{
 "answer": "In the City of Hamilton, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law No. 15-058 (A By-law Under the Building Code Act, 1992 Respecting Permits and Related Matters) — Office Consolidation, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Work regulated by the Act and Building Code, including construction, demolition, occupancy, and change of use. Permit fees: Permit Fee = SI x A (A = floor area in m²); otherwise 1% of prescribed value; minimum fee $291. Administered by: Chief Building Official and inspectors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001543",
 "municipality": "Hamilton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.hamilton.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 15-058 (A By-law Under the Building Code Act, 1992 Respecting Permits and Related Matters) — Office Consolidation",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-02-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2025-02/15-058-consolidation-jan2025.pdf",
   "summary": "City of Hamilton's Building By-law: permit requirements, classes of permit, Chief Building Official/inspectors, refunds, and permit fee Schedule A. Original by-law passed Feb 25, 2015; this office consolidation incorporates amendments through By-law 25-008 (Jan 31, 2025 update).",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "1d877a86c71448f0079c65ad7ed314cd8e4f0e00498ebc3a94299f5cabb97f5e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "15-058",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1d877a86c71448f0079c65ad7ed314cd8e4f0e00498ebc3a94299f5cabb97f5e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Work regulated by the Act and Building Code, including construction, demolition, occupancy, and change of use.",
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = SI x A (A = floor area in m²); otherwise 1% of prescribed value; minimum fee $291.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and inspectors."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1 (definition of \"permit\"); s. 2.3(b)",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1, s. 3, s. 4",
    "authority": "s. 4.1; s. 8.1; s. 11.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hamilton-city/building-permits/code-15-058/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hamilton-city/building-permits/"
}