What you need to know

Mandatory Building Permits Areas have not changed, and permits are still not required for small farm buildings.

The bylaw sets out mandatory building permit areas around the City of Fort St. John, District of Taylor, City of Dawson Creek, Village of Pouce Coupe, District of Chetwynd, Moberly Lake and Swan Lake. Within the mandatory building permit areas, you must apply for a building permit prior to any new construction or certain renovations taking place.

Properties outside of these areas can still apply for a Building Permit if they choose.

View the Mandatory Building Permit Areas (MBPA) here.
Use the PRRD’s Web Map to search whether your civic address is in the MBPA here.

New fee structure that includes processing fees and detail for simple and complex buildings.

The new bylaw includes application processing fees to align the PRRD with practices observed by other Regional District’s with respect to staff time. Other changes include detailed line items for fees associated with simple and complex buildings, and a decrease to the demolition fee.

View the fee structure comparison here.

New application forms for simple and complex buildings.

The new bylaw makes provisions for the distinction between simple and complex buildings to afford applicants more flexibility.

Learn more about building types here.
View the new application forms here.