{"title":"Parksville building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/parksville","name":"Parksville","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":"City of Parksville","url":"https://www.parksville.ca"},"short_answer":"A City of Parksville building permit costs $100 on the first $1,000 of construction value, then $7.30 per $1,000 up to $100,000, $6.30 per $1,000 from $100,001 to $500,000 and $5.30 per $1,000 on the balance, plus a $35 file management fee. The Building Official sets the value.","aliases":["parksville building permit fee calculator","how much is a permit parksville","plumbing permit fee parksville"],"cost":"$100 on the first $1,000; $7.30 per $1,000 from $1,001 to $100,000; $6.30 per $1,000 from $100,001 to $500,000; $5.30 per $1,000 on the balance; plus a $35 file management fee. Expedited processing is $500 plus other fees.","how_long":"The City states no timeline. The permit fee and file management fee are paid before the permit is issued.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Building page (fee calculator and fee sheet)","value":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=42"},{"type":"phone","label":"Building","value":"250 954-3065"},{"type":"email","label":"Building","value":"building@parksville.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Building Permit Fees, October 2017 (PDF)","url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID42atID8564.pdf"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 1515, Schedule B (PDF)","url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/"},{"title":"Building page with fee calculator","url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=42"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Parksville building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/building-permit/"},{"slug":"tree-removal","title":"Parksville tree removal rules and permits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/tree-removal/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nanaimo","name":"Nanaimo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/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 on the first $1,000 of construction value, plus a $35 file management fee.","short":"$100 first $1,000, plus $35 file fee","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 1515, Schedule B (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule B, item 1 (a), (f)","quotes":["a) First $1,000 $100.00 plus","f) File management fee $35.00"]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID42atID8564.pdf","title":"Building Permit Fees, October 2017 (PDF), City of Parksville","section":"Building Permit Fees (October 2017)","quotes":["BUILDING PERMIT FEES OCTOBER 2017","a) First $1,000"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"By construction value: $100 on the first $1,000; $7.30 per $1,000 from $1,001 to $100,000; $6.30 per $1,000 from $100,001 to $500,000; $5.30 per $1,000 on the balance. The Building Official sets the value from a per-square-metre rate, Marshall & Swift, or an appraisal.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 1515, Schedule B (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule B, item 1","quotes":["b) Next $99,000 ($1,001 to $100,000) $7.30 per thousand plus","c) Next $399,999 ($100,001 to $500,000) $6.30 per thousand plus","d) Balance of value (Over $500,001) $5.30 per thousand"]},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1098","title":"Building Bylaw, 2003, No. 1387 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"s. 7(o)","quotes":["a construction value per square metre prescribed by the Building Official"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":"The schedule lists the permit fee and a $35 file management fee (Building Bylaw s. 7(a)(iii)). It lists no separate application or plan review fee.","short":"None set; $35 file management fee","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1098","title":"Building Bylaw, 2003, No. 1387 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"s. 7(a)(iii)","quotes":["the owner pays the permit fee and file management fee prescribed by Schedule A"]},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 1515, Schedule B (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule B, item 1","quotes":["f) File management fee $35.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Plumbing $10 first fixture, $5 each more; irrigation $30; fire sprinklers $30 first head; demolition permit $30; extra inspection charge $30 before a third inspection; permit transfer $30; expedited $500 plus other fees. Refundable damage deposit $500 (new house, addition, accessory building) or $1,000 (demolition, moving).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 1515, Schedule B (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedule B, items 1 to 4","quotes":["a) First fixture $10.00","b) Each additional fixture $ 5.00","c) Irrigation system permits $30.00","4) Demolition permit fee $30.00","e) Expedited building permit processing fee"]},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID42atID11779.pdf","title":"Building Permit Submission Requirements (PDF), City of Parksville","section":"Submission Requirements, item 4","quotes":["demolition of buildings will require a $1,000 refundable deposit","Construction of new houses, carriage houses, additions or accessory buildings will require a $500.00 refundable deposit"]},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1098","title":"Building Bylaw, 2003, No. 1387 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"s. 7(k), 7(l)","quotes":["an inspection charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be payable in advance of the third inspection","upon payment of a transfer fee of thirty dollars ($30.00)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":"The owner pays the permit fee and file management fee before the permit is issued. An application is cancelled if fees are not paid within sixty days of the Building Official approving it.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1098","title":"Building Bylaw, 2003, No. 1387 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"s. 7(a)(iii), s. 10(h)","quotes":["the owner pays the permit fee and file management fee prescribed by Schedule A","An application for a building permit will be cancelled if permit fees are not paid within sixty days from the date of approval of the application by the Building Official"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 1515, Schedule \"B\" (Building Permit Fees); permit requirement and refund rules in Building Bylaw, 2003, No. 1387","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 1515, Schedule B (consolidated, PDF)","section":"s. 3, Schedule B","quotes":["Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 1515","SCHEDULE \"B\" BUILDING PERMIT FEES - Page 1 of 2"]},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1098","title":"Building Bylaw, 2003, No. 1387 (consolidated, PDF)","section":"Schedules list","quotes":["repealed Schedule \"A\" in its entirety"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Parksville charges building permit fees by construction value under Schedule B of the [Fees and Charges Bylaw 1515](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/). The Building Official sets the value, using a per-square-metre rate, Marshall & Swift or an appraisal. The schedule lists the permit fee and a $35 file management fee, but no separate application or plan review fee. The City's Building page has a fee estimate calculator.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Estimate the fee with the calculator on the Building page or the rates above.\n2. Add the $35 file management fee.\n3. Apply under the [Building Bylaw 1387](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1098). The owner pays both fees before the permit is issued. An application is cancelled if fees are not paid within sixty days of the Building Official approving it.\n4. No official page says how to pay a building permit fee. Ask Building (250 954-3065).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Other fees: plumbing $10 for the first fixture and $5 for each more; irrigation $30; fire sprinklers $30 for the first head, $1 per head for heads 2 to 50, then $0.50; demolition permit $30; permit transfer $30; extra inspection $30 before a third inspection needed because of non-compliance.\n- Refundable damage deposit: $500 for a new house, addition or accessory building; $1,000 for demolition or moving.\n- A permit relying on a registered professional's design gets a fee reduction of 5% of the fees, to a maximum of $500. Factory-built buildings pay half.\n- Renewing a permit has a $30 minimum. If you surrender a permit before any work or inspection, 75% of the permit fee is refunded (no refund under $50).\n- The bylaw charges an extra fee for starting work before a permit is issued, but no amount was found.","sources":[{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1021/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2015, No. 1515, Schedule B (consolidated, PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID42atID8564.pdf","title":"Building Permit Fees, October 2017 (PDF), City of Parksville","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/1098","title":"Building Bylaw, 2003, No. 1387 (consolidated, PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID42atID11779.pdf","title":"Building Permit Submission Requirements (PDF), City of Parksville","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.parksville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=42","title":"Building, City of Parksville","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/building-permit-fees.json"}}