Bylaws
Below are the City's most frequently requested bylaws. They may not contain the latest amendment(s). We make every effort to ensure the bylaws on our website are current. The latest version may be obtained from Legislative Services at 250.361.0571.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
- Abandoned Properties Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 08-058 [PDF - 42 KB]
- Administration Fees Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 04-040 [PDF - 144 KB]
- Alternative Municipal Tax Collection Scheme Bylaw - 13-016 [PDF - 474 KB]
- Animal Responsibility Bylaw 11-044 Consolidated [PDF - 3 MB]
B
- Blasting (Construction) Operations Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 06-008 [PDF - 116 KB]
- Board of Variance Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 07-097 [PDF - 174 KB]
- Boulevard Tax Bylaw, 2018 - No. 18-053 [PDF - 463 KB]
- Boulevard Tax Bylaw, 2021 - No. 21-054 [PDF - 69 KB]
- Boulevard Tree Lighting Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 05-45 [PDF - 121 KB]
- Building and Plumbing Regulation Bylaw - No. 17-113 [PDF - 489 KB]
- Business Improvement Area Bylaw, 2015 - No. 14-062 [PDF - 149 KB]
- Business Improvement Area Rate Bylaw, 2016, No. 16-040 [PDF - 863 KB]
- Business Improvement Area Rate Bylaw, 2021 - No. 21-053 [PDF - 255 KB]
- Business Improvement Area Rate Bylaw, 2022 - No. 22-042 [PDF - 371 KB]
- Business Licence Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 89-071 [PDF - 580 KB]
- Business Recovery from Pandemic Bylaw - No. 20-072 [PDF - 181 KB]
- Business Recovery from Pandemic Bylaw - No. 20-105 [PDF - 90 KB]
- Business Recovery from Pandemic Bylaw - No. 21-095 [PDF - 104 KB]
- Bylaw Notice Adjudication Bylaw No. 16-017 [PDF - 161 KB]
C
- City Parkades Electric Vehicle Charging Fees Bylaw - No. 20-032 [PDF - 144 KB]
- Council Procedures Bylaw (Consolidated) [PDF - 238 KB] [PDF - 183 KB]
- Council Remuneration Bylaw - No. 08-103 [PDF - 19 KB]
D
- Demolition Waste and Deconstruction Bylaw - No. 22-062 [PDF - 268 KB]
- Development Cost Charges Bylaw
E
- Emergency Program Bylaw - No. 17-135 [PDF - 287 KB]
- Election Procedures Bylaw - No 22-051 [PDF - 198 KB]
F
- False Alarms Bylaw – No. 10-073 [PDF - 33 KB]
- Fence Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 93-112 [PDF - 57 KB]
- Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw - No. 14-100 [PDF - 74 KB]
- Fireworks Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 07-070 [PDF - 45 KB]
- Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw, 2020 - No. 19-112 [PDF - 713 KB]
- Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw, 2021 - No. 20-112 [PDF - 223 KB]
- Freedom of Information Administration Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 94-193 [PDF - 60 KB]
- Fuel Equipment & Storage Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 07-049 [PDF - 102 KB]
H
- Heritage Property Protection Bylaw (Consolidated) - No.95-62 [PDF - 15 KB]
- Heritage Property Maintenance Standards Bylaw - No. 01-018 [PDF - 21 KB]
- Highway Access Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 91-038 [PDF - 17 KB]
I
- Idling Control Bylaw - No. 07-069 [PDF - 36 KB]
- Inspection Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 06-061 [PDF - 104 KB]
L
- Land Use Procedures Bylaw 16-028 [PDF - 563 KB]
- Liquor Licensing Fee Bylaw - No. 01-036 [PDF - 813 KB]
- Low-Speed Electric-Powered Vehicle Authorization Bylaw - No. 13-006 [PDF - 17 KB]
M
N
- Noise Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 03-012 [PDF - 131 KB]
- Nuisance (Business Regulation) Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 05-069 [PDF - 109 KB]
O
P
- Parks and Recreation Fees Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 06-056 [PDF - 226 KB]
- Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 07-059, Consolidated [PDF - 505 KB]
- Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw, 2021 to 2022 - No. 20-085 [PDF - 132 KB]
- Pesticide Use Reduction Bylaw - No. 07-094 Consolidated [PDF - 104 KB]
- Portable Signs Miscellaneous Amendments Bylaw, 2013 - No. 13-083 [PDF - 34 KB]
- Property Maintenance Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 07-050 [PDF - 38 KB]
- Property Maintenance Hearing Delegation Bylaw - No. 09-045 [PDF - 29 KB]
R
- Rental Property Standards of Maintenance Bylaw - No. 20-091 [PDF - 196 KB]
- Reserve Fund Bylaw - No. 15-050 [PDF - 14 KB]
- Reserve Fund Amendment (No.1) Bylaw - No. 18-080 [PDF - 98 KB]
- Revitalization Tax Exemption (Green Power Facilities) Bylaw - No. 09-040 [PDF - 59 KB]
- Ross Bay Cemetery Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 10-046 [PDF - 132 KB]
S
- Sanitary Sewer and Stormwater Utilities Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 14-071
- Short-Term Rental Regulation Bylaw - No. 18-036 [PDF - 139 KB]
- Sidewalk Cafes Regulation Bylaw - No. 16-038 (Consolidcated) [PDF - 299 KB]
- Sign Bylaw - No. 14-097 [PDF - 1.4 MB]
- Smoke Alarm Bylaw - No. 92-018 [PDF - 38 KB]
- Solid Waste Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 12-086
- Streets and Traffic Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 09-079 [PDF - 634 KB]
- Streets and Traffic Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 8) - No. 19-048 [PDF - 350 KB]
- Streets and Traffic Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 9) - No. 20-033 [PDF - 146 KB]
- Street Entertainment Miscellaneous Amendments Bylaw, 2012 - No. 12-030 [PDF - 21 KB]
- Street Vendors Bylaw - No. 89-72.pdf [PDF - 274 KB]
- Street Entertainers Miscellaneous Amendment Bylaw - includes amendments to the Street Vendors Bylaw [PDF - 77 KB]
- Storefront Cannabis Retailer Regulation Bylaw, 2019 - No. 19-053 [PDF - 195 KB]
T
- Tax Bylaw, 2022 - No. 22-043 [PDF - 521 KB]
- Tax Bylaw, 2021 - No. 21-048 [PDF - 158 KB]
- Tax Bylaw, 2020 - No. 20-063 [PDF - 85 KB]
- Tax Bylaw, 2019 - No. 19-047 [PDF - 189 KB]
- Tax Bylaw, 2018 - No. 18-057 [PDF - 824 KB]
- Ticket Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 10-071 [PDF - 805 KB]
- Ticketing Consequential Amendments Bylaw – No. 10-074 [PDF - 44 KB]
- Towing and Immobilizing Companies Bylaw - No. 11-033 [PDF - 37 KB]
- Towing Consequential Amendments Bylaw - No. 11-034 [PDF - 25 KB]
- Tree Preservation Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 05-106 [PDF - 126 KB]
- Tree Protection Bylaw - No. 21-035 [PDF - 680 KB]
V
- Vehicle Impoundment Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 02-121 [PDF - 85 KB]
- Vehicles For Hire Bylaw (Consolidated) - No. 03-060 [PDF - 1.1 MB] [PDF - 680 KB [PDF - 680 KB]]
- Victoria Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw - No. 12-042 [PDF - 55 KB] [PDF - 187 KB]
- Victoria Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 4) No. 21-097 [PDF - 92 KB]
- Victoria Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 3) No. 20-040 [PDF - 191 KB]
- Schedule A - Fees [PDF - 67 KB]
- Schedule B Table of Contents [PDF - 202 KB]
- Schedule B1 Drawing Specifications [PDF - 700 KB]
- Schedule B2 Supplementary Specifications [PDF - 283 KB]
- Schedule B3-1 Supplementary Drawings-Concrete [PDF - 2.2 MB]
- Schedule B3-2 Supplementary Drawings-Electrical [PDF - 1.1 MB]
- Schedule B3-3 Supplementary Drawings-General [PDF - 4 MB]
- Schedule B3-4 Supplementary Drawings-Parks [PDF - 1 MB]
- Schedule B3-5 Supplementary Drawings-Roadworks [PDF - 552 KB]
- Schedule B3-6 Supplementary Drawings-Sanitary Storm [PDF - 1.2 MB]
- Schedule B3-7 Supplementary Drawings-Waterworks [PDF - 1.1 MB]
- Schedule C - Supplementary Specifications of Street Trees and Irrigation [PDF - 375 KB]
- Schedule D - Subdivision and Strata Application Forms [PDF - 108 KB]
- Schedule E - Subdivision and Development Servicing Agreement [PDF - 109 KB]
- Schedule F - Standard Forms of Statutory Rights of Way [PDF - 120 KB]
- Schedule G Contractor's Permit [PDF - 39 KB]
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Z
Please refer to City Council agendas and minutes to monitor zoning initiatives.
