{
 "answer": "In the City of Spruce Grove, Alberta, building permit rules are set by Safety Codes Services Permit Bylaw C-1389-25, verified 2026-09-27. Exemptions: Imminent danger work to stop danger may start without a required Permit; must apply as soon as danger remedied. Permit fees: Construction Value determines Permit Fees; double the Development Fees Bylaw fee if work starts before permit. Fees set in: Development Fees Bylaw.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000428",
 "municipality": "Spruce Grove",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://sprucegrove.org",
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   "title": "Safety Codes Services Permit Bylaw C-1389-25",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.sprucegrove.org/media/2862/safety-codes-services-permit-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "City is accredited under the Safety Codes Act; sets application requirements, procedures, inspections, fees and penalties for permits (building, electrical, plumbing, gas, HVAC). An Undertaking regulated by the Act may not start without a valid permit; fees and offence fines are set in the bylaw's schedules.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
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   "document_number": "C-1389-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c02990b12e952b88366af55928d681cf5ea96661b5d036e1487e83be58c98659.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Any Undertaking for which a Permit is required under the Safety Codes Act, Regulations, or bylaw; includes building construction, alterations, repair, demolition, occupancy, and electrical, plumbing, gas, HVAC work.",
    "exemptions": "Imminent danger work to stop danger may start without a required Permit; must apply as soon as danger remedied.",
    "fee_basis": "Construction Value determines Permit Fees; double the Development Fees Bylaw fee if work starts before permit.",
    "fees_location": "Development Fees Bylaw",
    "authority": "Safety Codes Officer / Permit Issuer",
    "fine_range": "$250 first; $500 second; $1,000 third/subsequent; up to $10,000; Schedule A: double Fee(s) under Schedule D, $550/day, $510/$1020/$3060."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 5.1; s. 4.1(a)-(b)",
    "exemptions": "s. 5.2",
    "fee_basis": "s. 18.2; s. 18.4",
    "fees_location": "s. 18.1",
    "authority": "s. 3.17; s. 15.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 20.1; s. 21.3; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/spruce-grove/building-permits/bylaw-c-1389-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaws (City of Spruce Grove index page)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.sprucegrove.org/government/bylaws/",
   "summary": "City bylaws index page listing the Safety Codes Services Permit Bylaw and other current bylaws by category.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "317fbac2e04cdb87671749edced119585f0a99b2d0f612d7e368b896fa7f385d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/317fbac2e04cdb87671749edced119585f0a99b2d0f612d7e368b896fa7f385d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/spruce-grove/building-permits/bylaws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/spruce-grove/building-permits/"
}