General policies and guidelines
- Affordable Housing Policies
(88 KB) - Bird Friendly Design Guidelines Explanatory Note (6.5 MB)
- Bird Friendly Landscape Operational Guidelines (9.5 MB)
- CityPlan (10 MB)
- Online only
- CityPlan Rezoning Policy - Before and During Neighbourhood Visioning (146 KB)
- Community Amenity Contributions - Through Rezonings (1.67 MB)
- EcoDensity Charter (412 KB)
- Online only
- Flood Plain Standards and Requirements (1.67 MB)
- Green Buildings Policy for Rezonings (182 KB)
- Required for applications received on or after May 1, 2017
- For more information on the requirements and process, refer to the bulletin Green Buildings Policy for Rezonings - Process and Requirements
(360 KB) - Energy models must use the City of Vancouver Energy Modelling Guidelines (511 KB)
- Energy model submissions must use the ZEBP Energy Checklist
(31 KB) - Prior to May 1, 2017, applications may choose to use this updated version, or the preceding version (164 KB)
- Live/Work and Work/Live: Vancouver Overview, including Strategic Directions (349 KB)
- Low-Carbon Energy Systems Policy (119 KB)
- Neighbourhood Energy Centre Guidelines (164 KB)
- Passive House Relaxations – Guidelines for Larger Projects (181 KB)
- Policies and Guidelines for Upgrading Rooms Designated under the Single Room Accommodation (SRA) Bylaw 8733 (74 KB)
- Public Art Policy and Procedures for Rezoned Developments (452 KB)
- Rezoning Policy for Sustainable Large Developments (70 KB)
- Strata Title and Cooperative Conversion Guidelines (221 KB)
- Transfer of Density Policy and Procedure (875 KB)
- Truck Routes and Residential Rezoning Policy (198 KB)
- Urban Agriculture Guidelines for the Private Realm (104 KB)
