{
 "answer": "In the Township of Amaranth, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-Law No. 2026-9 (Administration and Enforcement of the Building Code Act, 1992) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, conditional, change of use, and occupancy permits as set out in s. 3. Permit fees: Except where a minimum flat fee is indicated, fee per square meter of floor area; indexed to CPI annually beginning 2026. Fees set in: Township's Collection of Fees and Charges By-Law as amended from time to time.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001400",
 "municipality": "Amaranth",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.amaranth.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-Law No. 2026-9 (Administration and Enforcement of the Building Code Act, 1992)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-21",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/amaranth-007-ca/media/xcxfjs3o/by-law-2026-03-amaranth-building-services-revision.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Amaranth's Building Code Act administration by-law: classes of permits (building, demolition, conditional, change of use, occupancy), application requirements, fee/refund provisions, inspections, CBO code of conduct. Repeals By-law 56-2024.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "737242ed4fa88043b3c3879df3e8199ac79330fa6859044c4269498e2537d81d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-9",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/737242ed4fa88043b3c3879df3e8199ac79330fa6859044c4269498e2537d81d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, conditional, change of use, and occupancy permits as set out in s. 3.",
    "fees_location": "Township's Collection of Fees and Charges By-Law as amended from time to time",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3",
    "fees_location": "s. 6",
    "authority": "s. 12.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/amaranth/building-permits/code-2026-9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-02 - Fees and Charges Amendment, Schedule H (Building Department Classes of Permits and Permit Fees)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-21",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/amaranth-007-ca/media/32gbjnsb/by-law-2026-02-fees-and-charges-amendment-schedule-h.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends By-law 61-2025's Schedule H with 2026 indexed building permit fee rates by class of permit (demolition, residential, non-residential, septic decommission, etc.), effective January 21, 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "98ec3af1105c65d47fc8c1c29a272847fe79b7ba6703218003e387fbf17a9f4c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-02",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/98ec3af1105c65d47fc8c1c29a272847fe79b7ba6703218003e387fbf17a9f4c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Except where a minimum flat fee is indicated, fee per square meter of floor area; indexed to CPI annually beginning 2026.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official",
    "fine_range": "two times the regular permit fee"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Note 1; Note 2",
    "authority": "Note 1",
    "fine_range": "Administrative Fees a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/amaranth/building-permits/bylaw-2026-02/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Permits - Township of Amaranth",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.amaranth.ca/municipal-government/building-permits/",
   "summary": "Township's own building permits page; states the Township administers building permits (transition from external administration effective Jan 1, 2025) with RSM Building Consultants providing CBO/inspection services.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "3c762aba169e2cd1189501b02ee7268a651958db6efc409ac6c06316fb4e44c9",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3c762aba169e2cd1189501b02ee7268a651958db6efc409ac6c06316fb4e44c9.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/amaranth/building-permits/building-permits-township-of-amaranth/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/amaranth/building-permits/"
}