{
 "answer": "In the City of St. Catharines, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2011-334, verified 2026-08-29. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, or plumbing of a building or part thereof. Permit fees: Based on gross floor area; in unusual circumstances, estimated value of the Works. Fees set in: Schedule of Rates and Fees approved by Council from time to time.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001766",
 "municipality": "St. Catharines",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.stcatharines.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 2011-334",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://stcatharines.civicweb.net/document/21066/",
   "summary": "Regulates matters pertaining to building permits and the Ontario Building Code within the City of St. Catharines.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "c4de2e9721449bae9ae58ad0bffca670d772e54a772ceda3f03daa0a7d127b90",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2011-334",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c4de2e9721449bae9ae58ad0bffca670d772e54a772ceda3f03daa0a7d127b90.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use, or plumbing of a building or part thereof.",
    "fee_basis": "Based on gross floor area; in unusual circumstances, estimated value of the Works.",
    "fees_location": "Schedule of Rates and Fees approved by Council from time to time.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Fire Chief for Schedule \"B\" systems on behalf of Chief Building Official.",
    "fine_range": "Administrative fee for commencing without permit: 25%, 50%, or 100% of regular permit fee, minimum $100, maximum $5,000."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3(1)",
    "fee_basis": "s. 12(3)-(4)",
    "fees_location": "s. 12(1)",
    "authority": "s. 10; s. 2(1)(d)",
    "fine_range": "s. 13(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-catharines/building-permits/bylaw-2011-334/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-catharines/building-permits/"
}