{
 "answer": "In the Town of Grimsby, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 26-25, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, occupancy; building permit may include plumbing, HVAC, sewage systems, farm buildings, designated structures, signs. Fees set in: User Fees and Charges By-Law. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001537",
 "municipality": "Grimsby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.grimsby.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 26-25",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-04-27",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/grimsbylibrary-005-ca/media/bm1jcf23/by-law-26-25-building-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Town's Building Code Act by-law respecting construction, demolition, change-of-use permits and inspections: permit classes, requirements, orders, inspections. Read and passed 2026-04-27.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "33b6f12232ed66eaabc3c04d2dbe6418412885566479e5b61aea7c13abccdec5",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/33b6f12232ed66eaabc3c04d2dbe6418412885566479e5b61aea7c13abccdec5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use, occupancy; building permit may include plumbing, HVAC, sewage systems, farm buildings, designated structures, signs.",
    "fees_location": "User Fees and Charges By-Law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 4.1–4.5",
    "fees_location": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "authority": "s. 2.1(ix)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/grimsby/building-permits/bylaw-26-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Schedule C - Building (2025 Consolidated Fees and Charges - DRAFT)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "draft",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/grimsbylibrary-005-ca/media/oeoal42m/permit-fees.pdf",
   "summary": "Building-permit fee schedule (per-sq-ft rates by building group/use) found on the Town's Building Resources page; the document itself is explicitly labelled DRAFT, so current in-force fees not confirmed from this document.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "fc656450e9d21f3d98fad6d4ed1da4580bcd7919db6fe9c0024056d341c971de",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fc656450e9d21f3d98fad6d4ed1da4580bcd7919db6fe9c0024056d341c971de.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/grimsby/building-permits/schedule-c-building/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/grimsby/building-permits/"
}