{"title":"Barriere building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost in Barriere?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"District of Barriere","url":"https://www.barriere.ca"},"short_answer":"In Barriere a building permit costs $55 for the first $1,000 of construction value, plus $10 for each additional $1,000 or part of $1,000 up to $400,000, then $6.50 for each additional $1,000 above that. Fees Bylaw No. 73 sets the rates; the District's forms print lower amounts, so confirm.","aliases":["building permit cost barriere","building permit fee barriere","permit fees barriere","how much is a permit barriere"],"cost":"$55 for $1 to $1,000 of value, plus $10 per additional $1,000 up to $400,000, then $6.50 per additional $1,000 above $400,001, under Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9.","how_long":"Pay the application fee with your application and the full permit fee before the permit is issued.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0","note":"Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-672-9751"},{"type":"phone","label":"Building Inspector (Tuesday to Friday, by appointment)","value":"250-214-3508"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9 (PDF)","url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0"},{"title":"Guide to Building Permits and application package (PDF)","url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=7bb846f5-3abe-404e-afbd-52c1727e3d21"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Barriere building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Barriere permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Barriere secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sun-peaks","name":"Sun Peaks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/building-permit-fees/"}],"topic":{"title":"Building permit fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit-fees/"},"facts":{"minimum_fee":{"label":"Lowest fee","value":"$55 for construction value of $1 to $1,000. A refundable-if-finished-on-time surcharge is added: $100 where the value is under $10,000 (rebated if all work is completed within 24 months of issue).","short":"$55 for value $1 to $1,000","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9 (PDF, compiled March 2026)","section":"Schedule 9, C(1)(a) and E","quotes":["(a) $1.00 to $1,000.00; $55.00","$100.00 where the construction value is less than $10,000;","twenty four (24) months of the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"$55 for the first $1,000 of construction value, plus $10 for each additional $1,000 or part thereof up to $400,000, then $6.50 for each additional $1,000 or part thereof above $400,001. Value is the contract price or the Building Official's value, whichever is greater.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9 (PDF, compiled March 2026)","section":"Schedule 9, A and C(1)","quotes":["$55.00 - plus for each $1,000.00 or part thereof by which the value exceeds","by which the value exceeds $10.00","each additional $1,000.00 or part thereof by which the value","exceeds the sum of $400,001.00 as additional fees.","whatever value shall be greater."]},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=7bb846f5-3abe-404e-afbd-52c1727e3d21","title":"Guide to Building Permits and application package (PDF)","section":"Building Permit Fees page in the Nov 2026 application package","quotes":["$55.00 plus for each $1,000.00 or part thereof by which the value exceeds"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"CONFLICT: the building permit application package on the permit page (marked updated Nov 2026) prints a schedule with $8.50 per $1,000 (and surcharge $300 and $1000, plumbing $60); the Apr 2024 PDF shows $8.00. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73 compiled March 2026 (amended by 273 in 2026) says $10.00 per $1,000, a $500 surcharge for $10,000 to $50,000, and $1,500 above $50,000. The bylaw is followed here; the package itself says 'Check with District Office to ensure this schedule is the most recent'. Confirm with the District Office."},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":"A non-refundable permit application fee is charged for every permit, but the building permit fee includes it, so it counts toward the permit fee. The schedule does not give a separate application fee amount.","short":"Included in permit fee; no separate amount given","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9 (PDF, compiled March 2026)","section":"Schedule 9, B","quotes":["A non-refundable permit application fee shall be charged for all permits. The building permit fee shall include this non-refundable application fee."]},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=211d9f63-a68b-4b0d-ad78-53d0fa10838b","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 128 (PDF)","section":"s. 17.2","quotes":["shall accompany an application made for a building permit"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Fees Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9: plumbing $75 minimum or first fixture, $10 each extra; demolition $100 plus $1,500 debris security deposit; re-inspection $100; mobile home $500; double fee if work starts before a permit. The application package prints lower amounts (for example $50 re-inspection); confirm with the District.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9 (PDF, compiled March 2026)","section":"Schedule 9, D, G, L, M, N","quotes":["Minimum fee for any plumbing permit or first fixture $75.00","Permit fee for each fixture after the first fixture $10.00","The fee for a permit to demolish a building $ 100.00","Demolition Debris Removal Security Deposit $1,500.00","Each subsequent inspection shall be: $ 100.00","Permit fee for mobile homes $500.00","double the fee prescribed in this"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Also in Schedule 9: renewal permit $150 per 12 months, temporary building $200, chimney or solid fuel appliance $200 without a WETT certificate, voluntary special inspection $80, building information request $50, provisional occupancy certificate $100, 5% fee reduction (to $500 maximum) with professional supervision. The Apr 2024 PDF shows lower amounts for several of these ($60 plumbing minimum on the Nov 2026 package; $50 re-inspection, $50 demolition)."},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":"The application fee is paid with the application and the full permit fee before the permit is issued. The District accepts cash, debit, cheque, online banking, telephone banking, mail and an after-hours drop box. Online card payment is listed only for taxes, utilities and Building Information Requests, not building permits.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=211d9f63-a68b-4b0d-ad78-53d0fa10838b","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 128 (PDF)","section":"ss. 17.1 and 17.2","quotes":["paid in full prior to issuance of any permit under this","shall accompany an application made for a building permit"]},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/p/online-payments","title":"Online Payments, District of Barriere","section":"Other Ways to Pay","quotes":["In addition to online credit card payments through OptionPay, the District also accepts payment by cash, debit, cheque, online banking, telephone banking, mail, and after-hours drop box."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9 (Building Inspection Department Fee Schedule); Building Regulations Bylaw No. 128, Division Seventeen, points to it.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9 (PDF, compiled March 2026)","section":"Schedule 9","quotes":["SCHEDULE 9 – Building Inspection Department Fee Schedule","COMPILED for convenience purposes only","273(2026)"]},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=211d9f63-a68b-4b0d-ad78-53d0fa10838b","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 128 (PDF)","section":"s. 17.1","quotes":["DOB Fees & Charges Bylaw No. 73 as amended"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe fee is based on the value of the work. Under [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73](https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0), Schedule 9, it is $55 for the first $1,000 of construction value, plus $10 for each additional $1,000 or part of $1,000 up to $400,000, then $6.50 for each additional $1,000 or part above $400,001. The value is the contract price or the Building Official's value, whichever is greater.\n\nA $100 surcharge applies where the value is under $10,000. It is rebated if all the work is completed within 24 months of issue. Schedule 9 sets the surcharge for larger projects by value, so ask the District for the amount for yours.\n\nA non-refundable application fee is charged for every permit, but the permit fee includes it, so it counts toward the permit fee. The schedule gives no separate application fee amount.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Ask the Building Inspector (250-214-3508) or the District Office for a fee estimate based on your project's value.\n2. Pay the application fee when you apply.\n3. Pay the full permit fee before the permit is issued.\n4. Pay any extra fees that apply (see below).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Other Schedule 9 fees: plumbing $75 minimum or first fixture, $10 each extra; demolition $100 plus a $1,500 debris security deposit; re-inspection $100; mobile home $500. The fee is doubled if work starts before a permit.\n- The District accepts cash, debit, cheque, online banking, telephone banking, mail and an after-hours drop box. Online card payment is listed only for taxes, utilities and Building Information Requests, not building permits.\n- The application is cancelled and the application fee forfeited if the permit is not issued and the fee paid within six months of notice that it is ready.\n- The District's application package prints lower amounts than the bylaw (for example $50 for a re-inspection). Confirm the current fees with the District Office before you pay.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=82a5ed8f-4a01-42dd-b491-40a8605f27e0","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 73, Schedule 9 (PDF, compiled March 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=7bb846f5-3abe-404e-afbd-52c1727e3d21","title":"Guide to Building Permits and application package (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=211d9f63-a68b-4b0d-ad78-53d0fa10838b","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 128 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.barriere.ca/p/online-payments","title":"Online Payments, District of Barriere","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/building-permit-fees.json"}}