{
 "answer": "In the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2023-091, verified 2026-08-29. Fees set in: Fees and Charges By-Law. Administered by: Chief Building Official and Building Inspectors. Fines: Required permit fee + (Required fee x 100% to a maximum of $5,000).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001688",
 "municipality": "Owen Sound",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.owensound.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 2023-091",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/ztwjuqwy/2023-091-building-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs building permit requirements, fees and administration under the Ontario Building Code for construction within the City.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "21e7d5a2986af67c10e8788c213b43bbcd523927dac832404f9636c95c6c1089",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-24",
   "document_number": "2023-091",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/21e7d5a2986af67c10e8788c213b43bbcd523927dac832404f9636c95c6c1089.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "All construction, demolition, or material alteration to a building within the City; building permit authorizes all types of construction governed by the Building Code.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges By-Law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and Building Inspectors",
    "fine_range": "Required permit fee + (Required fee x 100% to a maximum of $5,000)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3; s. 21",
    "fees_location": "s. 9",
    "authority": "s. 9; s. 55",
    "fine_range": "s. 19"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/building-permits/bylaw-2023-091/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/owen-sound/building-permits/"
}