{
 "answer": "In the Township of East Hawkesbury, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building Permit By-law No. 2005-40, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, and transfer of permits. Permit fees: Permit Fee = SI x A, where SI = Service Index and A = floor area in m2; $50 administration fee. Administered by: Chief Building Official; inspector or Registered Code Agency.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001497",
 "municipality": "East Hawkesbury",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.easthawkesbury.ca/",
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   "title": "Building Permit By-law No. 2005-40",
   "category": "building_permits",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-06-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.easthawkesbury.ca/media/epnjxi1j/2005-40-building-permit-by-law-a.docx",
   "summary": "Township of East Hawkesbury's building by-law: construction/demolition/change-of-use permits, classes of permits (Schedule A), plans and specifications, fees and refunds (Sched. A/E), transfer and revocation of permits, and inspection notice requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
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   "document_number": "2005-40",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use, and transfer of permits",
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = SI x A, where SI = Service Index and A = floor area in m2; $50 administration fee",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; inspector or Registered Code Agency",
    "fine_range": "Additional fee equal to 100% of regular permit fee, not exceeding $5,000.00; fine as provided in section 36 of the Building Code Act, 1992"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, CHANGE OF USE AND TRANSFER OF PERMITS",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", ss. 1-2",
    "authority": "s. 1.1; s. 8.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 5.3; s. 10.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/east-hawkesbury/building-permits/bylaw-2005-40/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws (index page)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.easthawkesbury.ca/en/township-hall/by-laws/",
   "summary": "Township's by-laws listing page linking the Building Permit By-law 2005-40 and the Fees and Charges By-law 2023-57 among other by-laws; captured for snapshot.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "6eac9ca715e72b5e39758727caf4a61603ce8ab2576220bc578ea55ee96a2d0e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6eac9ca715e72b5e39758727caf4a61603ce8ab2576220bc578ea55ee96a2d0e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/east-hawkesbury/building-permits/by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/east-hawkesbury/building-permits/"
}