{
 "answer": "In the City of Norfolk, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2024-125, verified 2026-08-28. Permit required for: All construction, demolition, and change of use as regulated under the Building Code Act; a swimming pool as defined. Permit fees: Permit Fee = SI x A, where SI = Service Index for Classification and A = floor area in M². Fees set in: Norfolk County User Fees and Service Charges By-law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001660",
 "municipality": "Norfolk",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.norfolkcounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 2024-125",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-12-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.norfolkcounty.ca/council-administration-and-government/by-laws-and-policies/by-law-directory/building-by-law/",
   "summary": "Implements the Building Code Act locally: permits mandatory for construction/demolition/change of use, application/plan requirements, fee schedule reference, permit transfer on ownership change, and mandatory-inspection stages.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "b0d91178f17d5cfa9c60fde1df8e231f0812b5ef2529a08056f9c49aeff4aea4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-125",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b0d91178f17d5cfa9c60fde1df8e231f0812b5ef2529a08056f9c49aeff4aea4.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "All construction, demolition, and change of use as regulated under the Building Code Act; a swimming pool as defined.",
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = SI x A, where SI = Service Index for Classification and A = floor area in M²",
    "fees_location": "Norfolk County User Fees and Service Charges By-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Inspector"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3.1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule 'A', s. 1",
    "fees_location": "s. 3",
    "authority": "s. 2.14; s. 8.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/norfolk/building-permits/bylaw-2024-125/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/norfolk/building-permits/"
}