{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Lake Country, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Building Bylaw 1070, verified 2026-08-28. Fees set in: Fees and Charges bylaw. Administered by: Building Official. Fines: not more than $10,000.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000063",
 "municipality": "Lake Country",
 "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.lakecountry.bc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Bylaw 1070",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/building-regulation-bylaw-1070-2018-consolidated",
   "summary": "Regulates building construction, alteration, and demolition in Lake Country. Consolidated 2018 bylaw.",
   "capture_sha256": "8665203a4b0cbe415e854778cdeefa522e053261057a263b3377317516368e14",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1070",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8665203a4b0cbe415e854778cdeefa522e053261057a263b3377317516368e14.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, alteration, demolition, relocation, change of use of buildings/structures, plumbing, driveways, retaining walls, swimming pools, and other works regulated by this bylaw.",
    "exemptions": "Fences, accessory buildings <10m2, trellises, retaining walls <1.22m, landscaping, docks, decks <600mm high, factory built housing, repair/maintenance, mechanical cleaning, plumbing leak repairs.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges bylaw",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 4.1, s. 5.1, s. 8.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 2.3",
    "fees_location": "s. 11.1(c)",
    "authority": "s. 7.2(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 25.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-country/building-permits/bylaw-1070/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/lake-country/building-permits/"
}