Applications
(The Evaluation of Proposals)
Applications are one of the important tools that the Regional District uses to evaluate
proposals and make land use decisions. The Province of British Columbia has legislation
that contains certain requirements the Regional District must meet. The
Consolidated Procedures Bylaw No. 944
of the Regional District
incorporates those
requirements and
outlines the procedure
each application is
required to abide by.
This bylaw is provided
in its consolidated form
for convenience only and
should not be considered
the official version.
The following are applications and application guides for the various land use policies
and regulations overseen by
staff in the Development
and Environmental
Services department. The guides are intended
to help explain how applications are handled but are not a detailed review of the
process. Please contact Planning
section staff prior to making any formal
application as they will be pleased to provide information and answer questions.
These Guides summarize a procedure but following the steps in a procedure does not
automatically mean approval of a proposal. An application process is a process of
evaluation. Please note that
Professional Reports are required to support some applications.
The Development Services Department has a
Fee Schedule that specifies the fees for each type of application.
Links to Applications and Guides for the following:
Rezoning Application / Official Community Plan
Application / Joe Rich Rural Land Use Bylaw Re-designation Application
/
Land Use Contract Amendment Application / Development
Variance Permit Application / Development Permit Application
/ Temporary Commercial or Industrial Use Permit Application
/ Request for Exemption from Floodplain Regulations
Links to Guides for the following Referral Applications:
Subdivision Application Referrals / Agricultural Land Commission
Applications & Referrals / Crown Land Applications
/ Sand & Gravel Extraction Referral Applications
Rezoning Application
An application to change from one zone in Zoning Bylaw
No. 871 to another, thereby
allowing a different set of land uses on a property. Please note that there are two
forms that applicants must complete and submit. Together they required as
part of a complete application.
Application to Rezone a Property
(updated March 2009) and
Provincial Site Profile Form
Guide to the Rezoning application process
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Official Community Plan Application
An application to change from one future land use designation to another.
Please note that there are two forms that applicants must complete and submit.
Together they are required as part of a complete application.
Application to change the Official Community Plan
(updated March 2009) and
Provincial Site Profile Form
Guide to the Official Community Plan application process
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Joe Rich Rural Land Use Bylaw
(RLUB) Re-designation Application
An application to change from one designation to another, thereby allowing a different
set of land uses of a property. Please note that there are two forms that applicants
must complete and submit. Together they are required as part of a complete
application.
Application to Re-designate land in the RLUB
(updated March 2009) and
Provincial Site Profile Form
Guide to the Re-designation application process
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Land Use Contract Amendment Application
An application to change the wording, use, or site plan in a Land Use Contract (LUC)
thereby changing the regulations that govern the particular property covered by
the LUC. Please note that there are two forms that applicants must complete
and submit. Together they are required as part of a complete application.
Application to make an LUC amendment
(updated March 2009) and
Provincial Site Profile Form
Guide to the LUC amendment process
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Development Variance Permit Application
An application to change a certain regulation for a particular property (or properties)
because of circumstances specific to that site. Please note that there are
two forms that applicants must complete and submit. Together they are required
as part of a complete application.
Application for a Development Variance Permit
(updated March 2009) and
Provincial Site Profile Form
Guide to the Development Variance Permit process
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Development Permit Application
An application required by the policies of the Official Community Plan to ensure
development meets specific community objectives and goals for:
- The design, character and landscaping of certain types of development, or,
- The protection of the environmental qualities of the site, or,
- The assessment and response to potential hazards.
A development permit may also amend the site plan of a Land Use Contract.
Please note that there are two forms that applicants must complete and submit.
Together they are required as part of a complete application.
Application for a Development Permit
(updated December 2011) and
Provincial Site Profile Form
Guide to the Development Permit process (the following links are to handouts
for each particular Development Permit and are intended to augment information provided
in the Guide)
Development Permit Design
Guidelines
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Temporary Commercial or Industrial
Use Permit Applications
An application to permit a temporary commercial or industrial use on a property.
Please note that there are two forms that applicants must complete and submit.
Together they are required as part of a complete application
Application for a Temporary Use Permit
(updated March 2009) and
Provincial Site Profile Form
Guide to the Temporary Use Permit process
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Subdivision Application
Referrals
An application to create two or more properties from one original parcel. Adjusting
or consolidating existing property lines is also considered a form of subdivision.
Subdivision applications are made with the Ministry of Transportation and referred
to the Regional District.
Guide to the processing of Subdivision referrals
Link to Ministry of Transportation -
Permits, Approvals and Regulations webpage
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Agricultural Land Commission Applications
and Referrals
Applications related to property located within the provincial agricultural land
reserve (exclusion, inclusion, non-farm use, subdivision).
Guide to applications to the Agricultural Land Commission
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Request for Exemption from Floodplain Regulations
This is a request to the Regional Board to exempt construction from floodplain regulations
in Zoning Bylaw #871. Please note that there are two forms that applicants
must complete and submit. Together they are required as part of a complete
application
Request for Exemption from Floodplain Regulations
(updated March 2009) and
Provincial Site Profile Form
Guide to Request for Floodplain Regulation Exemption
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Referrals from the Province
regarding Crown Land applications
Referrals from the Province requesting comments on applications they receive for
the use, sale or lease of Crown Land.
Guide to the Processing of Crown Land Referrals
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Referrals from the Province
regarding Sand and Gravel Extraction applications
Referrals may be received from the Province of BC requesting comments on applications
it receives for the extraction and processing of sand, gravel and rock. Please
note that applications are made to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources,
not the Regional District. The Ministry may refer such applications to the
Regional District of Central Okanagan for comment from its Board, Departments
and Advisory Commissions. The Ministry makes final decisions on applications
to it for sand and gravel extraction permits.
Guide to the Processing of Extraction Application Referrals
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