Historical Property Records Search

Historical property records

The City maintains permit related records for most commercial buildings, multiple family dwellings and single family residences, including survey certificates.

Anyone can submit a request for copies of historical property records but third party personal information will be redacted.

See restrictions around the release of interior building plans/drawings below.

It may take up to 5 business days to process a request for property records and 7-10 days to process a request for plans/drawings.

- Location Surveys /Survey Certificates
- Applications - building and/or plumbing
- Permits - building and/or plumbing
- Inspection notes
- Commercial and residential building plans / drawings (restrictions may apply)
- Drawings for single-family homes built prior to 1997 are not available.
Exterior building plans:
The general public may obtain a copy or request to view building profile and footprint drawings of building plans without requiring written consent of the subject property owner.
Interior building plans:
Copies or requests to view interior building plans are available under the following conditions:
- the owner of the subject property is the requestor; or
- the requestor provides the City with a written consent (see below) from the owner of the subject property authorizing the release or viewing of the interior plans.
If the request is for records related to a strata complex, written authorization from the strata council is required.
If you are not the owner of the subject property and require authorization from the owner, please print, complete and have the owner or authorized signatory sign the applicable consent and return it to recordmanagement@princegeorge.ca.
- Consent to Release Interior Building Plans/Drawings to a Third Party (Business) [PDF]
- Consent to Release Interior Building Plans/Drawings to a Third Party (Individual) [PDF]
Interior plans /drawings requested by anyone other than the registered owner(s) will not be requisitioned from the City's offsite storage facility until a signed Consent is received.

Fees

Search fees for all records requests are non-refundable.
The search fee includes GST.
Fees must be paid at the time of submitting the request.

Records search type	Fee
Complete historical property file (permits, applications, inspections, survey certificate on file)	$28.00
Permits and inspections only	$20.00
Permit applications only	$15.00
Location Surveys / Survey Certificates	$13.00
Building plans /drawings - view only (includes search and retrieval fees)	$45.00
Building plans /drawings - copies (includes search and retrieval fees and copies of the first 10 pages) ($10.00 per additional page)	$50.00

- Regional District of Fraser-Fort George - records for properties outside of the City boundaries
- Technical Safety BC - electrical and gas permits/inspections and manufactured home inspections
- Northern Health Authority - well and septic permits/inspections
- BC Assessment - for the square footage and age of a building
1. Submit a request online and pay the fee with a credit card (VISA or Mastercard).
2. Request a record search in person at City Hall and pay by cash, debit, or credit card at the time you are completing the request.
City Hall - 5th Floor
1100 Patricia Boulevard
Prince George, BC V2L 3V9
Note: Telephone, fax, and email requests are no longer accepted.