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Building permits — Hornepayne, Ontario: Building By-law No. 988 (Township of Hornepayne)

In the Township of Hornepayne, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 988 (Township of Hornepayne), verified 2026-09-27. Exemptions: Temporary installation of portable heaters and air conditioning unit or appliances. Fees set in: by-law of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hornepayne. Administered by: Chief Building Official.

Building By-law No. 988 (Township of Hornepayne) adopted bylaw

permit required for	New construction, repair/alteration, plumbing; demolition; change of use; conditional; communication towers >16.6 m; fences >2.0 m; HVAC; occupancy; satellite dishes >4 ft; signs; swimming pools >9.0 m2.	Schedule "A"
exemptions	Temporary installation of portable heaters and air conditioning unit or appliances	Schedule "A"
fees location	by-law of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hornepayne	s. 3.1
authority	Chief Building Official	s. 7.1

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Township of Hornepayne's Building By-law No. 988, listed as the current 'Primary Building By-law' on the township's by-laws and policies page (alongside a separate 'Building Permit Fees By-law No. 2218-26' comprehensive user-fees schedule). 7-page scanned PDF (Canon iR3245 scan, originally 2011, page rotation 270 deg) -- no extractable text layer, could not confirm bylaw content by reading text, only by filename/page context from the source listing page.