{
 "answer": "In the Island Municipality of Bowen Island, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Bowen Island Municipality Building Bylaw No. 489, 2019 (Consolidated to Nov 2025), verified 2026-09-24. Fees set in: Appendix C. Administered by: Building Official. Fines: Up to $10,000, plus costs of prosecution and other penalties/compensation.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000009",
 "municipality": "Bowen Island",
 "status_type": "Island Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bowen Island Municipality Building Bylaw No. 489, 2019 (Consolidated to Nov 2025)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-10-15",
   "document_url": "https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/341697",
   "summary": "Requires a building permit for construction, alteration, demolition, relocation and swimming-pool related work. Building permit fees are fixed directly in this bylaw's own Appendix C fee schedule (value-based), not a separate fees bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "da62bea48f9f81c1c4a0e753ea434323e5efd6db2a69a9c603c19788349ad71d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "489",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/da62bea48f9f81c1c4a0e753ea434323e5efd6db2a69a9c603c19788349ad71d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Constructing, repairing or altering a building or structure, including a pool or retaining wall; moving, demolishing, occupying a new building; installing fireplace/wood appliance; changing use or occupancy.",
    "exemptions": "Fences (except as set out in Part 11), accessory buildings under 10 m2, trellises, arbours, soil-support walls under 1.5 m, similar landscape structures, and CSA Z240/Z241/A277 series buildings.",
    "fee_basis": "Greater of $150.00 or 0.25% of value of work; $10.00 per $1,000 of value exceeding $1,000 up to $150,000, then $9.00 per additional $1,000, deducting application fees exceeding $150.",
    "fees_location": "Appendix C",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "Up to $10,000, plus costs of prosecution and other penalties/compensation."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 7.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.3",
    "fee_basis": "Appendix C, items 1 and 4",
    "fees_location": "Appendix C - Fees",
    "authority": "s. 6.2(a)",
    "fine_range": "s. 17.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/bowen-island/building-permits/bylaw-489/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/bowen-island/building-permits/"
}