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.
By-law 2023-071 - Building By-Law (Construction, Demolition, Change of Use and Inspection)
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permit required for
Construct, demolish, or cause construction/demolition of a building or swimming pool; occupancy, change of use, sewage systems, conditional permits.
s. 6.1; s. 8.1; s. 4.5; s. 4.6
fees location
Municipality's in force Fees By-law
s. 13.1
authority
Chief Building Official and Inspectors
s. 3.1.11; s. 6.1
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.
Schedule "E"; s. 22.2
scout note
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).
By-law 2025-104 - Fees and Charges By-law (Schedule B - Building & By-Law Enforcement)
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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.