{"title":"Creston building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost in Creston?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/creston","name":"Creston","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":"Town of Creston","url":"https://www.creston.ca"},"short_answer":"A Creston building permit costs $100 when the work is worth $5,000 or less, plus $10 for each additional $1,000 (or part) up to $2,000,000, then $5 per $1,000. Taxes are extra. The rates are in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.","aliases":["building permit fees creston","how much is a building permit creston","creston permit cost","creston plumbing permit fee"],"cost":"$100 minimum, plus $10 per additional $1,000 of work; plumbing, pool and other fees below.","how_long":"Fees are due once the permit is issued. The Town states no processing time.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall","value":"238 - 10th Ave. N., Creston, BC","note":"Pay in person Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Town Hall","value":"250-428-2214"},{"type":"email","label":"Building Department","value":"building@creston.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763 (PDF, consolidated to May 12, 2026)","url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf"},{"title":"Apply for a Building Permit, Town of Creston","url":"https://www.creston.ca/apply-building-permit"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Creston building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Creston permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Creston secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/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":"$100 (when the value of the work does not exceed $5,000), plus applicable taxes.","short":"$100 (value up to $5,000), plus taxes","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763 (PDF, consolidated to May 12, 2026)","section":"Schedule 3 - Building Permit Fees","quotes":["When the value of the work does not exceed $100.00 $5,000.00 (minimum fee)","(subject to applicable taxes)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"$100 for work up to $5,000, plus $10 for each additional $1,000 (or part) up to $2,000,000, then $5 per $1,000. Schedule 3A lists construction values per square foot (for example $125 finished floor on crawl space, $25 uncovered deck); commercial work uses the contract or tendered cost.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763 (PDF, consolidated to May 12, 2026)","section":"Schedule 3 and Schedule 3A","quotes":["For each additional $1,000.00 or part thereof by which the value exceeds $5,000.00 up to a $10.00 maximum of $2,000,000.00","by which the value exceeds $2,000,000.00 $5.00","Residential Construction: (value per square foot unless otherwise noted)","1 Floor Finished - Crawl Space $125.00","Deck (no Roof) $25.00","(value per square foot unless otherwise noted)","calculated as per the CONTRACT or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Fees and Charges Bylaw lists no separate application or plan review fee.","sources":[]},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Plumbing $50 base plus $10 per fixture; in-ground swimming pool $100; change of occupancy $100; demolition or moving $100; temporary building $100; failed-inspection re-inspection $50; permit renewal $100; manufactured home set-up $250 (single wide) or $350 (double wide).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763 (PDF, consolidated to May 12, 2026)","section":"Schedule 3","quotes":["Plumbing - Base Rate $50.00","Plumbing - Per Plumbing Fixture* $10.00","In-Ground Swimming Pool $100.00","Demolition/Moving $100.00","Re-inspection (failed inspection) $50.00","Building Permit Renewal $100.00","Single Wide $250.00","Double Wide $350.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":"Fees are due once the building permit is issued. The Town does not state a payment method for building permit fees.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2024-02/Building%20Permit%20Application-2024.pdf","title":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2024-02/Building%20Permit%20Application-2024.pdf","section":"Construction Value section of the Building Permit Application form","quotes":["Fees are as per Town of Creston Fees and Charges Bylaw, No.1763 and due once building permit is issued."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763, 2011, Schedule 3 (Building Permit Fees) and Schedule 3A (Construction Values)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763 (PDF, consolidated to May 12, 2026)","section":"Part 1 and Schedules 3, 3A","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763, 2011.","Schedule 3 - Building Permit and Inspection Services"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nBuilding permit fees are set in Schedule 3 of the [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf), not in the Building Bylaw. The fee is $100 when the value of the work does not exceed $5,000, plus applicable taxes. Above that it is $10 for each additional $1,000 (or part) up to $2,000,000, then $5 per $1,000. Schedule 3A lists construction values per square foot (for example $125 for finished floor on a crawl space and $25 for an uncovered deck). Commercial work uses the contract or tendered cost.\n\nOther fees in Schedule 3:\n\n- Plumbing: $50 base plus $10 per fixture\n- In-ground swimming pool: $100\n- Change of occupancy: $100\n- Demolition or moving: $100\n- Temporary building: $100\n- Re-inspection after a failed inspection: $50\n- Permit renewal: $100\n- Manufactured home set-up: $250 (single wide) or $350 (double wide)\n- Remove notice on title: $750\n- Occupancy load calculation: $100\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Ask the Building Department which fees apply to your project (250-428-2214 or building@creston.ca).\n2. Submit your application. No separate application or plan-review fee is listed.\n3. Pay the fee once the permit is issued. The Town does not state a payment method for permit fees.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Building Bylaw (s. 9.4) reduces permit fees by 10%, to a maximum of $300, where a coordinating registered professional is retained.\n- Refunds are only on written request within six months of issue, if no work has started, less the greater of $25 or 25% of the fee.\n- A cancelled permit can be re-issued at 50% of the new fee or $100, whichever is greater.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fees%20and%20Charges-1763.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763 (PDF, consolidated to May 12, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-07/Building-1394.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw No. 1394, 1997 (PDF, consolidated to June 28, 2022)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/apply-building-permit","title":"Apply for a Building Permit, Town of Creston","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2024-02/Building%20Permit%20Application-2024.pdf","title":"https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2024-02/Building%20Permit%20Application-2024.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/building-permit-fees.json"}}