{
 "answer": "In the City of St. Thomas, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-Law 150-2016, verified 2026-09-21. Permit required for: Construction or demolition of a building; sign installation; tent erection; hoarding/covered way erection. Permit fees: $9.75 times the value of construction divided by 1,000; minimum $150.00. Administered by: Chief Building Official (or Registered Code Agency where appointed).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001770",
 "municipality": "St. Thomas",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "https://www.stthomas.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-Law 150-2016",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.stthomas.ca/common/pages/GetFile.ashx?key=BWS%2fAEWb",
   "summary": "Designates the City's Chief Building Official and regulates building permit issuance/inspection under the Ontario Building Code for construction in St. Thomas.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "5eb01b3de7a964501ec44d6095703cf341736cfdade57282c3de8873ab883117",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "150-2016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5eb01b3de7a964501ec44d6095703cf341736cfdade57282c3de8873ab883117.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction or demolition of a building; sign installation; tent erection; hoarding/covered way erection.",
    "fee_basis": "$9.75 times the value of construction divided by 1,000; minimum $150.00",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official (or Registered Code Agency where appointed)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 5.11-5.13; Schedule C, Form 1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule B, H",
    "authority": "s. 12.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-thomas/building-permits/bylaw-150-2016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-thomas/building-permits/"
}