{
 "answer": "The Town of Ponoka, Alberta has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Permit Fee Bylaw No. 321-13 (Schedule A, as amended by Bylaw No. 325-13), verified 2026-09-27.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000393",
 "municipality": "Ponoka",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.ponoka.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Permit Fee Bylaw No. 321-13 (Schedule A, as amended by Bylaw No. 325-13)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ponoka.ca/uploads/dm/110510/Safety_Code_Permit_Fees",
   "summary": "Schedule A to the Town of Ponoka's Permit Fee Bylaw sets building, electrical, plumbing, gas and private-sewage permit fees (flat and per-$1,000-project-value rates for new construction, additions, demolition, pools) plus the mandatory ~4% provincial Safety Codes levy.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "94993be0f5301b7cc4ce63c4d5ad6bcd05584595b2cb12494c1b3bc3348f4961",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "321-13",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/94993be0f5301b7cc4ce63c4d5ad6bcd05584595b2cb12494c1b3bc3348f4961.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Project value at $5.00 per $1,000; flat fees for some permits; minimum $85.00 residential, $200.00 commercial/industrial/institutional; plus Safety Codes Fees 4% (min $4.50, max $560.00)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Schedule A"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/ponoka/building-permits/schedule-321-13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Permits (Town of Ponoka)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ponoka.ca/permits",
   "summary": "Explains when Building/Electrical/Plumbing/Gas/Private Sewage Safety Codes permits are required (exemptions for small sheds and low decks) and links the permit application forms and the Safety Code Permit Fees schedule.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "69ce6d56be3bda771cc039582f15339c7f836e7588a1a966ee6f4ed658dc30f8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/69ce6d56be3bda771cc039582f15339c7f836e7588a1a966ee6f4ed658dc30f8.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/ponoka/building-permits/permits/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town Bylaws (Town of Ponoka)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ponoka.ca/town-bylaws",
   "summary": "Index of the Town's most commonly requested bylaws; lists an Administrative Rates & Fees Bylaw for general municipal services but no separately named Building or Safety Codes bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "a50eca0c827dd5299a5a527f5d6264f1aa57b2da870f3694f3a120e5877a9bb4",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a50eca0c827dd5299a5a527f5d6264f1aa57b2da870f3694f3a120e5877a9bb4.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/ponoka/building-permits/town-bylaws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/ponoka/building-permits/"
}