{
 "answer": "In the City of Cranbrook, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Building Bylaw No. 3725, 2013 (Consolidated - April 7, 2025), verified 2026-09-24. Permit fees: Building Permit based on Value of Construction: $120 for $0-$10,000; $12/$1,000 for $10,001-$100,000; $1,200 plus $10/$1,000 over $100,000; $50 application fee. Administered by: Building Official. Fines: up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and costs of prosecution; up to one thousand dollars ($1,000); up to five hundred dollars ($500).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000027",
 "municipality": "Cranbrook",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://cranbrook.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Bylaw No. 3725, 2013 (Consolidated - April 7, 2025)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/94267",
   "summary": "City of Cranbrook's building bylaw requiring a building permit for construction/alteration; administered by a building official. Full permit/fee clauses could not be read (portal blocks direct PDF text extraction) but document title and issuing jurisdiction are confirmed via Cranbrook's own CivicWeb metadata.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "10e2d081ea83a1e1bfd4533423b2db810c1e7d8329b7d9621967c64cf45bae17",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:18:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_note": "CivicWeb folder listing replaced by the document URL for the consolidated bylaw",
   "document_number": "3725",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/10e2d081ea83a1e1bfd4533423b2db810c1e7d8329b7d9621967c64cf45bae17.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Constructing, repairing, altering, moving, demolishing buildings/Structures/Secondary Suites; installing manufactured/mobile homes, plumbing, swimming pools, temporary buildings, fireplaces, wood appliances, chimneys.",
    "exemptions": "Retaining walls under 1.2 m, fences, routine maintenance, landscaping, paving, low decks, existing fireplaces/appliances/chimneys, minor plumbing repairs, recreational vehicles, seasonal structures.",
    "fee_basis": "Building Permit based on Value of Construction: $120 for $0-$10,000; $12/$1,000 for $10,001-$100,000; $1,200 plus $10/$1,000 over $100,000; $50 application fee.",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and costs of prosecution; up to one thousand dollars ($1,000); up to five hundred dollars ($500)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 7.2",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.2",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule A, items 1-2",
    "authority": "s. 6.1.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 36.2.1-36.2.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/cranbrook/building-permits/bylaw-3725/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Cranbrook Document Center - Bylaws folder",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/2",
   "summary": "CivicWeb document-center folder listing Cranbrook's bylaws, including the Building Bylaw, Zoning Bylaw and related development bylaws.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/38b2bc5af02f1db0e04fb6de3a298f3445bd5bd49bcfac2d53b44b1b0dfd8953.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/cranbrook/building-permits/city-of-cranbrook-document-center-bylaws-folder/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/cranbrook/building-permits/"
}