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

• Archaeology Permits (External link)

• Board of Variance Application Guide

• Board of Variance Application

• Building Permit Forms and Guides

• Contaminated Site Disclosure
  • Site Disclosure Statement – online format
  • Site Disclosure Statement – PDF Form

• Environmental, Geohazard and Aquifer Development Permit Application

• Environmental, Geohazard and Aquifer Development Permit Application Guide

• Aquifer Protection DPA Checklist

• Environmentally Sensitive Area DPA Checklist

• Geohazard Area DPA Checklist

• 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

• Development Variance Permit Application

• Development Variance Permit Application Guide

• Delegated Development Variance Application Guide

• Flood Exemption Application

• Heritage Alteration Guide & Application

• Liquor Cannabis Guide & Application

• Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment Guide

• Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment Application

• Zoning Amendment Guide

• Zoning Amendment Application

• Policy to Evaluate Variances

• Sign Permit Application

• Sign Permit Application Guide

• Subdivision Guide & Application

• Temporary Use Permit Guide & Application