Development Permit Waiver
If a property is located in a designated Natural Environmental Development Permit Area, a development permit is required before any activity alters the land.
Typically this permit designation applies to an entire property, however, the City recognizes that:
- Some portion of a property may not be sensitive to the development being proposed;
- the proposed activity is well beyond the sensitive area contained within a property; or
- the proposed activity is minor in nature and unlikely to generate negative environmental impacts.
In these cases, a property may qualify for a Development Permit Waiver, which exempts the project from the development permit process. Projects qualifying for waiver must respect the guidelines in Chapter 7.11 & 7.12 of the Official Community Plan Bylaw.
A Development Permit Waiver application will result in either:
- the waiver of requirements for a Development Permit application
- the imposition of conditions for the proposed development in order to avoid a Development Permit application
- denial of the waiver and provision of a list of conditions that the required Development Permit application must address.
To find out if your property is in an environmental Development Permit Area, refer to:
Making Application
To apply, complete the applicable form(s):
The waiver process change is $150.00 and the average processing time is one week.
We're here to help!
The Land Use Management Team is available to assist with preapplication questions. To make an appointment with our Planner of the Day, please phone: 250 469-8626.
