{
 "answer": "In the Town of Hearst, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Rate Book — Section 2: Protection to Persons and Property (Building Permit Fees), verified 2026-09-25. Permit fees: $ per sqft for building classes; flat rates for specified work; $9 per $1000 project value (minimum $65). Fees set in: B-L 65-20. Fines: 1.5 times.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001553",
 "municipality": "Hearst",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.hearst.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rate Book — Section 2: Protection to Persons and Property (Building Permit Fees)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.hearst.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rate-Book-Section-2-Protection-to-Persons-and-Property-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Town's current building permit fee schedule (per-sqft by building class, flat rates for tents/demolition/fences/fireplaces etc.), effective Jan 1 2024 under authority of By-law 65-20. No separate full Building By-law text was found posted online.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "23894669fbd43753b18110babc390605be2f377972cf0c026307c5af06414342",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/23894669fbd43753b18110babc390605be2f377972cf0c026307c5af06414342.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Class A-F, farm, residential, accessory, alterations, tents, mobile homes, demolition, change of use, fences, fire alarms, fireplaces, decks, solar PV, kitchen exhaust, HVAC, swimming pools",
    "fee_basis": "$ per sqft for building classes; flat rates for specified work; $9 per $1000 project value (minimum $65)",
    "fees_location": "B-L 65-20",
    "fine_range": "1.5 times"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "2.200",
    "fee_basis": "2.200; Fee/Project Cost",
    "fees_location": "2.200",
    "fine_range": "Penalty"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hearst/building-permits/rate-book-section-2-protection-to-persons-and-property/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Hearst — Building Department page",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.hearst.ca/en/town-hall/departments/building/",
   "summary": "Describes the Building Department's role (plan approval, inspections) and links the building permit application form; cites the Building Code Act and \"municipal by-laws\" generally, without naming or linking a specific Building By-law PDF.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "13fc4c37285fadeb47db8ea84ae723a94e0208f25288cf2775e882a90d0f0250",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/13fc4c37285fadeb47db8ea84ae723a94e0208f25288cf2775e882a90d0f0250.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hearst/building-permits/town-of-hearst-building-department-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Hearst — By-laws page",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.hearst.ca/en/town-hall/by-laws/",
   "summary": "Town's ~30-bylaw index page; no Building By-law is listed among them (confirmed by auditing every PDF link on the page).",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "036ea1e480a2072b96ae68d5b9da6114cf3b723c375e0c510fec25b94a374c44",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/036ea1e480a2072b96ae68d5b9da6114cf3b723c375e0c510fec25b94a374c44.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hearst/building-permits/town-of-hearst-by-laws-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hearst/building-permits/"
}