{
 "answer": "In the County municipality of Victoria, Nova Scotia, fees & rates rules are set by Building Permit Fees By-law (Municipality of the County of Victoria) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Effective date: November 1, 2010.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003165",
 "municipality": "Victoria",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://victoriacounty.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Permit Fees By-law (Municipality of the County of Victoria)",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "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": "Victoria County (NS) building permit fee by-law (2010): residential $20 + $0.14/sq ft per floor and $0.08/sq ft basement; mobile home $75; commercial $20 + $0.18/sq ft; accessory building $50; renewal/demolition permit $20; double fees if work started without a permit.",
   "discovered_by": "fees-ca",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "322631b368bc5a0673beec08cf9f2ffce883b4ddb44badfb15282f40c5f26692",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/322631b368bc5a0673beec08cf9f2ffce883b4ddb44badfb15282f40c5f26692.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Fees for building permit applications and issuance, including residential, mobile home, commercial/industrial/institutional, agricultural, accessory, and alterations.",
    "notable_fees": "Residential: Twenty Dollars plus $0.14 per square foot per floor and $0.08 per square foot for basements; mobile homes $75; accessory buildings $50 flat; alterations $20 plus $2.50 per $1,000 value.",
    "effective_date": "November 1, 2010"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "fees for an application for and the issuance of a building permit",
    "notable_fees": "s. 3(1)(a)-(f)",
    "effective_date": "Effective Date of the By-Law: November 1, 2010"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/victoria/building-permits/building-permit-fees-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Fee Policy (Municipality of the County of Victoria)",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "policy",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://victoriacounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MOVC-Municipal-Fee-Policy.pdf",
   "summary": "Victoria County (NS) council fee policy (2023, amended June 2024): dog tag $10 spayed/neutered, $25 unaltered; tax certificate $30; NSF $25; Baddeck C&D tipping $85/tonne residential; commercial waste tags $25 per 10. Planning, building and water fees are set elsewhere.",
   "discovered_by": "fees-ca",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "786a43f02d78def02a1288d280a7b99278fe2ee267e7c504dd1efd6fa41637c1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T15:16:33+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/786a43f02d78def02a1288d280a7b99278fe2ee267e7c504dd1efd6fa41637c1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Municipal fees and charges for applications and services, excluding fines, water utility, and planning/subdivision/building permits.",
    "notable_fees": "Dog tag annual registration $10 spayed/neutered, $25 unspayed/unneutered; tax certificate $30; NSF penalty $25; Water Supply/Septic Upgrade Lending Program application $230; interest on overdue taxes 18%; deed transfer tax 1.5%."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "SCOPE",
    "notable_fees": "ADMINISTRATIVE & FINANCIAL SERVICES FEES"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/victoria/fees/municipal-fee-policy/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/victoria/fees/"
}