Industry Professionals
Welcome to the Industry Professionals website. Whether you are a developer, architect, contractor or other, this section provides you with information to assist you with land development and building within the City.
Zoning Map | Boards, Panels, & Commissions | Chief Building Official
Tents and Stages | Proposed Developments | Process Flowchart 
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Sign Permits | Trades Permits | Parking Info for Developers
Development Services includes two services to augment our efforts in achieving our mandate. These new services are:
Project Facilitation
Processing of major development applications—those projects of greater scale, complexity or controversy—is coordinated by a Project Facilitator. The Facilitator serves as the key point of contact for the applicant, the public and City staff, from the project scoping stage through to building occupancy. This consistency ensures the project is managed in a timely and comprehensive manner, with special attention given to early issue resolution, open communication and customer service. The mandate of the Project Facilitator is not to act as advocate for the project applicant, neighbourhood interests or City objectives, but to make the development review/approval process more seamless for the applicant.
Based on the type, complexity, and nature of your project, a Project Facilitator may be assigned. The decision will depend on project scoping, which occurs at the Enquiry Centre.
Certified Professionals
The City of Vancouver has an alternate building permit process known as the "Certified Professional (CP) program". Pursuant to the Certification of Professionals By-law (120kb), the City can issue a building permit on the certification of a recognized Registered Professional Architect or Engineer.
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