{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Tofino, British Columbia, building permit rules are set by District of Tofino Building Bylaw No. 1256, 2019 (Consolidated), verified 2026-09-24. Permit fees: $9.00 for each $1,000.00, or portion thereof, of construction value; minimum building permit fee $120.00. Administered by: Building Official. Fines: Double the building permit fee to a maximum of $10,000.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000143",
 "municipality": "Tofino",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://tofino.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District of Tofino Building Bylaw No. 1256, 2019 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-06-11",
   "document_url": "https://tofino.civicweb.net/filepro/document/94955/Building%20Bylaw%20No.%201256,%202019.pdf",
   "summary": "Administers the BC Building Code; a permit is required for most new construction, alteration, demolition or occupancy change. Permit fees are set in the bylaw's own Schedule A (min. $120), doubled if construction starts before a permit issues.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-building-2",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "dfb50516ee260b4553b5f7b85ca048dfe47231d43709c40fa0342c566b7ebffb",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:10:24+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1256",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dfb50516ee260b4553b5f7b85ca048dfe47231d43709c40fa0342c566b7ebffb.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 or structure, installing wood-burning appliance/chimney, changing use or occupancy",
    "exemptions": "fence; accessory building with floor area less than 10 square metres; trellis, arbour, soil-supporting wall under 1.5 m, similar landscape structures; CSA Z240/Z241/A277 series",
    "fee_basis": "$9.00 for each $1,000.00, or portion thereof, of construction value; minimum building permit fee $120.00",
    "authority": "Building Official",
    "fine_range": "Double the building permit fee to a maximum of $10,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 7.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.3",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule A, Part B; Schedule A, Part A",
    "authority": "s. 6.2(a)",
    "fine_range": "Schedule A, Part A, s. 17.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/tofino/building-permits/bylaw-1256/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/tofino/building-permits/"
}