{
 "answer": "In the County municipality of Cumberland, Nova Scotia, building permit rules are set by Building By-Law 16-01 (Municipality of the County of Cumberland), verified 2026-10-18. Exemptions: No demolition permit is required for any detached building measuring twenty (20) square meters (215.2 square feet) or less. Fees set in: Municipality's Fees Policy. Administered by: Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003136",
 "municipality": "Cumberland",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-Law 16-01 (Municipality of the County of Cumberland)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-12-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/government/by-laws/481-building-by-law-16-01/file.html",
   "summary": "Cumberland County building by-law: building or demolition permit application required, application contents, square footage and fee, building official under the NS Building Code Act. Adopted Dec 14, 2016.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "16-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8c5b71da5d118fc487d0cc1995a31f64df5d499abcb60692b3d300f4662ed1c9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "exemptions": "No demolition permit is required for any detached building measuring twenty (20) square meters (215.2 square feet) or less.",
    "fees_location": "Municipality's Fees Policy",
    "authority": "Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "exemptions": "s. 7",
    "fees_location": "s. 18",
    "authority": "Building Official as appointed by Council"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/cumberland/building-permits/bylaw-16-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/cumberland/building-permits/"
}