{
 "answer": "In the Town of Picture Butte, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Bylaw 734/96 — Safety Codes Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: Construct, add to, alter, repair, demolish, reconstruct, relocate any building or excavate for the purpose of constructing a building. Fees set in: Fee Schedule established or negotiated by Council from time to time.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000390",
 "municipality": "Picture Butte",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.picturebutte.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 734/96 — Safety Codes Bylaw",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-09-09",
   "document_url": "https://site1-picturebutte.webguidecms.ca/public/download/files/291385",
   "summary": "Adopts the Alberta Safety Codes Act for building, electrical, fire and gas/plumbing disciplines; requires a building permit before construction, alteration, repair, demolition, relocation or excavation; fees set by Council's Fee Schedule; permits administered by Town or accredited agency Safety Codes Officers.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "12189384f3de706a8568946c877ce3eae09762e7c80a0aae35db48747fa93507",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "734/96",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/12189384f3de706a8568946c877ce3eae09762e7c80a0aae35db48747fa93507.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construct, add to, alter, repair, demolish, reconstruct, relocate any building or excavate for the purpose of constructing a building.",
    "fees_location": "Fee Schedule established or negotiated by Council from time to time.",
    "authority": "Safety Codes Officer(s) designated by an Administrator and appointed by the Town; accredited agency Safety Codes Officers; Town and its Safety Codes Officers for inspections.",
    "fine_range": "First offence: fine not more than $15,000.00, continuing not more than $1,000.00/day, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months; 2nd/subsequent: fine not more than $30,000.00, continuing not more than $2,000.00/day, imprisonment not exceeding 12 months."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 4.2.1",
    "fees_location": "s. 9.1.1",
    "authority": "s. 3.1.1; s. 6.1.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 10.2.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/picture-butte/building-permits/bylaw-734-96/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/picture-butte/building-permits/"
}