Building Permits

Building permits help ensure construction meets BC building safety codes and the City’s zoning regulations. Every owner, or their agent, needs a permit prior to starting construction on their property.

All construction must conform to the current BC Building Code and Building Bylaw 3590-2003.

Regulations and Forms required for Building Permits can be found on the Regulations and Forms page.

Pre-Application Review

Effective immediately, the City is implementing a building permit ‘pre-application review’ prior to accepting a formal application.

The City will review all submissions prior to accepting a formal building permit application to ensure:

1. The application is complete; and
2. The applicant understands all that is needed to assess a building permit.

Please note: Incomplete submissions will be granted a secondary review, if it is still deemed incomplete any further submissions will go at the back of the queue.

Guidelines

General guidelines are available for applying for a permit for each of the following categories:

Building Permits for Coach Houses or Garden Cottages

A building permit must be obtained prior to commencing the construction of your new Coach House or Garden Cottage. An application can be made in person in the Building Department at Welton Common, 7337 Welton Street. To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $1,102.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only.

*updated January 2, 2024

Building Permits for Single Family Dwellings

A building permit must be obtained prior to commencing the construction of your new home. An application can be made in person in the Building Department at Welton Common, 7337 Welton Street. To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $1,102.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only.

*Updated January 16, 2024

Small Building Permits

A building permit must be obtained prior to commencing the construction for any structure that is over 108 square feet. A small building permit includes swimming pools, detached garages, accessory buildings etc. An application can be made in person in the Building Division located at 7337 Welton Street, Mission, BC. To ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $165.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only.

Revised January 2, 2024

Residential Renovations/Alterations

A building permit must be obtained prior to commencing the construction of a renovation/alteration on residential homes. A renovation/alteration includes:

• Creating a new room
• Finishing a basement
• Installing larger openings in exterior walls
• Removing/replacing insulation, vapor barrier and drywall on outside walls
• Relocating plumbing fixtures
• Replacing water lines
• Creating dropped ceilings

It is recommended to contact the building department if you have further questions about proposed renovations and/or alterations.

An application can be made in person in the Building Division located at 7337 Welton Street, Mission, BC. To ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $165.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only.

Revised January 3, 2024

Residential Addition

A building permit must be obtained prior to commencing the construction of an addition on residential homes. An addition includes:

• Adding rooms to an existing building
• Changing a carport to a garage
• Changing a garage into a living space
• Adding a second floor
• Changing roof system with added floor space
• Adding a deck, increasing a deck, enclosing under a deck
• Adding build outs on the exterior of the house
• Adding covered front or side porches over existing entrance

It is recommended to contact the building department if you have further questions about proposed additions.

An application can be made in person in the Building Division located at 7337 Welton Street, Mission, BC. To ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $165.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only.

Revised January 4, 2024

Retaining Wall

A building permit must be obtained prior to commencing the construction of any retaining structure over 600mm (2 Ft) in height.

An application can be made in person in the Building Division located at 7337 Welton Street, Mission, BC. To ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $165.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only.

Revised January 4, 2024.

Building Permits for Demolition of Buildings

A demolition permit must be obtained prior to demolishing buildings on your property. Prior to applying, please email inspections@mission.ca stating the address, what you are demolishing, how many buildings with pictures of the interior and exterior of the building.

Revised January 10,2024

Forms

• Demolition Application Form [PDF/132KB]
• Agent Appointment Form
• Owner’s Undertaking

Building Permits for New Multi-family, Commercial, Industrial and Institutional

A building permit must be obtained prior to commencing the construction of any structure in the City of Mission. An application can be made in person in the Building Department at Welton Common building at 7337 Welton Street. To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $2,726.00 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque, or debit only.

Revised September 11, 2024

Tenant Improvement Permits for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional

Tenant improvement means any changes within a space in a building including structural and non-structural. An application can be made in person in the Building Department at Welton Common building at 7337 Welton Street. To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $552.00 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque, or debit only.

Revised September 11, 2024

Placing a Mobile Home

The Planning Department must approve the use of a mobile home on the property to ensure that the requirements of the Zoning Bylaw and Official Community Plan are met.

All Mobile homes must be certified to the CSA-Z240 ‘Mobile Homes’ standard.

Mobile homes to be used as a second dwelling shall have a covenant registered on title that restricts the mobile home to the approved Zoning Bylaw use.

We require a $1,102.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only.

To apply for a building permit to place a mobile home on a property the following guidelines should be followed:

Revised January 2, 2024

Sign Permits

Any exterior sign requires a sign permit, whether it is a permanent sign or a temporary sign.

In most cases, permanent signs must also comply with the Planning Departments Development Permit guidelines for the area.

The sign permit application and guidelines for sign permits can be obtained at the City of Mission Building Department and the application for a temporary sign permit [PDF/135KB] is also available. The fee for a temporary sign is $130.00. Please include a title search dated within 30 days of your application with your sign permit application package. If the owner of the property is a corporate entity we require a BC Company Search dated within 30 days as well. Please provide 3 sets of drawings (we keep one set and give two back to you).

The fee is $134.00 per sign, plus a $35 administration fee. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only. We do not accept applications by email.

For sign permit regulations, please refer to Sign Bylaw 1662-1987.

Revised June 8, 2023

Solar Panels

In this Guide, a solar panel means a panel designed to absorb the sun’s rays as a source of energy for generating electricity or heating. Please note – all electrical work requires permits and inspections from Technical Safety BC.

A building permit is required to install solar panels. Please review the guide and pre-submission review checklist [PDF/874KB].

The application deposit is $165.50, payable by cash, cheque, or debit only. We do not accept applications by email.

Building Permits for Swimming Pools

A building permit is required when constructing a private residential swimming pool.

We require a $165.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque or debit only.

Private residential swimming pools must be sited at not less than 1.5 m (4.92 ft) from any lot line as per the general provisions within Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020.

A “private residential swimming pool” means a structure used or intended to be used for swimming, bathing or wading, and having a surface area exceeding 14 sq m (150.7 sq ft) and a depth exceeding 600 mm (23.62 in).

Every owner of a private residential swimming pool shall:

• enclose the pool within a fence not less than 1.2 m (4 ft) in height, with no opening or gap greater than 50 mm (2 in) and no horizontal member or attachment located between 100 mm (4 in) and 900 mm (36 in) above ground level on the outside of the fence that will facilitate climbing.
• wire mesh fencing and gates will only be accepted where:
• The mesh is diagonal,
• The mesh strands are no more than 50 mm (2 in) apart in both directions,
• The mesh strands have been woven, welded, or otherwise constructed in such a manner as to be dimensionally stable,
• The fence and gate are securely braced top and bottom to prevent sagging, bulging, or lifting; and
• The fence and gate are a minimum of 1.2 m (4 ft) in height.
• permit access to the area enclosed by the required pool fence, other than through a dwelling unit, by means of a self-closing and self-latching door or gate designed to return to the secured latched position when not in use.
• latches securing access doors and gates shall not be accessible from outside of the fence, and shall be located a minimum of 200 mm (8 in) from the top of the door or gate; and a minimum of 450 mm (18 in) from any opening in the door, gate, or fence.

A building permit must be obtained prior to commencing the construction of a secondary suite.

It is recommended to contact the building department if you have any further questions about proposed secondary suites.

An application can be made in person in the Building Division located at 7337 Welton Street, Mission, BC., To ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $165.50 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque, or debit only.

A building permit must be obtained prior to installing an on-site strata road and/or services including any required retaining elements. An application can be made in person in the Building Department at Welton Common, 7337 Welton Street. To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible, it is important to have all the required documentation submitted along with your application.

We require a $552.00 non-refundable deposit with your application. Payable by cash, cheque, or debit only