Applications, Guides & Permits - Town of Gibsons

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.)

Site Disclosure Statement

Following February 2021 updates to Provincial Contaminated Sites regulations, a Site Declaration Statement must now be submitted with every Development Permit, Subdivision, Rezoning or Building Permit Application (but only one statement per project.) The Town is required to review the Declaration Statement within 15 days of receipt, and will forward the document to the Province for further review where the presence or use of Schedule 2 contaminants is identified and where no exemptions apply. 

Site Disclosure Statement (new online format)

Download Site Disclosure Statement Form here.

Learn more about Contaminated Sites/Site Identification regulation here. 

Resources

Building Permits, Forms and Guides

Development Permit Areas

Board of Variance 
2024 Board of Variance Guide & Application

Development Permits
2024 DP 1, 2, 9 Guide & Application with Site Profile
2024 DP 3-8-10 Guide & Application

Development Variance Permit
2024 DVP Guide and Application
Policy to Evaluate Variances

Flood Exemption
2024 Flood Exemption Application 

Garden Suites
2024 Garden Suite Guide

Heritage Alteration 
2024 Heritage Alteration Guide & Application

Liquor/Cannabis 
2024 Liquor Cannabis Guide & Application

Official Community Plan Amendment
2024 OCP Amendment Guide and Application

Sign Permit
2019 Sign Permit Guide and Application
Sign Bylaw

Subdivision Application 
2022 Subdivision Guide & Application

Temporary Use Permit – For Residential Guest Accommodation
Temporary Use Permit Application – For RGA

Temporary Use Permit
Temporary Use Permit Guide & Application 2024

Zoning Bylaw Amendment
2024 ZA Guide and Application