the offsite works related to the development. The servicing agreement will require submissions prior to construction, during construction and post construction.
- Letter – Intention to Start
- Pre-construction meeting with engineer of record and City inspector
- Weekly summary of daily inspection reports
- Change order requests
- Submit design changes for City approval
- Deficiency List
- Certificate of Inspection (signed & sealed with Permit to Practice #)
- Inspector Print Drawings
- Certificate of Completion (completed by Burnaby)
- As-built Drawings
- Status reports
- Maintenance period deficiency list
- Certificate of Acceptability (completed by Burnaby)
During building permit application
The Engineering Department will require the following submissions before the building permit can be issued.
- Construction Impact Mitigation Strategy (CIMS)
- Erosion & Sediment Control (ESC) Plan
- Hoarding & Shoring Plans
- Effective January 1, 2025, projects applying for building permits that include excavations supported by soil anchors abutting City rights-of-way will be subject to a one-time fee. The fee will be calculated per square metre of the excavation face supported by anchor rods, as determined by a qualified professional engineer, in accordance with the Burnaby Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw. The fee must be paid in full prior to permit issuance. This one-time fee accounts for the long-term impact of anchor rods within the City’s rights-of-way.
- Temporary Power Location
- Construction Water Size & Location
- Water Meter Sizing
- Starting July 1, 2024, water meter installation will be required for each water site servicing.
- Site Servicing Plan