{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Sicamous, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by District of Sicamous Building Regulations Bylaw No. 1056, 2025 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-24. Permit required for: A permit is required whenever construction regulated by this Bylaw and other applicable enactments is to be undertaken. Permit fees: First $1,000 of construction value: $100.00; each additional $1,000 to $1,000,000: $8.00; over $1,000,000: $6.00 per $1,000. Fees set in: Fees and Charges Bylaw adopted by the District of Sicamous.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000126",
 "municipality": "Sicamous",
 "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.sicamous.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District of Sicamous Building Regulations Bylaw No. 1056, 2025",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://sicamous.civicweb.net/document/2858",
   "summary": "Administers the BC Building Code in Sicamous: requires a building permit for most construction (small accessory buildings, decks under 0.6m, fences exempt); covers plumbing permits, inspections, siting/temporary-building permits. Fee schedule set out in the District's Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "119a2309bb91d1fe5d9c1005d8b628d1a42cf76537ccbd213e49d8b940ff8029",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1056",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/119a2309bb91d1fe5d9c1005d8b628d1a42cf76537ccbd213e49d8b940ff8029.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "A permit is required whenever construction regulated by this Bylaw and other applicable enactments is to be undertaken.",
    "exemptions": "Buildings exempted by Building Code Part 1, accessory buildings under 10 square metres, decks under 0.6 metres, fences, non-structural repairs, bridges, docks, greenhouses, single-family pools, low-human occupancy farm buildings.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges Bylaw adopted by the District of Sicamous",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "s. 2002: $100 to $10,000; s. 2104: $5,000 to $50,000 (Offence Act) or $100 to $1,000 (ticket)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 601",
    "exemptions": "s. 105",
    "fees_location": "Appendix A",
    "authority": "s. 401(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 2002; s. 2104"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sicamous/building-permits/regulations-1056/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 740, 2009 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-01-28",
   "document_url": "https://sicamous.civicweb.net/document/95614",
   "summary": "Same fees bylaw recorded again under building_permits: Part 3 sets the building permit application fee and value-based permit fee that the Building Regulations Bylaw No. 1056 defers to via its Appendix A.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "cd51c53d1be388c70ce7d463a4f2a19a99d52d63cb0b3f87cac96b19d02a782a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "740",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cd51c53d1be388c70ce7d463a4f2a19a99d52d63cb0b3f87cac96b19d02a782a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "First $1,000 of construction value: $100.00; each additional $1,000 to $1,000,000: $8.00; over $1,000,000: $6.00 per $1,000.",
    "fine_range": "Double the fee prescribed in Appendix A, to a maximum of $5,000.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "3(a)",
    "fine_range": "9. Double Permit Fees"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sicamous/building-permits/bylaw-740/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sicamous/building-permits/"
}