Building in the CVRD Bylaws

• Building Regulation Bylaw No. 4433 (consolidated for convenience)
• Works and Servicing Bylaw No.4331
• Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 3209

When is a Building Permit Required?

• Building Regulation Bylaw No. 4433
• Building Permits in the CVRD

How do I Apply for a Building Permit in the CVRD?

• Building Permit Application Steps

Flood Management Bylaws

• Shawnigan Lake Flood Management Bylaw
  • Schedule A: Maps
• Cowichan River Riverbottom Flood Management Bylaw
  • Schedule A: Maps
• Cowichan Koksilah Rivers Flood Management Bylaw
  • Schedule A: Maps

Zoning Bylaws

• Zoning Bylaws by Electoral Area

Development Permit Areas

• Schedule C: Development Permit Areas
• Schedule U: Development Permit Area Maps

Geotechnical & Flood Hazards in the CVRD

• Flood Hazard Management Bylaws Brochure
• Flood Mapping in the CVRD
• Geotechnical Report Requirements
• Geohazard Assurance Statement Form
• EGBC Retaining Wall Assurance Statement

Building in BC

BC Housing New Home Warranty

• Owner Builder
• BC Housing Substantial Reconstruction (do I need New Home Warranty for my renovation and/or addition?)
  • BC Housing Substantial Reconstruction Query Tool

Registered Professionals 

• Letters of Assurance - Schedule B (where applicable)
  • Guide to Letters of Assurance

Professional Associations

• Building Officials' Association of BC
• Canadian Home Builders' Association
• Thermal Environmental Comfort Association

Design Guides

• BC Accessibility Handbook
• Manufactured and Moved In Structures
• Mobile Home Guide
• Safe and Durable Deck Guide
• Single Dwelling Seismic Design Guide
• Climatic Data

Hazardous Materials

• Asbestos Training, Certification and Licensing
• Hazardous Material Contractors

Provincial Regulatory Codes

• BC Building Code 2024
• BC Energy Step Code

Sample Plans

• House Plans (Sample)
• Elevation Drawings (Sample)
• Impermeable Site Coverage (Sample)
• Site Plan (Sample)

Addressing

• Civic address request

Archaeological

• Archaeological Sites - Property Owner Brochure