{
 "answer": "In the City of Brantford, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Municipal Code Chapter 429, Building Code - Implementation (\"Building By-law\"), By-law 20-2023, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, and classes of permits set out in Schedule \"A\". Fees set in: City of Brantford Fees and Charges By-law. Administered by: Chief Building Official and Inspectors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001431",
 "municipality": "Brantford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.brantford.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 429, Building Code - Implementation (\"Building By-law\"), By-law 20-2023",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/brantford-ca/media/pdcez5z0/municipal-code-chapter-429-building-code-implementation.pdf",
   "summary": "City's own Building By-law (Municipal Code Ch.429) under the Building Code Act, 1992: permit requirements, classes, applications, inspections, fees, owner/builder responsibilities. Cited as By-law 20-2023, adopted 2023-02-28.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "35e034533ef55017bf0aa7876738f87ef743d4f4cf45da21d09b711853caa6a6",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "429",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/35e034533ef55017bf0aa7876738f87ef743d4f4cf45da21d09b711853caa6a6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use, and classes of permits set out in Schedule \"A\".",
    "fee_basis": "Calculated in accordance with the City of Brantford Fees and Charges By-law; prescribed value is total cost of material, labour, equipment, overhead and professional services, excluding land.",
    "fees_location": "City of Brantford Fees and Charges By-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and Inspectors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 429.3.1(a); Schedule \"A\"",
    "fee_basis": "s. 429.6.1; s. 429.6.2",
    "fees_location": "s. 429.6.1",
    "authority": "s. 429.2.1(h), (n); Schedule \"D\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brantford/building-permits/chapter-429/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Library (index)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.brantford.ca/bylaw",
   "summary": "City's by-law library index page linking to Chapter 429 and other consolidated municipal code chapters; recorded to capture the listing.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "e8bdf920aebc27665195b463353fc1accb3f4e6f660b851c4ffd16c7691c883e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e8bdf920aebc27665195b463353fc1accb3f4e6f660b851c4ffd16c7691c883e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brantford/building-permits/by-law-library/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brantford/building-permits/"
}