{
 "answer": "In the City of Surrey, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Surrey Building Bylaw, 2012, No. 17850 (Consolidated to 2026) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-24. Permit required for: Construction; moving a building; installing mechanical equipment; excavating, moving or removing soil; change of use. Exemptions: Buildings exempted by the Building Code, except as expressly provided herein. Permit fees: Based on building value per Schedule \"A\": $64.00 first $1,000; $15.00 per $1,000 to $200,000; $11.74 to $500,000; $10.64 thereafter.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000138",
 "municipality": "Surrey",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://www.surrey.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Surrey Building Bylaw, 2012, No. 17850 (Consolidated to 2026)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-01-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/city-government/bylaws/17850",
   "summary": "Regulates construction, alteration, repair, demolition and moving of buildings under the BC Building Code; a permit is required for virtually all regulated construction. Permit fees are set out in Schedule A to the bylaw, based on construction value.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "d0aef6033b19dd8f235f7ad66f391d452a13401dfb0da983b906595bfdaab71f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "17850",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d0aef6033b19dd8f235f7ad66f391d452a13401dfb0da983b906595bfdaab71f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction; moving a building; installing mechanical equipment; excavating, moving or removing soil; change of use.",
    "exemptions": "Buildings exempted by the Building Code, except as expressly provided herein.",
    "fee_basis": "Based on building value per Schedule \"A\": $64.00 first $1,000; $15.00 per $1,000 to $200,000; $11.74 to $500,000; $10.64 thereafter.",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "a fine not exceeding the sum of $50,000, or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 21",
    "exemptions": "s. 7",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", A.1",
    "authority": "s. 2",
    "fine_range": "s. 95"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/surrey/building-permits/bylaw-17850/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Surrey Plumbing By-law, 1981, No. 6569 (Consolidated to 2026)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1981-03-02",
   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/city-government/bylaws/6569",
   "summary": "Administers and enforces the BC Plumbing Code within Surrey; a permit is required for plumbing installation and inspection, with fees prescribed in the bylaw's own fee schedule.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "acb1549889d30b95a7c6bb463517beee5e68a67645fe451b1365f123950084df",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "6569",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/acb1549889d30b95a7c6bb463517beee5e68a67645fe451b1365f123950084df.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "No connection with any sewer and no construction, reconstruction, renewal, repair, replacement, alteration or extension of any plumbing system or part until permit obtained.",
    "exemptions": "Clearing stoppages or repairing leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures if no replacement/rearrangement; installation of a water meter under residential water meter program.",
    "fee_basis": "Fees are levied per fixture and by item under the schedule; double fees if work started without permit; additional hourly plan review $333.00 (1 hour minimum).",
    "authority": "Plumbing Inspector",
    "fine_range": "not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 2.2; s. 2.3",
    "fee_basis": "s. 9.1; s. 9.3; s. 9.4; s. 9.5; s. 9.6",
    "authority": "s. 7.2; s. 7.3; s. 8.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 15.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/surrey/building-permits/bylaw-6569/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/surrey/building-permits/"
}