Plumbing Permit | Municipality of North Cowichan

Permits are required for renovation projects such as moving or adding new plumbing fixtures or pipe system upgrades.
Permits are not required for maintenance or replacement of existing plumbing fixtures

Step 1: Design your project

Follow the checklist below before submitting an application. All supporting documents must be submitted with the application to be accepted and approved.

Required documents

Building Permit Application Form
Agent Authorization Form (required if property owner is not applying for permit)
To be obtained by the Land Title Office (or lawyer, notary, real estate office): 
- Title search (acquired within 30 days of your application date) 
Scope of work (written)
Schematic plan (may be required dependent on scope of work)
Required drawings – refer to the Drawing Checklist for specifics
- The drawings must be submitted on sheets no smaller than 11” x 17” with minimum scale: 3/16” = 1’ floor and 1/8” = 1’ elevations.
- Include before and after floor plans
Hazardous Materials Report (required for buildings constructed prior to 1990)
Business licence of contractor (if applicable)

Step 2: Digital Submission

How to submit a Building Permit application online:

Step 3: Building permit fees

Once a building permit has been approved a fee slip will be provided for payment.

Payment methods

The permit fee is set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 3784. Please contact the Planning & Building Department to confirm amount owed.
Permit fees are payable by:
- cash, interact, cheque or money order - made payable to the Corporation of the District of North Cowichan
- online payment - please use “North Cowichan – A/R” as the payee, using folder number BP00…. as your account to identify the fee you are paying. We request that you email a copy of your Fee Slip to finance@northcowichan.ca when payment has been made and copy the email to building@northcowichan.ca. Applicants may need to contact their financial institution for vendor account formatting.
Credit cards are not accepted.
A fee slip with be sent to the applicant once the permit is approved.
The permit fee does not include the Development Permit fee if one is determined to be required.

Important information about permits

Inspections are required at various stages of your project. It is the responsibility of the applicant/owner to contact the Building Department to arrange a site visit to confirm completion of the project and obtain final approval.

Call 250-746-3102 to request an inspection or to confirm all necessary paperwork and permits are complete.

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Document type(s)

Permits

Document tag(s)

Planning & Building