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 "answer": "In the City of Cornwall, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 2019-027 - A By-Law under the Building Code Act, 1992 respecting Construction, Demolition and Change of Use Permits and related matters, verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use or plumbing for a building regulated by the Act and/or Building Code. Permit fees: Calculated in accordance with Schedule \"A\"; minimum fee $180.00 unless noted otherwise. Administered by: Chief Building Official; Inspectors; Registered Code Agencies where appointed.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001478",
 "municipality": "Cornwall",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://cornwall.ca",
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   "title": "By-law 2019-027 - A By-Law under the Building Code Act, 1992 respecting Construction, Demolition and Change of Use Permits and related matters",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-04-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.cornwall.ca/en/resources/By-law-2019-027-A-By-law-under-the-Building-Code-Act-1992-respecting-Construction-Demolition-and-Change-of-Use-Permits-and-related-matters.pdf",
   "summary": "The City of Cornwall's Building By-law (cited short title 'Building By-Law'); governs permit requirements, exemptions, inspections and Chief Building Official authority under the Building Code Act, 1992; 37 pages, adopted 2019-04-08. Fees are set within this by-law's own schedule (indexed annually) rather than a separate fees by-law -- confirmed current by the City's 2026 Building Permit & Other Fees consolidation (https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cornwall-ca/media/44vmce43/building-permit-fee-schedule-2026.pdf), which explicitly cites 'Building Permits (By-Law #2019-027)' as still in force.",
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250829025039id_/https://www.cornwall.ca/en/resources/By-law-2019-027-A-By-law-under-the-Building-Code-Act-1992-respecting-Construction-Demolition-and-Change-of-Use-Permits-and-related-matters.pdf",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-27T23:01:27+00:00",
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   "discovered_by": "building-gaps",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
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   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use or plumbing for a building regulated by the Act and/or Building Code.",
    "fee_basis": "Calculated in accordance with Schedule \"A\"; minimum fee $180.00 unless noted otherwise.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Inspectors; Registered Code Agencies where appointed."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3.1; s. 2.23",
    "fee_basis": "s. 6.1; s. 6.2",
    "authority": "s. 2.7; s. 2.15; s. 8.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cornwall/building-permits/bylaw-2019-027/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building and Renovations (City of Cornwall)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.cornwall.ca/en/property-environment/building-and-renovations/building-permits/",
   "summary": "City's building permits page linking application forms and the fee schedule; contact for the Building & By-law Division. No standalone 'Building By-law' PDF is linked from the bylaws index or this page.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b8c4b30cdffda78e50b2891863c60a436981603fdec3c56368c66ac3833038c5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cornwall/building-permits/building-and-renovations/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/cornwall/building-permits/"
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