Building permits — Rural Municipality of Mossey River, Manitoba

Do I need a building permit? What does it cost?

In the Rural Municipality of Mossey River, Manitoba, building permit rules are set by By-law No. 2-2022, Minimum Standards Building By-law (cited as the Mossey River Municipality Building By-law), verified 2026-09-24. Fees set in: MLA Planning Region / current MLA Fee Schedule. Administered by: Mossey River Municipality; building inspector, designated officer or other appointed authority. Fines: not exceeding $5,000.00; Schedule A: double fees for permit after work commenced; $100.00 for development permit after commencement.

By-law No. 2-2022, Minimum Standards Building By-law (cited as the Mossey River Municipality Building By-law) adopted bylaw
permit required for location, placement, erection or construction; addition, extension, improvement, alteration or conversion; underpinning; relocation or removal; mechanical system; special process; plumbing connection; excavation s. 4.2.1.1
exemptions patching, painting, decorating; replacement of stucco/siding/shingles; doors/windows if opening not altered; open landing/stairs; fences; cabinets/shelves; detached accessory storage building not greater than 13.9 m2; non-structural work less than $15,000 s. 4.2.1.2
fee basis Part 9 one/two family: 1.25% first $100,000, 0.75% remainder; values by sqft rates (e.g. main floor $45.00/sqft); Part 3/Part 9 commercial: 1.0% on first 1,000,000, 0.6% remainder, $200 minimum Schedule "A"
fees location MLA Planning Region / current MLA Fee Schedule s. 4.1.1(c); Schedule "A" note
authority Mossey River Municipality; building inspector, designated officer or other appointed authority s. 2.2.3 "Authority Having Jurisdiction"; s. 5.3.1
fine range not exceeding $5,000.00; Schedule A: double fees for permit after work commenced; $100.00 for development permit after commencement s. 7.2; Schedule "A"
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Adopts the Manitoba Building Code across the whole municipality; requires building, plumbing, occupancy and demolition permits; sets owner/constructor/inspector duties, appeal process, offences and a permit-fee schedule (Schedule A).

Machine-readable: building-permits.json · Official website: http://www.mosseyrivermunicipality.com/ · Last verified 2026-09-24 · Building permits across Manitoba · Building permits in other municipalities