{
 "answer": "In the City of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, building permit rules are set by City of Portage la Prairie Building By-law 21-8729, verified 2026-09-24. Fees set in: Planning District Fee Schedule. Administered by: Authority Having Jurisdiction (Portage la Prairie Planning District; building inspector/designate). Fines: Fine not exceeding $5,000 for each day the offence continues; penalty for work without permit is double the permit fees.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001310",
 "municipality": "Portage la Prairie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "http://www.city.portage-la-prairie.mb.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Portage la Prairie Building By-law 21-8729",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.ptgplanningdistrict.ca/uploads/files/city-building-by-law_21-8729.pdf",
   "summary": "City of Portage la Prairie's building by-law adopting the Manitoba Building Code; regulates construction, alteration, demolition, relocation and occupancy of buildings; requires building/plumbing/occupancy/demolition permits; sets duties, offences and appeals.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "70b9f0d3237f0fca8432b6e7d67ce90f644e5e239c3bcf775d1315062295ae7a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T02:40:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "21-8729",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/70b9f0d3237f0fca8432b6e7d67ce90f644e5e239c3bcf775d1315062295ae7a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Location, placement, erection, construction/reconstruction, relocation/removal, addition, extension, improvement, alteration/conversion, repair, rehabilitation/renovation, underpinning, excavation, mechanical systems, unfinished basements, cement slab foundations, swimming pools/hot tubs, signs.",
    "exemptions": "Building permit not required for replacements (stucco/siding/shingles, doors/windows same size, landings/stairs <3.34 m²), fences, patching/painting, cabinets, sidewalks, detached accessory buildings ≤10 m², flooring, wall covering, eaves troughs, non-structural repairs.",
    "fees_location": "Planning District Fee Schedule",
    "authority": "Authority Having Jurisdiction (Portage la Prairie Planning District; building inspector/designate)",
    "fine_range": "Fine not exceeding $5,000 for each day the offence continues; penalty for work without permit is double the permit fees."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 4.2.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.2.2",
    "fees_location": "s. 4.1.1(c); s. 4.1.7",
    "authority": "s. 2.2.3; s. 6.4.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.1.1; s. 4.1.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/portage-la-prairie/building-permits/bylaw-21-8729/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/portage-la-prairie/building-permits/"
}