{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of North Middlesex, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 079 of 2023 (Building By-law), verified 2026-09-25. Exemptions: Inflatable pools with maximum depth capacity of 1.2 metres or less; hot tubs with lockable covers. Permit fees: Based on floor area where applicable; floor area means total finished floor space of all stories, or total area for unfinished buildings. Fees set in: Municipality's in force Fees By-law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001670",
 "municipality": "North Middlesex",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 079 of 2023 (Building By-law)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-09-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/sites/default/files/2024-03/073%20of%202023_0.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality's current Building By-law: permits for construction, demolition, occupancy, change of use and on-site sewage systems; inspections, permit fees, and set fines up to $500,000 (corporations). Repeals By-law 19 of 2013 on final approval of set fines.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "74adc4adebc285e30a3892804fe8359d6e21f11763f15959e2ef22d9f8815b27",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "079",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/74adc4adebc285e30a3892804fe8359d6e21f11763f15959e2ef22d9f8815b27.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, or swimming pool work; building permits for new construction, renovation, farm buildings, signs; demolition, swimming pool, conditional, sewage system, change of use, occupancy permits.",
    "exemptions": "Inflatable pools with maximum depth capacity of 1.2 metres or less; hot tubs with lockable covers.",
    "fee_basis": "Based on floor area where applicable; floor area means total finished floor space of all stories, or total area for unfinished buildings.",
    "fees_location": "Municipality's in force Fees By-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Inspectors (Building Inspector, Deputy Chief Building Official, Chief Building Official).",
    "fine_range": "Part I set fines: $300–$1,500; Part III: $50,000 first/$100,000 subsequent for persons, $500,000/$1,500,000 for corporations; continuing offence up to $10,000/day."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 6.1; s. 4.1; Demolition Permit; s. 4.3; s. 4.4; s. 4.5; s. 4.6; s. 8.1",
    "exemptions": "s. 7.3.3",
    "fee_basis": "s. 13.2; s. 13.3",
    "fees_location": "s. 13.1",
    "authority": "s. 3.1.8; s. 3.1.11",
    "fine_range": "s. 22.1; s. 22.2; s. 22.3; Schedule \"E\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-middlesex/building-permits/bylaw-079/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/north-middlesex/building-permits/"
}