{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 2023-071 - Building By-Law (Construction, Demolition, Change of Use and Inspection) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construct, demolish, or cause construction/demolition of a building or swimming pool; occupancy, change of use, sewage systems, conditional permits. Fees set in: Municipality's in force Fees By-law. Administered by: Chief Building Official and Inspectors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001762",
 "municipality": "Southwest Middlesex",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.southwestmiddlesex.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2023-071 - Building By-Law (Construction, Demolition, Change of Use and Inspection)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-10-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.southwestmiddlesex.ca/sites/default/files/2024-03/2023%20071%20Construction%2C%20Demolition%2C%20Change%20of%20Use%20and%20Inspection.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality's Building Code Act by-law. The PDF served by the site is the Part I set-fines Order/Schedule E, confirming key sections: permit required to construct/demolish/build a pool (s.6.1), occupancy permit (s.8.1), stop-work/comply orders (s.20.1-20.3), penalty (s.22.1).",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "775a68df59204071056f6aac85f524a1448d03dee2432cbadbffa05e7cfee7b2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-071",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/775a68df59204071056f6aac85f524a1448d03dee2432cbadbffa05e7cfee7b2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construct, demolish, or cause construction/demolition of a building or swimming pool; occupancy, change of use, sewage systems, conditional permits.",
    "fees_location": "Municipality's in force Fees By-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and Inspectors",
    "fine_range": "Set fines: $300.00–$1,000.00 (Schedule E); maximum penalties: $50,000.00 first/$100,000.00 subsequent for persons, $500,000.00 first/$1,500,000.00 subsequent for corporations."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 6.1; s. 8.1; s. 4.5; s. 4.6",
    "fees_location": "s. 13.1",
    "authority": "s. 3.1.11; s. 6.1",
    "fine_range": "Schedule \"E\"; s. 22.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southwest-middlesex/building-permits/bylaw-2023-071/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2025-104 - Fees and Charges By-law (Schedule B - Building & By-Law Enforcement)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.southwestmiddlesex.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/2025%20104%20Fees%20and%20Charges%20for%202026.pdf",
   "summary": "Same fees by-law recorded again under building_permits per method: Schedule B sets the 2026 building permit fee schedule, since permit fees sit in the separate consolidated fees by-law rather than in By-law 2023-071 itself.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "874d188ebd61795c93afdc474e6b8f116c5ae51c670cb4184fa1fdaa8f8f108e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-104",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/874d188ebd61795c93afdc474e6b8f116c5ae51c670cb4184fa1fdaa8f8f108e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/southwest-middlesex/building-permits/"
}