{
 "answer": "In the City of London, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law B-7, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, alteration, addition, demolition, change of use, or occupancy. Permit fees: Permit Fee = SI x A, where SI is Service Index and A is floor area in m2; minimum fees apply. Administered by: Chief Building Official and inspectors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001607",
 "municipality": "London",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://london.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law B-7",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-06-11",
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/by-laws/building-law-b-7",
   "summary": "Governs permits for construction, demolition, change of use, occupancy and permit transfer under the Building Code Act 1992; classes of permit, Service-Index-based fees (CPI-indexed annually each March 1), mandatory inspection-notice timelines, grading certificates, site safety fencing. Office consolidation current to March 1, 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "8d45c74d3b4cfb0596f9da70468cac408f8242bc40f358403aa5ec89aa3e868f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "B-7",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8d45c74d3b4cfb0596f9da70468cac408f8242bc40f358403aa5ec89aa3e868f.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, alteration, addition, demolition, change of use, or occupancy",
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = SI x A, where SI is Service Index and A is floor area in m2; minimum fees apply.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and inspectors",
    "fine_range": "100% of original permit fee (max. $10,013.21)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 1.1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1",
    "authority": "s. 1.1",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\", s. 4(y)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/building-permits/bylaw-b-7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws (City of London)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/by-laws",
   "summary": "City's by-laws index page listing the Building By-law B-7 among other by-laws; captures the listing.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "a5f64ac646277f45aebbaee070b0cb53c2918be49c63be65dcfd5c76a0fc7f3d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a5f64ac646277f45aebbaee070b0cb53c2918be49c63be65dcfd5c76a0fc7f3d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/building-permits/by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/london/building-permits/"
}