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Planning - By-law Administration Bulletins
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(This electronic version is amended up to December 11, 2009)
(Note to subscribers: The most recent paper update is amended up to
June 24, 2008. Subsequent amendments which may appear in this electronic
consolidation will be included in a future update package.)
Explanation of amendments since February 3, 2009
- Emergency Social Service Containers (pdf,
54 kb) has been added to the list;
- Floor Space Exclusion to Accommodate Improved Building Performance (Envelope and Thermal Insulation) (pdf,
61 kb) has been added to the list;
- Bulk Storage - Residential Developments (pdf,
58 kb) A change has been made to the location to which the bulk storage requirements applies;
- RS-1 Explanatory Notes (pdf, 215
kb) A minor typographic error has been corrected with regard to maximum building height on page 1;
- Passive Design Toolkits (pdf, 60
kb) has been added to the general list, as approved by the Director of Planning on October 27, 2009;
- RS-1 Explanatory Notes (pdf, 235
kb) and RS-6 Explanatory Notes (pdf,
1.87 mb) have been updated to reflect new height limits detailed in the Zoning and Development By-law amendments enacted by Council on July 21, 2009;
- RS-6 Explanatory Notes (pdf,
1.87 mb) and RS-7 Explanatory Notes (pdf,
1.43 mb) have been added to the list, but continue to have a link on the Policies and Guidelines page; and
- Roof-Mounted Energy Technologies and Green Roofs – Discretionary Height Increases (pdf,
351 kb) and Shading Devices and Yard Projections (pdf,
144 kb) have been added to assist the public and staff in the interpretation of recent Zoning and Development By-law changes regarding greener building performance.
General Administration Bulletins
- Additions or Structural Alterations
to a Building that is Existing Non-Conforming to Regulations (pdf, 16 kb)
- Amenity Areas - Excluded from
Floor Space Ratio (pdf,
15 kb)
- Antennas - Municipal Consultation
on Non-Broadcasting Antennas and Antenna Supporting Structures (pdf,
16 kb)
- Area Calculation and Tracing
Overlay Requirements
(pdf,
169 kb)
- Balcony Enclosure Guidelines
(pdf,
17 kb)
- Board of Variance - Jurisdiction
Regarding Non-Conforming Uses (pdf,
16 kb)
- Board of Variance - Jurisdiction
Regarding Official Development Plans (pdf,
16 kb)
- Bulk Storage - Residential Developments
(pdf,
58 kb)
- Chimneys/Fireplaces in Multiple
Dwellings & Multiple Conversion Dwellings (pdf,
14 kb)
- Churches - Administration of Programs and Activities
Associated with Church Uses (pdf,
68 kb)
- Development Application Procedures
for Major Development Applications Going to Development Permit Board
(pdf,
19 kb)
- Development Applications - Submission
Requirements (pdf,
159 kb)
- Development Cost Levies (DCLs)
(pdf,
75 kb)
- Development Permit Board - Process
for Determining which Conditional Approval Applications are Development
Permit Board Items (pdf,
20 kb)
- Emergency Social Service Containers (pdf,
54 kb)
- “Exotic Dancer/Strip”
Businesses (Not Regulated by Liquor Control and Licensing Branch)
(pdf,
17 kb)
- Fences - Overheight Fences in
Front Yards (pdf,
198 kb)
- Floor Space Exclusion for Additional
Wall Thickness to Control Building Envelope Leaks (pdf,
217 kb)
- Floor Space Exclusion for Areas
Beneath Cantilevered Floor Areas and Eaves (pdf,
15 kb)
- Floor Space Exclusion to Accommodate Improved Building Performance (Envelope and Thermal Insulation) (pdf,
61 kb)
- Heritage Buildings: Development
Application Procedures for Temporary Movie Sets (pdf,
191 kb)
- Hobby Beekeeping (pdf,
67 kb)
- Liquor Licenses (pdf,
17 kb)
- Non-Conforming Buildings - Yard
Relaxations (pdf,
15 kb)
- Official Established Building
Grades - Requirements for Development Applications (pdf,
15 kb)
- Parking - Collective Parking Agreements:
South Fraser, East Hastings and Kerrisdale (pdf,
16 kb)
- Parking Off-Street - Floor Space
Ratio (FSR) Exclusions (pdf,
14 kb)
- Parking Off-Street - On a Separate
Site and Legal Guarantees (pdf,
17 kb)
- Parking
and Loading Design Supplement
- Passive Design Toolkits (pdf, 60
kb)
- Point Grey Road, North Side -
Development Permit Applications (pdf,
52 kb)
- Point Grey Road, North Side -
Floor Space Ratio (FSR) Calculations (pdf,
14 kb)
- Rental Housing - Conditions to
be Applied to Development Applications to Ensure their Provision
(pdf,
17 kb)
- Restaurants - Compliance with
the License By-law (pdf,
159 kb)
- Rezoning or Subdivision of Sites
Exposed to Toxic Substances (pdf,
18 kb)
- Roof-Mounted Energy Technologies and Green Roofs – Discretionary Height Increases (pdf,
351 kb)
- Shading Devices and Yard Projections (pdf,
144 kb)
- Street and Lane Dedications -
Conditional Approvals (pdf,
15 kb)
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RS Administration Bulletins
- Additional Above-Grade FSR - RS-1
and RS-1S (pdf,
14 kb)
- Decks in RS-1 and RS-1S Zoning
Districts (pdf,
135 kb)
- Entrances in RS Districts
(pdf, 198
kb)
- Family Suites - RS-1, RS-1S, RS-3,
RS-3A, RS-5, RS-5S and RS-6 Districts (pdf,
16 kb)
- Floor Space Ratio - Accessory
Building (RS-1 and RS-1S) (pdf,
106 kb)
- Impermeable Materials Site Coverage
in RS Zones (pdf,
260 kb)
- Light or Access to Basement or
Cellar (pdf,
15 kb)
- RS-1 Explanatory Notes
(pdf, 215
kb)
- RS-1 FSR Provisions for Larger Sites (pdf,
132 kb)
- RS-6 Explanatory Notes (pdf,
1.87 mb)
- RS-7 Explanatory Notes (pdf,
1.43 mb)
- Small Lots and Conditional Floor
Space in RS-5 and RS-5S (pdf,
73 kb)
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RT Administration Bulletins
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FM-1 Administration Bulletins
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M & I Administration Bulletins
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DD Administration Bulletins
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CD-1 (363) Administration Bulletin
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