Bylaws

If you have a concern in regards to a bylaw infraction occurring within
the District of Summerland, please

OR

Complete the Hard Copy Bylaw Complaint Form and submit it to:

Summerland Municipal Hall
13211 Henry Avenue
Summerland, BC  
or via Email: bylaw@summerland.ca

Contact Bylaw Services

Phone: 250-494-1373
Fax: 250-494-1415
Email: bylaw@summerland.ca

For animal complaints, please contact Summerland Animal Control Services

Email: dogs@penticton.ca
Phone: 250-494-6446

Frequently Used Bylaws

• Advisory Planning Commission 94-002 - Consolidated to July 19, 2021
• Animal and Pound Regulation Bylaw No. 93-028
• Building Numbering Bylaw No. 2438
• Building Bylaw No. 2022-002
• Business Licencing Bylaw No.95-004 - Consolidated to February 28, 2022
• Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No.2000-375 - Consolidated to June 11, 2024
• Campfire Regulations
• Cemetery Bylaw No. 2012-016
• Council Procedure Bylaw No. 2018-035 - Consolidated to July 2, 2024
• Development Application Procedures Bylaw No.2020-026 Consolidated to April 9, 2024
• Development Cost Charges Bylaw 2000-194 - Consolidated to December 14, 2015
• Driveway Access Bylaw No. 92-047 - Consolidated to June 11, 2024
• Earthwork Control Bylaw No. 2000-290 (Soil Bylaw)
• Election and Assent Voting Bylaw No. 2018-017 Consolidated to May 24, 2022
• Electric Powered Vehicle Authorization Bylaw No. 2013-007
• Electric Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 2255, 1986 consolidated to March 13, 2023
• False Alarm Bylaw No. 2014-004
• Fees and Charges No. 98-001 Consolidated to March 25, 2025
• Financial Plan (2025-2029) Bylaw
• Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2421
• Fire Limit Area Bylaw No. 2000-114
• Firearms Bylaw No. 96-048
• Freedom of Information - Consolidated to June 27, 2016
• General Fund Asset Management Reserve Fund Bylaw No. 2014-031
• Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 2021-023
• Green Revolving Fund Policy Bylaw No. 200.9
• Indemnification of Municipal Officials Bylaw No. 2013-021
• Inter Community Mobile Business License Bylaw - Consolidated to February 11, 2025
• MTI System Bylaw 95-030 - Consolidated to June 11, 2024
• Official Community Plan
• Outdoor Smoking Regulation Bylaw No. 2015-020
• Parcel Tax Bylaw 2018-006 (Mountain Growers)
• Parcel Tax (Hunter's Hill)
• Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 2022-012 Consolidated to December 17, 2024
• Permissive Tax Exemption Places of Worship 2017 Bylaw No. 2016-038 - Consolidated to October 11, 2022
• Permissive Tax Exemption (2022-2025 NPO) Bylaw No. 2021-036 - Consolidated to October 17, 2023
• Public Notice Bylaw No. 2025-007
• Responsible Dog Owner Bylaw No. 2017-024
• Sanitary Sewer System Regulation Bylaw 98-002
• Sewer Parcel Tax Bylaw
• Sign Bylaw No. 2022-026 Consolidated to April 11, 2022
• Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 2018-018 - Consolidated to February 27, 2024
• Southern Interior Dispute Adjudication Bylaw No. 2016-001 - Consolidated to December 20, 2024
• Street Name Changing Bylaw 1655 - Consolidated to 2016-12-12
• Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 2022-042 - Consolidated to June 11, 2024
• Summerland Research Station Agriculture Canada Fire Protection Bylaw No. 90-073
• Tax Rates (2025) Bylaw No. 2025-012
• Traffic and Use of Highways
• Water Utilities and Water Rates Bylaw No.2014-019 - Consolidated to December 20, 2024
• Water Parcel Tax Bylaw 2000-234
• Zoning Bylaw Schedule A - Consolidated to March 25, 2025
   
  All other bylaws can be obtained by contacting our office at 250-494-6451.

The bylaws listed above are the most frequently requested bylaws that apply within the District of Summerland; they are provided online for convenience and information only. While every effort is made to ensure their accuracy, online bylaws are not official versions of the bylaws and may not contain the latest amendments. 

Official, up-to-date copies of bylaws may be obtained from Municipal Hall, 13211 Henry Avenue, Summerland, BC. Telephone: 250-494-6451.

The District of Summerland will in no event be held liable or responsible to any person for damages, costs, or expenses of any kind resulting from the use of, or reliance upon, online copies of bylaws.