{
 "answer": "In the Regional municipality of Queens, Nova Scotia, building permit rules are set by Bylaw No. 1 - A Bylaw Respecting the Building Code Act (The Building Bylaw), Region of Queens Municipality, verified 2026-10-18. Administered by: authority having jurisdiction. Fines: minimum penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) and maximum penalty not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5000).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003156",
 "municipality": "Queens",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.regionofqueens.com/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 1 - A Bylaw Respecting the Building Code Act (The Building Bylaw), Region of Queens Municipality",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2000-04-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.regionofqueens.com/~documents/route:/download/504/",
   "summary": "Region of Queens Building Bylaw under the NS Building Code Act: permit types (building, temporary, partial, demolition, occupancy) and their schedules/forms. Scanned PDF, read via OCR.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "6a247c4042ef0275a318978b94508d5b56590002f6c6d48634957e90412c13fc",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6a247c4042ef0275a318978b94508d5b56590002f6c6d48634957e90412c13fc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "authority": "authority having jurisdiction",
    "fine_range": "minimum penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) and maximum penalty not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5000)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "authority": "s. 13",
    "fine_range": "PENALTY"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/queens/building-permits/code-1/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Permits & Building Inspection (Region of Queens Municipality)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.regionofqueens.com/municipal-services/planning/permits-building-inspection/",
   "summary": "Municipal page on building, development and subdivision permits; online e-permit portal shared with District of Lunenburg, Bridgewater and Lunenburg from 2026-07-13; Building Officials inspect.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "52b14f3506b91d7517e05f981c5cc340ecac049cfb00274af4d76c5fe2cca276",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/52b14f3506b91d7517e05f981c5cc340ecac049cfb00274af4d76c5fe2cca276.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/queens/building-permits/permits-building-inspection/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/queens/building-permits/"
}