Brochures and Bulletins
This index contains the information you need to get building permits processed and projects completed in Burnaby. If you are unsure on where to begin your building project, please visit Permit Processing.
For all other questions, please feel free to Contact the Building Department.
- Building Information
- Alternative Solutions
- Boulevards
- Building Envelope - Design and Field Review
- Building Permits and Inspections
- Child Care Facilities
- Climatic Information for Building Design in Burnaby
- Commercial or Multi-Family Parking Loading and Driveway Requirements
- Conveyor Pizza Oven - Commercial
- Designated Structural Engineer
- Encroachments
- Fences
- Finger-joined Studs in Fire-rated Walls
- Fire Truck Access Plan Requirements - Preliminary Plan Approval Applications (PPA)
- Food Service Establishments
- In-Law Suites
- Letters of Assurance - Bulletin
- Methane Gas
- Mezzanine Structures
- Racking - Vertical Storage Systems
- Roof & Floor (Wood) Trusses Design & Layout Drawings
- Sediment Control Systems
- Single or Shared Occupancies
- Spas, Hot Tubs, Whirlpools and Hydromassage Bathtubs
- Streams and Ravines
- Swimming Pools
- Temporary Buildings & Structures
- Demolition
- Electrical
- Fire Sprinklers
- General Information
- Cancellation Fee
- Construction Site Safety
- Contacting Inspectors and Booking Inspection Requests
- Fire Alarm Permits
- Hours of Construction
- New Businesses
- Occupancy Certificates for New Buildings
- Revisions to Plans
- Special Safety Inspections
- Sub-Trade Permit Requirements
- Tenant Improvement Permits
- Viewing and Copying of Plans and Documents
- Who Can Apply for a Building Permit - Bulletin
- Who Can Apply for a Building Permit (Schedule F)
- Heating
- Plumbing
- Safety Information
- Carbon Monoxide Alarms
- Carbon Monoxide Safety - English
- Carbon Monoxide Safety - Mandarin
- Carbon Monoxide Safety - Punjabi
- Drinking Water Safety in Your Home
- Fire Safety Maintenance - General Requirements
- Moulds
- Natural Gas and Propane Public Safety Tips
- Natural Gas Safety - English
- Natural Gas Safety - Mandarin
- Natural Gas Safety - Punjabi
- Smoke Alarms
- Signs
- Single & Two Family Dwellings
- Board of Variance Appeals
- Board of Variance Application Deadlines
- Building Permit Application Requirements for New Residential Garages
- Building Permit Application Requirements for New Single and Two-Family Dwellings
- Building Permit Application Requirements for Prefabricated Aluminum Awnings and Patio or Deck Covers for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Infill Housing
- Landscaping for New Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Legal Survey Requirements Single and Two Family Dwellings (new and additions)
- Letters of Assurance for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Oil Tanks
- Parking Areas and Driveways
- Permits and Inspections for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Rainscreen for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Rock Pits
- Selecting Contractors for Home Renovations and Repairs
- Structural Design Requirements for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Wood Burning Appliances
- Tree
- Zoning Information












