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Building permits — Delta, British Columbia: Delta Building/Plumbing Bylaw No. 8065, 2021

In the City of Delta, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Delta Building/Plumbing Bylaw No. 8065, 2021, verified 2026-08-28. Permit fees: Separate building permit fee based on value of building or structure, as determined in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw. Fees set in: City of Delta Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 7273, 2013, as amended or replaced from time to time. Administered by: Building Official.

Delta Building/Plumbing Bylaw No. 8065, 2021 adopted bylaw

permit required for	constructing, repairing or altering a building or structure; moving a building or structure; swimming pool, hot tub, spa, fish pond, wading or lap pool where depth exceeds 450 mm.	s. 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 19.1
exemptions	retaining structures less than 1.2 m high (except s. 22); fences (except s. 19); clearing stoppages/repairing leaks/replacing fixtures not exceeding $1,000 without rearranging valves/pipes; Building Code Part 1 exemptions.	s. 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
fee basis	Separate building permit fee based on value of building or structure, as determined in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw.	s. 5.3
fees location	City of Delta Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 7273, 2013, as amended or replaced from time to time	"Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 7273, 2013, as amended or replaced from time to time"; s. 5.3 "as determined in accordance with the Consolidated Fees Bylaw"
authority	Building Official	s. 4.1.1
fine range	not more than $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both	s. 25.4

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Governs construction, alteration, and demolition of buildings and plumbing systems in Delta; references BC Building Code requirements and permit obligations.