building permit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A contractor who offers to do the job without a building permit is a red flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
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
And finally now, just when he’d mastered the parking patterns at City Hall — he even knew which meters were jammed, so he could park free — he had his building permit.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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