building permit

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noun

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

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How to use building permit in a sentence

It’s been a long slog but Slade said the team behind his church’s project is working to finalize their city building permit so they can welcome homeless residents next year.
Cities Are Eyeing Shelters for Their Homeless Populations|Lisa Halverstadt|November 22, 2021|Voice of San Diego
It has deferred building permit fees and extended the time that he can use fee credits for connecting to the city sewers, meaning he can hold vacant land for longer without losing those credits.
He Tore Down Motels Where Poor Residents Lived During a Housing Crisis. City Leaders Did Nothing.|by Anjeanette Damon, photography by David Calvert, special to ProPublica|November 12, 2021|ProPublica
The wall, according to building permits, is designed to keep in the engine noise from race cars like McLarens and Lamborghinis.
Postcard From Thermal: Surviving the Climate Gap in Eastern Coachella Valley|by Elizabeth Weil and Mauricio Rodríguez Pons|August 17, 2021|ProPublica
Figures from Israeli NGO Bimkom show that 95 percent of Palestinian applications for a building permit are rejected.
The Banality of Occupation|Yousef Munayyer|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Palestinian homes are usually demolished under the pretext of not having a building permit.
The Banality of Occupation|Yousef Munayyer|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The next step was to obtain a building permit from the government.
Silver Chimes in Syria|W. S. Nelson