{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law 2024-006 (Office Consolidation), verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Work regulated by the Act or building code, change of use, and occupancy; classes include construction, demolition, building relocation, conditional permit. Administered by: Chief Building Official, Deputy Chief Building Official, and inspectors appointed by the Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001469",
 "municipality": "Clarington",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.clarington.net",
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   "title": "Building By-law 2024-006 (Office Consolidation)",
   "category": "building_permits",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-02-26",
   "document_url": "https://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=438584&dbid=0&repo=Clarington",
   "summary": "Municipality of Clarington by-law providing for administration and enforcement of the Building Code Act: permit requirements, classes of permit, fees (Schedule B) and inspections. Office consolidation current to 2026-01-05, amending Schedule B.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
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   "document_number": "2024-006",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Work regulated by the Act or building code, change of use, and occupancy; classes include construction, demolition, building relocation, conditional permit.",
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = SI x A where SI = Service Index for Classification of the work proposed, and A = floor area in square metres of the work involved; minimum fee $135.31; unlisted types $23.33 per $1,000 of construction value.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official, Deputy Chief Building Official, and inspectors appointed by the Chief Building Official."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2(1)(r); s. 5",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"B\" - Part B, Calculation of Permit Fees; Note 5; Note 7",
    "authority": "s. 2(1)(h), (o); s. 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/clarington/building-permits/bylaw-2024-006/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Frequently Requested By-laws (Clarington)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.clarington.net/town-hall/by-law-enforcement/frequently-requested-by-laws/",
   "summary": "Clarington's frequently-requested by-laws page; does not itself link the Building By-law but confirms the municipality's by-law directory.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "bb501fc7ad97858d293327d8d5eecaca25ec0dbd03ad14cb0359c55552e4e671",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bb501fc7ad97858d293327d8d5eecaca25ec0dbd03ad14cb0359c55552e4e671.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/clarington/building-permits/frequently-requested-by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/clarington/building-permits/"
}