{
 "answer": "In the Township of Addington Highlands, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law No. 0709/2020 - Being a By-law respecting Construction, Demolition, and Change of Use Permits, Inspections and a Code of Conduct (Building By-law) and to repeal By-law No. 0482/2017, verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: Construction and demolition of buildings and structures and change of use of buildings. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001391",
 "municipality": "Addington Highlands",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.addingtonhighlands.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 0709/2020 - Being a By-law respecting Construction, Demolition, and Change of Use Permits, Inspections and a Code of Conduct (Building By-law) and to repeal By-law No. 0482/2017",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-12-15",
   "document_url": "https://addingtonhighlands.civicweb.net/document/36850",
   "summary": "Township of Addington Highlands Building By-law under the Building Code Act, 1992: permit/inspection requirements and a Chief Building Official/Inspector Code of Conduct. 12-page scanned-then-OCR'd PDF (3.5MB, TOSHIBA e-STUDIO scan via iCompass/CivicWeb), passed on three readings 2020-12-15, repeals By-law No. 0482/2017. Cited as 'By-law No. 0709/2020'.",
   "capture_sha256": "1899a87db2d61d82fb9ab91808e1660d2c0af14be8ffef5aeb7330d6fb319dd8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-27T23:01:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "building-gaps",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "document_number": "0709/2020",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1899a87db2d61d82fb9ab91808e1660d2c0af14be8ffef5aeb7330d6fb319dd8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction and demolition of buildings and structures and change of use of buildings.",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule A: $1.00 per square foot per floor residential; $0.80 per square foot basement; $0.60 per square foot farm/commercial/industrial; $0.50 per square foot garages/decks; renovations $150.00 + 2% construction value; minimum $150.00.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3.1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "authority": "s. 2.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/addington-highlands/building-permits/code-0709-2020/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/addington-highlands/building-permits/"
}