{
 "answer": "In the District municipality of Argyle, Nova Scotia, building permit rules are set by By-law #17A Building (Municipality of the District of Argyle), verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Creation of additional units; change of use or tenant in buildings other than residential occupancy, regardless of extent of construction. Fees set in: Fees Policy. Administered by: Building Inspector (Authority Having Jurisdiction).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003127",
 "municipality": "Argyle",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.munargyle.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law #17A Building (Municipality of the District of Argyle)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.munargyle.com/by-laws/active-by-laws/466-by-law-17a-building/file.html",
   "summary": "District building by-law under NS Building Code Act: applies to the whole Municipality, building inspector as authority having jurisdiction, permits. Effective Feb 2, 2016 per its table (scanned; dates internally inconsistent).",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "19ff2b31780356becfd1fe42bc08a9f7152338f137b20f59f975afb5e4b8e8f1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "17A",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/19ff2b31780356becfd1fe42bc08a9f7152338f137b20f59f975afb5e4b8e8f1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Creation of additional units; change of use or tenant in buildings other than residential occupancy, regardless of extent of construction.",
    "exemptions": "Accessory building not used for human habitation, not greater than 20 square metres (215 square feet) and one storey; ground level patios, walkways, landscaping; non-structural alterations/repairs $5000 or less.",
    "fees_location": "Fees Policy",
    "authority": "Building Inspector (Authority Having Jurisdiction)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Building Permit (4)",
    "exemptions": "Building Permit (3)",
    "fees_location": "\"all required fees as set out in the 'Fees Policy'\"",
    "authority": "\"appointed as a Building Inspector by the council\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/argyle/building-permits/bylaw-17a/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/argyle/building-permits/"
}