Business & Development
Find information about home building and renovating, property development, zoning, business requirements, bid opportunities, economic development, and more.
You need building permits for any new construction, alteration, house demolition, or addition to a structure in the District.
There are a number of zoning and building bylaws, land use policies, and other policies that guide where and how you build on your lot, as well as how large you can build.
You need to apply for a permit to develop or build on a property within a development permit area, to change the zoning of your property, or to subdivide your property.
Learn about the rules for developing land in the District.
Find out about significant developments being considered, as well as active, minor development permits and temporary use permits.
- Significant applications (list)
- 2010 Marine Drive
- 1175 Lynn Valley Road and 1280 East 27th Street
- 1241-1289 East 27th Street
- 3568 and 3572 Mount Seymour Parkway
- 3260 Edgemont Blvd
- 1103 Ridgewood Drive
- 1200-1250 Emery Place (Emery Village)
- 1401-1479 Hunter Street / 481-497 Mountain Highway
- 1502-1546 Oxford Street
- 1552-1568 Oxford Street
- 1616 Lloyd Avenue / 1040 Churchill Crescent
- 1801-1865 Glenaire Drive / 2064 & 2082 Curling Rd
- 1886-1956 Belle Isle Place / 2046 Curling Road
- 1946-1998 Glenaire Drive
- 2035 Fullerton Avenue
- 2160-2168 Old Dollarton Road
- 3015 - 3059 Woodbine Drive
- 3105, 3115 Crescentview Drive
- 3288 Brookridge Dr and 1135-1147 Ridgewood Dr
- 3468-3490 Mount Seymour Parkway
- 756 and 778 Forsman Avenue
- Seylynn Centre
- 1384 Deep Cove Road (The Bridge Church)
- 1541-1557 Bond St
- 1044 Edgewood Road (Handsworth Secondary School replacement)
- 1235 Marine Drive
- 1565-1589 Rupert Street
- 1080 Marine Drive
- 1310 Monashee Drive
- 1900, 1903, 1950 Sandown Place
- 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1979 & 1987 Glenaire Drive / 1974, 1982 & 1990 Belle Isle Place
- 1031-1045 Ridgewood Drive
- 1120 Harold Road (Cross Residence)
- 1149-1155 Lynn Valley Road
- 1634 and 1748 Capilano Road (CHARD Redevelopment)
- 2045-2075 Old Dollarton Road
- East Keith Road supportive housing
- Lillooet Road housing site (rezoning)
- 331 Riverside Drive
- 2055 Purcell Way (Capilano University on-campus student housing)
- 267 & 271 Orwell Street
- 5077 Capilano Road (Capilano Pump Station)
- 526-550 Riverside Drive & 2194 Windridge Drive
- 600 West Queens Road rezoning
- 405-485 Marie Place
- 1920 and 1932 Glenaire Drive
- 1995 W 1st Street (Vancouver Wharves Terminal Diesel Handling Facility)
- 2050-2070 Marine Drive (Travelodge site)
- 220 Mountain Highway & 1515-1555 Rupert Street
- 2555 Whiteley Court (Kiwanis Lynn Manor)
- 3155 & 3175 Canfield Crescent
- 3382, 3386, 3396 Gaspe Place & 3374, 3380 Mount Seymour Parkway
- 1510-1530 Crown Street and 420, 440 & 460 Mountain Highway
- 5020 Capilano Road, 1180 Clements Avenue
- 600 Mountain Highway (Phase 3 Seylynn Village: "Apex")
- 904-944 Lytton Street (Seymour Estates)
- 342 Mountain Highway
- Significant applications (map)
- Minor applications (list)
- Application updates by email
- Temporary use permits
- Significant applications (list)
Our zoning guidelines help guide growth and development, ensuring it responds to site conditions and our overall vision for a liveable and sustainable community.
Learn how to start or locate your business in the District, or get the necessary permits and licences you need.
Access District tenders and bid opportunities or inquire about leasing or renting a District-owned commercial space or facility.
We're working to become an increasingly successful, economically viable, and dynamic community where existing and potential employers and employees want to be.
Get all of the information you need to film in the District, including permit requirements, fees, guidelines, and policies.

Get details of all of the major development applications we are currently considering for neighbourhoods across the District.

From fences and decks to coach houses and secondary suites, get the requirements for common residential building projects.