{
 "answer": "In the Township of Kerns, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by Township of Kerns By-law No. 2025-16 (amends Schedule A to User Fees By-law 2023-12), verified 2026-10-26. Schedule scope: Fees and charges for certificates & administration, planning, facility rentals, fire department services, and building permits. Effective date: January 6, 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001579",
 "municipality": "Kerns",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://kerns.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Kerns By-law No. 2025-16 (amends Schedule A to User Fees By-law 2023-12)",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-06",
   "document_url": "https://kerns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/By-Law-2025-16-User-Fees.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends Schedule A of the Township's User Fees By-law 2023-12 under Municipal Act s.391, Planning Act s.69 and Building Code Act s.7; sets fees for municipal services, planning and building. Scanned PDF, OCR confirmed enacting council.",
   "discovered_by": "on-fees",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "505a5f4da66474b22583f5cea256dbcf78a8bc4e1484888ece6d3f57705d8884",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T15:18:04+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-16",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/505a5f4da66474b22583f5cea256dbcf78a8bc4e1484888ece6d3f57705d8884.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Fees and charges for certificates & administration, planning, facility rentals, fire department services, and building permits",
    "notable_fees": "Tax Certificates $25.00; Duplicate Final Tax Bill $5.00; Application for Severance $2,250.00; Community Hall weekdays $50.00, weekends $100.00; building permit $9.25 per thousand; residential single family $1.30/sq ft; minimum $90.00",
    "effective_date": "January 6, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "notable_fees": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "effective_date": "8."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kerns/fees/schedule-2025-16/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kerns/fees/"
}