{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Bluewater, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Bluewater — Building Permit Fees (2025 Fees) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construct or demolish a building or change the use of a building, unless a permit has been issued by the chief building official. Permit fees: Base Fee plus Additional Fee per sq ft, varying by permit class. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001424",
 "municipality": "Bluewater",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bluewater — Building Permit Fees (2025 Fees)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/media/ezrmmxvv/2025-updated-fees-building-permits.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality's current building permit fee schedule by permit class/group (residential, agricultural, designated structures) with base fee plus per-sq-ft rates for 2025.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "447b1226fa0a6a30c599c20ed46b8eb12fc7d7bf31e9bef908971ff774b82d0d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/447b1226fa0a6a30c599c20ed46b8eb12fc7d7bf31e9bef908971ff774b82d0d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Base Fee plus Additional Fee per sq ft, varying by permit class"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Base Fee ($); Additional Fee ($ per sq ft)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bluewater/building-permits/bluewater-building-permit-fees/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 20-2008 (as amended by By-law No. 97-2010) — Building By-law",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://bluewater.civicweb.net/document/125/",
   "summary": "Municipality of Bluewater's Building By-law under Building Code Act s.7: governs construction, demolition, change-of-use permits and inspections; defines 'building' and permit classes.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "9fb5c6a1f1d74509517303e507e804e4b44386493e4bb60062e4db73c219d8a2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "20-2008",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9fb5c6a1f1d74509517303e507e804e4b44386493e4bb60062e4db73c219d8a2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construct or demolish a building or change the use of a building, unless a permit has been issued by the chief building official.",
    "fee_basis": "Calculated as a flat fee, a flat fee based on a specified floor area, or a combination of a minimum flat fee plus a graduated fee for floor area exceeding the specified floor area; based on floor area and type of occupancy.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 4.1",
    "fee_basis": "s. 5.3; s. 5.5",
    "authority": "s. 4.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bluewater/building-permits/bylaw-20-2008/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of Bluewater — Building Permits page",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.municipalityofbluewater.ca/business-building-and-development/building-and-renovating/building-permits/",
   "summary": "Municipality's own Building Permits page; states 'Building By-law 112-2019 provides information about application requirements and fees' but no direct link/PDF to that consolidation was locatable on the site.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "090bbd2974c329f57463e7703100b8a951f811363b1ca301a4c41d5d547757e4",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/090bbd2974c329f57463e7703100b8a951f811363b1ca301a4c41d5d547757e4.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bluewater/building-permits/municipality-of-bluewater-building-permits-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/bluewater/building-permits/"
}