{
 "answer": "In the Village of Telkwa, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by Village of Telkwa Building Bylaw No. 533, 2003 (Consolidated to April 2023), verified 2026-09-24. Permit required for: Building permit before constructing, repairing or altering; moving permit before moving; fireplace/chimney permit; demolition permit before demolishing. Exemptions: Buildings or structures exempted by Part 1 of Building Code; retaining structures less than 1.5 meters high or not supporting an occupancy. Permit fees: based on the value of that building or structure as determined in accordance with the Village of Telkwa Fees and Charges Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000141",
 "municipality": "Telkwa",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "http://www.telkwa.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Telkwa Building Bylaw No. 533, 2003 (Consolidated to April 2023)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://telkwa.civicweb.net/document/17042",
   "summary": "Administers the BC Building Code; a permit is required for construction, alteration, demolition, relocation or occupancy change of any building. Building and plumbing permit fees set out in Appendix A, scaled to construction value.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "3d950958accc535ead3c8e1a6ae00717522183cab36076e1fdd113aedc10fad8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "533",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3d950958accc535ead3c8e1a6ae00717522183cab36076e1fdd113aedc10fad8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Building permit before constructing, repairing or altering; moving permit before moving; fireplace/chimney permit; demolition permit before demolishing.",
    "exemptions": "Buildings or structures exempted by Part 1 of Building Code; retaining structures less than 1.5 meters high or not supporting an occupancy.",
    "fee_basis": "based on the value of that building or structure as determined in accordance with the Village of Telkwa Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "fees_location": "Village of Telkwa Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "Fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 8.1.1, s. 8.1.2, s. 8.1.3, s. 8.1.6",
    "exemptions": "s. 5.2",
    "fee_basis": "s. 8.6",
    "fees_location": "s. 12.1",
    "authority": "s. 7.1.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 25.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/telkwa/building-permits/bylaw-533/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/telkwa/building-permits/"
}