{
 "answer": "In the City of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, building permit rules are set by City of Mount Pearl Building Regulations 2019, verified 2026-10-18. Fees set in: annual Schedule of Rates and Fees. Administered by: Department of Community Development; City Inspector. Fines: not less than $250.00 first offence; not less than $500.00 second or subsequent offence.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003389",
 "municipality": "Mount Pearl",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.mountpearl.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Mount Pearl Building Regulations 2019",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-03-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.mountpearl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Building-Regulations-2019.pdf",
   "summary": "Building permit required for all new construction, additions, alterations, repairs, relocations and demolition, plus retaining walls, driveways and steps; inspections, stop-work orders and enforcement by City Inspector. Made under City of Mount Pearl Act. Scanned PDF, read via OCR.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "b3fe1f23e55da328c36df3429c026dda36204b6f29b74d8b6aa35d237e1dcd8b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b3fe1f23e55da328c36df3429c026dda36204b6f29b74d8b6aa35d237e1dcd8b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "New construction, extensions, placement, additions, structural changes, floor layout changes, relocation, repairs/renovations not exempt, retaining walls, driveways, walkways, steps, parking areas, service repairs.",
    "fees_location": "annual Schedule of Rates and Fees",
    "authority": "Department of Community Development; City Inspector",
    "fine_range": "not less than $250.00 first offence; not less than $500.00 second or subsequent offence"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 6",
    "fees_location": "s. 11",
    "authority": "s. 2(e), (h); s. 18; s. 24",
    "fine_range": "s. 62"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/mount-pearl/building-permits/regulations-2019/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/mount-pearl/building-permits/"
}