Engineering & Technical Services

The Engineering Department manages the Town Plan, the Zoning Bylaws, the National Building Code, the National Fire Code, the Occupancy and Maintenance Bylaw and numerous other municipal bylaws and codes. It also provides the technical support services to enable project management planning and design. It deals with construction of approved municipal capital projects such as sewers, roads, sidewalks, buildings, etc. The department is located in the Town Hall on Elizabeth Drive.

The Engineering Department is responsible for, and provides the following services:

• Building inspections
• Building permits
• Complaints handling
• Construction
• Development control
• Development permits
• GIS mapping & updates
• Occupancy permits
• Project planning and design
• Requests for zoning changes
• Subdivision applications
• Technical services

Publications and Applications:

Applications

Building Permit Application
Sign Permit Application

Building Guidelines

Patios, Decks and Balconies
Mandatory Inspections
Landscape Regulations (Residential) 
Non-Residential Construction
Fences 
Residential Construction
Swimming Pools 
Signs
Subsidary Apartments
Design Standards for Streets & Subdivisions

Municipal Plan 2019-2029 (Draft Only)

Background Report
Gander Municipal Plan 
Development Regulations
Land Use Zoning Map #1
Land Use Zoning Map #2

Regular Office Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday to Friday
Summer Office Hours: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Monday to Friday