{"title":"New Hazelton building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost in New Hazelton?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New 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":"District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"In New Hazelton the building permit fee is set in the Fees and Charges Bylaw as the cost of the project x 0.005%, as the schedule is written. No minimum fee or separate application fee is listed. Because the rate looks unusual, confirm the amount with the District Office.","aliases":["building permit fees new hazelton","building permit cost new hazelton","demolition permit fee new hazelton","how much is a building permit new hazelton"],"cost":"Cost of the project x 0.005% (as written in the schedule). Demolition permit $75 or $100; moving a building $75; temporary building $250.","how_long":"Not stated on the District's website.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-842-6571"},{"type":"email","label":"District Office email","value":"info@newhazelton.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"4670 10th Avenue, New Hazelton, BC (mail: PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0)","note":"Opening hours are not stated on the official site."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"New Hazelton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/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":null,"status":"none","note":"The Fees and Charges Bylaw schedule lists no minimum fee.","sources":[]},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"Residential and commercial: cost of the project x 0.005%, as written in the schedule. The value of construction is the contract price plus a reasonable allowance for extras, or the Building Inspector's estimate where there is no contract price.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, Development: Building Permits and Inspections","quotes":["Cost of project x","0.005%","shall be the contract price together with a reasonable","allowance for extras or, where there is no contract price, the approximate cost of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Fees and Charges Bylaw schedule lists no separate application fee.","sources":[]},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Demolition permit: $75 (single family or two-unit dwelling) or $100 (other building). Move a building in, out or within the District: $75. Lapsed permit renewal $75. Permit extension $75. Temporary building $250. Permit fees are not refundable.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, Development: Building Permits and Inspections","quotes":["Permit – Other Building","Permit to move, remove or place a building within or into the District","Permit renewal: Lapsed Permit","Temporary Building $250.00","Cancellation of a Permit – The fees paid above are not refundable under any condition."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The fee schedule does not say how or when permit fees are paid.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026, Schedule A (Development: Building Permits and Inspections)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Bylaw 393, s. 1; Schedule A","quotes":["BYLAW NO. 393, 2026","Council hereby establishes the fees and charges as set out in Schedule “A” to this bylaw.","BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":2,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf), Schedule A (Building Permits and Inspections), sets the fee for residential and commercial building permits as the cost of the project x 0.005%, as written in the schedule. The value of construction is the contract price plus a reasonable allowance for extras, or the Building Inspector's estimate where there is no contract price. We could not tell from the text whether the 0.005% figure is exact, so confirm it with the District Office before you budget.\n\nThe schedule lists no minimum fee and no separate application or plan review fee. It does not say how or when permit fees are paid.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the District Office at 250-842-6571 or email info@newhazelton.ca to confirm the fee for your project.\n2. Ask how and when to pay.\n\n## Good to know\n\nOther fees in Schedule A:\n\n- Demolition permit: $75 for a single family or two-unit dwelling, $100 for any other building.\n- Moving a building in, out or within the District: $75.\n- Lapsed permit renewal: $75. Permit extension: $75.\n- Temporary building: $250.\n- Permit fees are not refundable.\n- A development permit ($400) and a development variance permit ($750) are separate permits.","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-393-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/","title":"District of New Hazelton home page","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 3 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/building-permit-fees.json"}}