{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Foothills County, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Bylaw 21/2026 - Fee Bylaw (Schedule B: Safety Codes Services Fees), verified 2026-09-27. Permit fees: Filing fee plus application fee per sq. ft., BTU, kVA, or installation cost; minimum fee $165; additional 4% Safety Codes Fee. Administered by: Safety Codes Officer.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000275",
 "municipality": "Foothills County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.foothillscountyab.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 21/2026 - Fee Bylaw (Schedule B: Safety Codes Services Fees)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.foothillscountyab.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Fee%20Bylaw%2021_2026%20Schedules%20A%20to%20O_Approved%20May%206%2C%202026.pdf",
   "summary": "Foothills County issues building/safety-codes permits itself via its Building and Safety Codes Department (no private agency); Schedule B of this Fee Bylaw sets the permit filing/application fees per discipline and a 200%-of-fee (or $500 + 150%) penalty for starting construction without a permit, per the \"County's Permit Fee Bylaw.\"",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "d6ce324e303498bba5e1a341b9e84d6503e783b98299f3066956dd97e2e727f8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "21/2026",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d6ce324e303498bba5e1a341b9e84d6503e783b98299f3066956dd97e2e727f8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Main Floor and up, Additions, Basement, Mobile Home, Detached Garage, Attached Garage, Interior Renovation, Basement Development, Commercial, Deck or Covered Canopy, Fireplaces, Hydronic Heating, Swimming Pool",
    "fee_basis": "Filing fee plus application fee per sq. ft., BTU, kVA, or installation cost; minimum fee $165; additional 4% Safety Codes Fee.",
    "authority": "Safety Codes Officer",
    "fine_range": "First occurrence: $165.00; second and subsequent: $275.00; failure to submit Verification of Compliance: $275.00 per offence plus $110.00 per additional month; occupying prior to final inspection: $550.00 first, $1,100.00 subsequent; continuing after stop work: $550.00 first, $1,100.00 subsequent."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Schedule \"B\", Building Permits",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "authority": "at the discretion of the Safety Codes Officer",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"B\", Permit Penalties"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/foothills-county/building-permits/bylaw-21-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Foothills County — Building Permits & Inspections webpage",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.foothillscountyab.ca/development/building-permits-inspections",
   "summary": "County webpage confirming Foothills County itself issues building permits (about two weeks processing) through its Building and Safety Codes Department; unpermitted construction starts are penalized per the County's Permit Fee Bylaw; links to permit checklists for accessory buildings, decks, additions, secondary suites, commercial and new dwellings.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "d1f829c079524aad9854c641731a2a42395769c54a3164c5979a0c7ecd32e8d1",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d1f829c079524aad9854c641731a2a42395769c54a3164c5979a0c7ecd32e8d1.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/foothills-county/building-permits/foothills-county-building-permits-inspections-webpage/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/foothills-county/building-permits/"
}