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building permit
A building permit is required to erect a new building or structure, or demolish, relocate, repair, alter or make additions to an existing building or structure.
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SUBDIVISION
Subdivision is the process where a parcel of land is divided into two or more parcels in order to obtain separate legal titles for each parcel.
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catchment area
Defines the service area for a piece of infrastructure (water, storm, sanitary, transportation, fire.
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Land supply
Refers to the full development capacity of land, subject to infrastructure capacity and land use planning policy. Often measured in population, units, development area, or land area. In Calgary, usually associated as planned land (Area Structure Plan in place) or serviced land (all leading infrastructure in place).
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Dispersion
The number and geographic distribution of new communities around the city’s edges.
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sectors
Defined developing area residential markets, used in The City’s Suburban Residential Growth report.
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Greenfield
Greenfield land is undeveloped land at the city’s edges used for agriculture or other reserve purpose. Greenfield development is the process of building this land into urban development.
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brownfield
Brownfield land is previously used for industrial purposes or some commercial uses. Brownfield development is the process of undertaking the remediation and regulatory work required to redevelop this land from its previous use to another higher use.
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density
The number of dwelling units divided by the specified area, usually stated as units per hectare. Usually, but not always, non-developable land is removed from the equation.
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