Development Permits
Please use this Application when applying for a Development Permit.
- If you are applying for a DP#4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, please submit to [email protected].
- If y0u are applying for a DP#1, 2, 3 and 5, please submit to [email protected].
Development Permits play a key role in bringing OCP policies to the ground level when current development proposals are evaluated. Where the OCP policies are strong in direction, strategy and process, development permits are focused on specific concerns and challenges of current development and practical solutions. Under Section 919.1 (1) of the BC Local Government Act, the OCP has established eight development permit areas (DPA) for the following purposes:
- protection of the City’s drinking water sources – aquifers and watersheds (DPA 1);
- protection of development from hazardous hillside conditions and environmentally sensitive areas (DPA 2 and DPA 3);
- protection of the natural environment, especially riparian areas (DPA 3);
- farm home plate (DPA 4);
- hillside development (DPA 5)
- form and character guidelines for:
- downtown (DPA 6)
- mixed-use (DPA 7)
- residential (DPA 8)
- commercial (DPA 9)
- industrial (DPA 10).
General Policies
- Within a designated Development Permit Area (DPA), a Development Permit (DP) is required prior to the subdivision of land; the construction of, addition to, or alteration of a building or structure on the land; or the alteration of land, except where exemption provisions apply. The DP requirement is in addition to the requirements of the Zoning Bylaw, the Subdivision and Development Bylaw and all other applicable regulations in the development process.
- Where a parcel is governed by two or more Development Permit Area designations, respective Development Permits for the subject parcel are required.
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| Description | Date | File Size | |
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Development Permit Application | 2025-08-13 | 223KB |
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Development Permit Area 1 | 2018-05-30 | 104KB |
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Development Permit Area 2 | 2018-05-30 | 123KB |
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Development Permit Area 3 | 2018-05-30 | 55KB |
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Development Permit Area 4 | 2025-08-13 | 230KB |
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Development Permit Areas 6-10 | 2025-08-13 | 254KB |