496. Any local municipality may make, amend or repeal by-laws to:(1) prohibit the demolition of an immovable or an immovable that includes one or more dwellings unless the owner has previously obtained a permit for that purpose from the committee;
(2) prescribe the procedure to be followed in applying for a permit, both in first instance and in appeal;
(3) provide that, for certain categories of immovables that it shall specify, the public notice contemplated in article 498 is not required; and
(4) establish a tariff of fees exigible for the issuance of permits.