{
 "answer": "In the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building Permit By-law No. 2013-178 (amended by 2014-16, 2014-108), verified 2026-08-28. Permit required for: Construction, demolition or change of use. Permit fees: Permit Fee = Prescribed Fee x Area; minimum $150.00; unlisted categories $15 per $1,000 of valuated construction cost. Fees set in: Schedule \"A\" of this by-law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001656",
 "municipality": "Niagara Falls",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://niagarafalls.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Permit By-law No. 2013-178 (amended by 2014-16, 2014-108)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/niagarafallsbusiness-009-ca/media/lwgapdml/building_permit_by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs building permit requirements, applications and fees under the Ontario Building Code Act for construction in the City.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "d5cafef1b0c5295898ae0d84303be68aaeba261314879cba71e234aa5be9a925",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2013-12-10",
   "document_number": "2013-178",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d5cafef1b0c5295898ae0d84303be68aaeba261314879cba71e234aa5be9a925.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition or change of use",
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = Prescribed Fee x Area; minimum $150.00; unlisted categories $15 per $1,000 of valuated construction cost",
    "fees_location": "Schedule \"A\" of this by-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Registered Code Agency where appointed; Regional Municipality of Niagara for sewage systems"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1.1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1.1.2; s. 1.2.1; s. 2.7",
    "fees_location": "s. 5.1.1",
    "authority": "s. 1.2.1(8); s. 2.10.1; s. 6.1.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/niagara-falls/building-permits/bylaw-2013-178/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/niagara-falls/building-permits/"
}