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Series consists of the subject files of the City Building Inspector, as head of the Building Department (until 1968), then as head of the Building Inspection Office within the Permits and Licenses Department (from 1969), relating to administrative matters, to building inspection (to ensure adherence to zoning regulations including for the public housing projects), and to plumbing inspection (according to regulations of the Plumbing By-law). The City Building Inspector worked closely with the Director of Planning and the Corporation Counsel, in maintaining zoning and inspection regulations. This group of officials also worked as part of the decision making bodies: the Technical Planning Board (of which the Director of Planning was the chair); in consultation with the Town Planning Commission (as merited); reporting to the City Council committee responsible (names varied, e.g. Building and Town Planning Committee, responsibilities taken over by Board of Administration in 1966), and, if a case proceeded further, to City Council in public hearing. All of these officials and bodies and the processes of their time are documented here. Some of the special projects files contain copies of plans and the low rental public housing files contain CMHC applications. Also included are some applications from property owners for Zoning and Development By-law amendments (1962-1965). Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series consists of files of architectural drawings created by the Building Department and later, the Permits and Licensing Department. The files were created to aggregate architectural drawings of structures on properties in the city. The large majority of the records had been submitted as part of a building permit application, though original design drawings created by Building Department staff between ca. 1920 and 1932 are also included in the files.

The series includes drawings submitted to the Building Inspector's offices of the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver in support of permit applications in those two municipalities. These drawings appear to have been amalgamated into the Vancouver Building Department records and assigned Building Department file numbers some time after amalgamation of the municipalities in 1929.

Researchers should note that the Building Department and Permits and Licensing did not retain drawings of single family houses. As a result, the series contains very few files documenting houses, other than drawings relating to applications for conversion of single family homes into apartments, rooming houses, or for commercial uses.

Series consists of computer printout pages with title "Micro-film file building plans", and no date. For individual addresses the information provided is "use" (e.g. hospital, commercial, etc.), the coordinate number, and the building permit number. Arranged alphabetically by street address.

Series consists of originals of "Building report for month of . . . ", relating to reporting numbers on permits issued and monetary values of the building or alterations authorized, according to zoning guidelines of the City. Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of cards showing taxes paid by businesses for each year, starting in 1975. A few groupings of cards relate to defunct businesses. Arranged alphabetically.

Series consists of the business tax assessment roll and supplemental assessment roll generated by the City Treasurer and Collector until 3 Dec. 1981, then by the Licenses and Business Tax Division. In 1985 by-law no. 4451 discontinued business tax assessment. Indicated are name of person occupying a business premises, the annual assessed rental value, and the type of business. The 1976 roll is missing. Arranged by year and therein by address.

Series consists of minutes and correspondence relating to construction and maintenance of civic buildings. Arranged (more or less) alphabetically by subject.

Series consists of administrative files, operational files, project files, and maintenance files relating to the management of alterations and maintenance of major civic buildings. Arranged into three subseries: (1) Administrative files; (2) Operational subject files; and (3) Operational location case files (the most extensive).

Series consists of a variety of records, including maps, notebooks, manuals, and memorabilia. Arranged chronologically.