{
 "answer": "In the Town of St. Pauls, Newfoundland and Labrador, building permit rules are set by Town of St. Paul's Development Regulations (Land Use Zoning, Subdivision and Advertisement Regulations), verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Development within the Planning Area; a separate building permit for each building proposed to be erected in a subdivision. Administered by: Council of the Community of St. Paul's (the 'Authority'); Director or inspector.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003472",
 "municipality": "St. Pauls",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of St. Paul's Development Regulations (Land Use Zoning, Subdivision and Advertisement Regulations)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/registry-community-st-pauls-files-st-pauls-dr.pdf",
   "summary": "No separate building by-law located; the Development Regulations (Urban and Rural Planning Act) require a permit to carry out any development (including erecting or altering buildings) and s. 'Building Permits Required' requires a separate building permit per building in a subdivision. Recorded as building_permits per NL rule.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "67ae6e038600e226b9a9cf3790704a3d0574f7218269e6351eb4898e009164d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/67ae6e038600e226b9a9cf3790704a3d0574f7218269e6351eb4898e009164d5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Development within the Planning Area; a separate building permit for each building proposed to be erected in a subdivision.",
    "exemptions": "Advertisements listed in Regulation 63; works affecting only interiors or not materially affecting external appearance/use; highway/utility maintenance; incidental dwelling-curtilage use.",
    "authority": "Council of the Community of St. Paul's (the 'Authority'); Director or inspector."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Regulation 7; Regulation 70",
    "exemptions": "Regulation 63; Schedule A, definition of 'development' (d)-(g)",
    "authority": "Regulation 5; Regulation 23"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/st-pauls/zoning/town-of-st-paul-s-development-regulations/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/st-pauls/building-permits/"
}