A formal Freedom of Information (FOI) request is NOT required to access the following records from the Town of Comox:
- Agendas & Minutes - Open Meetings
- Annual Reports
- Appear as a Delegation
- Applications and Forms
- Budgets
- Building Permits
- Building Permit Summaries
- Business Licences
- Bylaw Enforcement
- Bylaw Notice Adjudication System
- Bylaws
- Climate Action Plan and Risk Assessment
- Committee Membership
- Community Events - Large-Scale
- Corporate Strategic Priorities
- Demographics
- Development Costs, Fees & Guidelines
- Development Permits & Development Variance Permit Notices
- Downtown Economic Development Strategy
- Elections
- Financial Statements
- Flag Raising Requests
- Garbage Collection / Recycling Schedule
- Job Postings
- Maps
- Marinas
- Media Releases & Public Notices
- Notices - Development Permit Applications
- Notices - Rezoning
- Official Community Plan (OCP)
- Parks and Fields
- Permits – Applications for Banners, Business Licence, Mobile Vendors, Park Use, Road Use, Signs, etc.
- Property Taxes
- Provincial Nominees Program (PNP)
- Public Hearing Agendas & Minutes
- Recreation Programs - General Information, Applications, Registrations
- Street Banner Permits
- Tenders, RFPs & EOIs
- Transportation Master Plan Update (2020)
- Zoning & Rezoning - General Information
Records that are not readily available:
- Agendas & Minutes - Closed Meetings
- Agreements/Contracts/Leases/Service Contracts
- Correspondence, documents and file comments and notes
- Building plans and lot survey plans
- Development Permits & Development Variance Permits – Applications & Individual Case Files
- Projects/ Project Files
- Property owners names, personal contact information, addresses, phone numbers etc.
If you require property ownership details, there are alternative options available:
• You can use BC Assessment’s free online tools.
• Effective April 1, 2024, searches through the Land Owner Transparency Registry (LOTR) is free of charge. The public can access the LOTR via myLTSA. - Proposal and Bid Summaries
- Records in the custody or control of another public body must be obtained directly from that body (Agricultural Land Commission, BC Assessment, BC Liquor Control & Licensing, Land Title Office, RCMP, Service BC)
- Rezoning - Individual Case Files
- Subdivisions – Applications / Plans
The BC Freedom of Information Act ("FOIPPA") allows you access to records held by the Town of Comox. Please submit a written request to Town of Comox, 1809 Beaufort Avenue, Comox, BC V9M 1R9 or town@comox.ca. You must include your contact information, a description of the records you are seeking, and a relevant date range of the records (if applicable).