{"title":"Port Alice permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","question":"Do I need a permit for a deck, shed, carport, or garage in Port Alice?","slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","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 Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port Alice a deck needs a building permit, and so does a garage or carport. A storage shed under 10 m² (such as a pump-house) does not, if it is sited correctly. Setbacks and height limits are in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.","aliases":["deck permit port alice","shed permit port alice","garage permit port alice","carport permit port alice"],"cost":"See the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"About 21 days normally, per the 2021 guide.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village office","value":"250-284-3391"},{"type":"email","label":"Village office email","value":"info@portalice.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Residential Building Permit Guide 2021 (PDF), Villages of Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice and Coal Harbour","url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Building-Permit-Guide-Final.pdf"},{"title":"Application for Building or Plumbing Permit (PDF), Village of Port Alice","url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/560-Application-for-building-permit.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Port Alice building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/building-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Port Alice building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Port Alice zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/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":"A storage shed under 10 m² (such as a pump-house) does not need a building permit as long as it is sited correctly. Any new accessory building otherwise needs one.","short":"No if under 10 m² and sited correctly","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Building-Permit-Guide-Final.pdf","title":"Residential Building Permit Guide 2021 (PDF), Villages of Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice and Coal Harbour","section":"p. 2","quotes":["constructing a storage shed less than 10 m2 in size","construct a new accessory building"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"deck":{"label":"Decks","value":"Building or remodelling a deck needs a building permit; the guide gives no height threshold.","short":"Yes; no height threshold stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Building-Permit-Guide-Final.pdf","title":"Residential Building Permit Guide 2021 (PDF), Villages of Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice and Coal Harbour","section":"p. 2","quotes":["remodel or construct a deck"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"garage_carport":{"label":"Garages and carports","value":"Yes: the guide lists drawings required for attached garages, detached garages and carports with a building permit application.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Building-Permit-Guide-Final.pdf","title":"Residential Building Permit Guide 2021 (PDF), Villages of Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice and Coal Harbour","section":"p. 4, What drawings must I submit","quotes":["Attached Garage","Detached Garage and Sheds","Carports"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_limits":{"label":"Zoning limits","value":"Setbacks, height and lot coverage could not be read (zoning bylaw is scanned). In Development Permit Areas, a development permit is not required for decks or for accessory buildings and garden sheds under 47 m² (500 ft²).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Port-Alice-OCP-Draft-v4.1-July10_2023.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan (PDF, July 2023 version), Village of Port Alice","section":"OCP s. 6.3.2","quotes":["A Development Permit is not required for decks, accessory buildings / garden sheds less than 47"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Building Bylaw No. 610, 2010 (per the Planning page) and Port Alice Zoning Bylaw No. 688","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/community-plan/","title":"Planning, Village of Port Alice","section":"Planning page","quotes":["Village’s Building Bylaw No 610, 2010"]},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice","section":"Bylaws library page","quotes":["688 Port Alice Zoning Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\nBased on the Village's 2021 Residential Building Permit Guide:\n- **Deck:** building or remodelling a deck needs a building permit. The guide gives no height threshold.\n- **Shed:** a storage shed under 10 m² (such as a pump-house) does not need a permit as long as it is sited correctly. Any other new accessory building needs one.\n- **Garage or carport:** the guide lists drawings required for attached garages, detached garages and carports with a permit application. It gives no size exemption.\n\n## Steps\n1. Phone the Village office, 250-284-3391, to confirm the setbacks, height and lot coverage for your zone.\n2. Fill in the Application for Building or Plumbing Permit and attach plans (see building-permit).\n3. Submit at 1061 Marine Drive with the fees.\n\n## Good to know\n- Setbacks, height and lot coverage are in the Zoning Bylaw No. 688, a scanned PDF that could not be read, so this page does not state them.\n- The Official Community Plan says that in Development Permit Areas a development permit is not required for decks, or for accessory buildings and garden sheds under 47 m² (500 ft²). That is separate from the building permit.\n- The 2021 guide does not replace current bylaws. The Planning page names Building Bylaw No. 610, 2010, while the library lists No. 560; ask which applies.","sources":[{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Building-Permit-Guide-Final.pdf","title":"Residential Building Permit Guide 2021 (PDF), Villages of Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice and Coal Harbour","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Port-Alice-OCP-Draft-v4.1-July10_2023.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan (PDF, July 2023 version), Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/community-plan/","title":"Planning, Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/town-hall/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws library, Village of Port Alice","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portalice.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Port Alice","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 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/deck-shed-garage-permit/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/deck-shed-garage-permit.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/deck-shed-garage-permit.json"}}