building permit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The foundations are for a hotel extension that attracted so much controversy last year that the country's top administrative court ended up temporarily blocking its building permit.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
The city of Narva granted a building permit for the facility in 4½ months, a speed that Mayor Katri Raik said was the fastest possible under the country’s laws.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
Peter hopes to donate the statue to a fan club, but due to its size a building permit is required.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
The city says it violates building permit requirements.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
I also pull the building permit for the Gardens of Glenwood to show that the interior space has the proper drainage, and that in the original plans, they didn't show rocks, but plants.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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