{
 "answer": "In the City of Trail, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Building Bylaw No. 2548, 2003, verified 2026-08-28. Permit required for: construction, alteration, reconstruction, demolition, removal, relocation or change the occupancy of any building or structure, including excavation. Exemptions: Buildings exempted by Part 1 of Building Code, retaining structures <1.2m, non-structural repairs <$1,000, storage sheds <=10m2, specific properties. Permit fees: $40.00 minimum; $ 8.00 per $1,000 of estimated Value of the building.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000144",
 "municipality": "Trail",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://trail.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Bylaw No. 2548, 2003",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://trail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Administers the BC Building Code within the City of Trail, setting building permit application, inspection and enforcement requirements for construction.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "44fb91c68dcf1317dd10d4725d1e4988adf8b84cf0ada3b49eaa3f1d305788ed",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2548",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/44fb91c68dcf1317dd10d4725d1e4988adf8b84cf0ada3b49eaa3f1d305788ed.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construction, alteration, reconstruction, demolition, removal, relocation or change the occupancy of any building or structure, including excavation",
    "exemptions": "Buildings exempted by Part 1 of Building Code, retaining structures <1.2m, non-structural repairs <$1,000, storage sheds <=10m2, specific properties.",
    "fee_basis": "$40.00 minimum; $ 8.00 per $1,000 of estimated Value of the building",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "not more than $10,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than six months"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 6.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1",
    "authority": "s. 7.1.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 22.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/trail/building-permits/bylaw-2548/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/trail/building-permits/"
}