{
 "answer": "In the Town of Essex, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-Law No. 707 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, conditional, and partial occupancy permits. Permit fees: Fees set out in Schedule \"H\"; minimum $10.00 per $1,000.00 construction cost or $75.00 for unlisted projects. Administered by: Chief Building Official; Registered Code Agency where appointed.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001509",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-Law No. 707",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-12-19",
   "document_url": "http://www.essex.ca/media/qyxjck0e/building_by-law_707_acc.pdf",
   "summary": "Administers the Building Code Act, 1992 in Essex: appoints CBO/inspectors, sets permit classes, application/inspection requirements; original fee schedule embedded as Schedule C, now superseded by the current Miscellaneous Fees and Charges By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "5fee4f28f7839c9f9ee88b93f7d471bac6ad2cdedc2f1c3a75a588fa21fbe7bd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "707",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5fee4f28f7839c9f9ee88b93f7d471bac6ad2cdedc2f1c3a75a588fa21fbe7bd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use, conditional, and partial occupancy permits.",
    "fee_basis": "Fees set out in Schedule \"H\"; minimum $10.00 per $1,000.00 construction cost or $75.00 for unlisted projects.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Registered Code Agency where appointed."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 5",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"H\"",
    "authority": "s. 2(1)(g); s. 13(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/building-permits/bylaw-707/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Miscellaneous Fees and Charges By-law No. 2040, Schedule A (Building fees)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/essex-ca/media/o1fajs3e/schedule-a-to-by-law-number-2040.pdf",
   "summary": "Same current fees schedule, recorded again under building_permits: its Building department section is the current building permit fee table used alongside Building By-law 707.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "f160c112467b72188158cf9aa03fda3612ec4846e032a1bfc2a419be343cd88f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2040",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f160c112467b72188158cf9aa03fda3612ec4846e032a1bfc2a419be343cd88f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essex/building-permits/schedule-2040/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essex/building-permits/"
}