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title: Terrace building permit fees
question: "How much does a building permit cost?"
place: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Building, renovating and your property
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# Terrace building permit fees

**Question:** How much does a building permit cost?

**Short answer:** A Terrace building permit costs a $75 application fee, $8 for each $1,000 of work value (or fraction of $1,000), and $1 per $1,000 for plan review. Plumbing is $10 per fixture. Larger jobs also pay a refundable administrative deposit. The applicant pays.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Terrace, https://www.terrace.ca)  
**Cost:** Application $75 ($150 if construction started first); building permit $8 per $1,000 of value; plan review $1 per $1,000; plumbing $10 per fixture. No minimum is stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Building and Licensing, Development Services, 250-615-4000
- Email: Building/Licensing Clerk, mwaite@terrace.ca

## Key facts

- **Lowest fee:** No minimum is stated. The smallest job pays the $75 application fee plus the building permit fee of $8 per $1,000 of value or fraction of $1,000 (so $8 for work up to $1,000) and $1 per $1,000 for plan review.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 2307-2024, Schedule A, Schedule A, A-1 to A-3](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959)
  - Official wording: "Application Fee $75.00" … "Building Permit Fees:" … "i. for each $1,000.00 or fraction thereof of the value of the work $8.00" … "a. for each $1,000.00 or fraction thereof of the value of the $1.00 work"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How the fee is worked out:** Building permit fee: $8 for each $1,000 of the value of the work (or fraction of $1,000). Plan review: $1 for each $1,000 of value. Plumbing: $10 per fixture. If construction started before the permit, the application fee is $150 instead of $75.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 2307-2024, Schedule A, Schedule A, A-1 to A-3](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959)
  - Official wording: "i. for each $1,000.00 or fraction thereof of the value of the work $8.00" … "a. for each $1,000.00 or fraction thereof of the value of the $1.00 work" … "i. For each plumbing fixture $10.00" … "Application Fee (for permit after construction started) $150.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Application or plan review fee:** $75 non-refundable application fee, due when the application is submitted ($150 if construction started before the permit). Plan review ($1 per $1,000 of value) is a separate fee.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 2307-2024, Schedule A, s. 1.1 definitions, Schedule A-1](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959)
  - Official wording: "which is due at the time of submitting an application." … "Application Fee $75.00" … "Application Fee (for permit after construction started) $150.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other fees:** Plumbing $10 per fixture; demolition permit $100; move a building $100; fireplace or solid fuel appliance $100; re-inspection after 2nd failed inspection $100 each; after-hours inspection $100 an hour; extension $100. Administrative deposit: $400 (work $10,000 to $50,000), $1,000 (to $500,000), $2,000 (to $1,000,000), $5,000 above.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 2307-2024, Schedule A, Schedule A, A-2 to A-4](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959)
  - Official wording: "iii. a permit to demolish a building $100.00" … "ii. a fireplace or solid fuel burning appliance unit/chimney $100.00" … "ii. For each re-inspection after 2nd failed inspection (per $100.00" … "iii. For inspections after regular hours of operation (rate per hour) $100.00" … "v. For extension of permit or application $100.00" … "vi. For change in ownership on open permit file $100.00" … "i. where the value of the work is $10,000 to $50,000 $400" … "ii. where the value of the work is more than $50,000 to $500,000 $1,000" … "i. For each plumbing fixture $10.00" … "iii. where the value of the work is more than $500,000 to $1,000,000 $2,000" … "iv. where the value of the work is more than $1,000,000 $5,000"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How to pay:** The applicant pays the $75 application fee and the administrative deposit when applying (online in CloudPermit). The applicant must pay permit fees and plan review fees before the permit is issued. The deposit is returned to the owner when the permit is closed.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 2307-2024, Schedule A, s. 13.1, 13.4, 13.7](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959)
  - Official wording: "Before receiving a permit under this Bylaw, the applicant must first pay to the City:" … "An applicant must deposit with the City, at the time of the application, an" … "The administrative deposit will be returned to the owner at the time a permit is closed" … "An applicant must deposit with the City, at the time of the application, an administrative deposit in the amount prescribed in Schedule “A”."
  - Source: [CloudPermit, How to Submit a Permit Application](https://www.terrace.ca/cloudpermit)
  - Official wording: "Submit and pay for your application."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Building Bylaw No. 2307-2024, Schedule A - Fees (Tables A-1 to A-5)
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 2307-2024, Schedule A, s. 1.6, Schedule A](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959)
  - Official wording: "Appendix A (Fees) is attached to and form part of this Bylaw." … "A-1 PERMIT APPLICATION FEE" … "A-2 PERMIT FEES AND CHARGES"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Schedule A of [Building Bylaw 2307-2024](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959) sets the fees. The applicant pays the $75 application fee and any administrative deposit when applying online in CloudPermit, and must pay the permit and plan review fees before the permit is issued. The bylaw and City pages do not say which payment methods are accepted.

| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Application (non-refundable) | $75 ($150 if construction started before the permit) |
| Building permit | $8 per $1,000 of work value, or fraction of $1,000 |
| Plan review | $1 per $1,000 of value |
| Plumbing | $10 per fixture |
| Demolition permit | $100 |
| Move a building | $100 |
| Fireplace or solid fuel appliance | $100 |
| Extension | $100 |
| Re-inspection after the 2nd failed inspection | $100 each |
| After-hours inspection | $100 an hour |
| Paper application surcharge | $150 |

## Good to know

- The bylaw states no minimum fee.
- Administrative deposit: $400 for work valued at $10,000 to $50,000; $1,000 up to $500,000; $2,000 up to $1,000,000; $5,000 above that. The schedule lists no deposit for work under $10,000.
- The deposit is returned to the owner when the permit is closed, but is forfeited if the permit expires.
- The application fee is non-refundable.

## Official forms and pages

- [Building Bylaw 2307, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959)
- [Building Permits page](https://www.terrace.ca/business-development/building-permits)

## Related questions

- [Terrace building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/building-permit.md)

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- [Port Edward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/building-permit-fees.md)

## Sources

- [Building Bylaw No. 2307-2024 (PDF), Schedule A, City of Terrace](https://www.terrace.ca/media/3959) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Building Permits, City of Terrace](https://www.terrace.ca/business-development/building-permits) (read 2026-11-05)
- [CloudPermit, City of Terrace](https://www.terrace.ca/cloudpermit) (read 2026-11-05)

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