{
 "answer": "In the Town of Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador, building permit rules are set by Town of Whitbourne Development Regulations 2013, verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Development shall not be carried out unless the Council has first issued a Permit to Develop. Fees set in: annual schedule of fees as adopted by the Council. Administered by: Council and its designated official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003496",
 "municipality": "Whitbourne",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.whitbournenl.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Whitbourne Development Regulations 2013",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-10-30",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/registry-community-whitbourne-files-whitbourne-dr.pdf",
   "summary": "No separate building regulations found; the Development Regulations (Urban and Rural Planning Act) are what require a permit to erect or alter a building, so recorded under building_permits as primary. Permit to Develop required, incl. Building Permit; adopted 3 October 2013.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "672c1de8b12d327f0e49880c079504d2fbb70b6e3ad41e704cdd85a66e1198f8",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2013",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/672c1de8b12d327f0e49880c079504d2fbb70b6e3ad41e704cdd85a66e1198f8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Development shall not be carried out unless the Council has first issued a Permit to Develop.",
    "fees_location": "annual schedule of fees as adopted by the Council",
    "authority": "Council and its designated official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Regulation 7",
    "fees_location": "Regulation 23",
    "authority": "Regulation 21(1); Regulation 35"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/whitbourne/zoning/town-of-whitbourne-development-regulations/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/whitbourne/building-permits/"
}