Building Inspection
Overview
Building Officials are responsible for building inspections mandatory under the Cowichan Valley Regional District Building Bylaw. These inspections are required at various stages of construction, and the inspection records are kept on file by the Building Official for future reference. Inspection records provide an independent third party verification of no longer visible building elements located within a building or structure.
Building Permit Application
- *NEW* Building Permit Application (Fillable Form)
- Building Permit Guide
- BC Housing Authorization
- FireSmart Manual and Scorecard
- Gas and Electrical Permitting
- General Requirements for Building Permit Applications
- Letters of Assurance - Schedule B (where applicable)
- List of Inspections for Building Permits
- Mechanical Ventilation Checklist
- Record of Sewerage System (Filing)
- Sewerage System Letter of Certification
- Site Disclosure Statement (Schedule 1)
Design Guides
- BC Accessibility Handbook
- Climatic Data
- Manufactured and Moved In Structures
- Mobile Home Guide
- Safe and Durable Deck Guide
- Single Dwelling Seismic Design Guide
Hazards
- Asbestos Hazards in Demolition, Renovation, and Salvage
- Flood Hazard Management Bylaws Brochure
- Flood Mapping
- Geohazard Assurance Statement
- Geotechnical Report Requirements
- Hazardous Material Contractors
- FireSmart Manual and Scorecard
Legal
- Save Harmless Covenant Template
- Second Dwelling Covenant Template
- Second Dwelling Removal Covenant Template
Process
Regulatory Codes
Sample Plans
- *NEW* Building Permit Application (Fillable)
- Demolition Permit Application Form
- Farm Building Siting Permit
- Portable Container Siting Permit
- Plumber Declaration Form
- Request for Civic Address
- Riparian Areas Regulation Property Declaration Form
- Site Disclosure Statement (Schedule 1)
- Agent Authorization File Request Form
- Geohazard Assurance Statement Form
Building Bylaws
Development Permit Areas
Flood Management Bylaws
- Shawnigan Lake Flood Management Bylaw
- Cowichan River Riverbottom Flood Management Bylaw
- Cowichan Koksilah Rivers Flood Management Bylaw
Zoning Bylaws
- Electoral Area A | Mill Bay/Malahat
- Electoral Area B | Shawnigan Lake
- Electoral Area C | Cobble Hill
- Electoral Area D | Cowichan Bay (Marine)
- Electoral Area D | Cowichan Bay (Uplands)
- Electoral Area E | Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora
- Electoral Area F | Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls
- Electoral Area G | Saltair
- Electoral Area H | North Oyster/Diamond
- Electoral Area I | Youbou/Meade Creek