# Gov Handbook: Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada

> 22 answers about local government in Ucluelet. Hub page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/ · All answers as JSON: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/index.json · Full text: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/llms-full.txt

## Building, renovating and your property

- [Ucluelet building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/building-permit.md): In Ucluelet you need a District building permit for almost all new construction, additions and alterations, including secondary suites, most decks and accessory buildings over 10 m². Apply in person at the Municipal Office with a complete application and the $120 application fee.
- [Ucluelet fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/fence-rules.md): In Ucluelet you do not need a building permit for a fence, but it must meet zoning rules. On a lot with a single family dwelling, a fence can be up to 1.4 m in the required front yard and 2 m behind it. At corners, nothing over 1.2 m may block the sight triangle.
- [Ucluelet permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/deck-shed-garage-permit.md): In Ucluelet a shed or other accessory building over 10 m² (108 ft²) needs a building permit; a storage-only one under 10 m² does not, if it is safe and meets zoning. Most decks need a permit, except small, low, unattached, unroofed ones that are not the main entrance.
- [Ucluelet building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/building-permit-fees.md): In Ucluelet a building permit costs $9 for each $1,000 (or part) of construction value, with a minimum of $120. You pay a non-refundable $120 application fee with your application, and it is credited against the permit fee.
- [Ucluelet zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/zoning-lookup.md): In Ucluelet, look up your lot on UkeeMap, the District's online map, which shows zoning, property lines, addresses and legal lot numbers. Then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013. For a firm answer, call the Planning Department at 250-726-7744.
- [Ucluelet secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/secondary-suite.md): Yes, in Ucluelet. Zones such as R-1, R-2 and R-4 allow one secondary suite in a single family dwelling, and many also allow one detached accessory residential dwelling unit (ADU). Both need a building permit and are limited to 2 bedrooms and 90 m².
- [Ucluelet tree removal rules and permits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/tree-removal.md): Ucluelet has no general tree protection bylaw, so cutting an ordinary private tree needs no permit. But cutting is "development" needing a development permit inside the Official Community Plan's mature forest, stream, marine shoreline and steep slope areas. Confirm with Planning first.

## Garbage, recycling and waste

- [Ucluelet garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/garbage-collection.md): In Ucluelet, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District runs curbside collection through a contractor. Organics are picked up weekly, and recycling and garbage on alternating weeks. Find your day by typing your address into the Waste Wizard Calendar on the District's Garbage & Recycling page.
- [Ucluelet yard waste collection and drop-off](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/yard-waste.md): In Ucluelet, single-family homes and dwellings of four or fewer units put yard waste in the green organics cart, picked up weekly at the roadside. Burning garden refuse is prohibited. Others can self-haul organics to the West Coast landfill for a minimum $5 drop-off.

## Pets, animals and wildlife

- [Ucluelet dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dog-licence.md): In Ucluelet, every dog over two months old needs a District licence, obtained on or before February 1 each year. The licence expires December 31. The dog licence fee is not stated in any readable District document; call the District Office to ask.
- [Ucluelet dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dog-leash-rules.md): In Ucluelet, a dog may not run at large: off its owner's property it must be leashed and under a competent person's control. Dogs are allowed on beaches but must be on a leash. No off-leash areas are listed on the District's website or in its bylaws.
- [Ucluelet rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/dangerous-dogs.md): In Ucluelet, a "vicious dog" has bitten a person or animal without provocation and must be muzzled in public places, or else leashed or confined. A "dangerous dog" has killed or seriously injured, or is likely to. The bylaw has no declaration or hearing process.
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Ucluelet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/how-many-pets.md): Ucluelet's bylaws do not set a limit on how many dogs or cats a household may keep. A kennel, meaning five or more dogs or cats over four months old, needs a Kennel Licence and is capped at 10 dogs. Ask the District Office about your zone.

## Parking, tickets and driving

- [Ucluelet RV, boat and trailer parking rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md): In Ucluelet, an RV may not be parked on any highway for more than 4 continuous hours, and no one may camp overnight on a street or in a park. On a lot, living in an RV is not allowed except in limited cases. The bylaws do not say where RVs or boats may be kept on a residential lot.

## Bylaws, noise and complaints

- [Ucluelet noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/noise-rules.md): In Ucluelet, no one may make noise that disturbs the quiet, peace or rest of the neighbourhood. Construction is banned before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m. The bylaw sets no other fixed quiet hours for ordinary noise, and it has no decibel limits.
- [Ucluelet unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/unsightly-property.md): In Ucluelet, report an unsightly property through the District's online service request page, or email a Bylaw Complaint Form to bylaw@ucluelet.ca. A bylaw officer can order the owner to clean up within 14 days; the District can do the work at the owner's cost.
- [Ucluelet backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/backyard-fire.md): In Ucluelet, small campfires are allowed when no open-burning restriction is in place. Burning garden refuse, such as leaves and pruned branches, is prohibited, as is any fire larger than a campfire. A campfire is at most 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide.
- [Ucluelet fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/fireworks.md): No. In Ucluelet, the Fireworks Regulation Bylaw bans buying, possessing, selling and setting off consumer fireworks and firecrackers. The only permit is a Fireworks Event Permit for display fireworks or special effect pyrotechnics, issued by the Fire Chief for a $150 fee.
- [Ucluelet bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/bylaw-fines.md): In Ucluelet, bylaw notices range from $30 to $500 depending on the offence. Examples are $100 for an unlicensed dog, $100 for noise that disturbs and $150 for unsightly rubbish. Paying within 14 days gets a lower amount; paying after 28 days costs more.

## Starting and running a business

- [Ucluelet business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/business-licence.md): Yes. In Ucluelet any commercial, industrial, home-based or non-resident business working in the District needs a licence. Apply with the Business Licence Application and the $35 fee; the annual fee depends on your business class, for example $177 for professional services.
- [Ucluelet home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/home-based-business.md): Yes, in Ucluelet you can run a home occupation in zones that list it, such as R-1, R-2 and R-3, with a District business licence. Limits include at most 40% of the dwelling's floor area, one non-resident employee, and no outside sign of the business apart from one small unlit sign.

## Housing and renting

- [Ucluelet short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/short-term-rental.md): In Ucluelet, vacation rentals are allowed only in zones that list them (VR-1, VR-2 and some CD areas), run by the full-time resident, and bed and breakfasts only in zones that list them. Both need a District business licence. Hosts must also register with the Province's rental registry.

## Zoning

- [All 30 zones in Ucluelet, as JSON](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/zoning/index.json)
- Zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St