{
 "answer": "In the Town of Calmar, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Calmar Fees & Rate Charges Bylaw No. 2025-11 (Building Permit Fees, s.3.5), verified 2026-09-27. Fines: not less than that established in this section, and not exceeding $10,000.00; imprisonment for not more than 6 months for non-payment.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000207",
 "municipality": "Calmar",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.calmar.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Calmar Fees & Rate Charges Bylaw No. 2025-11 (Building Permit Fees, s.3.5)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-19",
   "document_url": "https://calmar.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-11-Fees-Rates-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Calmar has no separate Building/Safety Codes bylaw; this fees bylaw sets Building Permit fees (s.3.5): minimum $165 residential (decks/sheds/hot tubs/demolition), $325 minimum for other building value-based permits, plus a mandatory Safety Code Council Levy of 4% of the permit fee (min $4.50, max $560).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "12bcaea3a9e936b365d5b212137ef21481445fd920df4c62c8b3d1d97e71dda3",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-11",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/12bcaea3a9e936b365d5b212137ef21481445fd920df4c62c8b3d1d97e71dda3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "New Residential, Additions; Relocation of a Building; Garage, Renovation, Basement Development; Roof mounted solar panels; Demolition, Solid Fuel, Decks, Sheds, Hot Tubs, Swimming Pools; Commercial, Industrial, Institutional New, Addition, Renovation",
    "fee_basis": "$6.50 per $1,000 of project value; $0.40 per square foot of main floor; $0.30 per square foot of dev. area, minimum $165.00; $6.50 per $1000 of Project Value; minimum $325.00",
    "fine_range": "not less than that established in this section, and not exceeding $10,000.00; imprisonment for not more than 6 months for non-payment"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3.5",
    "fee_basis": "s. 3.5",
    "fine_range": "s. 3(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/calmar/building-permits/bylaw-2025-11/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Calmar — Building Permits (webpage)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://calmar.ca/services/building-development/building-permits/",
   "summary": "Town's own page describes how to apply for building/electrical/plumbing/gas permits (submitted to the Town Office) and links to the Building Permit Fee Schedule and provincial Safety Codes/Municipal Affairs guides; does not name an outside inspection agency, consistent with Calmar being accredited.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "17d20998b3e4e4b2c3a79f7dcad426cf0f52d1a2b3af2e830a4632a1c8bd3b40",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/17d20998b3e4e4b2c3a79f7dcad426cf0f52d1a2b3af2e830a4632a1c8bd3b40.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/calmar/building-permits/town-of-calmar-building-permits/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/calmar/building-permits/"
}