{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Red Deer County, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Fee Bylaw No. 1017/2025, Schedule 'G' – Safety Codes Services Fees, verified 2026-09-27. Fines: Double Calculated Fee for construction, electrical, plumbing, or gas work without permit.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000400",
 "municipality": "Red Deer County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.rdcounty.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fee Bylaw No. 1017/2025, Schedule 'G' – Safety Codes Services Fees",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://rdcounty.ca/DocumentCenter/View/7059",
   "summary": "Same Schedule G recorded under building_permits: sets when Safety Codes (building) permit fees apply and how they are calculated; permits are administered directly by the County, not a private agency.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "d0dce87163582b07eeb67aea3f6b6ac3b2d567989d166769239cff0f071bfc30",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1017/2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d0dce87163582b07eeb67aea3f6b6ac3b2d567989d166769239cff0f071bfc30.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Add 4% Safety Codes Council fee (min $4.50, max $560.00); minimum building permit fee Residential $125.00 and Commercial $250.00; residential per ft²; commercial $7.50/$1,000 construction cost up to $5,000,000, then $3.75/$1,000.",
    "fine_range": "Double Calculated Fee for construction, electrical, plumbing, or gas work without permit."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "s. 4-5, 6-18",
    "fine_range": "s. 26, 78, 87, 94, 100"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/red-deer-county/building-permits/schedule-1017-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Safety Codes (Red Deer County webpage)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://rdcounty.ca/381/Safety-Codes",
   "summary": "County's own page confirms Safety Code permits (building, electrical, gas, plumbing, private sewage) are administered directly by the County office (phone contact given), not a private agency; links application forms and the fee bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "529a8b2466077a9b3f9a906aa8b993b411fb59db97740ba8bcd660a3d5ac9662",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/529a8b2466077a9b3f9a906aa8b993b411fb59db97740ba8bcd660a3d5ac9662.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/red-deer-county/building-permits/safety-codes/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/red-deer-county/building-permits/"
}