{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smithers, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Bylaw No. 1924 - Building Bylaw and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-24. Permit fees: based on the declared value of construction, or as accepted by the Building Inspector. Fees set in: Schedule E of the Fees and Charges Bylaw. Administered by: Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000130",
 "municipality": "Smithers",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://www.smithers.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 1924 - Building Bylaw",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-04-12",
   "document_url": "https://smithers.civicweb.net/document/196969",
   "summary": "Administers the BC Building Code in Smithers; requires a building permit for construction/alteration/demolition, sets professional design/field review, inspection, stop-work, and occupancy rules. Building permit fee is prescribed in Schedule E of the Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "cc8b22944ab74c8430be31dead09b11af17f68c358c48bbcbee7d66222af5998",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1924",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cc8b22944ab74c8430be31dead09b11af17f68c358c48bbcbee7d66222af5998.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "constructing, repairing, altering, moving, demolishing, occupying, installing wood-burning appliance/chimney, or changing use/occupancy of buildings/structures, including pools and retaining walls >1.2m",
    "exemptions": "fences (except retaining walls), accessory buildings <10 m2, CSA Z240/Z241/A277 structures, repairs to conforming structures, chimneys, HVAC, hydronic heating, decks <600 mm, greenhouses, plumbing fixtures, roofing, doors/windows, temporary fabric structures",
    "fee_basis": "based on the declared value of construction, or as accepted by the Building Inspector",
    "fees_location": "Schedule E of the Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000.00, or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both; Appendix H fines $200-$500; Stop Work Order up to $2000; Do Not Occupy up to $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 7.1(a)-(f)",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.3(a)-(n)",
    "fee_basis": "s. 10.8",
    "fees_location": "s. 10.8(a)",
    "authority": "s. 6.2(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 16.1; Appendix H; Appendix I; Appendix J"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/smithers/building-permits/bylaw-1924/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 2003 - Fees and Charges",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-27",
   "document_url": "https://smithers.civicweb.net/document/278063",
   "summary": "Same fees bylaw recorded again under building_permits: Schedule E sets the building permit fee schedule and lapsed-permit renewal fee that the Building Bylaw No. 1924 defers to.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "aedad5f5bf4e3682a9c5ed8378a94f0af3963041a69393d8785c863261eacab7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2003",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aedad5f5bf4e3682a9c5ed8378a94f0af3963041a69393d8785c863261eacab7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "$6.25 per $1,000 of total for $1.00 to $1,000,000; $5.50 per $1,000 over $1,000,000; minimum $80.00",
    "authority": "Building Inspector"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Schedule E",
    "authority": "estimated by the Building Inspector"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/smithers/building-permits/bylaw-2003/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/smithers/building-permits/"
}