{
 "answer": "In the City of Calgary, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Safety Codes Permit Bylaw (Building Permit Bylaw) 39M2018 - Office Consolidation, verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: Construction or demolition of any building, including installation of mechanical systems. Fees set in: General Manager, Planning & Development Services. Administered by: The City of Calgary.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000206",
 "municipality": "Calgary",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.calgary.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Safety Codes Permit Bylaw (Building Permit Bylaw) 39M2018 - Office Consolidation",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-24",
   "document_url": "https://publicaccess.calgary.ca/lldm01/exccpa?func=ccpa.general&msgID=MTeKgKrecKN&msgAction=Download",
   "summary": "City of Calgary Bylaw 39M2018, 'Being a Bylaw of The City of Calgary Respecting Permits Issued Pursuant to the Safety Codes Act' (Alberta's building/safety-codes permit bylaw). Office consolidation incorporating amendments 72M2021 and 45M2023. Covers when a building/electrical/gas/plumbing permit is required, exemptions, inspections, permit issuance/refusal/revocation, and fees; fees themselves are not scheduled in the bylaw text but are delegated to the General Manager, Planning & Development Services to set (s.4).",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-27T23:01:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "building-gaps",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e34e0117a44596328018b2e854cde8abcbd75bb10db88048c4b038f2718b51dc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction or demolition of any building, including installation of mechanical systems",
    "fees_location": "General Manager, Planning & Development Services",
    "authority": "The City of Calgary"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3(a)",
    "fees_location": "s. 4(1)",
    "authority": "The City of Calgary has been designated as an accredited municipality"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/calgary/building-permits/safety-codes-permit-bylaw-39m2018-office-consolidation/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw Number 39M2018 (PUD2018-1009 council attachment)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "agenda_item",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=68888",
   "summary": "Council agenda attachment titled 'Bylaw Number 39M2018' (item PUD2018-1009), the Safety Codes Permit Bylaw text itself, found via web search. The eScribe file server returns a 'Verifying your browser' bot-check page on every fetch attempt (direct, with Referer, with cookies), so the bylaw text could not be opened/confirmed by this agent.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:41:05+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 403,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "document_number": "39M2018",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 — definition of \"Safety Codes Permit Bylaw\"",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.calgary.ca/planning/land-use/online-land-use-bylaw.html?part=1&div=1",
   "summary": "LUB Part 1 definitions confirm 'Safety Codes Permit Bylaw' means the Calgary Safety Codes Permit Bylaw, 39M2018 (amended by 44P2022, 9P2026), Calgary's own bylaw governing permits under the Safety Codes Act. Page opened directly; only confirms the bylaw's name/number, not its permit/fee content.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "7c29768d02826e53e73188095823ee5703cf8200182444b5324c55c8a6610376",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1P2007",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7c29768d02826e53e73188095823ee5703cf8200182444b5324c55c8a6610376.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/calgary/building-permits/bylaw-1p2007/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/calgary/building-permits/"
}