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Planning - By-law Administration Bulletins
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(This electronic version is amended up to May 2, 2012)
(Note to subscribers: The most recent paper update is amended up to
January 1, 2011. Subsequent amendments which may appear in this electronic
consolidation will be included in a future update package.)
Explanation of amendments since January 31, 2012
- Access to Daylight, Views, and Ventilation in Dwelling Units (pdf, 160 kb) was approved by the Director of Planning on May 2, 2012;
- Bulk Storage - Residential Developments (pdf,
58 kb) has been amended to clarify the design and location of storage areas, as approved by the Director of Planning on April 20, 2012;
- Balcony Enclosure for New Buildings had minor housekeeping edits. The most up-to-date version is identified by a February 2012 date at the bottom of each page;
- Balcony Enclosure for New Buildings was approved by the Director of Planning, January 24, 2012;
- Balcony Enclosure Guidelines was renamed Balcony Enclosure for Existing Buildings, for greater clarity on January 24, 2012; and
- Performance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Renewable Energy Systems (pdf, 180 kb) was approved by the City Engineer, effective November 1, 2011;
- Low Carbon Energy Supply Feasibility Screening - Terms of Reference (pdf, 234 kb) was approved by the City Engineer, effective November 1, 2011;
- District Energy Connectivity Standards - Information for Developers (pdf, 497 kb) was amended to provide improved clarity and direction to staff and developers, effective November 1, 2011;
- Green Rezoning Process (pdf, 200 kb) has had the date corrected from which Gold Certification is required (January 31, 2011, not January 1, 2011).
General Administration Bulletins
- Access to Daylight, Views, and Ventilation in Dwelling Units (pdf, 160 kb)
- 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)
- Antennas (Non-Residential Installations) - Review Process and Design Issues (pdf,
60 kb)
- Area Calculation and Tracing
Overlay Requirements
(pdf,
169 kb)
- Balcony Enclosure for Existing Buildings
(pdf,
17 kb)
- Balcony Enclosure for New Buildings (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)
- Deconstruction (pdf, 162 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)
- District Energy Connectivity Standards - Information for Developers (pdf, 497 kb)
- Ecocity Policies For Rezoning Of Sustainable Large Sites (pdf, 229 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 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)
- Floor Space Exclusions: Schedule of Wall Assemblies (pdf, 262 kb)
- Green Rezoning Process (pdf, 200 kb)
- Heritage Buildings: Development
Application Procedures for Temporary Movie Sets (pdf,
191 kb)
- Hobby Beekeeping (pdf,
67 kb)
- Liquor Licenses (pdf,
17 kb)
- Low Carbon Energy Supply Feasibility Screening - Terms of Reference (pdf, 234 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: Bay Windows and Floor Space (pdf,
156 kb)
- Passive Design: Demountable Green Walls (pdf,
162 kb)
- Passive Design: Natural Ventilation and Light (pdf,
160 kb)
- Passive Design Toolkits (pdf, 60
kb)
- Performance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Renewable Energy Systems (pdf, 180 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)
- Solid Waste Storage Facility Design Supplement (pdf, 60 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)
- Floor Space Ratio - Accessory
Building (RS-1 and RS-1S) (pdf,
106 kb)
- Impermeable Materials Site Coverage
in RS Zones (pdf,
260 kb)
- Laneway Housing - Interpretation of Regulations and Guidelines (pdf, 184 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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