Oak Bay's Municipal Hall Page - The Corporation of the District of Oak Bay BC Canada


Mayor & Council Meetings & Minutes Departments Bylaws Contacts & Office Hours Payments Employment Opportunities		Departments Building and Planning Department The Building and Planning Department administers the British Columbia Building Code as it relates to construction within the Municipality. This function is integrated with the building permit process. The Building and Planning Department is also responsible for the administration and application of municipal regulations relating to the use of land. These are principally found in the Zoning Bylaw, but they also reside in separate enactments regarding signs, fences and parking. Any application for a change in the permitted land use, for a subdivision, or for a variance of a land use regulation, would be made through the Building and Planning Department, which would prepare a report for the decision making authority in each case. The Department also deals with the regulations of businesses, and in that regard administers the business licensing system. The building inspection function naturally entails a degree of bylaw enforcement, but the Department is also responsible for the enforcement of a wide range of bylaws dealing with uses of both private and public property.