{
 "answer": "In the Town of Gananoque, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2022-050 (Construction, Demolition, Change of Use and Transfer of Permits and Inspections By-law) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, plumbing, or occupancy of a Building regulated by the Act and Building Code. Permit fees: Based on Building value: completed Building sale value minus land value; calculated per General Fees & Charges By-law. Fees set in: General Fees and Rates By-law, By-law No. 2016-047, as amended.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001520",
 "municipality": "Gananoque",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.gananoque.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 2022-050 (Construction, Demolition, Change of Use and Transfer of Permits and Inspections By-law)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-04-19",
   "document_url": "https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/gananoque.ca/s3fs-public/Building%20By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Town's Building Code Act s.7 by-law: defines classes of permits, application requirements for construction/demolition/change-of-use/sewage-system/transfer permits, registered code agencies, conditional and partial-occupancy permits; fees set per the General Fees & Rates By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "8e8b43dd072d2fa614b462126006543d63d0cb00b0ecf0107a6f966ff13bf3df",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022-050",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8e8b43dd072d2fa614b462126006543d63d0cb00b0ecf0107a6f966ff13bf3df.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use, plumbing, or occupancy of a Building regulated by the Act and Building Code.",
    "fee_basis": "Based on Building value: completed Building sale value minus land value; calculated per General Fees & Charges By-law.",
    "fees_location": "General Fees and Rates By-law, By-law No. 2016-047, as amended",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Inspectors; Registered Code Agencies where appointed."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 1.1.14; s. 1.1.21",
    "fee_basis": "s. 6.7; s. 6.1",
    "fees_location": "s. 1.1.11; s. 12.1",
    "authority": "s. 1.1.6; s. 1.1.12; s. 5.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/gananoque/building-permits/bylaw-2022-050/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "General Fees & Rates By-law No. 2016-047 (Consolidated, last amended By-law 2023-089) — Schedule C Building Permit Fees",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/gananoque.ca/s3fs-public/by-laws/By-law%20No.%202016-047-General%20Fees%20%26%20Rates-CONSOLIDATED-15Aug2023_0.pdf",
   "summary": "Same consolidated fees by-law recorded again under building_permits because Building By-law 2022-050 s.2.1/6.1 explicitly defers permit classes and fee amounts to this by-law's Schedule C (and Schedule D-8 for compliance letters).",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "fe0499993c8b9ef1b9b7e6d0aef8f96056859cf133fa76e797648d05b1818fba",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2016-047",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fe0499993c8b9ef1b9b7e6d0aef8f96056859cf133fa76e797648d05b1818fba.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "$15.00 per $1,000.00 of construction value or part thereof; minimum $140; plus HST where applicable.",
    "fine_range": "100% increase of regular fee, minimum $900.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "$15.00 per $1,000.00 of construction value or part thereof. Minimum $140",
    "fine_range": "Schedule 'C' item 20"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/gananoque/building-permits/schedule-2016-047/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/gananoque/building-permits/"
}