{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, building permit rules are set by Chapter 37 Building Code By-law (Town of Bridgewater), verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Swimming pools; retaining walls over six (6) feet in height. Fees set in: Fees Policy. Administered by: Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003130",
 "municipality": "Bridgewater",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.bridgewater.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Chapter 37 Building Code By-law (Town of Bridgewater)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.bridgewater.ca/town-council/town-by-laws-and-policies/by-laws/937-chapter-37-building-code-by-law/file",
   "summary": "Town building code by-law under the NS Building Code Act: definitions, permits, inspections, swimming pool enclosures, fees per the Fees Policy. Repeals the 1987 Chapter 37 and Chapter 168. Adoption date not stated in the pages read.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "167263e16fb4bfc0e32f2d953f56a33103c8d273fd9b127c505baf7d72508cf7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "37",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/167263e16fb4bfc0e32f2d953f56a33103c8d273fd9b127c505baf7d72508cf7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Swimming pools; retaining walls over six (6) feet in height.",
    "fees_location": "Fees Policy",
    "authority": "Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "2.9; 2.10",
    "fees_location": "4.1",
    "authority": "1.3(c); 3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/bridgewater/building-permits/chapter-37/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/bridgewater/building-permits/"
}