{
 "answer": "Souris, Prince Edward Island has no building permits bylaw on record as of 2026-10-18. Land Use Bylaw requires a development permit for most construction and states a development permit does not replace the building permit required under the provincial Building Codes Act. No separate municipal building bylaw; Province issues building permits.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003211",
 "municipality": "Souris",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://sourispei.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Souris Land Use Bylaw 2024-01",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-05-16",
   "document_url": "https://sourispei.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Souris-Land-Use-Bylaw-Final-May2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Land Use Bylaw requires a development permit for most construction and states a development permit does not replace the building permit required under the provincial Building Codes Act. No separate municipal building bylaw; Province issues building permits.",
   "discovered_by": "atl-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-14",
   "capture_sha256": "a3f327acb0d23c0e89e9e4bf4fd256a1b6069b5ac7f2f31ef440eab5c7f08a35",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "demoted_note": "Verify 2026-10-14: supporting only — building permits are issued by the Province (PE Building Codes Act) / fee web page",
   "document_number": "2024-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a3f327acb0d23c0e89e9e4bf4fd256a1b6069b5ac7f2f31ef440eab5c7f08a35.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/pe/souris/zoning/bylaw-2024-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/pe/souris/building-permits/"
}