{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smiths Falls, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 10593-2024 - Building By-law, verified 2026-09-21. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, and change of use of buildings and designated structures. Fees set in: Fees and Charges By-Law. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001749",
 "municipality": "Smiths Falls",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.smithsfalls.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 10593-2024 - Building By-law",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.smithsfalls.ca/media/qbxlpcha/by-law-10593-2024-the-building-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Smiths Falls Building By-law 10593-2024 regulating construction, demolition and change of use of buildings under the Building Code Act; confirmed by OCR of scanned PDF.",
   "capture_sha256": "72d7a1ca03b3917b535ff00e3e6060c8bad91a738a8c818e9525a9c3b0375575",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "10593-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/72d7a1ca03b3917b535ff00e3e6060c8bad91a738a8c818e9525a9c3b0375575.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition, and change of use of buildings and designated structures.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges By-Law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION AND CHANGE OF USE OF BUILDINGS AND DESIGNATED STRUCTURES",
    "fees_location": "s. 4.1.1",
    "authority": "s. 2.1.25; s. 6.2.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/smiths-falls/building-permits/bylaw-10593-2024/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/smiths-falls/building-permits/"
}