{
 "answer": "In the City of Woodstock, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Chapter 0252 - Building - Permits - Inspections, verified 2026-09-21. Permit required for: Construction, alteration, addition, demolition of a building or part thereof, change of use, and private sanitary sewage system work, as regulated by the Act. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001832",
 "municipality": "Woodstock",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.cityofwoodstock.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Chapter 0252 - Building - Permits - Inspections",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cityofwoodstock-ca/media/zk3pkga3/chapter-0252-building-permits-inspections.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets the City's building-permit application, fee and inspection requirements under the Ontario Building Code.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "d6fe76f53916ce332b83483656c838e83151c26ec3cddc9f52dffed495b6892f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2019-04-04",
   "document_number": "0252",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d6fe76f53916ce332b83483656c838e83151c26ec3cddc9f52dffed495b6892f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, alteration, addition, demolition of a building or part thereof, change of use, and private sanitary sewage system work, as regulated by the Act.",
    "fee_basis": "As set out in Schedule \"A\"; e.g., residential $0.56/sq. ft. of gross floor area, Min. $150.00; commercial $1.17/sq. ft., Min. $250.00; industrial $0.37/sq. ft. up to 50,000 sq. ft., $0.19/sq. ft. over 50,000 sq. ft., Min. $250.00.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "252.2.16; 252.2.21",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "authority": "252.2.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woodstock/building-permits/chapter-0252/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/woodstock/building-permits/"
}