Apply for your permits
Find all the information you need to apply for your permits below. Can't find what you're looking for? Visit our related links or contact the department directly for assistance.
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My Permits Portal account holders who registered before April 21, 2024 must validate their accounts before using them again. To learn more about the process, read our account validation instructions.
For doing work on City-owned roads. Use this application if you are an owner or contractor and are going to install third-party infrastructure such as electrical, telephone, cable or other service provider to a subdivision project.
Use this application if you are going to perform civil construction unrelated to a development application. For any project work in or abutting a street, boulevard, alley, sidewalk, park, terrace, or other property controlled or owned by the City (including right-of-ways).
A complete application should include:
- Application form: all sections in the application form are filled out and is signed & dated
- Cover page: includes detailed contact information, project scope, proposed work dates. State whether the proposed works is by open trench or drilling boring.
- Design drawing of proposed work: includes location address or intersection. Plan view scale at 1:250. Existing city utilities (sewer, drainage, water, street light conduits), and third party utilities with offsets from property line. Trench profile 1:50 vertical scale sections including at city utility crossings (water / sewers) / street lighting). Proposed utility joint trench offset distances.
- Pavement restoration plan following the City of Burnaby Pavement Restoration policy.
- Certificate of insurance: includes City of Burnaby as co-insured and has policy expiry date. Use the City of Burnaby prefilled Certificate of Insurance standards form for basic or sensitive utilities.
- Traffic control permit: includes permit # (if applicable)
For temporarily placing a container on-street. Examples include: construction bins, moving containers, shipping containers, trailers, etc. Whenever possible, containers/pods should be placed on private property.
Additional Information
To temporarily close a road, lane, path, sidewalk, bike lane or any other portion of City right-of-way.
Please visit our Traffic Control Permit page for instructions on how to apply online.
For a property to be connected to a main water supply. This is a bylaw requirement.
Contact us for information on how to request an upgrade/alteration to the water supply.
Contact us
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| Building Permits | Phone
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[email protected] |
| Engineering General Inquiries | Phone
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[email protected] |
| Fire Administration Office | Phone
Fax
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[email protected] |
| Planning General Inquiries | Phone
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[email protected] |