{
 "answer": "In the Town of Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, building permit rules are set by Town of Witless Bay Development Regulations 2013-2023, verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: No person shall carry out any development within the Planning Area unless a permit for the development has been issued by the Authority. Administered by: Authority (Council of the Town of Witless Bay); inspectors appointed by Council.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003500",
 "municipality": "Witless Bay",
 "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.townofwitlessbay.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Witless Bay Development Regulations 2013-2023",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/registry-community-witless-bay-files-dr.pdf",
   "summary": "Development Regulations require a development permit (Reg. 7 'Permit Required') for any development incl. erecting or altering buildings; permits must conform to the Building Code and any Building Regulations; Reg. on Building Permits Required for subdivisions. No separate building regulations found, so this is the operative building-permit instrument.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "42f513a13845c248bae2844e7dcfec90dc8992eb1e43ba287f253aee53736118",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2013-2023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/42f513a13845c248bae2844e7dcfec90dc8992eb1e43ba287f253aee53736118.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "No person shall carry out any development within the Planning Area unless a permit for the development has been issued by the Authority.",
    "authority": "Authority (Council of the Town of Witless Bay); inspectors appointed by Council."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 7",
    "authority": "s. 5; Schedule A, INSPECTOR"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/witless-bay/zoning/regulations-2013-2023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/witless-bay/building-permits/"
}