{
 "answer": "In the City of North Bay, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2018-53, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use of buildings, blasting operations, and fencing are classes of permits. Exemptions: City and City's contractors for municipal servicing work under City contract are exempt from provisions of this section. Administered by: Chief Building Official and Building Inspectors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001662",
 "municipality": "North Bay",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://northbay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 2018-53",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-08-14",
   "document_url": "https://northbay.ca/media/r1vgbhvm/by-law-no-2018-53-r.pdf",
   "summary": "City of North Bay's by-law to regulate the administration of building permits under Building Code Act s.7; repeals By-law 2007-07, sets permit classes, requirements, inspections, and a full fee schedule for all building permit types.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "641e54ff5c9b758be013e600d64b0c87c38828e1a3118a6e70e334bb4787dd99",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2018-53",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/641e54ff5c9b758be013e600d64b0c87c38828e1a3118a6e70e334bb4787dd99.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use of buildings, blasting operations, and fencing are classes of permits.",
    "exemptions": "City and City's contractors for municipal servicing work under City contract are exempt from provisions of this section.",
    "fee_basis": "Group A/B/D/E/F new construction/additions/renovations: $11.23 per $1,000 construction value, minimum $765; Group C residential new construction/additions: $1.36/sq ft above grade, $0.32/sq ft basement (additions minimum $765); Group C renovations: $11.23 per $1,000, minimum $765; farm buildings: $2,732 up to 10,000 ft2 and $0.25/ft2 over; miscellaneous Group C: $190 flat; staged permits $218; other permits $109.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and Building Inspectors",
    "fine_range": "Individual: not more than $50,000 first conviction, $100,000 subsequent; corporation: $100,000 first, $200,000 subsequent."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3",
    "exemptions": "s. 15",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "authority": "s. 4; s. 28; Schedule \"C\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 43; s. 44"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-bay/building-permits/bylaw-2018-53/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-bay/building-permits/"
}