{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bancroft, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-Law No. 08-2025 (Being a By-Law Respecting Building Permit Classes, Applications, Fees and Notices Required for Inspection), verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition and change of use of buildings. Fees set in: Schedule \"A\" to this by-law. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001415",
 "municipality": "Bancroft",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.bancroft.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law No. 08-2025 (Being a By-Law Respecting Building Permit Classes, Applications, Fees and Notices Required for Inspection)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-02-11",
   "document_url": "https://bancroft.civicweb.net/document/135176/",
   "summary": "Town of Bancroft's Building By-law under the Building Code Act, 1992 setting permit classes, application requirements, fee schedules (Schedule A) and refund rules (Schedule B); passed Feb 11, 2025, effective March 1, 2025.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "80a53b004e4d9421fa881733391ee46e5b471963f33b59604b7b1b3813e231f0",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "08-2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/80a53b004e4d9421fa881733391ee46e5b471963f33b59604b7b1b3813e231f0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition and change of use of buildings.",
    "fee_basis": "Set out in Schedule \"A\"; e.g. $150 administrative fee, $0.60/sq ft farm/commercial/industrial, $1.15/sq ft residential above grade, 1.5% construction value for renovations beginning March 01, 2025 (2% after January 01, 2026).",
    "fees_location": "Schedule \"A\" to this by-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "fees_location": "s. 12.1",
    "authority": "s. 1.0"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bancroft/building-permits/bylaw-08-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/bancroft/building-permits/"
}