Planning Applications

This page is your one-stop shop for planning application forms. Below you will find links to forms you need for your application. Have any questions? Email planning@scrd.ca.

Tree cutting permits are required prior to the removal of trees in areas designated in Tree Cutting Permit Bylaw No. 350.

The permit will be based on the recommendation in reports from a certified Arborist and a Geotechnical Engineer and if near a creek may also require Riparian Assessment. These reports include an assessment of the health of the trees and the potential for erosion on the property, and certifies that cutting will not cause erosion, landslide or other hazard. The permit will require an application fee and bond based on an amount provided in the Arborist’s report for any necessary replanting.

Please discuss your proposal with Planning staff before submitting an application at planning@scrd.ca

Planning Application Forms

A pre-application meeting with a Planner is required prior to submission of every planning application.

In the meeting you present your proposed development and a Planner will provide relevant regulations, guidance and a checklist for your application materials. This shared preparation significantly reduces the time it takes to process your application.

To submit your request for a pre application meeting:

  • Fill out the pre application meeting request form (linked below) and attach the necessary documents.
  • Send the form by email to: planning@scrd.ca.
  • Pay the appropriate pre application fee.

Your pre application meeting will then be scheduled by staff.

Forms
Pre-Application Request Form

A Development Permit (DP) is a permit required when you are planning to alter land, subdivide land, or construct buildings and structures in a Development Permit Area or within 30 metres of any wetland, stream, or ditch.

How to apply

A pre-application meeting with a Planner is required prior to submitting an application. The meeting is an opportunity for a planner to help ensure that you prepare a complete application; something that significantly reduces the amount of time that it takes for a Planner to process an application.

All application submissions require a completed Statement of Conformance for each Development Permit Area assessed, to be filled out by a professional alongside a professional’s report. The Statement of Conformance must be given to the professional, and returned to the applicant for submission with a complete Development Permit application.

You must speak with a Planner to ensure that the correct Development Permit Area is assessed, prior to preparing your Development Permit submission.

Forms
Development Permit Application Checklist
Development Permit Application Form
Site Disclosure Statement Declaration
1A Coastal Flooding Checklist
1B_3 Slopes Hazards Checklist
2A Creek Corridor Checklist
2B Ravine Checklist
2C, 2D Flood Plains and Low Channel Confinement
4 Riparian Area Protection Regulation Checklist
5 Roberts Creek Shoreline
5 West Howe Sound Aquifer Protection and Stormwater Management
6 West Howe Sound Shoreline Protection and Management Checklist

A Development Variance Permit (DVP) is a permit required to vary regulations in a development bylaw (Zoning Bylaw, Subdivision Bylaw, Parking Bylaw, and Sign Bylaw) such as building setbacks, height, or parking requirements. A DVP cannot be used to change the permitted uses or density of a property.


A Board of Variance application may be used when you wish to vary regulations in a development bylaw (Zoning Bylaw, Subdivision Bylaw, Parking Bylaw, and Sign Bylaw), such as building setbacks, height, or parking requirements, due to land constraints or previous development patterns that result in hardship.

Forms
Development Variance Permit Application Form
Board of Variance Form
Variance Application Checklist

A subdivision application is used for the purpose of dividing a parcel into two or more smaller parcels, but is also used for lot line adjustments or the creation of a bare land strata.

Forms
Subdivision Application Form
Subdivision Application Checklist
Frontage Waiver Application Form

A Zoning Bylaw Amendment application can be applied for to amend aspects of the Zoning Bylaw as they relate to a parcel’s permitted use and density.

An Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment application can be applied for to amend aspects of the Official Community Plan as they relate to a parcel’s permitted use and density.

Forms
OCP and Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application Form

An Agricultural Land Commission application is for those who own a parcel within the Agricultural Land Reserve, and who wish to engage in an activity beyond the permitted activities in the Agricultural Land Commission regulations.

Examples could be adding more fill than permitted, subdividing a parcel into parcel’s smaller than permitted, modifying a farm home plate, or creating residential density beyond that permitted.

How to Apply:
Applications are each is handled differently depending on the situation. Please contact Planning Services staff for more information at planning@scrd.ca. Provide your property address and property ID, along with details of your proposal.

Other resources/supporting documents:
It is important to keep in mind that uses and activities in the ALR must conform to the ALC regulations and the zoning bylaw!