General Design Standards

Beaumont's General Design Standards are intended for consultants, engineers, municipal staff and developers involved in the design and construction of infrastructure and land development projects in the City of Beaumont.

General Engineering Design Standards

The City of Beaumont revises its General Design Standards regularly. New standards and amendments are posted on this page.

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General Design Standards

Updated April 2025

Amendments

Bulletins

Additional technical documents and plans

Construction certificates

Download the Construction Completion Certificate (CCC) & Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) forms.

Tips for submission

  • Complete the forms using Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat and submit electronically.
  • No hand written forms or fields will be accepted, except for the signature fields.
  • Download the form each time you use it, as updates may occur.
  • Include a drawing showing the stage boundary in red and the municipal improvement highlighted in another colour.

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Construction Completion Certificate Form

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Final Acceptance Certificate Form

Utility Line Assignment (ULA)

ULAs are required for the installation of franchise/third party utilities on City land. All applications and required supporting documents must be submitted to Engineering Services a minimum of 15 business days in advance.

Written approval is needed before any construction or installation of shallow utilities starts. Before work starts on site you must also have other relevant approvals, such as a Road & Sidewalk Closure.

All City of Beaumont rules, regulations and guidelines must be followed by utility companies and/or their contractors.

Download the Utility Line Permit Application

The complete permit application package will include:

  1. Completed application form,
  2. Drawing/plan and
  3. COB receipt of payment.

Send all of these items to permits@beaumont.ab.ca.

Engineering will then review, approve or decline the referred application.

Effective January 1, 2026, a $200+GST application fee and a $100+GST application extension fee per permit are required, per the City’s Fees and Charges bylaw.

A “COB Receipt of Payment” must be included with all applications.

Fees can be paid at City Hall’s Reception counter or with a credit card via phone at: 780-929-8782 ext 0.

City Hall business hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to noon and 1 to 4:30 pm (except holidays).

City Hall:
Beaumont Administration Office
5600 49 Street
Beaumont, AB T4X 1A1

Drawings/plans of the proposed installation are required and must follow the City of Beaumont ULA Drawing Standards.

Installation of franchise utilities such as street lighting, power, gas, telephone, cable television and internet must follow the City of Beaumont General Design Standards – Section 3.6 Franchise Utilities.

Utility Line Application – Drawing Standards