{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building Permit By-law 2026-028, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: construct or renovate a building or structure, or portion thereof. Permit fees: Fees as provided in Schedules 'B-1', 'B-2' or 'B-3'; building permit based on construction cost valuation or Schedule 'A' prescribed value. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001454",
 "municipality": "Central Elgin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.centralelgin.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Permit By-law 2026-028",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-13",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/centralelgin-002-ca/media/nelhefke/building-permit-by-law-2026-028_web.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of Central Elgin's Building Code Act implementation by-law (repeals By-law 2029); sets classes of permits (building, partial, foundation, plumbing, demolition, change-of-use, conditional, occupancy), application/inspection requirements and Chief Building Official duties. Passed April 13, 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "e447a84bb75e65440cdaf31ee490634c7ce5e1d80d288870bcb2bf1c4152318e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-028",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e447a84bb75e65440cdaf31ee490634c7ce5e1d80d288870bcb2bf1c4152318e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construct or renovate a building or structure, or portion thereof",
    "fee_basis": "Fees as provided in Schedules 'B-1', 'B-2' or 'B-3'; building permit based on construction cost valuation or Schedule 'A' prescribed value.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 5.1",
    "fee_basis": "s. 9.1; s. 9.3",
    "authority": "s. 3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-elgin/building-permits/bylaw-2026-028/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/central-elgin/building-permits/"
}