Documents Library

The more commonly released reports and publications along with frequently requested information and forms can be accessed from this page.  This page is meant to further the transparency of the Town.

If there is information that you are seeking, but cannot find it here, please contact us by phone at 250-656-1184 or by email at admin@sidney.ca.

• Administration & Council
• Development Services, Planning & Business Licensing
• Emergency Services
• Engineering, Public Works & Parks
• Finance
  
  

Administration & Council

• Agenda and Minutes of Council
• Annual Reports
• Bylaws
• Policies
• Application to Serve on Town Committees
• Request to Appear Before Council 
• Request For Access to Information
• Town Talk newsletters
• Strategic Plan
• Economic Development Plan
• For more information on local government operations in general, see these Fact Sheets prepared by the Union of BC Municipalities. 

Development Services, Planning & Business Licensing

• Building Permit Application Forms
• Development Permit, Development Variance, Zoning Amendment, OCP Amendment, Subdivision, and Board of Variance Application Guides & Forms
• Business Licence Applications
• Child Care Inventory & Action Plan
  
• Climate Action Plan
• Official Community Plan
• Downtown Local Area Plan
• West Side Local Area Plan
• Security Alarm Application Form - enterable form
• Downtown and Multifamily Density Review
• Downtown Streetscape & Urban Design Standards
• Downtown Waterfront Vision
• Multi-Family Residential Parking Study
• Housing Needs Assessment
  

Emergency Services

• Business Continuity Planning Template
• Sidney Community Risk Assessment (HRVA)
• Sidney Volunteer Fire Department Application Form

Engineering, Public Works, Parks & Bylaw Enforcement

• Active Transportation Plan
• Application for Permit to Work in Municipal Road Allowance or Right of Way
• Application for Sidewalk or Roadside Cafe Licence
• 2021 Beacon West Traffic Study
• Beacon Wharf Surveys and Feasibility Study
• Dedicated Bench Application Form
• 2022 Downtown Parking Study
• 2016 Downtown Parking Study
• 2013 Downtown Traffic Movement Study
• Downtown Waterfront Vision
• Infrastructure Service Application
• Park and Facility Use Application Form and Parks Use Policy
• Parks Master Plan
• Rathdown, Resthaven & Brethour Park Concept Plans
• Seagull Study
• Tree Cutting and Removal Permit Application
• Urban Forest Strategy

Finance

• Annual Reports
• Financial Statements
• Quarterly Financial Reports
• Statements of Financial Information (SOFI)
• Financial Plan
• Grant in Aid Application
• Pre-Authorized Payment Form (used to set-up, modify, or cancel pre-authorized payments to the Town)
• EFT Payment Plan Enrolment Form (used to authorize payments from the Town via Electronic Funds Transfer)
  
• Home Owner Grant Information
• Permissive Tax Exemption Policy and Application Form