{"title":"Vernon building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","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 Vernon","url":"https://www.vernon.ca"},"short_answer":"A City of Vernon building permit has a non-refundable application fee of $150 (simple building) or $250 (complex), plus a permit fee of $11.50 per $1,000 of permit value up to $500,000, and a refundable security deposit. Fees are set in Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909.","aliases":["building permit cost vernon","building permit fee vernon bc","security deposit building permit vernon","permit fee per 1000 vernon"],"cost":"Application $150 or $250. Permit fee per $1,000 of value (or part): $11.50 up to $500,000; $10.50 from $500,001 to $1,000,000; $9.50 above $1,000,000. Security deposit $1,500 simple, $2,500 complex.","how_long":"The permit is issued after the fee is paid, once the application is approved.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Building Permits","value":"250-550-3634"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Community Services Building","value":"3001 32 Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 2L8"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf"},{"title":"Building Permit Application page","url":"https://www.vernon.ca/homes-building/permits-applications/building-permit-application/building-permit-application"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Vernon building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Vernon permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/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":"$11.50 per $1,000 of permit value (or part of $1,000) up to $500,000, plus the non-refundable application fee ($150 simple building, $250 complex).","short":"$11.50 per $1,000 of value, plus application fee","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2 E(ii)(a)","quotes":["for each $1000 of permit value or part thereof up to","$ 11.50 (Bylaw 5946)"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2 E(i)","quotes":["Simple buildings $150.00 (Bylaw 5891)","Complex buildings $250.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"Per $1,000 of permit value, or part: $11.50 up to $500,000; $10.50 from $500,001 to $1,000,000; $9.50 above $1,000,000. For a complex building the total permit fee is reduced by 10%. The fee is doubled (to a maximum of $10,000) if construction starts before the permit is issued.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2 E(ii)","quotes":["for each $1000 of permit value or part thereof from $ 10.50","for each $1000 of permit value or part thereof $ 9.50","$ 11.50 (Bylaw 5946)","Buildings shall be reduced by 20% 10% of the total"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2 E(iii)","quotes":["Complex Buildings shall be reduced by"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/5900_building_bylaw.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw 5900 (PDF)","section":"s. 9.8","quotes":["the permit fee is reduced as prescribed in the current City of Vernon Fees and"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":"Non-refundable application fee: $150 for a simple (non-complex) building, $250 for a complex building. The schedule does not say it is credited toward the permit fee.","short":"$150 simple building; $250 complex building","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2 E(i)","quotes":["Non-refundable application fees:","Simple buildings $150.00 (Bylaw 5891)","Complex buildings $250.00"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/homes-building/permits-applications/building-permit-application/building-permit-application","title":"Building Permit Application, City of Vernon","section":"Application Fees","quotes":["- Application Fees - $150 (for Non-Complex) - $250 (for Complex) Complexity determined by BC Building Code Div A, Section 1.3.3"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Plumbing permit: $10 per fixture, minimum $150 (includes first 5 fixtures). Demolition permit: $150 (heritage building $250). Security deposit (refunded after final inspection): $1,500 simple building, $2,500 complex, $1,500 demolition, $5,000 building move. Re-inspection $150; after-hours inspection $175.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2 F","quotes":["Per fixture fee $ 10.00","Minimum fee (includes the first 5 fixtures) $150.00 (Bylaw 5891)"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2 I","quotes":["Non-Heritage Buildings $150.00 (Bylaw 5626)","Heritage Buildings (Bylaw 5415) $250.00 (Bylaw 5626)"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2 E(viii)","quotes":["(a) for a simple building permit $1,500.00 (Bylaw 5882)","$2,500.00 (Bylaw 5882)"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/homes-building/permits-applications/building-permit-application/building-permit-application","title":"Building Permit Application, City of Vernon","section":"Application Fees","quotes":["A security deposit is required in addition to the permit fee; the amount will be provided after review and refunded following final inspection."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":"Once the application is approved, the City emails the fee and payment instructions; the permit is issued after payment. Online payment is by credit card only (2.4% surcharge); security deposits cannot be paid online.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/homes-building/permits-applications/building-permit-application/building-permit-application","title":"Building Permit Application, City of Vernon","section":"Application Fees / Application Status & Next Steps","quotes":["Once your application is approved, the fee amount and payment instructions will be sent to you by email","After payment is received, your permit will be issued and accessible through MyCity","A 2.4% surcharge applies to all credit card payments.","Security deposits cannot be paid online."]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/5900_building_bylaw.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw 5900 (PDF)","section":"s. 10.7-10.8","quotes":["the owner must first pay to the City","must pay to the City, at the time of the application, a security deposit as prescribed"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 3909, Schedule 'A' (Fee Schedule), section 2 (Planning and Community Services), items E (building permits), F (plumbing) and I (demolition); permit fees required by Building Bylaw No. 5900, s. 10.7","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, s. 2","quotes":["E. Building Permit Fees:","F. Plumbing Permit Fees:"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/5900_building_bylaw.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw 5900 (PDF)","section":"s. 10.7","quotes":["the building permit fee prescribed in the current City of Vernon Fees and"]}],"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 Vernon sets building permit fees in Schedule A of [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf). You pay a non-refundable application fee when you apply, then a permit fee based on the permit value. Once the application is approved, the City emails the fee and payment instructions, and the permit is issued after payment.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Application fee: $150 for a simple (non-complex) building, $250 for a complex one. The schedule does not say it is credited toward the permit fee. \"Complex\" is set by BC Building Code Division A, section 1.3.3.\n- Permit fee, per $1,000 of permit value (or part of $1,000): $11.50 up to $500,000; $10.50 from $500,001 to $1,000,000; $9.50 above $1,000,000. The schedule states no minimum permit fee.\n- For a complex building, the total permit fee is reduced by 10%. (The consolidated schedule also prints a struck-out 20%; confirm the percentage with the City.)\n- The permit fee is doubled, to a maximum of $10,000, if construction starts before the permit is issued.\n- Security deposit, refunded after the final inspection: $1,500 for a simple building, $2,500 for a complex one, $1,500 for demolition and $5,000 for a building move. The City's page says the amount is given after review, so confirm yours.\n- Other fees: plumbing permit $10 per fixture, minimum $150 (includes the first 5 fixtures); demolition permit $150 ($250 for a heritage building); re-inspection $150; after-hours inspection $175.\n- Online payment is by credit card only, with a 2.4% surcharge. Security deposits cannot be paid online.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/homes-building/permits-applications/building-permit-application/building-permit-application","title":"Building Permit Application, City of Vernon","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, consolidated (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/5900_building_bylaw.pdf","title":"Building Bylaw 5900 (PDF)","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/vernon/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/building-permit-fees.json"}}