{
 "answer": "The City of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador has 2 adopted bylaws on file: City of St. John's Building By-Law 1438; City of St. John's Plumbing By-Law 1320, verified 2026-10-18.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003466",
 "municipality": "St. John's",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://stjohns.ca/",
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   "title": "City of St. John's Building By-Law 1438",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-03-05",
   "document_url": "https://apps.stjohns.ca/bylaws.nsf/nwByLawNum/1438",
   "summary": "Building permit required for all new construction, extensions, structural changes and relocations; repair permit for renovations; demolition and site-work permits (fences, retaining walls, driveways); application and inspection requirements. Passed under City of St. John's Act.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
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   "document_number": "1438",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-john-s/building-permits/bylaw-1438/",
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  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of St. John's Plumbing By-Law 1320",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1993-11-22",
   "document_url": "https://apps.stjohns.ca/bylaws.nsf/nwByLawNum/1320",
   "summary": "Plumbing permit required for installing, altering or repairing a plumbing system; licensing of journeyman plumbers and plumbing contractors; inspector powers.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "938d3f0dc908957eba9d02c233482d3e055112cd737c61fe123aee0244eca07c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1320",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/938d3f0dc908957eba9d02c233482d3e055112cd737c61fe123aee0244eca07c.html",
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-john-s/building-permits/bylaw-1320/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/st-john-s/building-permits/"
}