{
 "answer": "In the Town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, building permit rules are set by TOY 13 - Building Code Bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: renovations to residential properties with total cost construction value greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000). Fees set in: Planning Department Schedule of Fees Policy. Administered by: Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003170",
 "municipality": "Yarmouth",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.townofyarmouth.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "TOY 13 - Building Code Bylaw",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-12-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.townofyarmouth.ca/town-hall/bylaws/1325-building-code-bylaw/file",
   "summary": "Town of Yarmouth Building Code Bylaw, in effect 1983, amended Dec 8, 2022; permits, building official, cost-of-construction definitions, fees.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "90b41e52a975c8f6479ca18045798485c6e7e1b26bca73fd2a0d52d74f53a0d2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/90b41e52a975c8f6479ca18045798485c6e7e1b26bca73fd2a0d52d74f53a0d2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "renovations to residential properties with total cost construction value greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000)",
    "fees_location": "Planning Department Schedule of Fees Policy",
    "authority": "Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.2",
    "fees_location": "s. 3.0",
    "authority": "s. 1.3(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/yarmouth-town/building-permits/toy-13-building-code-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development and Building Permits",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.townofyarmouth.ca/development-and-building-permits.html",
   "summary": "Building permits required for commercial/industrial buildings and accessory buildings over 215 ft2; no building or occupancy permit fees Apr 24 2024 to Mar 31 2027.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "b78dca21dcec225fbcc5462c3c1dd342e54e30c8af6f86adcd31f1afe293f2a7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b78dca21dcec225fbcc5462c3c1dd342e54e30c8af6f86adcd31f1afe293f2a7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/yarmouth-town/building-permits/development-and-building-permits/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/yarmouth-town/building-permits/"
}