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 "answer": "In the City of Edmundston, New Brunswick, building permit rules are set by Arrete municipal no 21R2024 - Arrete de construction d'Edmundston / Building By-Law, verified 2026-10-23. Permit required for: Erection, establishment, relocation, demolition, modification, structural modification, repair, replacement of a building, construction, use or swimming pool. Exemptions: Normal maintenance/non-structural repair under $5,000/year; recreational/playground equipment; temporary signs; poles; tents max 18.6 m2; electrical waiver. Permit fees: $25 for first $1,000 value of work, plus $5 per additional $1,000, calculated on market value or total estimated costs.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003064",
 "municipality": "Edmundston",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://edmundston.ca/",
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   "title": "Arrete municipal no 21R2024 - Arrete de construction d'Edmundston / Building By-Law",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-06-18",
   "document_url": "https://edmundston.ca/download_file/3951/1905",
   "summary": "Bilingual building by-law under s.5(1) of the Building Code Administration Act: permit requirements, applications, inspections, pool rules and fees. Adopted June 18, 2024. Text layer is garbled (scanned/OCR).",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "21R2024",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Erection, establishment, relocation, demolition, modification, structural modification, repair, replacement of a building, construction, use or swimming pool.",
    "exemptions": "Normal maintenance/non-structural repair under $5,000/year; recreational/playground equipment; temporary signs; poles; tents max 18.6 m2; electrical waiver.",
    "fee_basis": "$25 for first $1,000 value of work, plus $5 per additional $1,000, calculated on market value or total estimated costs.",
    "authority": "Inspector"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 6(1)",
    "exemptions": "Schedule A",
    "fee_basis": "s. 14(2)(a)",
    "authority": "s. 4(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/edmundston/building-permits/arrete-21r2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Edmundston arretes municipaux index",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://edmundston.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/publications-officielles/arretes-municipaux",
   "summary": "Municipal by-law listing carrying 21R2024.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "8b39873bd7df073a4726060c86bdf13f143cf811bf9377d5c719f4b001518f7e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8b39873bd7df073a4726060c86bdf13f143cf811bf9377d5c719f4b001518f7e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/edmundston/building-permits/edmundston-arretes-municipaux-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/edmundston/building-permits/"
}