{
 "answer": "In the Township of Essa, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building Department Fees and Charges By-law 2026-15, Schedule A and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construct, alter, renovate, demolish, remove, relocate a building; construct, repair, renew or alter plumbing or septic systems; occupy or use a building. Permit fees: Minimum Permit Fee $150; per sq ft rates by occupancy; flat rates; hourly rates. Fees set in: Township's Schedule of Fees By-Law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001508",
 "municipality": "Essa",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.essatownship.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Department Fees and Charges By-law 2026-15, Schedule A",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "http://www.essatownship.on.ca/media/f1tdcufr/building-department-fees-schedule-a-kp-rev.pdf",
   "summary": "Stand-alone Building Department fee schedule (by-law 2026-15): permit fees by use group and square footage, minimum permit fee, tents/temporary structures, deposits – the schedule referenced by By-law 2021-44 for fee amounts.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "1c9f72f826398cbba2f9d50720ccc1f72c0f7f4cc5e0cde652744a596a10a39f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1c9f72f826398cbba2f9d50720ccc1f72c0f7f4cc5e0cde652744a596a10a39f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Minimum Permit Fee $150; per sq ft rates by occupancy; flat rates; hourly rates.",
    "fine_range": "Permit Fee x 2"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "fine_range": "s. 14.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essa/building-permits/bylaw-2026-15/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 2021-44 (Construction, Demolition, Private Sewage Disposal, Change of Use)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-10-06",
   "document_url": "http://www.essatownship.on.ca/media/mf1bvcfa/2021-44-amend-2010-53-construction-demolition.pdf",
   "summary": "Repeals and replaces By-law 2010-53; Essa's Building Code Act, 1992 administration by-law covering construction/demolition/sewage-system/change-of-use permits, inspections and refunds; fees set by the Township's separate Building Department fee by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "f67048422a63dcd1128f25c24b3cca8444449fb04a8ddda2e3812f0f10e66fe2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2021-44",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f67048422a63dcd1128f25c24b3cca8444449fb04a8ddda2e3812f0f10e66fe2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construct, alter, renovate, demolish, remove, relocate a building; construct, repair, renew or alter plumbing or septic systems; occupy or use a building",
    "fee_basis": "May be based on floor area or valuation of cost of proposed work",
    "fees_location": "Township's Schedule of Fees By-Law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and Inspector"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3.1.1",
    "fee_basis": "s. 9.3; s. 9.4",
    "fees_location": "s. 9.1",
    "authority": "s. 1.2.9; s. 1.2.14; s. 11.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essa/building-permits/bylaw-2021-44/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essa/building-permits/"
}