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The Department of Community Planning manages all land use and building matters. It is a department which provides a variety of information about land use regulations and data, specific properties, demographics, and planning research. The Department administers the permits required for building construction and other development related permits. It also plays a role in researching planning issues and planning for the future of the City. The Department has ten staff members and works with the Advisory Planning Commission.

Other specific functions of the Department are:

• To administer the Zoning and Development Bylaw.
• To administer and implement the Official Community Plan.
• To process development permits and applications, including building permits, zoning amendment applications, development permit applications, subdivision applications and development variance permits.

Contact
PLANNING:
GENERAL PLANNING INQUIRIES:	250 954-3061	planning@parksville.ca
Blaine Russell,    Director of Community Planning and Building	250 954-4673	brussell@parksville.ca
Heather Kauer,    Manager of Planning and Development	250 954-4690	hkauer@parksville.ca
Sarah Ross, Planner	250 954-3066	sross@parksville.ca
Sadie Beaudoin-Lobb, Planning Technician II	250 954-4697	sbeaudoinlobb@parksville.ca
Kyle Wardstrom, Planning Technician I	250 954-3061	kwardstrom@parksville.ca
Wendy Dalman, Administrative Assistant III	250 954-4656	wdalman@parksville.ca
BUILDING:
INSPECTION REQUESTS /    GENERAL BUILDING INQUIRIES:	250 954-4668	building@parksville.ca
Jason Vezina, Chief Building Inspector	250 954-4668	jvezina@parksville.ca
Dylan Todd, Building Inspector II	250 954-4688	dtodd@parksville.ca
Stan Schopp, Building Inspector II (part-time)	250 954-4658	sschopp@parksville.ca
Pamela Hudson, Clerk II	250 954-3065	phudson@parksville.ca