(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
Community Services Planning Section. 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 Community Services Planning Section 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 commentfrom 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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