Tenancy change applications are for businesses that are changing owners, with no change to the approved use within a space. If no construction is occurring and the use is not intensifying or changing, planning approvals may be completed through a tenancy change. A building permit may also be required if upgrades are necessary to comply with the Alberta Building Code.

A policy plan boundary defines the area that is covered by a policy plan document. This includes Area Redevelopment Plans (ARP), Area Structure Plans (ASP), Community Plans, Regional Policy Plans, Regional Context Studies, Intermunicipal Development Plans, Station Area Plans, Design Briefs, Special Studies and other Policy Plans.

City Planning Sectors are defined by groupings of community districts and/or transportation zones making up the Center, North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, West and Northwest Sectors. Planning Sector boundaries extend to the city limits.

The Alberta Township File identifies land (section, township, range) in a grid format known as Dominion Land Survey (DLS) system. It is a graphic representation of these section boundaries (approximately 1 mile X 1 mile). The file contains Section Boundary, Section Name, Original Road Allowance and Quarter Section attribute information.

The polygons in this file represent the section boundaries determined in 1997 by examination and review of all registered legal plans in The City of Calgary. Each section within the city limits are defined by eight quarter section pins and also boundary cadastral stations. The line work was created in 2006 from data which was formally released to The City in 1997.