| permit required for | Constructing, repairing, altering, moving, demolishing buildings/Structures/Secondary Suites; installing manufactured/mobile homes, plumbing, swimming pools, temporary buildings, fireplaces, wood appliances, chimneys. | s. 7.2 |
| exemptions | Retaining walls under 1.2 m, fences, routine maintenance, landscaping, paving, low decks, existing fireplaces/appliances/chimneys, minor plumbing repairs, recreational vehicles, seasonal structures. | s. 3.2 |
| fee basis | Building Permit based on Value of Construction: $120 for $0-$10,000; $12/$1,000 for $10,001-$100,000; $1,200 plus $10/$1,000 over $100,000; $50 application fee. | Schedule A, items 1-2 |
| authority | Building Official | s. 6.1.1 |
| fine range | up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and costs of prosecution; up to one thousand dollars ($1,000); up to five hundred dollars ($500) | s. 36.2.1-36.2.4 |
scout note
City of Cranbrook's building bylaw requiring a building permit for construction/alteration; administered by a building official. Full permit/fee clauses could not be read (portal blocks direct PDF text extraction) but document title and issuing jurisdiction are confirmed via Cranbrook's own CivicWeb metadata.