{
 "answer": "In the City of Quinte West, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 25-163 (2025-2027 Consolidated Fees and Charges Amendment 24-154-04 — Building/Planning/Sign Fees), verified 2026-09-25. Permit fees: per sq. metre for occupancies; per $1,000.00 of construction value for alterations; flat fees for minor structures; Minimum Fee $155.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001718",
 "municipality": "Quinte West",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://quintewest.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 25-163 (2025-2027 Consolidated Fees and Charges Amendment 24-154-04 — Building/Planning/Sign Fees)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-17",
   "document_url": "https://quintewest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/25-163-2025-2027-Consolidated-Fees-and-Charges-Amendment-24-154-04-Building-Planning-Sign-Fees-By-law-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends Quinte West's consolidated Fees and Charges By-law 24-154, setting current Building Department permit fees (per-sq-metre rates by occupancy class, minor structures, plumbing, sewage/septic, demolition, administrative penalty for building without a permit).",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "16497f25c6d71c07a583ae2b9556fe832c4c2756ba0c4ad4f825a46690bd5a52",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "25-163",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/16497f25c6d71c07a583ae2b9556fe832c4c2756ba0c4ad4f825a46690bd5a52.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "per sq. metre for occupancies; per $1,000.00 of construction value for alterations; flat fees for minor structures; Minimum Fee $155.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Schedule A -- Building Fees"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/quinte-west/building-permits/bylaw-25-163/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building + Renovating — Building Permits (program page)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://quintewest.ca/building-renovating/building-permits/",
   "summary": "City's building permits program page (e-permits, new homes, additions, demolitions, decks, sheds, etc.). No standalone Building Code Act permit/inspections by-law text was located distinct from the fees by-law above.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 403,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaws + Enforcement (index page)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://quintewest.ca/bylaws-enforcement/",
   "summary": "City's bylaw index/landing page linking to the Building + Renovating > Building Permits section; page blocks automated fetches (403), content confirmed via Wayback Machine snapshot.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:24:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_note": null,
   "capture_sha256": "1c648deeea3c198a9c6830ea32a34ba461d1cb6bc13661583b0c2cc65a7e23f3",
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/2026id_/https://quintewest.ca/bylaws-enforcement/",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1c648deeea3c198a9c6830ea32a34ba461d1cb6bc13661583b0c2cc65a7e23f3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/quinte-west/building-permits/bylaws-enforcement/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/quinte-west/building-permits/"
}