{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of St.-Charles, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 2026-42 - Building By-Law (Construction, Demolition and Change of Use Permits and Inspections), verified 2026-09-25. Permit fees: Calculated per Schedule A: ((TCC/1000) x Rate) + Administrative Fee = Permit Fee; Rate = $10.00; or based on floor area/cost of construction, higher if both. Fees set in: Schedule A of this By-Law. Administered by: Chief Building Official (CBO) issues permits; building officials conduct inspections.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001771",
 "municipality": "St.-Charles",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.stcharlesontario.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2026-42 - Building By-Law (Construction, Demolition and Change of Use Permits and Inspections)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://stcharlesontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-42-Building-By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of St.-Charles's Building By-law under s.7 of the Building Code Act 1992: construction/demolition/change-of-use/conditional permits, inspections, fees (Schedule A), and 15-year dormant-file provision. Passed July 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "7fff12062dca67b3a38d08d0535d350f85044769f0d8ef6883c6a507d5733d9c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-42",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7fff12062dca67b3a38d08d0535d350f85044769f0d8ef6883c6a507d5733d9c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "No person shall undertake any work unless a permit has been issued by the CBO; work means construction or demolition of a building or part thereof including changes of use.",
    "fee_basis": "Calculated per Schedule A: ((TCC/1000) x Rate) + Administrative Fee = Permit Fee; Rate = $10.00; or based on floor area/cost of construction, higher if both.",
    "fees_location": "Schedule A of this By-Law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official (CBO) issues permits; building officials conduct inspections.",
    "fine_range": "additional administration fee equal to twice the value of the fee applicable under Schedule A or $250, whichever is greater"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3.1; s. 2.37",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 7.1",
    "fees_location": "s. 7.1; Schedule \"A\"",
    "authority": "s. 2.13; s. 3.1; s. 17.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 13.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-charles/building-permits/bylaw-2026-42/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-charles/building-permits/"
}