{
 "answer": "In the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Vancouver Building By-law No. 14343 (2025 Vancouver Building By-law, Book I General & Book II Plumbing Systems), verified 2026-09-24. Exemptions: accessory buildings less than 10 m2 in building area that do not create a hazard. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000148",
 "municipality": "Vancouver",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://vancouver.ca/",
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   "title": "Vancouver Building By-law No. 14343 (2025 Vancouver Building By-law, Book I General & Book II Plumbing Systems)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-20",
   "document_url": "https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/consolidated/14343.pdf",
   "summary": "Vancouver administers its own building code under the Vancouver Charter. By-law 14343 (in force since Sept 15, 2025) replaces By-law 12511 and covers building (Book I) and plumbing (Book II); a permit is required for new construction, alteration, or demolition.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "http://web.archive.org/web/20251012090142/https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/consolidated/14343.pdf",
   "capture_note": "vancouver.ca blocks automated fetches (Cloudflare); captured from Wayback Machine snapshot 2025-10-12",
   "document_number": "14343",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3d49b8ba807f30026ce2d1399b1ec4074ac6dc2af69f5de5732e15eaf6e1cc7b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "exemptions": "accessory buildings less than 10 m2 in building area that do not create a hazard",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "exemptions": "s. 1.1.1.1.(2)(e)",
    "authority": "s. 1.4.1.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/vancouver/building-permits/bylaw-14343/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/vancouver/building-permits/"
}