{
 "answer": "In the Township of Whitewater, Ontario, building permit rules are set by User Fees and Charges By-law No. 26-01-1804 (2026), as amended by By-law 26-05-1835 - Building Department fee schedule, verified 2026-09-25. Permit fees: Base rate $200 plus per sq ft: residential $0.76, commercial $0.97, agriculture $0.41; transmission $6 per $1,000 construction value. Fines: Construction/building commencing with no building/septic permit = Fee x 2.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001828",
 "municipality": "Whitewater",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.whitewaterregion.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "User Fees and Charges By-law No. 26-01-1804 (2026), as amended by By-law 26-05-1835 - Building Department fee schedule",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-01-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.whitewaterregion.ca/download.php?dl=YToyOntzOjI6ImlkIjtzOjI6IjQ3IjtzOjM6ImtleSI7aToxMTt9",
   "summary": "Township's 2026 user fees by-law; Building Department schedule sets Building Permit base rate ($200) plus per-sq-ft rates by building class (residential, accessory, commercial, agricultural), pool permit, occupancy, change-of-use, demolition, and conditional-permit fees.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "a1f0f078d3b88a9cf52a46ffc9d84cc20238d8712815eddaf3e3ddbf76632135",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26-01-1804",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a1f0f078d3b88a9cf52a46ffc9d84cc20238d8712815eddaf3e3ddbf76632135.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Base rate $200 plus per sq ft: residential $0.76, commercial $0.97, agriculture $0.41; transmission $6 per $1,000 construction value.",
    "fine_range": "Construction/building commencing with no building/septic permit = Fee x 2"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Schedule A - Community Development, Building Department",
    "fine_range": "Construction/building commencing with no building/septic permit = Fee x 2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitewater/building-permits/schedule-26-01-1804/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building - Township of Whitewater Region",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.whitewaterregion.ca/permits/building-permits/",
   "summary": "Township's own Building services page: describes permit application via the Cloudpermit online portal, application forms, and links the User Fees & Charges (2026) PDF; no standalone Building By-law text located on site.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "8db1fc3303fbdad87e25ce7efcda174a2b1752ad67af6ac53e57edd43e5ab57e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8db1fc3303fbdad87e25ce7efcda174a2b1752ad67af6ac53e57edd43e5ab57e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitewater/building-permits/building-township-of-whitewater-region/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitewater/building-permits/"
}