{
 "answer": "In the Township of Tay Valley, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-Law 2013-005 - Building By-Law, verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: construction, demolition, change of use of a building or structure. Permit fees: per sq.ft. of gross floor area; percentage of value; $10 per fixture, $100 minimum; minimum permit fee $75. Fees set in: Schedules \"A\" and \"B\" attached to this By-law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001780",
 "municipality": "Tay Valley",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.tayvalleytwp.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 2013-005 - Building By-Law",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-01-15",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/tayvalleytwp-ca/media/0iek14ey/2013-005-building.pdf",
   "summary": "Tay Valley Township's Building By-Law under the Building Code Act, 1992 (permit classes/fees, exemptions, inspections, Chief Building Official). Scanned 20-page PDF, dated 2013-01-16, 3.6MB, not truncated. The township's own by-law detail page lists it as 'Amended By By Law No. 2025-063 Building By Law Amendment' -- the PDF served at this URL is the original 2013 text and has not been merged with the 2025 amendment into one consolidated file.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-27T23:01:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "building-gaps",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "document_number": "2013-005",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1d0cec3021dfcbfd6d06606dbd43cbf828157d51b8cce1dd741a251a8d096768.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construction, demolition, change of use of a building or structure",
    "fee_basis": "per sq.ft. of gross floor area; percentage of value; $10 per fixture, $100 minimum; minimum permit fee $75",
    "fees_location": "Schedules \"A\" and \"B\" attached to this By-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; sewage system permits delegated to Mississippi Valley Conservation",
    "fine_range": "Double the Permit Fee, $500 minimum; 100% surcharge"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1.1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "fees_location": "s. 15.1",
    "authority": "s. 3.2; s. 3.8",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 13.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tay-valley/building-permits/bylaw-2013-005/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building (Tay Valley Township Building Department page)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "unknown",
   "document_url": "https://www.tayvalleytwp.ca/living-here/building/",
   "summary": "Township's own page states 'The Tay Valley Township Building Department issues building permits, reviews construction and development plans, and performs onsite project inspections' — confirms the township runs its own building department, but the page links no by-law PDF.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "d4bc99331bbf71b695db42cfca056b9cf9aee90a4f0f1897124ddd449492dbf5",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d4bc99331bbf71b695db42cfca056b9cf9aee90a4f0f1897124ddd449492dbf5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tay-valley/building-permits/building/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law No. 2025-063 - Building By-Law Amendment",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "amendment",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/tayvalleytwp-ca/media/u3nmkoqh/by-law-no-2025-063-building-by-law-amendment.pdf",
   "summary": "Amendment to the Building By-Law (2013-005). Scanned 8-page PDF, scanned 2025-12-10 (Canon iPR), modified 2026-02-23 on the site -- the most recent amendment, likely updating permit fees. Recorded as a secondary/amendment document since no single consolidated PDF combining it with 2013-005 was published.",
   "capture_sha256": "25f324b66e3706ce04a61f6821f356b4b40fe0a79369788e1d1211d3fd118c4e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-27T23:01:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "building-gaps",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "document_number": "2025-063",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/25f324b66e3706ce04a61f6821f356b4b40fe0a79369788e1d1211d3fd118c4e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tay-valley/building-permits/bylaw-2025-063/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/tay-valley/building-permits/"
}