{
 "answer": "In the Township of Hornepayne, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 988 (Township of Hornepayne), verified 2026-09-27. Exemptions: Temporary installation of portable heaters and air conditioning unit or appliances. Fees set in: by-law of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hornepayne. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001558",
 "municipality": "Hornepayne",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.townshipofhornepayne.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 988 (Township of Hornepayne)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-02-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.hornepayne.ca/media/weync4ly/building-by-law-no-988.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Hornepayne's Building By-law No. 988, listed as the current 'Primary Building By-law' on the township's by-laws and policies page (alongside a separate 'Building Permit Fees By-law No. 2218-26' comprehensive user-fees schedule). 7-page scanned PDF (Canon iR3245 scan, originally 2011, page rotation 270 deg) -- no extractable text layer, could not confirm bylaw content by reading text, only by filename/page context from the source listing page.",
   "capture_sha256": "dc338878c2f1a9cd68bf68dd0518fe86964135a36a59eeea7340f67c2933dc6a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-27T23:01:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "building-gaps",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "document_number": "988",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dc338878c2f1a9cd68bf68dd0518fe86964135a36a59eeea7340f67c2933dc6a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "New construction, repair/alteration, plumbing; demolition; change of use; conditional; communication towers >16.6 m; fences >2.0 m; HVAC; occupancy; satellite dishes >4 ft; signs; swimming pools >9.0 m2.",
    "exemptions": "Temporary installation of portable heaters and air conditioning unit or appliances",
    "fees_location": "by-law of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hornepayne",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "fees_location": "s. 3.1",
    "authority": "s. 7.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hornepayne/building-permits/bylaw-988/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hornepayne/building-permits/"
}