{
 "answer": "In the Specialized Municipality of Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Safety Codes Permitting Bylaw No. 17/023 (Consolidated, as amended by Bylaw No. 19/023), verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: construct, (including excavating for the purpose of constructing), tent, add to, alter, renovate, demolish, relocate, or change the occupancy of any Building. Fees set in: Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw. Administered by: Permit Issuer issues permits; Safety Codes Officers perform inspections.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000403",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo",
 "status_type": "Specialized Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Safety Codes Permitting Bylaw No. 17/023 (Consolidated, as amended by Bylaw No. 19/023)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-01-09",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/rmwb-017-ca/media/amcfmiz0/safety-codes-permitting-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets when a Safety Codes permit (building, electrical, gas, plumbing, private sewage) is required in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the application/inspection procedure, and permit fees under s.66 of the Safety Codes Act; RMWB is an accredited municipality administering permits directly.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "391cdfff0aa5a39d2278182357f00eb439a3ac53d08ec5c00aa9701970eaad41",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "17/023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/391cdfff0aa5a39d2278182357f00eb439a3ac53d08ec5c00aa9701970eaad41.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construct, (including excavating for the purpose of constructing), tent, add to, alter, renovate, demolish, relocate, or change the occupancy of any Building",
    "fees_location": "Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "Permit Issuer issues permits; Safety Codes Officers perform inspections",
    "fine_range": "First Offence $500.00; Second Offence $750.00; Third Offence and successive Offences $1,000.00; Per Day $100.00; First Occurrence $175.00; Each After $250.00; First Occurrence $75.00; Each After $150.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 11",
    "fees_location": "s. 45",
    "authority": "s. 5; s. 27",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"B\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/building-permits/bylaw-17-023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/building-permits/"
}