Publications and Forms
Publications and Forms can be picked up at the City Hall Annex, 238 Franklyn Street, Nanaimo.
The following guidelines and forms can be printed.
- Construction Project Checklist (Worksafe BC Safety Requirements)
Residential Construction Guides and Forms
- Access Application Form
- Appointment of Agent (required if you are not current registered owner)
- Accessory Building Requirement & Sample Plan
- Building Permit Application Form
- Building Permit Revision Application Form
- Building Permit Application - Basic Requirements (August 10, 2011)
- Cover Sheet - R1 (October 25, 2011)
- Cover Sheet - R2 (October 25, 2011)
- Cover Sheet - R3 (September 13, 2011)
- Cover Sheet - R4 (September 13, 2011)
- Cover Sheet - R10 (September 13, 2011)
- Building Permit Application Checklist - Professional Builder
- Convert Single Family Dwelling to Duplex
- Daycare - Conversion from Residential to Assembly Occupancy
- Deck Addition Example
- Deck Vent Detail - Residential
- Erosion and Sediment Control Guide
- Foundation Detail for Small Accessory Buildings
- Foundation Pad and Post Detail
- Garage Conversion to Living Space - Detail
- Geotechnical Reports - Preparation Guide - Revised Feb. 2010
- Grow Operations - Remediation of Buildings Illegally Converted
- Heating/Mechanical Ventilation Installation Form
- Inspection Policy
- Locate Mobile/Modular Homes and Additions in Parks
- Notice on Title
- Reconstruction of a Single Family Dwelling after a Fire
- Relocate Dwelling Permit Guide
- Retaining Wall Guide - Residential (August 10, 2011)
- Sample Permit Foundation & Site Plan
- Sample Permit Floor Plan
- Sample Permit Elevation Plan
- Sample Permit Building Section Plan
- Shower Base Detail - Residential
- Shower - On Site Construction Form
- Single Family Dwelling Basement Restrictions
- Site and Height Guidelines (August 10, 2011)
- Site Profile
- Span Tables for Beams and Joists
- Stair Detail - Residential
- Sub Trade List Form
- Truss and Joist Layout Requirements
- Vinyl Roofing Product Form
- WorkSafe BC Construction Project Checklist
Secondary Suites in Single Family Dwelling Guides
- Installation Guide for Suite/Main Dwelling Alarms
- Notice on Title
- Secondary Suites Building Code Requirements
- Secondary Suites Development Requirements
- Secondary Suites - Policy (August 10, 2011)
- Secondary Suites in Accessory Buildings - Policy and Building Permit Application Guide (September 6, 2011)
- Secondary Suites in Accessory Buildings - Guide to Zoning Regulations
- Single Family Dwelling Basement Restrictions
Commercial / Multifamily / Industrial Construction Guides and Forms
- Appointment of Agent Form (required if you are not current registered owner)
- Building Permit Application Form
- Building Permit Application Checklist - Part 3 Buildings
- Building Permit Application Checklist - Part 9 Buildings
- Building Code Analysis Form
- Building Envelope Repairs Requirements
- Building Envelope Professional Schedule D Form
- Campsite (A2 Zone)
- Change of Occupancy
- Commercial Alteration Guide
- Commercial Building Permit Revision Application Form
- Commercial/Multifamily/Industrial Part 3 Permit Application Checklist
- Commercial/Multifamily/Industrial Part 9 Permit Application Checklist
- Commercial/Multifamily/Industrial Detailed Permit Guide
- Development Cost Charges Effective March 11, 2009
- Downtown Multi-Residential Development - Application List
- Downtown Multi-Residential Development Guide
- Equivalencies
- Fabric Structures - Permit Requirements
- Geotechnical Reports - Preparation Guide - Revised Feb. 2010
- Grease Interceptors
- Inspection Policy
- Occupant Load in Licensed Beverage Establishments
- Persons with Disabilities - Building Code Requirements
- Restaurant & Take-outs Permit Requirements
- Seismic Evaluation Policy for Existing Buildings
- Site Profile
- Tenant Improvement - Plan Requirements
- Trailers - Temporary and Permanent Placement (August 10, 2011)
- Vinyl Roofing Product Form
Plumbing, Irrigation and Sprinkler Systems Guides and Forms
- Backflow Prevention Test Report
- Cross Connection - Design Level Cross Connection Survey
- Irrigation System Requirement and Notification Form
- Isometric Plumbing Drawing Requirements
- On-Site Servicing Inspections
- On-Site Servicing Permit Requirements
- On-Site Servicing Requirements for Active Building Permits
- Plumbing Declaration Form
- Shower Base Detail - Residential
- Shower - On Site Construction Form
- Sprinkler Permit Guide
- Test Certificate for Aboveground Piping Form
- Test Certificate for Underground Piping Form
- Water Pipe Sizing Commercial Form
- Water Pipe Sizing Residential Form
Demolition
Signage Guides and Forms
- Appointment of Agent Form (required if you are not current registered owner)
- Building Permit Application Form
- Sign Permit Application Checklist
- Sign Permit Information Sheet (Form)
- Sign Setback Agreement for Major Roads (Form)
