{
 "answer": "In the Town of South River, Newfoundland and Labrador, building permit rules are set by Town of South River Development Regulations 2017-27, verified 2026-10-18. Exemptions: Development exclusions: interior-only works, highway road maintenance, utility inspection/repair, incidental courtyard use; signs listed in Regulation 71. Fees set in: schedule of fees adopted by Council. Administered by: Council or its designated staff; authorized officials/inspectors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003455",
 "municipality": "South River",
 "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://townofsouthriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of South River Development Regulations 2017-27",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-11-15",
   "document_url": "https://townofsouthriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DevelopmentRegulations-Dec17.pdf",
   "summary": "No separate building by-law found; the Development Regulations define development to include erecting buildings and require a council permit before any development, so they act as the building permit instrument (NL rule). Reg. 79 building permit per subdivision lot.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "ecd2d395ecc05c57bc658e889bfacde1bae12bbcefc4a7cb00f1c43099573fb8",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2017-27",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ecd2d395ecc05c57bc658e889bfacde1bae12bbcefc4a7cb00f1c43099573fb8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Any development in Planning Area unless otherwise provided; subdivision into two or more lots; signs; separate building permit for each building in a subdivision.",
    "exemptions": "Development exclusions: interior-only works, highway road maintenance, utility inspection/repair, incidental courtyard use; signs listed in Regulation 71.",
    "fees_location": "schedule of fees adopted by Council",
    "authority": "Council or its designated staff; authorized officials/inspectors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Regulation 8; Regulation 75; Regulation 65; Regulation 79",
    "exemptions": "Schedule A, definition of DEVELOPMENT; Regulation 71",
    "fees_location": "Regulation 24",
    "authority": "Regulation 22(1); Regulation 32; Regulation 33"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/south-river/zoning/regulations-2017/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/south-river/building-permits/"
}