Permits and Licences
This section provides information regarding permits and licenses issued by the Resort Municipality of Whistler:
- Building Permits
- Covenant Modification
- Development Permits
- Development Variance Permits
- Engineering Permits
- Sign Permits
- Board of Variance
- Liquor Licenses
- Business Licenses
- Marriage Licenses
- Dog Licenses
- Residential Campfire Permits - Application Form
- Residential Campfire Permits - Letter of Permission
- Bylaws
Sign Permits
Businesses operating in Whistler are required to have a valid sign permit that complies with the Consolidated Sign Bylaw No. 558, 1987, as well as any comprehensive sign plans for specific buildings. Contact us if you have any questions about your building’s sign plan.
Click here to download the Consolidated Sign Bylaw No. 558, 1987.
To obtain a sign permit, please download the Sign Permit Application form and return it, completed to Municipal Hall. The information requested in this application is necessary to fully evaluate your request for signs. Completion of this form does not guarantee approval.
Click here to download the Sign Permit Application.
You will be required to submit, with your completed application:
- 2 sets of complete and detailed drawings, to scale
- Written approval for proposed signage from Strata or Tennant Coordinator
- Permit Fees
Sign Permit Fees
| Sign Permit Fees | Cost | Deposit |
| A New Permanent Sign | $40.00/sign | |
Plus Additional Charges for:
|
$40.00/sign
$100.00/sign |
|
| Alteration to the Face of an Existing Sign | $30.00/sign | |
| Traffic Control Sign (private property) | $30.00 | |
| Special Event Signs | $25.00/hr | $200.00 |
| * Deposit returned upon removal of signage |







