{
 "answer": "Inverness, Nova Scotia has no building permits bylaw on record as of 2026-10-18. Repeals the county's 1995 Building By-Law 25 (passed July 10, 1995), effective Oct 2, 2025; so no own building by-law is in force.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003142",
 "municipality": "Inverness",
 "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://invernesscounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 59: Repeal of Bylaw 25 - Building By-Law (Inverness County)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-02",
   "document_url": "https://invernesscounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Bylaw_59_Repeal_Bylaw_25_Building_Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Repeals the county's 1995 Building By-Law 25 (passed July 10, 1995), effective Oct 2, 2025; so no own building by-law is in force.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "adcc6d67c5e75938058ae848de4c4ccf5e13488a696f77b54a3abf1cc692bc5f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "59",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/adcc6d67c5e75938058ae848de4c4ccf5e13488a696f77b54a3abf1cc692bc5f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Planning & Development (building permits via Eastern District Planning Commission)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://invernesscounty.ca/services/planning-development/",
   "summary": "County page says building and development permits and building/fire inspection for Inverness County residents are provided by Eastern District Planning Commission (EDPC).",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "c78bc7c75cb3865bb902ec13f8ef738b35012b18ff3b0a0012daa635a391ac00",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c78bc7c75cb3865bb902ec13f8ef738b35012b18ff3b0a0012daa635a391ac00.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/inverness/building-permits/planning-development/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/inverness/building-permits/"
}