{
 "answer": "Dawson, Ontario has no building permits bylaw on record as of 2026-09-25. Township's own info sheet naming Chief Building Official Stewart Books as permit issuer directly (not a county/joint department); states a base-fee schedule effective Nov 15 2024. No separate adopted Building By-law text found online.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001481",
 "municipality": "Dawson",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.dawsontownship.ca/",
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Dawson — Building Codes & Permits Information Sheet / Building Permit Application",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.dawsontownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Township-of-Dawson-Building-Permit-Application.pdf",
   "summary": "Township's own info sheet naming Chief Building Official Stewart Books as permit issuer directly (not a county/joint department); states a base-fee schedule effective Nov 15 2024. No separate adopted Building By-law text found online.",
   "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,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e0fdaa84f41e03112e0296a0c94e98a9c8438b12b1f3d9efc9d48dccd8f6c2c7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/dawson/building-permits/township-of-dawson-building-codes-permits-information-sheet/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/dawson/building-permits/"
}