{
 "answer": "In the City of Kingston, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2005-99, verified 2026-08-28. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, plumbing for a Building regulated by the Act and Building Code. Permit fees: Based on rates in current Fees and Charges By-law; where calculated by square metres, rate multiplied by Gross Floor Area for each major occupancy. Fees set in: Fees and Charges By-law (By-law Number 2005-10).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001584",
 "municipality": "Kingston",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.cityofkingston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 2005-99",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.cityofkingston.ca/by-laws-and-animal-services/commonly-requested-by-laws/bylaw-library/building-by-law/",
   "summary": "Governs construction, demolition, change-of-use, permit transfers and inspections under the Ontario Building Code Act; sets permit classes, application requirements, fees and construction-site fencing standards. (Bylaw Library's own 'pdf format' link is broken sitewide -> jotform request form, not bytes; see notes -- document_url is the city's descriptive page instead.)",
   "adopted_date": "2005-05-17",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "39ba2663f828e8176f63b9ea472b608939c0af3ea7b4fb9e90be9302ba515453",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2005-99",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/39ba2663f828e8176f63b9ea472b608939c0af3ea7b4fb9e90be9302ba515453.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use, plumbing for a Building regulated by the Act and Building Code.",
    "fee_basis": "Based on rates in current Fees and Charges By-law; where calculated by square metres, rate multiplied by Gross Floor Area for each major occupancy.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges By-law (By-law Number 2005-10)",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Registered Code Agency where appointed."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Part 1 - Definitions, Work",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", ss. 1.1-1.2",
    "fees_location": "Part 1 - Definitions, Fees and Charges Bylaw",
    "authority": "Part 1 - Definitions, Chief Building Official; s. 9.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kingston/building-permits/bylaw-2005-99/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kingston/building-permits/"
}