{
  "page": "https://instabids.ai/us/ma/middlesex/cambridge/building-permits",
  "title": "Cambridge Permit Search: Look Up, Apply, Rules",
  "skill": "permits@3.4.3",
  "updated": "2026-11-01",
  "rows": [
    {
      "label": "City decision period after payment processing",
      "value": "30 days to issue or deny; supplemental-information requests put the application on hold and extend review.",
      "source": "Apply for a Building Permit - City of Cambridge, MA, Cambridge (city authority), read 2026-11-01",
      "url": "https://www.cambridgema.gov/iwantto/applyforabuildingpermit",
      "read": "2026-11-01",
      "fact_ids": "review-time"
    },
    {
      "label": "Shed exemption threshold",
      "value": "Less than 120 square feet; zoning provisions still apply to a shed of any size.",
      "source": "Building Permits - City of Cambridge, MA, Cambridge (city authority), read 2026-11-01",
      "url": "https://www.cambridgema.gov/services/buildingpermits",
      "read": "2026-11-01",
      "fact_ids": "shed-size"
    },
    {
      "label": "Deadline to start permitted work",
      "value": "Within 6 months of issuance; work must then progress continuously to completion.",
      "source": "Building Permits - City of Cambridge, MA, Cambridge (city authority), read 2026-11-01",
      "url": "https://www.cambridgema.gov/services/buildingpermits",
      "read": "2026-11-01",
      "fact_ids": "start-time"
    }
  ]
}