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 "answer": "In the City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, building permit rules are set by City of Charlottetown Building Code Bylaw (PH-BC.3) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. Permit required for: Decks attached to buildings and/or at height 600mm or greater above ground level require frost protection and a Building Permit regardless of size. Exemptions: Decks not attached to buildings up to 55m² (592sqft), and at a height less than 600mm to ground level do not require a Building permit. Fees set in: Municipality's Fees Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003182",
 "municipality": "Charlottetown",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://charlottetown.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Charlottetown Building Code Bylaw (PH-BC.3)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-12-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.charlottetown.ca//Userfiles/DBFiles/server_10500298/202101/17334957/building_code_bylaw_ph_bc_3.pdf",
   "summary": "Building Code Bylaw enacted under the PEI Building Codes Act; adopts the provincial Building Codes Act and Regulations (National Building Code with amendments) for Charlottetown, repeals the 2018 version, and administers building permits.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/306440fb29079ebf09fe44e0689f1cdf21aca36e55d0309481f175c0e636820e.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Decks attached to buildings and/or at height 600mm or greater above ground level require frost protection and a Building Permit regardless of size.",
    "exemptions": "Decks not attached to buildings up to 55m² (592sqft), and at a height less than 600mm to ground level do not require a Building permit.",
    "fees_location": "Municipality's Fees Bylaw",
    "authority": "authority having jurisdiction"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 4.6.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.6.2",
    "fees_location": "s. 4.2.1",
    "authority": "s. 2.2.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/charlottetown/building-permits/city-of-charlottetown-building-code-bylaw/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees Bylaw Schedule D - Planning & Heritage Department Schedule of Fees",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.charlottetown.ca/resident_services/permits_applications/permit_fee_schedule",
   "summary": "Building permit fees: residential $5.50 per $1,000 (minimum $50), higher rates for commercial/industrial/institutional/multi-unit; fees double for late filing or work without a permit; refund rules.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Residential new/renovations; commercial-industrial-institutional-multi-unit residential new/renovations; demolition; moving; signage; decks, accessory buildings, pools",
    "fee_basis": "Residential: $5.50 per $1,000 (minimum of $50); Commercial-Industrial-Institutional-Multi-Unit Residential: $7.00/$8.00/$9.00 per $1,000 (minimum of $50 for all phases); Signage: $8.00 per $1,000 (minimum of $50)",
    "fine_range": "doubling of the fees charged"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Permit Type",
    "fee_basis": "Fees (no HST)",
    "fine_range": "doubling of the fees charged"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/charlottetown/fees/fees-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Charlottetown Permit Approvals page",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.charlottetown.ca/resident_services/permits_applications/building_permit_approvals",
   "summary": "City publishes weekly approved building and development permits issued by the Planning and Heritage Department; 21-day IRAC appeal period.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/charlottetown/building-permits/charlottetown-permit-approvals-page/",
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/charlottetown/building-permits/"
}