{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Bylaw No. 1717 — Safety Codes Permit Bylaw (amended by Bylaw 1786) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Fees set in: Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 Fee Schedule Bylaw. Administered by: Safety Codes Officer and Permit Issuer. Fines: Minimum of $275; $250 for starting construction without a permit; permit fee(s) doubled as a fine.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000355",
 "municipality": "Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://md.bonnyville.ab.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 1717 — Safety Codes Permit Bylaw (amended by Bylaw 1786)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.md.bonnyville.ab.ca/DocumentCenter/View/5132/Bylaw-1717-Safety-Codes-Permit-Bylaw-Amended-by-Bylaw-1786",
   "summary": "Requires a Safety Codes permit for the use, occupancy, relocation, construction or demolition of buildings, and for electrical, plumbing/drainage and gas work in the MD. Permit fees and late-start penalties are set per the MD's Fee Schedule (Master Rates) Bylaw; repealed Bylaw 1240.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "808e0295ecc5af01fac1a992b6ac695a78d521d4a74297ceef1d2ad1dd1799f4",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1717",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/808e0295ecc5af01fac1a992b6ac695a78d521d4a74297ceef1d2ad1dd1799f4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construction, demolition, relocation, alteration or repair of any building; occupancy; excavation; heating, ventilating or air conditioning equipment; gas lines; private sewage disposal; electrical; plumbed piping",
    "fees_location": "Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 Fee Schedule Bylaw",
    "authority": "Safety Codes Officer and Permit Issuer"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 7(a)-(h)",
    "fees_location": "s. 29",
    "authority": "s. 2(c)-(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-bonnyville-no-87/building-permits/bylaw-1717/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 1786 — Master Rates Bylaw (amends Bylaw 1717; amended by Bylaws 1878, 1891, 1899)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://md.bonnyville.ab.ca/DocumentCenter/View/5118/Bylaw-1786-Master-Rates-Bylaw-Amends-Bylaws-12001371-1627-1668--1717-Amended-by-Bylaw-1878-1891-1899",
   "summary": "Consolidated rates bylaw; its Planning & Development schedule sets Building Permit fees (e.g. $0.40/sq ft new residential construction, $300 minimum) and doubles the permit fee as a fine if construction starts before a permit is issued. Explicitly replaces Bylaw 1717's fee-schedule section.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "45163bc8c187b6e8f007ad63be17db7e20cdb49da5560a2707164f39fbc01448",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1786",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/45163bc8c187b6e8f007ad63be17db7e20cdb49da5560a2707164f39fbc01448.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Residential new construction $0.40/sq ft (minimum $300); additions/renovations $0.25/sq ft (minimum $125); non-residential $5.50/$1,000 Building Value up to $1,00,000, $4.50/$1,000 thereafter.",
    "fees_location": "Schedule \"A\" of this Bylaw",
    "fine_range": "Minimum of $275; $250 for starting construction without a permit; permit fee(s) doubled as a fine."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "fees_location": "s. 1.1",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-bonnyville-no-87/building-permits/bylaw-1786/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/municipal-district-of-bonnyville-no-87/building-permits/"
}