Temporary Use Permits

Temporary Permit Application Process

• Fees and Forms

  • Development Application Form
  • Development Application Fees
• Step 1: Preparation

  Development proposals should be well prepared and researched before submitting an application. 

  Refer to the zoning map for the existing zoning of your property and then the zoning bylaws for the zone’s regulations. Temporary commercial and industrial uses must still adhere to these regulations and those of other bylaws.

• Step 2: Pre-application Meeting

  Services staff is available to meet with prospective applicants and their consultants to discuss the development proposal, and provide advice on submission requirements and procedures. 

• Step 3: Application Submission

  Your temporary use permit application must include the following:

  • completed application form, signed by the registered owner(s);
  • application fee payment;
  • Letter of Authorization signed by the property owner(s) if the applicant is applying on behalf of the owner(s) (staff will only deal with the applicant);
  • Certificate(s) of Title produced within five (5) days prior to application submission;
  • written description of 
    • the existing and proposed uses of the property;
    • the compliance of the proposal with applicable Official Community Plan policies and zoning regulations; and 
    • the reasons for the request;
  • development data summary form provided by the City;
  • site plans drawn to scale showing where the temporary use will take place and any new or existing buildings associated with the use (if applicable); and
  • Site Profile regarding possible soil contamination on the property from certain types of industrial and commercial uses and activities (if removing soil as temporary use).
• Step 4: Application Review

  Applications will be circulated internally by the File Manager to appropriate staff for comment.

  In some cases, applications are also referred to external agencies for comments. Most commonly, the Provincial Ministry of Transportation if adjacent to Lougheed Highway; the Agricultural Land Commission if the proposed temporary use is not a farm use within the Agricultural Land Reserve; Katzie First Nation; Fraser Health Authority; and the Provincial Ministry of Environment. 

• Step 5: Advisory Panel

  The application may be referred to a City advisory committee for review and to provide a recommendation to Council.

  The File Manager then prepares a staff report which includes the comments from the review, conditions that may need to be met, and recommendations by staff and any external agencies. Council may decide to notify the public, request additional information and/or conditions, or reject the permit application. 

• Step 6: Public Notification

  Public notification is published in the local newspaper 3 to 14 days before Council considers issuance of the permit. 

• Step 7: Final Approval

  If Council authorizes issuance of the permit, the applicant is forwarded copies of the permit to be signed and returned. Once issued by the City, a Notice of Permit will be registered with the Land Titles Office on the title of the property.