{
 "answer": "Chester, Nova Scotia has no building permits bylaw on record as of 2026-10-18. Official page: building permit required in all zones for new houses, additions, decks, accessory buildings over 215 sq ft, demolitions; fees based on construction value; permits expire after 18 months. Links the municipal Building By-law #81.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003132",
 "municipality": "Chester",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.chesterareans.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Permits page (District of Chester) referencing Building By-law #81",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://chester.ca/planning-development-building/building-permits",
   "summary": "Official page: building permit required in all zones for new houses, additions, decks, accessory buildings over 215 sq ft, demolitions; fees based on construction value; permits expire after 18 months. Links the municipal Building By-law #81.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "7cca0c58f2a5a5405b29072e7d6b780e2550a6f2a40be5c6566389a7a9667ab7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "81",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7cca0c58f2a5a5405b29072e7d6b780e2550a6f2a40be5c6566389a7a9667ab7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/chester/building-permits/bylaw-81/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/chester/building-permits/"
}