Development Permits

Please obtain the necessary Development Permits from the Town Office before beginning any type of development.

If you are not sure if you need a building permit or are not sure of any of the below instructions please contact our office at 729-2202 or review the Zoning Bylaw.  The Building Bylaw and amendments are found here.

Before You Build Leaflet

Map of Sensitive Areas in Regina Beach

Proposed Residential Development Process

All proposed development must have the Development Permit Application approved PRIOR to the Building Application being reviewed (in most cases).  Construction CANNOT begin until the Building Application has been approved and a Building Permit has been issued.

An information package is available for applicants with some of the Zoning requirements and fees.

 

All proposed residential developments submitted must include the following:

If new single detached dwelling, addition to single detached dwelling, basement/foundation development, detached garage submit the following:

  • Development Permit Application , along with:
    • all proposed plans
    • geotechnical report (if required)
    • Real Property Report (Surveyor’s Certificate) showing the proposed site plan, Click here for an example

If this is approved you will then be required to submit:

If a deck, shed, solar panels submit the following:

Residential Renovations – not sure if a building permit is required?
If the renovations include any of the below a building permit is likely required.  Please contact our office to confirm and receive application documents, if necessary.
– window replacement -changing size or installing new windows in bedrooms/sleeping rooms, door replacement-changing size, changing cabinets and/or cook tops in kitchen, removing walls or cutting opening in existing walls, converting a space to a bedroom or sleeping room, adding or extending a roof over a deck or other exterior space, adding a sun room or deck enclosure, changing size of exterior deck or landing, basement development, creating a secondary suite, adding a bathroom.

 

Demos and Moves

Demos – An Application for a Permit to Demolish a Building must be completed and submitted to the office along with the applicable fee and deposit.
A Permit to Demolish a Building will be issued with conditions listed.  The deposit is refunded when the site is inspected and all conditions on Permit have been met.

Moves – Contact the Town office for applications and process for building moves.

Proposed Commercial Development Process

All proposed commercial development must have the Development Permit Application approved PRIOR to the Building Application being reviewed.  Construction CANNOT begin until the Building Application has been approved and a Building Permit has been issued.

All proposed commercial developments submitted must include the following:

If the Development Permit is approved then you will be required to submit:

 

Development Appeal Board Information Sheet

 

Disclaimer:    Every effort is made to keep this information as current as possible.  In the event of a conflict, the most current forms and/or rates are applicable.