{
 "answer": "In the City of Thorold, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Fees and Charges By-law No. 14-2026 (Consolidated April 14, 2026), verified 2026-09-25. Permit fees: Permit Fee = Prescribed fee x Area; minimum permit fee of $194.40; unlisted categories $16.00 per $1,000.00 of valuated cost. Administered by: Chief Building Official or designate.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001793",
 "municipality": "Thorold",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.thorold.ca/en/index.aspx",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees and Charges By-law No. 14-2026 (Consolidated April 14, 2026)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/thorold-ca/media/0fcoqgbq/by-law-14-2026-fees-and-charges-by-law-consolidated-april-14-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Consolidated general fees by-law; Section 1, Building Permits sets the building permit fee schedule (new construction, additions, alterations, conditional-permit deposits) since no standalone Building By-law is posted online.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
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   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "14-2026",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b60d13a2f7813222b9805ef99b9df10016118010e946c41fc40b3571793ff23c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = Prescribed fee x Area; minimum permit fee of $194.40; unlisted categories $16.00 per $1,000.00 of valuated cost",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official or designate"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee_basis": "1.0; 1.1; Explanatory Note 7",
    "authority": "Explanatory Note 7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/thorold/building-permits/bylaw-14-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws (City of Thorold)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.thorold.ca/council-administration/by-laws/",
   "summary": "General by-laws index listing 27 consolidated PDFs (noise, animal control, fences, etc.); no standalone Building By-law is among them.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "1d2427653ea65841835b6bd4cc948025d7dbc84a866085d64cf187a091a0b361",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1d2427653ea65841835b6bd4cc948025d7dbc84a866085d64cf187a091a0b361.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/thorold/building-permits/by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/thorold/building-permits/"
}