City of Nanaimo Seeking Volunteer for Design Advisory Panel

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed October 22, 2025 10:00 AM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo is recruiting for one volunteer member at-large position on the Design Advisory Panel. The panel reviews the form and character of development permit proposals for multi-family, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use developments in relation to the City’s design guidelines. The Panel provides independent, objective recommendations to applicants, City Staff and Council aimed at improving matters of design that affect the public realm.

The successful applicant for the Design Advisory Panel will be familiar with urban design principles, best practices, and have the skills necessary to support staff in implementing City design guidelines to ensure that the form and character of new development is of high quality and meets the needs of the community.

The term of appointment for this position is three years, until November 2028, or until a new member is appointed. Members may sit on only one committee at a time and must be residents of the City of Nanaimo.

Applications can be downloaded from www.nanaimo.ca or hard copies can be picked up from Legislative Services in City Hall (455 Wallace Street). Completed applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025, via:

• Mail/Hand delivery: Legislative Services, 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J6
• Email: Legislative.ServicesOffice@nanaimo.ca

Interested applicants are encouraged to review the Design Advisory Panel meeting schedule and Mandate and Objectives on the City website, or by contacting the Legislative Services Department at 250-755-4405, prior to applying.

Link to Strategic Plan: Select Committees enable Council to receive advice, ideas and feedback from persons other than Council members and staff.

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