The City of Campbell River has updated an illustrated, easy-to-read handbook for developers preparing applications to help streamline the development permit and approval process.

The City’s development handbook was first created in 2013 to provide a visual interpretation of the City’s development permit guidelines. A comprehensive guide, it details development permit submission requirements, including how Official Community Plan guidelines apply to new commercial and multi-family projects.

Building Links, the North Vancouver Island construction report has released its third quarter, year-to-date construction statistics, which compares the permits and construction values for the first 9 months of 2017 and 2018.

They report that total construction values for the Comox Valley and Campbell River now total $223 million for the year, with a $68 million increase from last year, and an $84 million increase from 2016.

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According to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) September statistics, sales of single-family homes in their region, which covers from Duncan to Port Hardy, decreased by 32 per cent compared to September 2017 with Nanaimo down 36%, followed in order by Parksville, Campbell River, the Cowichan Valley, Port Alberni, and the Comox Valley at 21%.

Phase II of The Ridge development in Courtenay on Vancouver Island is a busy place with preferred builders now working on custom homes for their clients.

There are currently 12 new homes under construction and many more in the planning stages. Some of these new homes are single-storey ranchers while others feature a second storey or a walkout basement.