Permits & Applications

Food and beverage businesses can apply to add outdoor seating or spaces for their customers. 

Please visit our Active Patio Program page for more information and instructions on how to apply online.
 

For property owners wishing to change the address of their property. Please fill out both the application form and agent authorization form and submit with applicable fee.

To apply to operate a cannabis retail store in the City of Burnaby, applicants must first apply for a separate Provincial licence that is regulated and enforced by the BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch LCRB) under the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act. 

Learn more about the cannabis retail application process on our Cannabis Licences webpage.

Referral for operating a home-based child care facility. 

To sell or serve liquor in the Province of BC, a liquor licence or permit is required. Applicants must first submit an application to the Province for a liquor licence. Once your Provincial retail licence application has been submitted, a referral will be made to the City of Burnaby by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch. 

Learn more about the liquor licence application process on our Liquor Licences webpage.

For change of use, building addition or changes to external appearance proposed for a property. A Preliminary Plan Approval is an approval granted by the Director Planning and Building ensuring compliance with the Zoning Bylaw. 

For property owners wanting to use or develop their land in a way that is not permitted under the present zoning. 
 

For any structure or advertising device, visible from any street that is used to attract the attention of the general public. Signs can be placed in a variety of locations such as on an awning, canopy, face of a building (fascia), roof, window or on their own as a free-standing sign.

Please contact the Planning Department to speak to a Sign Bylaw Technician before getting started. 

For property owners wanting to create a new parcel(s) of land out of an existing parcel or consolidate parcels.

For temporary land uses not permitted under the current zoning districts, subject to Council approval. Temporary Use Permits are valid for up to 3 years and may be renewed once for an additional maximum 3 years.