{
 "answer": "In the Town of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, building permit rules are set by Town of Harbour Grace Development Regulations 2024-2034, verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Development within the Municipal Planning Area; separate building permit for each building in a subdivision. Exemptions: Works affecting only interior or not materially affecting external appearance/use; certain highway/utility maintenance; incidental dwelling-house courtyard use. Fees set in: Council.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003334",
 "municipality": "Harbour Grace",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.hrgrace.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Harbour Grace Development Regulations 2024-2034",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofharbourgrace.ca/site/uploads/2025/01/01-21-2025-town-of-harbour-development-regulations-signed-document.pdf",
   "summary": "Development Regulations: no development without a council development permit; Regulation 109 requires a separate building permit per building in a subdivision; town application form is a combined Building & Development Permit. No separate building regulations found.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "bf09dc704f3157082435f208239f20f8f5acf049c4d2a5160f9fe898fb642be9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-2034",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bf09dc704f3157082435f208239f20f8f5acf049c4d2a5160f9fe898fb642be9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Development within the Municipal Planning Area; separate building permit for each building in a subdivision.",
    "exemptions": "Works affecting only interior or not materially affecting external appearance/use; certain highway/utility maintenance; incidental dwelling-house courtyard use.",
    "fees_location": "Council",
    "authority": "Council; employee(s) appointed by Council; Inspector appointed by Council."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Regulation 7; Regulation 109",
    "exemptions": "Schedule \"A\" (Development)",
    "fees_location": "Regulation 17(1)",
    "authority": "Regulation 7; Regulation 31(1); Schedule \"A\" (Inspector)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/harbour-grace/zoning/regulations-2024-2034/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/harbour-grace/building-permits/"
}