{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law 89-2020, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Work regulated by this by-law, the Act and Building Code, or to occupy a building or part thereof. Administered by: Chief Building Official; Registered Code Agency where appointed. Fines: Additional fee equal to 100% of regular permit fee, not exceeding $5000.00.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001465",
 "municipality": "Chatham-Kent",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/Pages/default.aspx",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law 89-2020",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-07-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/localgovernment/Documents/By-Law%2089-2020.pdf",
   "summary": "Building Code Act by-law governing construction, demolition, change-of-use, occupancy and on-site sewage-system permits and inspections; defines Chief Building Official, permit classes, and appends Schedule A permit fees.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "a53292cb9d2cc9278641ca2fbfefa98c05f3144f587be078d720a800b4225abb",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "89-2020",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a53292cb9d2cc9278641ca2fbfefa98c05f3144f587be078d720a800b4225abb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Work regulated by this by-law, the Act and Building Code, or to occupy a building or part thereof.",
    "fee_basis": "Calculated in accordance with Schedule 'A'; minimum $90.00; Group A $16.90 per $1,000 up to $10,000,000, $1.50 thereafter; Group F $14.05 per $1,000 (cap $20,000).",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Registered Code Agency where appointed.",
    "fine_range": "Additional fee equal to 100% of regular permit fee, not exceeding $5000.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 1.1 'Permit'",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule 'A'",
    "authority": "s. 1.1 'Chief Building Official'; s. 6.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 7.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/chatham-kent/building-permits/bylaw-89-2020/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "2026 Building Development Services Fees - Schedule A (to By-law 89-2020)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/business/building/Documents/2026%20FEE%20SCHEDULE.pdf",
   "summary": "Current Schedule A fee table appended to Building By-law 89-2020: per-square-foot and per-$1000-construction-value permit fee rates by occupancy classification (residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural).",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "91aa498283c03ff791891ac452874cf9589bfca49cc599f5598b7d7de35d8936",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "89-2020",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/91aa498283c03ff791891ac452874cf9589bfca49cc599f5598b7d7de35d8936.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/chatham-kent/building-permits/bylaw-89-2020-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "List of By-laws (Chatham-Kent)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.chatham-kent.ca/localgovernment/bylaws/Pages/List-of-By-Laws.aspx",
   "summary": "Chatham-Kent's alphabetical by-laws index/listing page; page opened but its dynamic table did not render in fetched HTML.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "5225202da6d0007eb1a8ebf3f5e64764110a9879b49b92b759549ed9e567ead6",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5225202da6d0007eb1a8ebf3f5e64764110a9879b49b92b759549ed9e567ead6.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/chatham-kent/building-permits/list-of-by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/chatham-kent/building-permits/"
}