{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Lambton Shores, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Lambton Shores By-law 80 of 2025: July 2026 fee schedules, verified 2026-10-26. Permit fees: Residential dwellings: $9.00/square metre, minimum permit fee $1,000; alterations over $10,000: $200 plus $9.00/$1,000 value over $10,000. Fines: Building without a Permit: $400 plus calculated permit fee; Lapsed/Revoked Permit Maintenance Fee: $200 / year.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001595",
 "municipality": "Lambton Shores",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.lambtonshores.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Lambton Shores By-law 80 of 2025: July 2026 fee schedules",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lambtonshores-018-ca/media/pjblcp1i/2026-fees-and-charges-schedule-amended-july-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Schedule B charges $9/m² for residential main floors, minimum $1,000; $4.50/m² for additional living space; $200 demolition; $400 plus the permit fee for building without a permit. Includes alterations, accessory structures and inspection fees.",
   "document_number": "80",
   "notes": "Fee schedule is a separate file linked beside the enacting bylaw; together they form the primary instrument.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building-astra",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "be2b682f50b259287cb4505bc5b5df1a090989f3c9568b53652cebc69e85f717",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-27T02:02:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/be2b682f50b259287cb4505bc5b5df1a090989f3c9568b53652cebc69e85f717.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Residential dwellings: $9.00/square metre, minimum permit fee $1,000; alterations over $10,000: $200 plus $9.00/$1,000 value over $10,000.",
    "fine_range": "Building without a Permit: $400 plus calculated permit fee; Lapsed/Revoked Permit Maintenance Fee: $200 / year."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Sch B, ss. 1.1, 2.2",
    "fine_range": "Sch B, ss. 11.1-11.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lambton-shores/building-permits/bylaw-80/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Lambton Shores Fees and Charges By-law 80 of 2025",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-16",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lambtonshores-018-ca/media/y2jbezjt/80-of-2025-2026-fees-and-charges-amended-june-16-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Enacts fee schedules including Schedule B building permit charges, effective January 1, 2026; amended by 08-2026 and 37-2026. Read with the separately published July 2026 fee schedules.",
   "document_number": "80",
   "notes": "",
   "capture_sha256": "9cb613cd8052be190693862643b042c6089307d3b89475d8c3b6122675be978d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "on-building-astra",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9cb613cd8052be190693862643b042c6089307d3b89475d8c3b6122675be978d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lambton-shores/fees/schedule-80/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/lambton-shores/building-permits/"
}