{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of French River, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law (2026-40), verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Any work, including construction, demolition, or change of use of a building or part thereof, unless a permit has been issued by the CBO. Permit fees: ((TCC/1000) x $10.00) + Administrative Fee = Permit Fee; Administration Fee $120; Table A rates apply. Fees set in: Schedule \"A\" of this By-law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001516",
 "municipality": "French River",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.frenchriver.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law (2026-40)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-07-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.frenchriver.ca/uploads/dm/141441/Building_Bylaw_202640_",
   "summary": "Establishes local requirements for construction, demolition and change-of-use permits: classes of permit, inspections, permit fees and refunds (Schedule A). Passed under Building Code Act, 1992 s.7 by the Municipality of French River.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "cdd9bac9c7356affd89240100e9077af29148d1d8a15f187f5487032424eef9f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-40",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cdd9bac9c7356affd89240100e9077af29148d1d8a15f187f5487032424eef9f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Any work, including construction, demolition, or change of use of a building or part thereof, unless a permit has been issued by the CBO.",
    "fee_basis": "((TCC/1000) x $10.00) + Administrative Fee = Permit Fee; Administration Fee $120; Table A rates apply.",
    "fees_location": "Schedule \"A\" of this By-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official (CBO) issues permits; building officials conduct inspections."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3.1; s. 2.37",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 7.1",
    "fees_location": "s. 7.1",
    "authority": "s. 3.1; s. 17.1; s. 2.13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/french-river/building-permits/bylaw-2026-40/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/french-river/building-permits/"
}