{
 "answer": "In the Town of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, fees & rates rules are set by Town of Port Hawkesbury – Building Permit Fees By-Law (2010) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Schedule scope: The fees for an application for and the issuance of a building permit.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003155",
 "municipality": "Port Hawkesbury",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofporthawkesbury.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Port Hawkesbury – Building Permit Fees By-Law (2010)",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-09-07",
   "document_url": "https://townofporthawkesbury.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1600443114Building-Permit-Fees-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Port Hawkesbury building permit fees: new homes $20 plus $0.14 per sq ft per floor and $0.08 per sq ft of basement; accessory buildings $50 flat; renewal, development or demolition permit $20; building without a permit pays double.",
   "discovered_by": "fees-ca",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T03:14:23+00:00",
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   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/89f5524e187d1d73882a738bf89e99a0bb3794044651bc071bf8d64602876273.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "The fees for an application for and the issuance of a building permit",
    "notable_fees": "Residential construction $20 plus $0.14/sq ft per floor and $0.08/sq ft for basements; mobile homes $75; commercial/industrial/institutional $20 plus $0.18/sq ft; accessory buildings $50 flat"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "s. 3(1)",
    "notable_fees": "s. 3(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/building-permits/building-permit-fees-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Port Hawkesbury – Vending Fees Policy (2025)",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "policy",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-05-06",
   "document_url": "https://townofporthawkesbury.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/VendingFeesPolicyAnnotation_MAY_2025_FINAL.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Port Hawkesbury vending permit fees (policy approved May 6, 2025): mobile canteen $840/year, $450 seasonal, $120 per event; flea market $180/year; mobile stand or peddle cart $90/year; special events $30.",
   "discovered_by": "fees-ca",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T15:16:33+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d546a8cded4dd2f54b7207f5cb2fbb37574e861d5e90f5ba02e6d407f98fa131.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Vending permit fees under the Vending By-Law for one-year, seasonal, and occasional permits.",
    "notable_fees": "Mobile canteen $840/$450/$120; flea markets $180/$60; mobile stand/peddle carts $90/$60/$30; non-mobile stand $90/$60/$30 per linear metre; peddlers/auctioneers $60/$30; special events $30."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "Vending Permit Fee Table",
    "notable_fees": "Vending Permit Fee Table"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/fees/town-of-port-hawkesbury-vending-fees-policy/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Port Hawkesbury By-laws index",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofporthawkesbury.ca/government/by-laws/",
   "summary": "Town by-law index; lists Building Permit Fees By-Law, Improvement Charges and Sewer Service Charge by-laws; no general fees by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "fees-ca",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "698989e1c9b6041e411d8b5ed9b9b2e6882e5259e3e2ee7ad9b4f6e328756652",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/698989e1c9b6041e411d8b5ed9b9b2e6882e5259e3e2ee7ad9b4f6e328756652.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/other/by-laws-index-town-of-port-hawkesbury/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/fees/"
}