{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Central Saanich, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Building Bylaw No. 2014 - 2014, verified 2026-08-28. Exemptions: buildings or structures exempted by Part 1 of the Building Code except as expressly provided herein, nor to retaining structures less than 1.2 meters in height. Permit fees: based on the value of that building or structure as determined in accordance with the Fees and Charges Bylaw. Fees set in: Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000016",
 "municipality": "Central Saanich",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Bylaw No. 2014 - 2014",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2024-01/Building%20Bylaw%20No.%202014%20-%20Consolidated%20October%2023%2C%202023.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets construction, permit, and inspection standards for buildings in the District of Central Saanich (Bylaw 2014, consolidated Oct 2023).",
   "capture_sha256": "734df6bc3fd9766ea0b9e39ad333d41e1620c53076bd58f481fab66eb7bc80cd",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2014",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/734df6bc3fd9766ea0b9e39ad333d41e1620c53076bd58f481fab66eb7bc80cd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "design, construction and occupancy of new buildings and structures, and the alteration, reconstruction, demolition, removal, relocation and occupancy of existing buildings and structures.",
    "exemptions": "buildings or structures exempted by Part 1 of the Building Code except as expressly provided herein, nor to retaining structures less than 1.2 meters in height.",
    "fee_basis": "based on the value of that building or structure as determined in accordance with the Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "fine of not more than $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars) or to imprisonment for not more than six months"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 5.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 5.2",
    "fee_basis": "s. 8.3",
    "fees_location": "s. 12.1",
    "authority": "s. 7.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 21.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/building-permits/bylaw-2014/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/central-saanich/building-permits/"
}