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title: "Granisle building permits: when you need one and how to apply"
question: "Do I need a building permit in Granisle, and how do I apply?"
place: Granisle, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Building, renovating and your property
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owner_body: Village of Granisle
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# Granisle building permits: when you need one and how to apply

**Question:** Do I need a building permit in Granisle, and how do I apply?

**Short answer:** In Granisle you need a building permit to build, alter, repair, move or demolish a building, to place a manufactured home, or to install a solid-fuel stove or chimney. Building inspection is provided by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako; contact the Village Office to apply.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Granisle, https://villageofgranisle.ca)  
**Cost:** $50 minimum; 0.8% of construction value ($8 per $1,000). See the building-permit-fees answer.  
**How long:** Not stated in the Building Bylaw or on the Village's pages.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office (Municipal Hall), #80 Hagan St, Granisle, BC V0J 1W0 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (excluding holidays))
- Phone: Village Office, 250-697-2248
- Email: Village Office, general@villageofgranisle.ca
- Phone: RDBN building inspectors (Richard Wainright, Chief Building Inspector, ext. 228; Jason Berlin, Building Inspector, ext. 230), 250-692-3195

## Key facts

- **Needed for:** Any work to construct, erect, replace, rebuild, alter, repair, move or demolish a building, or change its occupancy. Also manufactured or modular homes, and installing or altering a solid-fuel stove or chimney.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009, s. 6.1, 6.7, 6.8](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/)
  - Official wording: "No person shall commence or continue any work related to the construction," … "No person shall build, install, place or locate any manufactured home or any" … "No person shall install or alter a stove or heater that uses solid fuel, including pellet"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Not needed for:** Storage or garden shed up to 10 m² (if it meets other bylaws); decks or patios 600 mm (2 ft) or less above grade; farm buildings on classified farms; maintenance that does not affect structure, safety or health; clearing pipe stoppages or repairing leaks.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009, s. 5.3 to 5.7](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/)
  - Official wording: "ground floor area not exceeding 10 square meters (108 sq. ft.)," … "No permit is required for decks or patios 600 millimetres (2 ft.) or less from top ofdeck" … "This bylaw does not apply to farm buildings located on property, which has been" … "No permit is required for the clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **How to apply:** Apply on the form provided by the building official, signed by the owner. Contact the Village Office; building inspection is provided by the RDBN.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009, s. 8.4](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/)
  - Official wording: "be made in the form provided by the building official;" … "be signed by the owner orsigning officer if the owner is a corporation;"
  - Source: [Building Inspection, Building Inspection page](https://villageofgranisle.ca/building-inspection/)
  - Official wording: "Services provided by Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako" … "Please contact the Village Office for more information."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What to submit:** The intended use, and two copies of specifications and scale drawings showing dimensions, use of each room, land dimensions, zoning and legal description. When required: site plan, building drain and sectional drawings, survey, certificate of title, well location, sewage proof, highway access permit.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009, s. 8.4, 8.5](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/)
  - Official wording: "state the intended use oruses of the proposed building orstructure;" … "be accompanied by two copies of the specifications and scale drawings of the" … "a certificate of title forthe property on which the building will be constructed."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Processing time:** Not confirmed. The bylaw and the Village's pages do not state how long a permit takes.
- **Inspections:** Give the building official at least one week's notice before starting work, and at least 72 hours' notice to book each required inspection (footings, foundation, framing, insulation, final before occupancy).
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009, s. 15.4](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/)
  - Official wording: "give at least one week's notice to the building official of an intention to start" … "give a least seventy-two (72) hours notice to the building official to obtain an"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Contact:** RDBN building inspectors: Richard Wainright, Chief Building Inspector, 250 692 3195 ext. 228; Jason Berlin, Building Inspector, 250 692 3195 ext. 230. Village Office: 250.697.2248.
  - Source: [Building Inspection, Building Inspection page](https://villageofgranisle.ca/building-inspection/)
  - Official wording: "Richard Wainright, Chief Building Inspector 250 692 3195 ext. 228" … "Jason Berlin, Building Inspector 250 692 3195 ext. 230"
  - Source: [Contact, Contact page](https://villageofgranisle.ca/contact/)
  - Official wording: "Phone 250.697.2248 Fax 888-335-4682"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Granisle Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009, s. 23.1](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/)
  - Official wording: "BUILDING BYLAW NO. 412, 2009"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village of Granisle's [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/) requires a permit before any work to construct, erect, replace, rebuild, alter, repair, move or demolish a building, or to change its occupancy. A permit is also needed to place a manufactured home and to install or alter a solid-fuel stove or chimney. The Village's website says building inspection services are provided by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN).

The bylaw exempts a storage or garden shed up to 10 m² that meets other bylaws, a deck or patio 600 mm (2 ft) or less above grade, farm buildings on classified farms, maintenance that does not affect structure, safety or health, and clearing pipe stoppages or repairing leaks.

## Steps

1. Contact the Village Office (250-697-2248) to confirm what your project needs and get the application form.
2. Fill in the form provided by the building official. The owner must sign it.
3. Include the intended use and two copies of the specifications and scale drawings showing dimensions, use of each room, land dimensions, zoning and legal description. When required, add a site plan, survey, certificate of title, well location, proof of sewage disposal and a highway access permit.
4. Pay the permit fee before the permit is issued.
5. Give the building official at least one week's notice before starting work, and at least 72 hours' notice to book each required inspection (footings, foundation, framing, insulation and the final inspection before occupancy).

## Good to know

- The bylaw and the Village's pages do not state how long a permit takes. Ask when you apply.
- RDBN building inspectors can be reached at 250-692-3195 (ext. 228 or 230).
- No online application was found on the Village's website.

## Official forms and pages

- [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009 (PDF)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/)
- [Building Inspection, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/building-inspection/)

## Related questions

- [Granisle building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/building-permit-fees.md)
- [Granisle permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/deck-shed-garage-permit.md)
- [Granisle zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Granisle secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/secondary-suite.md)

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## Sources

- [Building Inspection, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/building-inspection/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Building Bylaw No. 412, 2009 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/171/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Granisle](https://villageofgranisle.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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