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See Additional Considerations below. |\n\n\n| Additional Circumstances when a building permit is not required: |\n| --- |\n| If a deck previously approved under a building permit requires only minor repairs or nonstructural repairs such as replacing the walking surface, a building permit is not required.\u003Cbr>If a deck railing previously approved under a building permit needs to be replaced , a building permit isnot required. See the attached Deck Addition Sample Plan for an example of a code-compliant railing. Additional information and options can be found in the current BC Building Code available online.\u003Cbr>Note: The current British Columbia Building Code is applicable to all structures built in the province and the homeowner is responsible to ensure the railing meets the requirements of the code. |\n\n\n| Additional Considerations: |\n| --- |\n| Restrictive covenants (registered on title), watercourse and riparian setbacks, utility right-of-ways, and distances to property lines may affect the location of your deck, whether a building permit is required or not. Determining if any of these factors will affect the location of your deck is the responsibility of the homeowner. |\n\n\n| Building permit application requirements for a deck: |\n| --- |\n| Building Permit Application – online application.\u003Cbr>Letter of Agency is required if the permit is to be applied for or revised by other than the registered owner. To be completed and submitted as part of the building permit (BP) application process.\u003Cbr>Application Fee required where the estimated value of construction exceeds $20,000 . The application fee will be requested after your building permit application has been accepted. |\n\n\n| Building permit application requirements for a deck (continued): |\n| --- |\n| Plans – to scale 1/4”=1’ or 1:50 showing the specifications of the structure. To be submitted / uploaded as part of the online BP application process. For a sample of the expected level of detail and information required for a building permit application, see the attached sample deck drawings. Electronic plan submissions – hand drawn or computer generated – are to be in PDF format and must be a clean copy with no watermarks or other interfering mark-ups. Drawings are to be on minimum 11” x 17” plain white paper (no graph paper), drawn in dark blue or black ink. Photographs of plans or documents are not accepted.\u003Cbr>Site Plan – to scale 1/16” = 1’ or 1:250 (if not already included on the submitted drawings) showing the dimensions of the parcel, the existing dwelling and the proposed deck. Include setbacks and locations of all existing buildings and proposed deck construction. Include the location and the dimension of any right-of-ways or easements.\u003Cbr>Truss Layout, Manufactured Floor Joist and Engineered Beam Layouts (if used) from the truss, beam manufacturer with point loads identified.\u003Cbr>Business Licence valid in the District of Hope is required for builders, contractors, and developers. |\n\n\n| Additional deck construction information: |\n| --- |\n| Foundation requirements – The minimum ","cbCaicrPNITxK2Mz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicrPNITxK2Mz","pdf",1093624,"English","# Overview\n## When is a building permit required for deck construction?\n## When is a deck considered part of the landscaping?\n## Additional circumstances when a building permit is not required\n## Additional considerations\n## Building permit application requirements for a deck\n## Additional deck construction information","[{\"question\":\"When is a building permit required for deck construction?\",\"answer\":\"A building permit is required when the deck is new or rebuilt and meets conditions such as being part of the principal entrance, more than two feet above grade, covered with a roof, or attached to the dwelling.\"},{\"question\":\"When is a deck considered landscaping and no building permit is required?\",\"answer\":\"If the deck is not physically connected to the dwelling, not part of the principal entrance, not more than 2 feet above grade, and not covered with a roof, it is considered landscaping and no building permit is required.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the key requirements to apply for a deck building permit?\",\"answer\":\"Submit an online building permit application, provide a letter of agency if not applied by the registered owner, pay an application fee if estimated value exceeds $20,000, and upload scaled plans and a site plan as specified.\"}]","Deck Addition Guide - Guide to Requirements, Considerations, and Process | PDF",1792801800]