Applications, Guides & Permits
Do you plan to undertake a project within the Town boundaries? For more information about the process, please refer to the list below for links to common application procedures and explanatory guides.
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Feel free to contact the Planning Department at Planning@gibsons.ca if you’re unsure about which process will be involved, or if you need to apply for a combination of permits or approvals.
Development Application Forms & Guides
Aquifer, Environmental and Geohazard Development Permits
- Aquifer Protection DPA Checklist
- Environmental, Geohazard and Aquifer Development Permit Application
- Environmental, Geohazard and Aquifer Development Permit Application Guide
- Environmentally Sensitive Areas DPA Applicant Checklist
- Environmentally Sensitive Areas DPA QEP Checklist
- Flood Exemption Application
- Geohazard Area DPA Checklist
Board of Variance
Building Permit Forms and Guides
Development Variance Permits
- Delegated Development Variance Application Guide
- Development Variance Permit Application
- Development Variance Permit Application Guide
- Policy to Evaluate Variances
Form and Character Development Permits
- Form and Character Development Permit Application
- Form and Character Development Permit Application Guide
- Gibsons Landing Form and Character DPA Requirements Checklist
- Industrial / Commercial Form and Character DPA Requirements Checklist
- Multi-Unit Residential Form and Character DPA Requirements Checklist
- Upper Gibsons Commercial Form and Character DPA Requirements Checklist
General Forms, Resources and Links
- Archaeology Permits (External link)
- Contaminated Site Disclosure Site Disclosure Statement – online format
- Contaminated Site Disclosure Statement – PDF Form
Heritage Revitalization Agreement
Liquor / Cannabis Licence
OCP and Zoning Bylaw Amendments
- Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment Guide
- Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment Application
- Zoning Amendment Guide
- Zoning Amendment Application
Sign Permits
Subdivision
Temporary Use Permits
