{"title":"McBride permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","question":"Do I need a permit for a deck, shed, carport, or garage in McBride?","slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mcbride","name":"McBride","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 McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca"},"short_answer":"In McBride, a building permit is needed for a deck, and to enclose a carport or convert a garage to living space. The Building Bylaw does not apply to an accessory building of 10 m² or less on a residential parcel, but the Village says a structure over 10 m² (107 sq. ft.) needs a permit.","aliases":["shed permit mcbride","deck permit mcbride","garage permit mcbride","carport permit mcbride"],"cost":"See the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"No processing time is stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"100 Robson Centre, 855 SW Frontage Rd., McBride, BC V0J 2E0","note":"Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed statutory holidays"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-569-2229"},{"type":"phone","label":"McBride Building Inspection Services (411 Columbia Street)","value":"250-569-4211"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Building Permits and Inspections, Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/building-permits-inspections"},{"title":"Building Bylaw No. 751, 2014 (PDF), Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3545/"},{"title":"OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"McBride building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/building-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"McBride building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"McBride zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"topic":{"title":"Deck and shed permit thresholds in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},"facts":{"shed":{"label":"Sheds","value":"The Building Bylaw does not apply to an accessory building of 10 m² or less on a residential parcel, if it creates no hazard. The Village says a structure larger than 10 m² (107 sq. ft.) needs a permit.","short":"No if 10 m² or less, no hazard","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3545/","title":"Building Bylaw No. 751, 2014 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"s. 3.4.2","quotes":["to a building not greater than 10m² in building area that is accessory to a residential use on the same parcel, provided it does not create a hazard;"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, Village of McBride","section":"Permits page","quotes":["Build any kind of structure larger than 10 square meters (107 sq. ft.)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"deck":{"label":"Decks","value":"The Village lists building or remodelling a deck among the work that needs a building permit. No height threshold is stated.","short":"Yes; no height threshold stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, Village of McBride","section":"Permits page","quotes":["Remodel or construct a deck"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"garage_carport":{"label":"Garages and carports","value":"A building permit is needed to enclose a carport or convert a garage to living space. A new garage or carport larger than 10 m² is a structure needing a permit under the Village's rule.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, Village of McBride","section":"Permits page","quotes":["Enclose your carport or change your garage to living space.","Build any kind of structure larger than 10 square meters (107 sq. ft.)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_limits":{"label":"Zoning limits","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Zoning Bylaw has no readable text, so accessory building limits are not stated.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of McBride Building Bylaw No. 751, 2014. Accessory building limits are in the Zoning Bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3545/","title":"Building Bylaw No. 751, 2014 (PDF), Village of McBride","section":"Title","quotes":["BUILDING BYLAW NO. 751, 2014"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPermits come from the Village of McBride's Building Inspector under [Building Bylaw No. 751, 2014](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3545/). Zoning setbacks and size limits apply separately.\n\n- **Shed:** the Building Bylaw does not apply to an accessory building of 10 m² or less on a residential parcel, if it creates no hazard. The Village says a structure larger than 10 m² (107 sq. ft.) needs a permit.\n- **Deck:** the Village lists building or remodelling a deck among work needing a permit. It states no height threshold, and does not say whether a small low deck is exempt.\n- **Garage or carport:** a permit is needed to enclose a carport or convert a garage to living space. A new garage or carport larger than 10 m² needs a permit; whether a smaller one is exempt follows the accessory-building rule above.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Village Office, 250-569-2229, with your size and location, and ask about permits and zoning limits.\n2. If a permit is needed, follow the steps in the building-permit answer.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Accessory building height, setbacks and coverage are in the Zoning Bylaw. That text could not be read, so the Village's limits are not stated here.\n- Ask the Village if your project is close to 10 m².","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3545/","title":"Building Bylaw No. 751, 2014 (PDF), Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use","title":"OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride","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 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/deck-shed-garage-permit/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/deck-shed-garage-permit.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/deck-shed-garage-permit.json"}}