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A tool. Investigation checklist. · Document · Binder Tab C — Research · Companion: Research a Project Handbook

Tool · Investigation

Investigate a proposed project.

Six steps from rumour to record. Private to this device. When you finish, print a one-page summary for your binder.

≈12 min read

Progress

0 of 6 steps

1

Identify

2

Document the site today

Photos themselves live in your Evidence record.

3

Search public records

4

Contact planning staff

5

Verify against the record

6

Decide

My position

All of the above stays on this device. Read the framework in The Research a Project Handbook.

Next step

Where readers usually go from here

Open the Research-a-Project HandbookStep-by-step companion to the checklist.
  • Save findings to your Record →Keep what you found, where you found it.
  • Confirm jurisdiction in the Agency Directory →Make sure the right office actually decides.
Investigation Summary · June 19, 2026

Project investigation

Approval type pending

1 — Identify

Parcel / address
Applicant
Application #
Type of approval
Hearing date

2 — Documented

Not yet documented.

3 — Searched

  • — none yet

4 — Contacted

No contact yet.

5 — Verified

Ordinance cited
Staff recommendation

6 — Decision

Position—
Key fact
Key concern
Acceptable condition
Deadline to act

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