{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Oak Bay, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Building and Plumbing Bylaw 4247, verified 2026-08-28. Permit required for: Work regulated under this Bylaw (buildings, plumbing, fireplaces, blasting), except where value <= $500 and no health/safety aspects. Permit fees: Prescribed and calculated in accordance with the Fees and Charges Bylaw. Fees set in: Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000094",
 "municipality": "Oak Bay",
 "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.oakbay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building and Plumbing Bylaw 4247",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4247-Building-Plumbing-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates building construction, plumbing installations, and related permits in Oak Bay.",
   "capture_sha256": "2fced0c798dc2528c7219f1a38bcfec5ae66d75523253b2c657f11947e513564",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4247",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2fced0c798dc2528c7219f1a38bcfec5ae66d75523253b2c657f11947e513564.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Work regulated under this Bylaw (buildings, plumbing, fireplaces, blasting), except where value <= $500 and no health/safety aspects.",
    "exemptions": "Projects <= $500 without health/safety aspects; Building Code Part 1 exemptions; retaining walls < 1.2m; minor plumbing repairs not involving replacement/rearrangement.",
    "fee_basis": "Prescribed and calculated in accordance with the Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "Building Official (includes Director of Building and Planning and Building Inspector)",
    "fine_range": "Fine of not more than $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars) or imprisonment of not more than six months"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3(1), s. 4(1)",
    "exemptions": "s. 3(1), s. 4(2)",
    "fee_basis": "s. 12(1)",
    "fees_location": "s. 12(1)",
    "authority": "s. 1",
    "fine_range": "s. 27(1)(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/oak-bay/building-permits/bylaw-4247/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/oak-bay/building-permits/"
}