Alegria Design Review Committee (DRC)

📄 DRC Guidelines

🤔 What can you build?

• Construction area max: 40% of lot (max 900 m²)
• Non-permeable surfaces max: 30% of lot
• Setbacks: 7m front, 3m side/rear
• Minimum house size: 30 m²
• Temporary structures allowed for up to 6 months, with DRC approval

✅ Step-by-Step Approval Process

1. Application & Preliminary Design Submission
2. Concept Review
3. Final Design Submission + Preliminary Landscape Plan
4. Municipality Submission (CFIA)
5. Builder Approval
6. Final Landscape Plan Submission (due 60 days before construction ends)

⏳ Timeline Requirements

• Submit designs within 20 months of lot purchase.
• Begin construction within 12 months of design approval.
• Complete construction within 18 months of starting.
• Inactivity of 90+ days may incur weekly fines.

💰 Fees & Deposits

• $250 application fee
• $500 non-refundable owner impact fee
• $500 refundable deposit for improvements (returned if no damage to community property)