Apartment renovations and additions
New online application process:
Apply for a permitUpdate and track applications
How to prepare to apply:
Download the following forms:
- Building Permit Application Form
- Owner's Authorization Form (All property owners on title must sign this form)
- Owner's Acknowledgement Form (for additions, decks and exterior renovations only, not required for interior renovations)
Prepare the following materials (if applicable):
- Structural & Geotechnical schedules and drawings (Schedule B, D & Insurance), if applicable
- Scaled architectural drawings (if scaled plans are greater than 11x17, hard copies are required).
- Site plan (for additions and exterior renovations only, not required for interior renovations)
- Roof truss package, if applicable
- State of Title, current within last 30 days, including copies of all covenants, easements and right-of-ways (for additions and decks only, not required for interior renovations)
- Site Disclosure Statement (Commercial and Industrial Usages Only) for more information on contaminated sites visit https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/375_96_04
For more information, please review:
- Deck Handout
- Renovations and Additions Checklist
- Submissions of full sized paper copies of plans and roof truss packages will be accepted at City Hall, contact Development Services to make arrangements to drop them off.
- Cosmetic changes such as painting, flooring, replacing baseboards and resurfacing cabinets do not require a building permit. Please refer the building bylaw to see when a permit is required.
- Each building requires it's own building permit.
- Building permit payments are now online. We will contact you after submission with instructions for paying permit fees.
Need help? Contact us at developmentservicesinfo@kelowna.ca or 250-469-8960.