Board Policies

The Regional District of Nanaimo Board policies provide direction to the Board and staff on a variety of issues and help maintain consistency and fairness in reaching the RDN's long term goals.

The following policies represent those policies that have been reviewed and confirmed as current. Additional policies will be posted as they are adopted, updated or confirmed as current.

Planning

• B1.4 Frontage Requirement for Rural Lots
• B1.5 Development Variance Permit and Development Permit with Variance Evaluation
• B1.6 Liquor License Applications
• B1.7 Strata Conversion and Guidelines
• B1.8 Review of ALR Applications
• B1.9 Retaining Walls - Marine
• B1.10 Board of Variance
• B1.11 Manufactured Home Park Redevelopment
• B1.13 Registration of LTO Documents (Covenants)
• B1.16 Green Building for RDN Facilities
• B1.19 Energy (Electricity)
• B1.20 Wood First for RDN Facilities
• B1.21 Groundwater Application Requirements for Rezoning Un-serviced Lands
• B1.22 Secondary Suites
• B1.23 Electoral Area Telecommunication Antenna System Consultation
• B1.24 Non-medical Cannabis Retail Store Licence Applications
• B1.26 Cannabis Production Applications
• B1.27 Exemption from Floodplain Bylaw 
• B1.28 Proof of Water for Subdivision

Building Inspection

• B2.1 Building Permit Fees
• B2.3 Remediation of Contaminated Buildings

Bylaw Enforcement

• Policy B3-02 Bylaw Enforcement Policy (April 2021)