{
 "answer": "In the Town of Okotoks, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Fees, Rates, and Charges Bylaw 09-26, verified 2026-09-27. Administered by: Safety Codes Officer (SCO).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000380",
 "municipality": "Okotoks",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.okotoks.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees, Rates, and Charges Bylaw 09-26",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-11-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.okotoks.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Bylaw%2009-26%20Fees%2C%20Rates%20and%20Charges%20with%20Schedule%20A%20web%20version_0.pdf",
   "summary": "Okotoks self-administers building permits. This consolidated fees bylaw's Schedule A sets Safety Codes/building permit fees by construction type and project value (new builds, renovations, accessory, multi-unit, commercial/industrial) plus the Alberta Safety Codes Council levy.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "74e2daf79929a115a47db69d050a211d1ab1a9e40524e5f811894f6e704aa468",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "09-26",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/74e2daf79929a115a47db69d050a211d1ab1a9e40524e5f811894f6e704aa468.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Building permits: $10.00 per $1,000.00 construction value (min $500.00 multi-unit residential; min $200.00 commercial/industrial/institutional); residential single/semi-detached $2,500.00 each.",
    "authority": "Safety Codes Officer (SCO)",
    "fine_range": "200% of applicable fee for construction without permit; $500.00 per occurrence for work site safety; $500.00 first occupancy violation, $1,000.00 subsequent; $200.00 per occurrence for failure to file verification or recall inspection."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "s. 1.7.15(a); s. 1.7.17(a); s. 1.7.19(a)",
    "authority": "s. 1.7.4(c)",
    "fine_range": "s. 1.7.1; s. 1.7.2; s. 1.7.5(b)-(c); s. 1.7.5(e)-(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/okotoks/building-permits/bylaw-09-26/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/okotoks/building-permits/"
}