{
 "answer": "In the Township of Perth South, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law 7-2015, verified 2026-09-25. Fees set in: Schedule \"A\" to this By-law. Administered by: Chief Official (Chief Building Official). Fines: Permit fee shall double but shall not exceed $1000 in additional charges.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001700",
 "municipality": "Perth South",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.perthsouth.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law 7-2015",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.perthsouth.ca/media/uommwyey/2015-7-building-department.pdf",
   "summary": "'The Building By-law of the Township of Perth South': provides for issuing of permits, establishment of a fee schedule (Schedule A - classes of permits), and inspection of construction under the Ontario Building Code Act. Scanned/rotated PDF; confirmed via OCR.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "20e5373dfa5e6003fc349234aa69604a64af1dba7a7613a70ba9db2ee3102b0e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2015-03-03",
   "document_number": "7-2015",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/20e5373dfa5e6003fc349234aa69604a64af1dba7a7613a70ba9db2ee3102b0e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction and demolition of buildings, plumbing, decks/porches, chimneys, wood stoves, renovations, pools, manure storage, silos, grain bins, change of use, and septic systems, as listed in Schedule 'A'.",
    "fee_basis": "Fees per Schedule 'A'; where based on valuation, total cost of all work including professional services; valuation guideline minimums include House $150.00 per square foot, Pole barn $12.00 per square foot, Attached garage $50.00 per square foot.",
    "fees_location": "Schedule \"A\" to this By-law",
    "authority": "Chief Official (Chief Building Official)",
    "fine_range": "Permit fee shall double but shall not exceed $1000 in additional charges"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1.1; Schedule \"A\"",
    "fee_basis": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2; s. 3.2.1; Schedule \"A\"",
    "fees_location": "s. 3.1",
    "authority": "s. 1.2.3",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\", item 29"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/perth-south/building-permits/bylaw-7-2015/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/perth-south/building-permits/"
}