{
 "answer": "In the Town of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, building permit rules are set by Town of Placentia Development Regulations 2014-2024, verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Development requires a permit; a separate building permit is required for each building in a subdivision. Administered by: Town Council of Placentia.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003412",
 "municipality": "Placentia",
 "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.placentia.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Placentia Development Regulations 2014-2024",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-11-06",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/registry-community-placentia-files-placentia-development-regulations.pdf",
   "summary": "No separate building by-law found. Development Regulations s.7 require a permit for any development; s.94 requires a separate building permit for each building in a subdivision. Recorded under building_permits per NL rule.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "9ec6003d647fc71489472d8ba7148cad1f72cb0ee916cb64243b3b59cf87abb7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2014-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9ec6003d647fc71489472d8ba7148cad1f72cb0ee916cb64243b3b59cf87abb7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Development requires a permit; a separate building permit is required for each building in a subdivision.",
    "exemptions": "Interior alterations not affecting external appearance/use; certain road/utility works; incidental courtyard use; soil removal/deposit/grading under 125 m3 or part of approved development.",
    "authority": "Town Council of Placentia"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Regulation 2; Regulation 94",
    "exemptions": "Schedule A (Development); Regulation 72(2)",
    "authority": "Schedule A (Authority)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/placentia/zoning/regulations-2014-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Placentia - Permit requirement regulations (when is a permit required)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://placentia.ca/site/uploads/2025/10/when-is-a-permit-required.pdf",
   "summary": "Town handout: alteration or improvement to land or an existing building needs a Council permit; building permit not granted until development/subdivision permit obtained.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "890a22766b72874273d71ba97e842250cbf6618aa779869c71f821dfc92913d3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/890a22766b72874273d71ba97e842250cbf6618aa779869c71f821dfc92913d3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/placentia/building-permits/town-of-placentia-permit-requirement-regulations/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/placentia/building-permits/"
}