Utility Line Assignment Permit
Authorization of utility and monitoring well installations within public road rights-of-way by external agencies and private utilities must first enter into an agreement with the City of Edmonton.
The agreement usually takes the form of a Right of Way Consent & Access Agreement or a Franchise Agreement. A standard condition of the agreements is that all utility installations require City approval in the form of a Utility Line Assignment (ULA) Permit.
Applications for ULA permits include utility alignment plans showing where new underground or aerial utility lines will be built, or where environmental testing will occur on City road rights-of-way.
The applicant that is proposing the installation, the Right-of-Way Management Group, other utility department and agencies, and civic departments all play a role in reviewing, approving, construction, inspecting and/or recording information on these installations.
Utility Line Assignment (ULA) applications are now processed online. The City has implanted a new web-based application process for ULA’s to be processed by the Right-of-Way Management Group.
Application Procedure
To complete a ULA application, you can either attach a digital copy of your tentative plan or indicate that hard copies will be sent. Acceptable file types are: doc, pdf and jpg. Confirmation of your application will be sent to the email indicated in the application.
Drawing Standards for ULA Application
No Cut Exemption Request
A moratorium exists where a roadway or alley has been classified with a VCI (visual condition index) greater than 6, or where special restoration requirements are needed. The City of Edmonton recognizes that in order to reduce the financial and operational impacts on its infrastructure, every effort must be made to minimize any disturbance of the roadways, sidewalks, trails and boulevards. To achieve this goal, installation and/or repair methods such as pre-servicing, in-situ repairs and upgrading, and other methods that do not require any excavation within the rights-of-way must be employed whenever and wherever possible. The City also recognizes that this is not possible in all circumstances and has developed restoration requirements that must be met to decrease the negative impacts on the infrastructure. The applicant acknowledges that their proposed techniques will be reviewed on a case by case basis, and that, if this moratorium application is approved, the restoration requirements outlined in the exemption letter must be met. The applicant further acknowledges that additional restoration may be required on-site by the Right-of-Way Inspectors.
Application Guidelines
To ensure your application is processed efficiently please follow these guidelines.
- Complete the form No Cut Exemption Application on your computer.
- Remember to leave a contact number or email where you can be reached.
- Click "File" and "Save-As".
- Very Important! Use this naming convention in the subject line of your email - Company Name - Cut location - File ###
- The file number may be your internal file number or your ULA file/permit number.
- If you have an OSCAM permit number, please provide it on your exemption application.
- Attach your application form and your drawing to your email and send to NoCutExemption@edmonton.ca
Form and Design Standards
It takes approximately two weeks to process the exemption. Please schedule your work accordingly. All application are reviewed and processed in the order they are received.
For More Information
O.S.C.A.M. (On-Street Construction and Maintenance) Permit
Once you have exemption and restoration requirements you may proceed with your excavation. You must apply for, or complete the O.S.C.A.M. (On-Street Construction and Maintenance) permit process by phone or online.
| Telephone | 780-442-6458 |
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| roaduse.permit@edmonton.ca | |
| Website | (http://www.edmonton.ca/oscampermit) |
No Cut Exemption Questions
| Telephone | 780-496-4464 |
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Transportation Operations
1500 Century Place
9803 - 102A Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
| Telephone | 311 |
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| Fax | 780-496-1757 |
| transportationoperations@edmonton.ca |
