Before applying, you should contact Development Services to check if your property zoning allows a secondary suite. You should also consider the following:
- if your suite is detached with a shared roof, you are required to have a heated common area like a breezeway
- your secondary suite must have a separate entrance
- you need to have your septic system assessed and upgraded if it does not meet the design requirements
How to apply
You can submit Building Permit applications and documents by:
- email, hand delivery or mail
Required documents
The following documentation is required before you can apply for a permit:
- Building Permit application form [PDF/279KB]
- Plumbing Permit application form [PDF/35KB]
- site plan
- two copies of building plans
- to scale of 1/4" per foot preferred, printed 11" by 17" or larger
- plans must note the layout, fire and sound-rated walls and ceiling
- Appointment of Agent form [PDF/150KB] if you are using a contractor
- title search
- within the last three months
- Record of Sewage registered with Northern Health
- visit Engineers and Geoscientists BC to find a Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioner
- truss layout and details if applicable
- $100 application processing fee