Fill out a zoning request form and submit it to the Planning Department to find out important information such as designated property setbacks from lot edges and waterways, and possible hazards to consider.

A site plan should:

• be drawn on a real property report, plot plan, or graph paper

A site plan must include:

• North arrow
• Property address
• Corresponding streets and avenues
• Dimensions of property lines​
• Location, measurements, building height, and setbacks of proposed and existing buildings and structures to property lines and any water features
• Location of any water features such as creek(s), and/or lake(s)
• Identify applicable caveats, covenants, easements

Site Plan Instructions and Sheet

Design Drawings must include:

• Main Floor Plan
• Cross section
• Elevation
• Foundation

Design Drawings Requirements:

• Prepared by a professional draftsperson, or someone with appropriate skills in technical drawing to prepare a to-scale, accurate representation of the proposed work.
• The scale of the drawing should be: 1/4"=1'-0" or 1:100; Elevation scale: 3/16”=1'
• Metric or imperial units are accepted. To avoid confusion, please use the same units consistently throughout your application.

An owner or builder may prepare their own plans provided they meet the following criteria:

1. the floor area is less than 600 square metres (6, 460 square feet) and not more than three storeys in building height;
2. all structural elements fall within Part 9 of the BC Building Code; and
3. the building is NOT an assembly, institutional, or “high hazard” industrial occupancy.

Reference should also be made to the BC provincial “Architect's Act”

Engineered designs

When the proposed work is not covered by the prescriptive parts (Part 9) of the BC Building Code, a registered professional (an architect or a professional engineer) must be consulted, and may be required, under provincial acts or codes, to inspect certain elements of the construction. Please call our Building department if you are unsure of the requirements that must be met for your proposed work.

Incomplete applications will not be accepted. 

• Permit Application
• Non-refundable Permit Application Fee
• Site plan instructions and sheet
• Design Drawings (including foundation, floor, cross-section and four elevations)
• Form A - Owner's Undertaking
• Schedule A (if applicable)
• Schedule B (if applicable)
• Corporate List of Directors if property owned by Ltd company (if applicable)

"Pursuant to section 26 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act), the personal information collected will only be used for the purposes of evaluating your application. Your personal information will not be released except in accordance with the Act.

Questions about the collection of your personal information may be referred to the Cariboo Regional District’s Manager of Corporate Services, Suite D, 180 North Third Avenue, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 2A4, 250-392-3351 or mailbox@cariboord.ca"

Each application is unique and will be costed according to the number and type of permits that may be required. Typical applications involve the following fees:

Non-refundable Permit Application fee