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Development Permit Application Form and Reference Materials

When submitting a Development Permit application, please confirm you have all the submission requirements by referring to the forms and reference materials below.

Download the Development Permit Application Form

Development Permit Submission Materials

  • Residential Environmental Assessment Program Reference Guide 
  • REAP Checklist
  • UBC LEED Implementation Guide
  • Risk Management Services - Contaminated Sites Procedures
  • Environmental Compliance Checklist for Development Permits
  • Preliminary Utility Service Connection Application
  • 3D Model Submission Requirements

Reference Materials

  • UBC Development and Building Regulations (May 2019)
  • Advisory Urban Design Panel (AUDP) Application Submission Requirements
  • AUDP Pre-Application Submission Requirements
  • BC Government - Infrastructure Signage Guide
  • 2025 Development Calendar
  • 2025 UBC Development Fees
  • UBC Development Handbook (Sept 2020)
  • UBC Technical Guidelines
  • UBC Wayfinding and Exterior Signage Standards and Guidelines 

Traffic Management Requirements for Events and Construction

Guidelines are available for what is required for requests to use space on campus for construction, including information and an application form for oversize/overweight trucks. 

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