{
 "answer": "In the Township of Wainfleet, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law No. 044-2025 - Fees and Charges By-law, verified 2026-09-25. Permit fees: Gross Floor Area in square meters multiplied by corresponding figure for each occupancy classification; minimum $275 unless otherwise indicated. Administered by: Chief Building Official. Fines: All applicable permit fees shall be doubled and the minimum permit fee ($550).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001809",
 "municipality": "Wainfleet",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.wainfleet.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 044-2025 - Fees and Charges By-law",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-11-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.wainfleet.ca/media/1484",
   "summary": "Recorded again under building_permits: this general fees by-law's Appendix A is the instrument setting building permit-related fees; no separate standalone regulatory Building By-law text was found published online.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "eb2ef4d6959546e31522abe996bfe5bfd736f9f02427c1d0cfc432125b2b0175",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "044-2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eb2ef4d6959546e31522abe996bfe5bfd736f9f02427c1d0cfc432125b2b0175.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Gross Floor Area in square meters multiplied by corresponding figure for each occupancy classification; minimum $275 unless otherwise indicated.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official",
    "fine_range": "All applicable permit fees shall be doubled and the minimum permit fee ($550)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "calculated on the basis of the Gross Floor Area",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official",
    "fine_range": "All applicable permit fees shall be doubled"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wainfleet/building-permits/bylaw-044-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Permit Fees (effective January 1, 2026)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wainfleet.ca/sites/24/files/2026-06/Building%20Permit%20Fees%202026%20Website.pdf",
   "summary": "Building Department's own posted fee sheet (classes of permit fees by Gross Floor Area, minimum fee $275, refund percentages). No by-law number or enactment clause on the document itself; supporting evidence for the fees in By-law 044-2025.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "25662fc42ad57b5eb29e6d288ad295b5778dcf091697722ebb01b89e72c7227e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/25662fc42ad57b5eb29e6d288ad295b5778dcf091697722ebb01b89e72c7227e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wainfleet/building-permits/building-permit-fees/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Common By-laws (index)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wainfleet.ca/town-hall/laws/common-laws",
   "summary": "Township's curated 'Common By-laws' list (nuisance-type by-laws: parking, animals, fences, noise, etc.). Does not include a Building By-law entry; a mailto link elsewhere on the site invites residents to request a 'signed by-law' by email, suggesting not all by-laws are posted in full text.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "e56aae8e4d09b5176a63f573baeca82c8a43dd0f06fea022724d7f1d553b32fa",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e56aae8e4d09b5176a63f573baeca82c8a43dd0f06fea022724d7f1d553b32fa.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wainfleet/building-permits/common-by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wainfleet/building-permits/"
}