{
 "answer": "In the Township of Madawaska Valley, Ontario, building permit rules are set by 2026 Schedule of Fees, verified 2026-09-25. Fees set in: current Building Bylaw. Fines: $500.00 or 3 times the value of the permit fee, whichever is greater.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001613",
 "municipality": "Madawaska Valley",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.madawaskavalley.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "2026 Schedule of Fees",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/madawaskavalley-018-ca/media/nhtdwc4n/2026-schedule-of-fees.pdf",
   "summary": "Same fees by-law recorded again under building_permits: itemizes building permit fee schedule; text twice states 'Refer to the current Building Bylaw' / 'Permit fees subject to change upon review of the Building By-Law', confirming a Building By-law exists though not itself located online.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "923dd6cd9580b4cb66de6103bac68809eddb7dce839a963d269ccc6e94630f29",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/923dd6cd9580b4cb66de6103bac68809eddb7dce839a963d269ccc6e94630f29.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "exemptions": "Replacing/repairing existing roof material, similar siding, existing windows/doors; temporary emergency repairs to prevent weather damage; one shed or one other free-standing structure under 15 square metres.",
    "fee_basis": "Residential: $0.76/sq ft (new/additions/renovations/repairs/alterations/finished basements), $0.71/sq ft (garage/carport/accessory); Commercial/Industrial/Institutional: $0.81/sq ft (new/additions/renovations/repairs/alterations), $0.71/sq ft (accessory); decks $150 up to <201 sq ft plus $0.50/sq ft >200; towers $10.00/thousand construction value; $100 minimum application fee.",
    "fees_location": "current Building Bylaw",
    "fine_range": "$500.00 or 3 times the value of the permit fee, whichever is greater"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "exemptions": "Schedule C, NO BUILDING PERMIT REQUIRED",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule C, BUILDING PERMIT FEES",
    "fees_location": "Refer to the current Building Bylaw",
    "fine_range": "Schedule C, PENALTIES/SURCHARGES"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/madawaska-valley/building-permits/2026-schedule-of-fees/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building & Renovating (Township of Madawaska Valley)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.madawaskavalley.ca/business-development/building-renovating/",
   "summary": "Township's own Building Department page: issues its own building permits, does inspections, enforces the Building Code Act. No Building By-law text linked from this or any checked sub-page; only the fee schedule references it by name.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "c6b04b641b791b4510fe495f3ac971a3712c8ce36049ae49d43656997a758782",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c6b04b641b791b4510fe495f3ac971a3712c8ce36049ae49d43656997a758782.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/madawaska-valley/building-permits/building-renovating/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/madawaska-valley/building-permits/"
}