{"title":"Hazelton building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost in Hazelton?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","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":"Village of Hazelton","url":"https://hazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"Hazelton's building permit fee depends on the value of the work, under Appendix A of the Building Bylaw. Work valued up to $1,000 costs $50, and a new dwelling has a $900 minimum. Fees must be paid before the permit is issued.","aliases":["building permit cost hazelton","permit fees hazelton","how much is a building permit hazelton"],"cost":"$50 for work valued $0 to $1,000; $900 minimum for a new dwelling; otherwise by value of work (Appendix A).","how_long":"Fees are paid before the permit is issued.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Office","value":"4310 Field Street, Hazelton, BC V0J 1Y0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-842-5991"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"info@hazelton.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019, Appendix A (PDF)","url":"https://hazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Building-Bylaw-No.-501-2019-1.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Hazelton building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Hazelton permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Hazelton secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/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":"$900 minimum for a new dwelling. For other work valued $0 to $1,000 the fee is $50.","short":"$900 new dwelling; $50 other (value $0 to $1,000)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Building-Bylaw-No.-501-2019-1.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019 (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Building Bylaw Appendix A","quotes":["Minimum fee for a Building $900.00","Permit for new dwelling","$0 to $1,000"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"Based on the value of work: $1,001 to $10,000: $60 plus $14 per $1,000 or part over $1,000. $10,001 to $30,000: $186 plus $10 per $1,000 or part over $10,000. $30,001 to $50,000: $386 plus $9 over $30,000. $50,001 to $100,000: $566 plus $8 over $50,000. Over $100,000: $966 plus $7 over $100,000.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Building-Bylaw-No.-501-2019-1.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019 (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Building Bylaw Appendix A","quotes":["$1,001 to $10,000 $60 plus $14 for each $1,000 or part thereof over $1,000","$10,001 to $30,000 $186 plus $10 for each $1,000 or part thereof over $10,000","$30,001 to $50,000 $386 plus $9 for each $1,000 or part thereof over $30,000","$50,001 to $100,000 $566 plus $8 for each $1,000 or part thereof over $50,000","$100,001 and over $966 plus $7 for each $1,000 or part thereof over $100,000","$30,001 to $50,000       $386 plus $9 for each $1,000 or part thereof over $30,000","$100,001 and over        $966 plus $7 for each $1,000 or part thereof over $100,000"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Revision of approved plans $60. Demolition: $100 for a single-family or two-unit dwelling, $250 other. Move a building $300. Occupancy permit $50. Re-inspection after two rejected inspections $75. Permit extension $100. Temporary building $250. Title search $60. Hourly plan review $60. Fee doubles (to a maximum of $10,000) if construction starts before the permit. Development permit for an ADU in a Development Permit Area: $250.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Building-Bylaw-No.-501-2019-1.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019 (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Building Bylaw Appendix A and s. 10.11","quotes":["Revision of approved plans $60.00","Occupancy Permit $50.00","Permit Extension $100.00","Temporary Building $250.00","The Building Permit or other Permit fee is doubled for every Permit Application if"]},{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=1805","title":"Accessory Dwelling Unit guide (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"ADU guide, Estimated Costs","quotes":["Only those ADU’s being constructed in a Development","Permit Area must apply and pay the $250.00 permit fee."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":"The Building Permit fee in Appendix A, and any other fees, charges, levies or taxes the Village imposes, must be paid before the permit is issued. The bylaw does not say how to pay.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Building-Bylaw-No.-501-2019-1.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019 (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Building Bylaw s. 10.7","quotes":["Before receiving a Building Permit for a building or structure, the Owner must first pay","the Building Permit fee prescribed in Appendix \"A\""]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019, Appendix A","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Building-Bylaw-No.-501-2019-1.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019 (PDF), Village of Hazelton","section":"Building Bylaw s. 1.1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as \"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019\"."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Hazelton sets building permit fees in Appendix A of [Building Bylaw No. 501](https://hazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Building-Bylaw-No.-501-2019-1.pdf). The fee is based on the value of the work. A new dwelling has a $900 minimum. For other work valued $0 to $1,000 the fee is $50.\n\nRates by value of work:\n\n- $1,001 to $10,000: $60 plus $14 per $1,000 or part over $1,000\n- $10,001 to $30,000: $186 plus $10 per $1,000 or part over $10,000\n- $30,001 to $50,000: $386 plus $9 over $30,000\n- $50,001 to $100,000: $566 plus $8 over $50,000\n- Over $100,000: $966 plus $7 over $100,000\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Ask the Village office to confirm the fee for your project.\n2. Pay the building permit fee, and any other fees, charges, levies or taxes the Village imposes, before the permit is issued.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Other fees: revision of approved plans $60; demolition $100 for a single-family or two-unit dwelling, $250 for other buildings; moving a building $300; occupancy permit $50; temporary building $250; permit extension $100; re-inspection after two rejected inspections $75; title search $60; plan review $60 per hour.\n- The fee doubles, to a maximum of $10,000, if construction starts before the permit is issued.\n- A development permit for an accessory dwelling unit in a Development Permit Area costs $250.\n- The bylaw does not say how to pay. Ask the Village office.","sources":[{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Building-Bylaw-No.-501-2019-1.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw No. 501, 2019 (PDF), Village of Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/?mdocs-file=1805","title":"Accessory Dwelling Unit guide (PDF), Village of Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://hazelton.ca/village-office/contact-us/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Hazelton","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/building-permit-fees.json"}}