{
 "answer": "In the City of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Safety Codes Permit Bylaw No. C4-18, verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: A Building Permit is required to carry out work to which the Alberta Building Code applies. Exemptions: Manufactured buildings with acceptable quality assurance; undertakings less than $5,000 unless deemed necessary; retaining walls not exceeding 1 meter. Permit fees: Designated Permit Issuer may place a valuation on any Undertaking for the purpose of calculating the required Fee.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000279",
 "municipality": "Fort Saskatchewan",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://fortsask.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Safety Codes Permit Bylaw No. C4-18",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.fortsask.ca/media/u1qbxhgw/safety-codes-permit-bylaw-c4-18.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates the City's role as an accredited municipality under Alberta's Safety Codes Act — who may issue building/electrical/plumbing/gas permits and Municipal Tags for non-compliant construction.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "3e1e3b0c817c22d5df7094f7609286e170d17fe91a3552fd0dfbe0253a9bbe87",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2018-02-13",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3e1e3b0c817c22d5df7094f7609286e170d17fe91a3552fd0dfbe0253a9bbe87.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "A Building Permit is required to carry out work to which the Alberta Building Code applies.",
    "exemptions": "Manufactured buildings with acceptable quality assurance; undertakings less than $5,000 unless deemed necessary; retaining walls not exceeding 1 meter.",
    "fee_basis": "Designated Permit Issuer may place a valuation on any Undertaking for the purpose of calculating the required Fee.",
    "fees_location": "City of Fort Saskatchewan's Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "Designated Permit Issuer issues permits; Safety Codes Officer conducts inspections.",
    "fine_range": "Not to exceed $10,000.00; Schedule \"A\" specified penalties range from $125 to $5,500, plus $550/day and double permit fee."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 4.2.3",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.2.3(i)-(iii)",
    "fee_basis": "s. 4.5.2",
    "fees_location": "s. 2.9",
    "authority": "s. 2.8; s. 4.5.1; s. 5.2.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.4.1; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/fort-saskatchewan/building-permits/safety-codes-permit-bylaw-no-c4-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/fort-saskatchewan/building-permits/"
}