{
 "answer": "In the Township of Horton, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law No. 2007-48 (The Building By-Law), verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: construction/demolition/sewage system or change of use. Permit fees: Schedule \"A\", Section 1: .40/sq.ft. residential; .10/sq ft min $75.00 farm; .25/sq. ft commercial; .20/sq. ft industrial; flat fees for other permits. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001559",
 "municipality": "Horton",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.hortontownship.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law No. 2007-48 (The Building By-Law)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-10-02",
   "document_url": "https://www.hortontownship.ca/userfiles/file/2007-48%20BUILDING%20BY-LAW.pdf",
   "summary": "Enacted under Building Code Act 1992 s.7; regulates erection/safety of buildings, classes of building/demolition/change-of-use/sewage-system permits, inspections, plan approval, and a Schedule A fee schedule (accessory buildings, additions, pools, commercial/industrial, sewage systems). Scanned PDF, OCR'd.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "c3c0ca3fc41d79289f258a1abe4dd9aad5651396469221266201a876b23f14a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2007-48",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c3c0ca3fc41d79289f258a1abe4dd9aad5651396469221266201a876b23f14a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construction/demolition/sewage system or change of use",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", Section 1: .40/sq.ft. residential; .10/sq ft min $75.00 farm; .25/sq. ft commercial; .20/sq. ft industrial; flat fees for other permits",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3.1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", Section 1",
    "authority": "s. 2.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/horton/building-permits/bylaw-2007-48/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/horton/building-permits/"
}