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About Development Applications

The City utilizes a series of regulatory tools to ensure that building and development are carried out in accordance with the Local Government Act, the Land Title Act, and other provincial or municipal legislation. Regulatory tools are in place to ensure that:

buildings and structures are constructed in a manner which meets minimum life, fire, and health safety requirements.
appropriate access is provided to property.
business standards are appropriate to the community.
nuisances are minimized.
incompatible land uses have appropriate separation.

Development, Rezoning, and Subdivision and other Development Applications are processed by the Development Applications Department, also in the City's Planning and Development Division.

The Development and Zoning section of our web site contains the information guides, application forms, related attachments, notices, schedules, and bulletins required to begin the process of applying for a permit to carry out any development project or to apply for rezoning or subdivision of a property.

Resources

For more information about the Provincial Housing Legislation Changes, visit Provincial Housing Legislation Changes.
Refer to the Bylaws section to view bylaws online, including the Building Regulation Bylaw, the Zoning Bylaw and the Official Community Plan.
See Demographic Hot Facts for information about Richmond.
Most of the publications, bulletins, and forms you may require are available on this web site. Paper copies may be obtained from the Customer Service Centre at City Hall.