Community Consultation in the Planning and Development Process reflects seven principles.

1. Responsibility rests with developers, community members and the City to play proactive consultative roles, making every effort to understand the other players in the planning process.
2. While consultation does not always end in consensus, it does require respectful attitudes and actions by all parties. The process need not be adversarial or inflammatory, even if the parties disagree.
3. Community members, community leagues, developers (including builders, architects and others on the development team) and the City of Edmonton are responsible for developing good communities and neighbourhoods.
4. Property owners have the right to develop their land within legal and regulatory parameters.
5. At times, positive community growth requires sacrificing local community interests for larger public interests. Conversely, community interests and concerns cannot be negated or ignored by a majority or by the party with the most resources.
6. People should be treated with respect; everyone is entitled to an opinion.
7. Over time, community and neighbourhood needs may change. Sometimes development plans, people and processes must also change to accommodate these new realities.