{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Bayham, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law No. 2019-024 (The Building By-law), verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Building, plumbing, conditional, change of use, demolition, moving buildings, and municipal sewage system connection permits. Permit fees: based on cost or valuation of proposed work, including material, labour, equipment, overhead and professional services. Fees set in: Municipality of Bayham's 'Rates and Fees By-law'.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001417",
 "municipality": "Bayham",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.bayham.on.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law No. 2019-024 (The Building By-law)",
   "category": "building_permits",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-03-21",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/bayham-003-ca/media/uhzhlewh/024-building-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of Bayham's Building By-law under the Building Code Act, 1992 covering construction/demolition/change-of-use permits and sewage system permits; passed March 21, 2019. Permit fees are set separately in the Rates and Fees By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019-024",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Building, plumbing, conditional, change of use, demolition, moving buildings, and municipal sewage system connection permits.",
    "fee_basis": "based on cost or valuation of proposed work, including material, labour, equipment, overhead and professional services",
    "fees_location": "Municipality of Bayham's 'Rates and Fees By-law'",
    "authority": "Authority having jurisdiction; Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 4.1.1–4.1.5, 4.7, 8.2",
    "fee_basis": "s. 6.2",
    "fees_location": "s. 6.1",
    "authority": "s. 3.1; s. 2.4; s. 4.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bayham/building-permits/bylaw-2019-024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rates and Fees By-law No. 2025-071",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://laserfiche.bayham.on.ca/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=577000&dbid=0&repo=BAYHAM",
   "summary": "Bayham's consolidated fees by-law, referenced by the Building By-law (s.6) as the source of building permit fee amounts and refund/penalty rules; not opened (see notes).",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "7c2e15bf4537a6372a9cb254dd4dcb36a9326793bd116c27ebe3f48bdd1e1362",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-071",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7c2e15bf4537a6372a9cb254dd4dcb36a9326793bd116c27ebe3f48bdd1e1362.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/bayham/building-permits/bylaw-2025-071/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/bayham/building-permits/"
}