{
 "answer": "In the Town of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, building permit rules are set by Building Permit Fees By-Law (Town of Port Hawkesbury), verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Construction, repairs or alterations as required by the Act and the Building Code Regulations. Fees set in: policy adopted pursuant to paragraph 49(1)(c)(iii) of the Municipal Government Act. Administered by: building official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003155",
 "municipality": "Port Hawkesbury",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofporthawkesbury.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Permit Fees By-Law (Town of Port Hawkesbury)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-09-07",
   "document_url": "https://townofporthawkesbury.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1600443114Building-Permit-Fees-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Town fee by-law under the NS Building Code Act: $20 plus $0.14/sq ft per floor for residential, $75 and $50 flat fees for some classes, $2.50 per $1,000 value for others; $20 for permit renewal, development or demolition permits.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "89f5524e187d1d73882a738bf89e99a0bb3794044651bc071bf8d64602876273",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/89f5524e187d1d73882a738bf89e99a0bb3794044651bc071bf8d64602876273.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, repairs or alterations as required by the Act and the Building Code Regulations.",
    "fee_basis": "Residential: Twenty Dollars ($20) plus $0.14 per square foot, per floor; and $0.08 per square foot for basements, finished or unfinished; mobile homes: Seventy Five Dollars ($75); commercial, industrial or institutional: Twenty Dollars ($20) plus $0.18 per square foot; agricultural: Twenty Dollars ($20) plus $0.08 per square foot; accessory: Fifty Dollars ($50) flat fee; additions/alterations: Twenty Dollars ($20) plus $2.50 per One Thousand Dollars ($1000) value of the construction.",
    "fees_location": "policy adopted pursuant to paragraph 49(1)(c)(iii) of the Municipal Government Act",
    "authority": "building official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3(2)",
    "fee_basis": "s. 3(1)(a)-(f)",
    "fees_location": "s. 5(1)",
    "authority": "\"building official\" means the authority having jurisdiction"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/building-permits/building-permit-fees-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/building-permits/"
}