Planning Services develops and implements policies and regulations to manage community growth and development in the following key function areas:

• Land use planning and development applications – Review of development proposals and processing of applications for development permit, development variance permit and Board of Variance, sign permit applications and amendments to the City of Kimberley Zoning Bylaws. 
• Building permits and inspection services – Review of building permits, plumbing permits, and demolition permits involving plan review, permit approval and inspection services to ensure that all buildings are designed and constructed to comply with the BC Building Code and the City of Kimberley Building Bylaw. 
• Subdivision applications – Management of subdivision review process involving fee-simple, bare land strata or strata conversion applications and the administration of subdivision related agreements such as statutory right-of-ways, covenants and servicing agreements and related securities. 
• Long range planning and environmental strategy – Coordination of updates and amendments to the Official Community Plan. Development and implementation of strategies and policies related to affordable housing, climate change adaptation and mitigation, green building, transportation and trail network planning.  
• Municipal land disposition and acquisition – Coordination of municipal land sales and road closure applications.

More detailed information is available by clicking on the following links:

• Development applications
• Development Variance applications
• Building permits and inspections
• Board of Variance applications
• Official Community Plan
• Sign permits
• Subdivision
• Updates and amendments to the Zoning Bylaw