Planning and land use

Planning and land use regulations protect the natural environment while ensuring sustainable and safe development in the Central Okanagan.

The RDCO provides development services for the two electoral areas in our region: Electoral Area East and Electoral Area West. Municipalities in the region (City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, District of Lake Country, District of Peachland) oversee development services within their boundaries, as do local First Nations (Okanagan Indian Band and Westbank First Nation).

RDCO maps

We provide the following services:

Forming and implementing land use policies for the region.
Ensuring safe infrastructure and organized development projects.
Evaluating applications providing recommendations to decision makers.
Assisting the public with understanding and interpreting provincial legislation, land use regulations, applications and processes.
Inviting and responding to public hearings and notices.
Processing business licence applications (Electoral Areas only).

Planning applications

Building permits and inspections

Property information requests

A property information request (PIR) provides homeowners, contractors and real estate agents with building permit history and zoning information. See our Building permits and inspections page to request a PIR.