{
 "answer": "Chestermere, Alberta has no building permits bylaw on record as of 2026-09-27. Repeals Bylaw #024-16, the City's former Building, HVAC, Plumbing, Gas and Electrical Permit Bylaw, effective on third reading. No replacement building permit bylaw was enacted; permitting now runs on Council Policy, not a bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000220",
 "municipality": "Chestermere",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.chestermere.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw #007-25 – Building, HVAC, Plumbing, Gas and Electrical Permit Repealing Bylaw",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-27",
   "document_url": "https://thecityofchestermere.ca/legislativeservices/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/Bylaw-007-25-Building-H.V.A.C-Plumbing-Gas-and-Electrical-Permit-Repealing-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Repeals Bylaw #024-16, the City's former Building, HVAC, Plumbing, Gas and Electrical Permit Bylaw, effective on third reading. No replacement building permit bylaw was enacted; permitting now runs on Council Policy, not a bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "12d74dfb70d5dd9a76434193bc0602996c65f750bd1be4f91c09e9448ae426fd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "007-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/12d74dfb70d5dd9a76434193bc0602996c65f750bd1be4f91c09e9448ae426fd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/chestermere/building-permits/bylaw-007-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Policy 328 – Safety Codes Permit and Inspection Policy",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://thecityofchestermere.ca/legislativeservices/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/328-Safety-Codes-Permit-and-Inspection-Policy.pdf",
   "summary": "CAO-approved policy (effective Nov 2025) replacing the repealed Bylaw #024-16. Chestermere is self-accredited under the Safety Codes Act; permits are required for building, HVAC, plumbing, gas and electrical work and administered in-house by City Safety Codes Officers.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "fa7d37488705d9e1c26ba3f2821c9bd41db8dbb3656e650de8558b16f38ed1dd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "328",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fa7d37488705d9e1c26ba3f2821c9bd41db8dbb3656e650de8558b16f38ed1dd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/chestermere/building-permits/policy-328/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Policy 643 – Service Fee Schedule (2024)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": "2024-06-01",
   "document_url": "https://thecityofchestermere.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Fee-Schedule-2024-signed-new.pdf",
   "summary": "Council-approved fee policy setting building/safety-codes permit fees, e.g. $10.45 per $1,000 of construction value (min $250), accessory buildings $115, plus gas/mechanical/electrical permit fees. A fee policy, not a bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "6d49004fd7b1f27dd0e3ddca504b52dcf2b5ae9daec3455c05623b2443bbe54e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "643",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6d49004fd7b1f27dd0e3ddca504b52dcf2b5ae9daec3455c05623b2443bbe54e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/chestermere/building-permits/policy-643/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/chestermere/building-permits/"
}