{
 "answer": "In the Township of Athens, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Schedule \"A\" to By-law 2026-02: Classes of Permits and Permit Fees, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: To construct a building (including repairs and alterations).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001409",
 "municipality": "Athens",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.athenstownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Schedule \"A\" to By-law 2026-02: Classes of Permits and Permit Fees",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://athenstownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SCHEDULE-A-Building-Fees-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Township's building permit fee schedule (attached to Building By-law 2026-02): sets classes of permits and fees for building ($19.20/$1,000 value), demolition, HVAC, plumbing, pool enclosures, occupancy, change-of-use, and violation/missed-inspection charges.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "f78aadee93b983e84fd6633839471c71d5033524fd004fd4112842ed716be697",
   "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/f78aadee93b983e84fd6633839471c71d5033524fd004fd4112842ed716be697.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "To construct a building (including repairs and alterations)",
    "fee_basis": "$19.20/$1,000.00 building value, minimum permit fee applies. Construction cost up to $10,000 minimum fee is $192.00. Construction cost >$10,000 - <$20,000 minimum fee is $384.00. For construction cost over $20,000 the base fee applies."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "To construct a building (including repairs and alterations)",
    "fee_basis": "BUILDING PERMIT (BASE FEE); MINIMUM PERMIT"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/athens/building-permits/bylaw-2026-02/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/athens/building-permits/"
}