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BY -LAW NO. 14
BUILDING BY-LAW
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Лао.
9th day.
\_89. 1984
Хаса
10.37
Replation
The Council of the Village of Gage town the authority vested in it by section 59 of the Community Planning Act, enacts as follows: 0009 000 02/09/83MISC
## INTERPRETATION
In this By-law, "alter" means, in relation to a building or structure, make any structural or other change thereto which is not: for purposes of maintenance only.
## Scope
2. The purpose of this By-law is
2. (a) to prescribe standards for the building, locating or relocating, demolishing, altering or replacing of a building;
3. (b) to prohibit the undertaking or continuing of work mentioned in clause (a) in violation of standards prescribed hereby: and
4. to prescribe a system of permits for work mentioned in clause (a), their terms and conditions, the conditions under which they may be issued, suspended, reinstated, revoked and renewed, their form and fees therefor.
## Adoption of Code
- The National Building Code of Canada, 1980, is adopted by reference, as follows:
- (a) Parts 1, 2, 7 and 8 thereof apply to all buildings:
- (b) Parts 3, 4, 5 and 6 thereof apply to all buildings used for:
- (i) Group A, Assembly occupancies,
- (11) Group 8, institutional occupancies, and
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- (iii) Group F, Division ., high nazara industrial occupancies,
- all buildings exceeding 600 m2 in building area or exceeding 3 storeys in building height used
- Group C, residential occupancies,
- Group E, mercantile occupancies, and Group F, Division 2 and 3, medium and low hazard industrial occupancies,
- Group D, business and personal services occupancies,
- (d) Part 9 applies to buildings of 3 storeys or less in bullding height, having a building area not exceeding 600 m and which are used for.
- «833 Group C, residential occupancies, Group D, business and personal service occupancies,
- Group , mertum ald on hazaras distrial Group F occupancies.
- (e) This code applies both to site assembled and facto: y made buildings.
## Appointment of Building Inspector
The Council shall appoint a building inspector who shall exercise such powers and perfonn such duties as are provided by this By-law.
## Building Pernits
- A merson shall not undertake or continue the relocating, demolishing, altering or replacing
- A person seeking to obtain a building permit hall make application in vriting to the building inspecto: ad such application shali
- (a) be in a form prescribed by the Council;
- (b) be signed by the applicant;
- (c) state the intended use of the building;
- duplicate no see bestone and aler ings of the building with respect to which che is to be carried out, shoving
- (i) the dimensions of the building:
- (ii) the proposed use of each room or floor area,
- (iii) the dinensions of the land on whic the building is, or is to be, situated,
- (iv) the grades of the streets and sewers butting the land mentioned in subclause 'iii), and
- dimensional building hoa and those proposed to be located on, une referred to;
- set out the total estimated cost of che roposed vork; and
- (I) contain such other information is uhe building inspector may renuire for the pupose of determining compliance herewith.
- (3) Where
- an application mentioned in subsection (2) been received; and
- (b) the proposed work conforms with this and any ocher applicable by-law;
the building inspector shall issue the building permit ic vested.
- (4) A permit hereunder is issued on she condition that ihe work nentioned sherein
2. (a) is commenced within six months from che date of issue of the pennis,
3. (b) is not discontinued or suspended in excess of one year or in such manner that any exterior surface intended to be cladded pursuant to specifications mentioned in subclause (iii) remains uncladded in excess of two months, and
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- is carried out, unless otherwise approved by the building inspector, in compliance with specifications contained in the application for the permit.
- Where a person violates a condition mentioned in subsection (4), or any provision of this By-law, the building inspector may, by written notice served personally on or sent by registered mail to the person named in the the nature df the violation and order the cessation thereof within a reasonable time mentioned in the notice.
- Where a erson fails to comply with an order mentioned in subsection (5), the suspend or revoke the buslding perit and haypector way if the conditions leading to the suspension are subsequently corrected, reinstate the suspended pernit.
- building referred to in clause considered by the building inspector unless they meet or exceed the standards of the National Building Code.
## Responsibility of Permit Holder
- Person named in he utal give tude
- at least 43 hours notice of the intention to start work authorized by the ernit;
- at least 4 hours notice of the placement of a foundation wall below land surface rior to any backfilling of the excavation;
- (c) notice of the completion of the work described in the permit within 10 days of
- (d) such other information as may be requi ed hereunder.
- onfornity with tee reguiremeras of tee By-Lare receds er t test data hall be kept available for inspection during the carrying out of the work authorized.
- (3) The approval of plans or specifications, the issuring of a building permit or any inspections hereunder do not relieve a person of any duty or responsibility for carryine out works accordance with this By-law.
## Documents on the Site
- During the carrying out of the work authorized by a permit, person named therein shall keep posted 1n a conspicuous place on the property in respect of which the permit was issued
- a copy of the building pennit, or a poster or placard in lieu thereof; and
- copy of any plans and specifications a proved by the building inspector.
## Tests
3. The building inspector may
2. direct that tests of materials, devices, construction methods, structural assemblies or foundation conditions be made, or sufficient evidence of proof any material, construction or foundation conthe recuiienents of this By-law; and
3. (b) revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a building permit where, in hisor inion the results of the tests referred to in clause (a) are not satisfactory.
## · Records
- all applications die ed ectors and beer sed rel , inspections and tests made and shall retain copies of all documents connected with the administration of his ducies.
## Copies of Code Available
- The building inspector shall keep one copy of the adopted Code available for public use, inspection and exanination.
## Fees
11. Subject to subsection (2), no permit may be issued hereunder until the fee set out in the schedule below has bee -aid to the municipality:
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## Schedule
Where the total estimated cost of the work, including both labour and materials, is
- (al in an amount 0 to $500. - $5.00;
- (b) in an amount $500. - $5,000 - $7.50;
- (c) in an amount $5,000. - $15,000. - $10.00;
- (d) in an amount over $15,000. - $10.00 plus $1.00 per thousand or part thereof.
- (2) Where the building inspector has reason to believe and does believe that an estímate mentioned in subsection (1) is unreasonable, he may refuse to issue the permit.
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READ FIRST TIME: Nov. 28,1983
READ SECOND TIME: DEC. 12,1983
READ THIRD TIME AND ENACTED:
Jar. 23,1984
Maughan Plane spit Mayor
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