Building Inspection > Services > Regional District of North Okanagan

Pat Luscombe
Chief Building Inspector

The Chief Building Inspector, Pat Luscombe, manages the Building Department with a staff of four. A broad range of Building Inspection services are provided to the residents in the North Okanagan. The Regional District provides Building Inspection services to all Electoral Areas as well as the communities of Enderby, Armstrong, Spallumcheen and Lumby. The City of Vernon and District of Coldstream have their own building inspection departments

Services Provided Include:

The Building Department conducts reviews of all building permit applications for conformance with the BC Building Code requirements, development bylaws, and other related regulations.

available through the Building Department:

Accessibility For Persons with Disabilities Guide - 1.11MB PDF
Alternative Solutions Submission Requirements - 1.17MB PDF
Industry Standard Drawings Submission Requirements - 1.18MB PDF
Required Information for Steel Structure Building Permit Applications - 700Kb PDF
Required Information for Suspended Garage Slab Building Permit Applications - 940Kb PDF
Required Information for Techno Metal Posts Building Permit Applications - 815Kb PDF
Required information for Building Permit applications within Silver Star Mountain Resort Area and NEW requirements for Submission of Truss Roof System (Layout) Design for ALL areas - 20Kb PDF
Effective February 15th, 2010, the Regional District of North Okanagan will require the submission of engineered structural drawings and B1 & B2 schedules, Schedule P and Certificate of Insurance for the entire building structure(s). This must be included with all Building Permit applications to construct residential, commercial and industrial buildings and substantial building additions within the Silver Star Mountain Resort in Electoral Area “C”.

Building Application Procedures Guide (135Kb PDF)
Building Bylaw No. 1747, 2003 (815Kb PDF)
REVISED Inspector Schedule - February 3, 2010 (15Kb PDF)

Reports are produced monthly that track Building Permit activity in the Electoral Areas as well as our participating member Municipalities:

Monthly Reports

Riparian Areas Regulation
The Provincial Riparian Areas Regulations are now in effect as of March 31, 2006. This legislation will affect all lands near watercourses (lakes, creeks, wetlands, ponds, springs) and ravines.
Click here for more information.

Who to Contact:
For enquiries to the Building Department please contact:

Pat Luscombe
Chief Building Inspector

Phone: (250) 550-3724
Fax: (250) 550-3701
E-mail: pat.luscombe@rdno.ca