{
 "answer": "In the City of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Building Regulation Bylaw No. 4287, 2016 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28. Permit required for: excavating, construction, repairing, altering, moving, demolishing buildings/structures; installing, repairing, altering plumbing, sewers, drains, tanks, pumps. Exemptions: Buildings/structures in BC Building Code Div A 1.1.1.1(2), retaining walls, clearing stoppages, repairing leaks without replacement/re-arrangement. Fees set in: City of Dawson Creek Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000031",
 "municipality": "Dawson Creek",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.dawsoncreek.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Regulation Bylaw No. 4287, 2016 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-04-04",
   "document_url": "https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112177/",
   "summary": "Regulates construction, alteration, repair and demolition of buildings and plumbing in the City, requiring building permits and inspections for compliance with the BC Building Code.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "8f8476c3cc106bf372bf2085a5297ab59049c3b03750695bc2b2080bdded2f9b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4287",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8f8476c3cc106bf372bf2085a5297ab59049c3b03750695bc2b2080bdded2f9b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "excavating, construction, repairing, altering, moving, demolishing buildings/structures; installing, repairing, altering plumbing, sewers, drains, tanks, pumps",
    "exemptions": "Buildings/structures in BC Building Code Div A 1.1.1.1(2), retaining walls, clearing stoppages, repairing leaks without replacement/re-arrangement",
    "fees_location": "City of Dawson Creek Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "Building Inspector",
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000.00 and not less than $100.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 6.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.2, s. 6.4",
    "fees_location": "s. 12.1",
    "authority": "s. 7.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 25.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/dawson-creek/building-permits/regulations-4287/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/dawson-creek/building-permits/"
}