Building Permits

Do you know your residential building permit application date? See the submission date for applications under review.

Forms, Templates and Fees

Building Permit Application Form - Completion, submission, and acceptance of this form initiates the permit application process. Demolition Permit applications are initiated with the same form.
Building Permit Letter of Authorization - Owner's representative to provide this form when submitting a building permit application on behalf of the owner.
Owner's Undertaking (Part 3 Buildings) - To be submitted with building permit applications for Part 3 buildings where registered professionals are engaged.
Permit Fees and Security Deposits
Building Permit Extension Request
Residential Building Permit Checklists
Permit Drawings - Single Story Ancillary Buildings - Draft Form

Online Building Permit Applications

As part of an effort to move towards a more paperless and efficient service delivery, the City of Chilliwack has created an online portal to accept building permit applications online. This portal integrates with the City's existing Tempest Prospero permitting system and utilizes Avolve's ProjectDox cloud-based software for digital review and mark-up of building permit drawings submissions
At this time, the City is in the final stages of testing and development of this online option, and is accepting a limited number of digital submissions. For applicants wishing to use a digital option for their building permit application, you are asked to send an e-mail to [email protected]. One of our technical staff will make contact and assess whether your project can be processed through this model.

Building Inspections

General Building Inspection requests must be received before 3:30pm at least one business day prior to the inspection being required.
You can schedule a Building Inspection yourself quickly and easily 24/7 using our online eInspections system. Alternatively, you can call 604 793-2905 during business hours. You will be asked to provide the street address, the permit/folder number, as well as the type of building inspection being requested.

Plumbing Installations

Building Department Reports

Month End Reports - Number of building permit starts by neighbourhood.
Weekly Application Reports - Building permit detailed weekly reports.

Bylaws

Building Regulation Bylaw 2970 - Bylaw regulating the administration and enforcement of the Building Code in Chilliwack
Building Regulation Blaw 2970 Schedules A to K - Contains the following:

Permit fees and security deposits
Construction values
Owner's undertaking (Part 3 Buildings)
Confirmation of Required Documentation (Part 3 Buildings)
Fire Limits Areas

Chilliwack Sprinkler Bylaw 3413 - Bylaw requiring the installation of fire sprinkler systems in buildings within the City of Chilliwack.
Development Cost Charge Bylaw 2689
Sign Bylaw 3005
Swimming Pool Fence Bylaw 3811

Guides and Notes

General Notes - Commonly requested information relating primarily to single and two family buildings.
Single and Two Family Information Guide
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, and Multi-family Information Guide
Tenant Improvement Permits Guide
Landscaping Plan Requirements
EV Charging Station Requirements

Attachments
Description		Date	File Size
	EV Charging Station Requirements	2024-02-02	254KB

Building Permits & Inspections: Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Multi Family Residential Projects

This brochure outlines the Building Permit and Inspection procedure for Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Multi Family Residential Projects and where to obtain additional information.

Building Permits & Inspections: Single Family / Two Family Dwellings

This brochure outlines what a building permit is, when a building permit is required, building permit and inspection procedure, and where to obtain additional information.

Development Cost Charges

City Council has adopted a Development Cost Charge (DCC) Bylaw which authorizes fees to be collected prior to Subdivision approval or the issuance of a Building Permit. The fees collected are used to fund major capital improvements to the sewer, water, drainage, and road infrastructure and the acquisition of parkland/open spaces. This brochure assists you in understanding Development Cost Charges and when they apply.

Floodplain Management Bylaw Guide for Residential Construction

In order to reduce the potential damage which would occur should one or more of these rivers overtop their banks or protective dykes, the Province of British Columbia developed appropriate floodproofing guidelines for various forms of development. These guidelines form the basis of the City of Chilliwack's Floodplain Management Bylaw which regulates construction elevation requirements for new development in the floodplain

Policy and Design Criteria Manual for Surface Water Management

The Policy and Design Criteria Manual for Surface Water Management is meant to provide a comprehensive framework that will guide the development of individual Master Drainage Plans over a multi-year period and to provide land developers with specific direction in undertaking the stormwater component of sustainable urban design.

Tenant Improvement (TI) Permits

A tenant improvement is construction or alterations within an existing building which are needed to fulfill both the regulatory and functional requirements of a new or existing tenant within the tenant space.