building permit

American  

noun

1. an official certificate of permission issued by local authorities to a builder to construct, enlarge, or alter a building.

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Example Sentences

On Holdorff Polhill’s block of Iliff Street, the rebuilding process was underway for nine out of 27 destroyed homes as of early December, according to a Times analysis of Los Angeles city building permit records.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, the EU executive hopes to tackle labour shortages through large-scale apprenticeship programmes and ease some environmental rules to speed up building permits.

From Barron's

It is based on 10 components, among them manufacturers’ new orders, building permits for new private housing units, stock prices and consumer expectations, and aims to signal shifts in the business cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two years later, Silverstein persuaded a judge to invalidate the building permits for a 299-unit high-rise on Sunset Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times

Phase 1 building permits are secured for the roadway project and design is 90% complete.

From Los Angeles Times