{
 "answer": "In the Township of Howick, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law No. 19-2005 (Building By-law), verified 2026-09-21. Permit fees: Prescribed by Schedule \"D\"; includes per square foot, per $1,000 of value of work, base fees, flat fees. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001560",
 "municipality": "Howick",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.howick.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 19-2005 (Building By-law)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-07-12",
   "document_url": "https://howick.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/By-laws/Township-of-Howick-Policies/Building-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Official building by-law PDF regulating building matters.",
   "capture_sha256": "649529f7c79626a2ed4f889d5a3b60901046852bca4c751aeb208008b8233d8a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "19-2005",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/649529f7c79626a2ed4f889d5a3b60901046852bca4c751aeb208008b8233d8a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Classes of permits required for any stage of construction, demolition, change of use, occupancy of a partially complete building, conditional permits and other classes as set forth in Schedule \"A\".",
    "fee_basis": "Prescribed by Schedule \"D\"; includes per square foot, per $1,000 of value of work, base fees, flat fees.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1",
    "fee_basis": "s. 3.1; Schedule \"D\"",
    "authority": "s. 2.2.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/howick/building-permits/bylaw-19-2005/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/howick/building-permits/"
}