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 "answer": "In the County municipality of Victoria, Nova Scotia, building permit rules are set by Building By-law with Amendments (Municipality of the County of Victoria) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Accessory buildings greater than 10 sq. meters (114 sq. ft.) in building area. Permit fees: Minimum non-refundable fee $10.00 plus $1.50 per thousand valuation; demolition $10.00; occupancy $20.00; renewal $10.00. Fees set in: Policy adopted pursuant to paragraph 49(1)(c)(iii) of the Municipal Government Act.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003165",
 "municipality": "Victoria",
 "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://victoriacounty.com/",
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   "title": "Building By-law with Amendments (Municipality of the County of Victoria)",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://victoriacounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Building-By-law-with-Amendments.pdf",
   "summary": "County of Victoria building by-law under the Building Code Act: definitions, permit requirements, inspections; effective April 1, 1987 with amendments (1991, 2010). Scanned, OCR text rough.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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    "permit_required_for": "Accessory buildings greater than 10 sq. meters (114 sq. ft.) in building area.",
    "fee_basis": "Minimum non-refundable fee $10.00 plus $1.50 per thousand valuation; demolition $10.00; occupancy $20.00; renewal $10.00",
    "authority": "authority having jurisdiction"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.3(A)",
    "fee_basis": "Part 3, s. 3.1",
    "authority": "s. 2.4; Part 4"
   },
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   "title": "Building Permit Fees By-law (Municipality of the County of Victoria)",
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   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-07-19",
   "document_url": "https://victoriacounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Building-Permit-Fees-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Separate by-law setting building permit fees for the County of Victoria.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, repairs or alterations as required by the Act and the Building Code Regulations.",
    "fee_basis": "Residential: Twenty Dollars plus $0.14 per square foot per floor and $0.08 per square foot for basements; mobile homes: $75; commercial/industrial/institutional: Twenty Dollars plus $0.18 per square foot; agricultural: Twenty Dollars plus $0.08 per square foot; accessory: $50 flat; additions/alterations: Twenty Dollars plus $2.50 per $1,000 value; double if commenced without permit; renewal/development/demolition $20; occupancy no fee.",
    "fees_location": "Policy adopted pursuant to paragraph 49(1)(c)(iii) of the Municipal Government Act",
    "authority": "Building Official"
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    "fee_basis": "s. 3(1); s. 3(2); s. 3(3)",
    "fees_location": "s. 5(1)",
    "authority": "s. 2(c)"
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   "title": "Victoria County - Building Permits, Inspections and Property Complaints",
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   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://victoriacounty.com/residents/building-permits-inspections/",
   "summary": "Building permit required for all construction; processing about 3 weeks; fee table (e.g. residential $40 + $2 per $1,000, accessory building under 55 sq m $100, double fee if started without permit); complaints go to Eastern District Planning Commission.",
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   "title": "Victoria County by-laws index",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://victoriacounty.com/government/by-laws/",
   "summary": "Index listing the building by-law and building permit fees by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/victoria/building-permits/"
}