Electronic File Submission Requirements
Prepare Drawings or Documents
- Submit all requested documents and drawings as separate files. If you’re applying online there are specific file upload slots available for each document or package of documents. MyPermit will automatically name your document for you according to our file naming conventions.
- Drawings or documents may be submitted as a PDF, Word Document, JPEG, or PNG.
- MyPermit can accept files upto 400MB. If your files are large, flatten drawings, while maintaining clear, legible text and measurements. Do not lock or apply passwords or other document restrictions.
- Ensure the forms and drawings are fully filled in, drawn to scale, dated within the required time frames, signed, and in some cases digitally sealed.
- The City will accept plans in imperial or metric units, provided the same unit of measurement is used consistently throughout all the drawings.
- Legal survey data takes precedence over all other mapping sources, including the Richmond Interactive Map.
Professional seals and digital signatures
To avoid delays in processing your application, ensure required documents are digitally signed and verifiable with Consigno.
The following documents require verifiable digital signatures:
- Architectural Drawings - if sealed by a Registered Architecht
- Structural Drawings
- Soils Condition Report / Geotechnical Report
- BC Building Code Schedule A* and Schedule B**
- BC Society of Landscape Architects Schedule L
- Civil, plumbing, sprinkler, landscape, mechanical and electrical drawings
* A Schedule A is required when there is more than one registered professional identified for the project.
**Each registered professional on the project must complete their own Schedule B.
For more information on Building Schedules, visit Letters of Assurance.
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