{
 "answer": "In the Town of Midland, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 2026-2 (Building Permit Fees, amending By-law 2005-51), verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: construction, demolition, alteration of buildings, plumbing and sewage systems. Exemptions: Tents, Signs, residential decks & sheds. Permit fees: Summation of all applicable fees in Tables 1A to 3F; minimum fees per s. 2.1; alternative 1.5% of Project Value minimum.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001637",
 "municipality": "Midland",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.midland.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-2 (Building Permit Fees, amending By-law 2005-51)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-02-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.midland.ca/media/repfzpku/building-permit-fees-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends Schedule B (permit fees) of the Town's core Building By-law 2005-51, which regulates issuance of permits for construction, demolition, alteration of buildings, plumbing and sewage systems; new fees effective Feb 9 2026; repeals By-law 2025-25.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-2",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/15d17dd337c1a3a0268a22fda2f91ca9065b3c95b9ce192a342e63ab005184e1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construction, demolition, alteration of buildings, plumbing and sewage systems",
    "exemptions": "Tents, Signs, residential decks & sheds",
    "fee_basis": "Summation of all applicable fees in Tables 1A to 3F; minimum fees per s. 2.1; alternative 1.5% of Project Value minimum."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "construction, demolition, alteration of buildings, plumbing and sewage systems",
    "exemptions": "Exemptions - Tents, Signs, residential decks & sheds",
    "fee_basis": "s. 2.2(1); s. 2.1; s. 2.4(1)(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/midland/building-permits/bylaw-2026-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws Directory (Town of Midland)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.midland.ca/your-government/town-administration/by-laws-directory/",
   "summary": "Town's searchable by-laws directory covering building and other by-law categories; results are JS-rendered and did not return static links, so the base Building By-law 2005-51 text could not be located.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "a57923d873495e5862fde765d9291641b6e44ea314ce0b191cb2085046ac99ea",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a57923d873495e5862fde765d9291641b6e44ea314ce0b191cb2085046ac99ea.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/midland/building-permits/by-laws-directory/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/midland/building-permits/"
}