{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Kent, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Building Bylaw No. 1116, 1997 (Consolidated for Convenience, March 30, 2009), verified 2026-09-24. Exemptions: Repainting or exterior/interior surfaces; moving mobile homes, certified premanufactured buildings, and accessory buildings under 50 m2. Fees set in: current Fees and Charges Bylaw. Administered by: building inspector.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000058",
 "municipality": "Kent",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://www.kentbc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Bylaw No. 1116, 1997 (Consolidated for Convenience, March 30, 2009)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.kentbc.ca/media/mx2av5qt/doc_636886040467766759.pdf",
   "summary": "A building permit is required before construction, alteration, reconstruction, demolition, removal or relocation of a building/structure. Sets building official powers, inspections and offences. Permit fees, valuation charges and refund amounts are set out in the District's current Fees and Charges Bylaw, not in this document.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "5045830bd0b5871195f36f916f6b1766664273bcbeffa5cfedb2e0a53a3d335b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1116",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5045830bd0b5871195f36f916f6b1766664273bcbeffa5cfedb2e0a53a3d335b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construction, works, or change in occupancy, including manufactured homes, signs/canopies, pool fencing, sewer/water/plumbing, chimneys, demolition, gas/oil pipes, manure storage, and all other construction or repairs to a structure.",
    "exemptions": "Repainting or exterior/interior surfaces; moving mobile homes, certified premanufactured buildings, and accessory buildings under 50 m2.",
    "fees_location": "current Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "building inspector",
    "fine_range": "not more than $2,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 12.01(1)",
    "exemptions": "s. 1.01; s. 17.01(2)-(3)",
    "fees_location": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "authority": "s. 1.01",
    "fine_range": "s. 5.01"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/kent/building-permits/bylaw-1116/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/kent/building-permits/"
}