{
 "answer": "In the Township of West Lincoln, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2019-83 (Consolidated incl. 2020-19, 2021-48, 2022-33, 2024-23), verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: construction, demolition or change of use. Permit fees: Permit Fee = Prescribed Fee x Area; minimum $168.00; unlisted categories $18.49 per $1,000 of construction cost. Administered by: Chief Building Official.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001820",
 "municipality": "West Lincoln",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.westlincoln.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 2019-83 (Consolidated incl. 2020-19, 2021-48, 2022-33, 2024-23)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-09-23",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westlincoln-002-ca/media/fxbjizx5/by-law-2019-83-building-by-law-consolidated-including-by-law-2020-19-2021-48-2022-33-2024-23.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of West Lincoln building by-law under Building Code Act: construction/demolition/change-of-use/occupancy permits, conditional building permit agreements, inspections, and its own Schedule A permit fee calculation and refunds.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "f8668d42d9cfff5864b82980e5b214148e5358bb74c50ad74a6278ca4167b605",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019-83",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f8668d42d9cfff5864b82980e5b214148e5358bb74c50ad74a6278ca4167b605.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "construction, demolition or change of use",
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = Prescribed Fee x Area; minimum $168.00; unlisted categories $18.49 per $1,000 of construction cost",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official",
    "fine_range": "100% of the amount calculated as the full permit fee, max $25,000; $10,000 per occurrence for each state of construction"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 2.1.1",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1.1.2; s. 1.2.1; s. 2.7",
    "authority": "s. 1.2.1(8)",
    "fine_range": "s. 5.5.1; s. 5.5.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-lincoln/building-permits/bylaw-2019-83/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-laws and Policies page",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "document_url": "https://www.westlincoln.ca/en/township-office/by-laws-and-policies.aspx",
   "summary": "Township by-laws and policies listing page linking the Building By-law among others.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "9f114361304b744214bc5221ea4377c6163680e47f6c17d8ad27cfe3115c8e96",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9f114361304b744214bc5221ea4377c6163680e47f6c17d8ad27cfe3115c8e96.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-lincoln/building-permits/by-laws-and-policies-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/west-lincoln/building-permits/"
}