{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 02-2024 - Building By-law and Repeal By-law 10-2001, verified 2026-09-27. Fees set in: Fees and Charges By-law Schedule \"D\". Administered by: Chief Building Official and inspectors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001711",
 "municipality": "Port Hope",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.porthope.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 02-2024 - Building By-law and Repeal By-law 10-2001",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/your-municipal-government/resources/By-Laws/By-Laws/By-law 02-2024 -  Building By-law and Repeal By-law 10-2001.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of Port Hope's Building By-law (By-law 02-2024): administration/enforcement of the Building Code Act, permit requirements and fees, on-site sewage system maintenance inspection program fees, offences/penalties. 12-page text PDF, PDF metadata Title='Building By-law', Subject='02-2024', Author='Corporation of the Municipality of Port Hope', created 2024-01-19. Section 22.02 repeals the prior By-law 10-2001. Not linked from the public Building Services/By-Laws pages (which only surface a curated 'frequently requested' list) -- retrieved via the site's own DocumentManager search API.",
   "capture_sha256": "95c4249a964883cd9f6c99448b8faa1f7c576ab448f5e4c274a3e3d67f84ba90",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-27T23:01:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "building-gaps",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "document_number": "02-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/95c4249a964883cd9f6c99448b8faa1f7c576ab448f5e4c274a3e3d67f84ba90.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, change of use, occupancy and conditional permits; construction of buildings/parts, removal of building, change of use increasing hazard, occupancy.",
    "fee_basis": "Fees determined by Chief Building Official as specified in Fees and Charges By-law Schedule \"D\"; reasonable fee considering administration, plan review and inspection costs.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges By-law Schedule \"D\"",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and inspectors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "Part 3, ss. 3.01–3.05",
    "fee_basis": "s. 13.01, s. 13.02",
    "fees_location": "s. 13.01",
    "authority": "s. 2.09, s. 2.13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/building-permits/bylaw-02-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building Services page (references the \"Municipality of Port Hope Building By-law\")",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/business-and-development/building-services.aspx",
   "summary": "Municipality's own Building Division page; instructs applicants to follow drawing requirements set out in the \"Municipality of Port Hope Building By-law\" (not hyperlinked) and notes plumbing inspections are now delivered by Northumberland County.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "d9c5a80d3f25ebe62d85d572c72bd7ab343b1eb1c81cc43fee976a7273dac2f2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d9c5a80d3f25ebe62d85d572c72bd7ab343b1eb1c81cc43fee976a7273dac2f2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/building-permits/building-services-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/port-hope/building-permits/"
}