# Gov Handbook: Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada

> 10 answers about local government in Alert Bay. Hub page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/ · All answers as JSON: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/index.json · Full text: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/llms-full.txt

## Building, renovating and your property

- [Alert Bay building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/building-permit.md): In Alert Bay you generally need a building permit before constructing or structurally altering a building, a demolition permit before demolishing one, and a moving permit before relocating one. Call the Village Office at 250-974-5213 before you start. The exemptions could not be read.
- [Alert Bay building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/building-permit-fees.md): 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.
- [Alert Bay zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/zoning-lookup.md): In Alert Bay, the Village's Bylaws and Regulations page links a Zoning Map and a Zoning Regulation folder under Zoning Bylaw No. 418. There is no online lookup tool. Call the Village Office at 250-974-5213 with your address.
- [Alert Bay tree removal rules and permits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/tree-removal.md): In Alert Bay, Tree Cutting Regulation Bylaw No. 763 covers trees over 31.5 cm in trunk circumference, plus wildlife trees and trees in the Hazard Boundary. Hazard-area tree removal may also need a development permit. Call the Village Office at 250-974-5213.

## Garbage, recycling and waste

- [Alert Bay garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/garbage-collection.md): In Alert Bay, residential garbage is picked up on Tuesdays and must be out at the curb by 8:00 a.m. Curbside recycling is Wednesday in the Village and Sandyville, or Thursday in the 'Namgis, Whe-la-la-u and RDMW areas. Extra garbage needs a $3.50 sticker.

## Pets, animals and wildlife

- [Alert Bay dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/dog-licence.md): In Alert Bay, the Village issues dog licences, and every dog four months or older needs one. The fee is $10 a year for a spayed or neutered dog and $50 for one that is not. A licence expires on December 31.
- [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Alert Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/how-many-pets.md): In Alert Bay, the Village's New Residents Package says no more than two dogs per home. Animal Control Bylaw 737 allows approval to keep more, but never more than three without a kennel licence. The Village sets no cat limit that we found.

## Bylaws, noise and complaints

- [Alert Bay backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/backyard-fire.md): The Village of Alert Bay's website and posted bylaws do not state any rule on backyard fires, campfires or burning yard waste. Call the Village Office at 250-974-5213 before lighting anything. Garden waste can go to the transfer station.

## Starting and running a business

- [Alert Bay business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/business-licence.md): Alert Bay has a Business License Bylaw (No. 668) and issues business licences through the Village Office. Apply with the 2025 On Island or Off Island Business License Application on the Village's Business Licenses page. Fees are set in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
- [Alert Bay home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/home-based-business.md): Alert Bay's 2014 Official Community Plan says to allow regulated home-based businesses in residential areas. Which zones and rules apply is in Zoning Bylaw No. 418, which could not be read online. Call the Village Office at 250-974-5213.