Show how people reach the suite
Edmonton’s secondary-suite guidance says the site plan should show the whole existing property and how tenants and firefighters will enter the suite. Its listed details include the property address, suite entrance, measurements from the house to the fence on both sides, and a hard-surfaced pathway at least 0.9 metres wide to a sidewalk, street, or driveway. The plan also needs a waste-collection and storage plan.
Treat these as Edmonton’s application-submission requirements for the suite forms listed by the City. The pathway figure is a site-plan criterion; it does not certify that a route meets every fire-code requirement or that Edmonton Fire Rescue has accepted the design. Confirm current dimensions, measurement points, surface details, and any additional clearance or route review with the City for the actual property.
Coordinate the full permit set
The City says secondary suites require development and building permits, with relevant trade permits for electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas, and heating or ventilation work. Check the property’s zoning and include the access and waste details with the required plans. Utility capacity, service upgrades, fees, and waste collection conditions may involve additional checks and are not established by the site-plan list.
Use the current City page and its linked forms, then keep the approved site plan and permit responses with the project record. A submitted application is not a permit approval, and a plan that shows a route is not a fire determination. For general route questions, see ADU lanes, alleys, driveways, and fire access; for utility checks, see water and sewer servicing and electrical service and capacity.