Alert Bay building permit fees
How much does a building permit cost in Alert Bay?
In Alert Bay, Building Bylaw No. 712 sets the building permit fee at $4 per $1,000 of construction value plus a $50 processing fee. Sign structures are $50, and a moving or demolition permit is $150. Later fee bylaws may have changed these.
Key facts
| Lowest fee | Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. |
|---|---|
| How the fee is worked out | $4 per $1,000 of construction value plus a $50 processing fee.Building Bylaw No. 712, 2008, Appendix A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording$4/1000 of Construction + $50 Processing Fee Buildings and Structures |
| Application or plan review fee | The permit processing fee ($50 for buildings) is paid with the application and is non-refundable.Building Bylaw No. 712, 2008, s. 11.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAn application made for a permit shall be accompanied by the appropriate permit processing fee processing fee is non-refundable. |
| Other fees | Sign structures $50. Moving or demolition permit $150. Fines for non-compliance: building without a permit $500 first offence, $1,000 second, $2,000 per incidence after; failing to comply with a Stop Work Order $2,000.Building Bylaw No. 712, 2008, Appendix A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingSign structures MOVINGOR DEMOLITION PERMITS $150 First 009005 $500 Second Offence $1000 Failure to comply with a Stop Work Order |
| How to pay | The permit fee is paid in full before the permit is issued.Building Bylaw No. 712, 2008, s. 11.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingshall be paid in full prior to issuance of any |
| Bylaw | Building Bylaw No. 712, 2008, Appendix A (Permit Fees and Fines)Building Bylaw No. 712, 2008, Appendix A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAppendix A Permit Fees and Fines |
How it works
The Village of Alert Bay's Building Bylaw No. 712, Appendix A (Permit Fees and Fines), sets the building permit fee at $4 per $1,000 of construction value, plus a $50 processing fee. No minimum fee was found in the text that could be read.
The Appendix table is partly garbled and the bylaw dates from 2008. Later fees bylaws may have changed these amounts, so confirm the current fee with the Village Office before you apply.
Steps
- Call the Village Office (250-974-5213) to confirm the current fee for your project.
- Pay the processing fee with your application. It is non-refundable. Whether it counts toward the permit fee is not stated in the readable text.
- Pay the permit fee in full before the permit is issued.
Good to know
- Other fees in the bylaw: sign structures $50; moving or demolition permit $150.
- Fines in the bylaw: building without a permit is $500 for a first offence, $1,000 for a second, and $2,000 for each incidence after that. Failing to comply with a Stop Work Order is $2,000.
- A moving permit application also says a damage deposit may be up to $10,000.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Port McNeill · Port Hardy · Port Alice · Sayward · Tahsis · Gold River
Sources
- Building Bylaw No. 712, 2008 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Village of Alert Bay (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.