Municipality of Colchester Municipal Fees Policy (March 2026) — full text, Colchester, Nova Scotia

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1 PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to provide one clear and concise policy for the various fees charged by the Municipality of Colchester for municipal services and processes including applications, approvals, permits, and licenses. SCOPE The Policy applies to the processes and services listed below and may be amended from time to time. The fees outlined in this Policy shall amend those previously in effect and found in Policies or Resolutions of the Municipality that predate this policy. POLICY The fees to be paid to the Municipality of the County of Colchester for each of the following applications, permits, licenses or services are set out in, or amended to, the respective amounts shown in the following table: MUNICIPALITY OF COLCHESTER Fee Schedule COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Planning Rezoning $600 Plan Amendment $600 Development Agreement $600 Development Control Development Permit $25 Zoning Confirmation Letter No Charge Detailed Property File Review $100 Wind Turbine Development Application $600 Subdivision Tentative Subdivision Application $75 flat fee Final Subdivision Application $25 per lot, $250 maximum Sewer Connection Charges (new developments) $50 per lot, $5,000 maximum Repeal of a Plan of Subdivision $50 flat fee Building Permits Residential incl. new manufactured homes and additions but excludes unfinished basements. $0.10/ sf Commercial/Industrial/Institutional $0.12/ sf Municipal Fees Policy 2 Garage over 500 sf $50 flat fee All Renovations $1.50/ $1,000 value All Other (demolitions, sheds, solar panels, etc.) $25 Fire Inspection Fire Inspections No Charge Dangerous & Unsightly Premises By-law Fees related to First Order $150 Fees related to Second Order $300 Fees related to Third & Subsequent Orders $500 Vendor By-law Mobile Food Service $250 Other Vending Unit $125 Adult Entertainment Establishment By-law Application $1,000 Renewal $500 Animal & Livestock Control Lifetime Dog Tag $25 Lifetime Dog Tag Replacement $12 Lifetime Dog Tag (more than four dogs) $75 Impounded Livestock $250 / animal + $25/day of impoundment Solar Colchester PACE Bylaw Signed Contract Deposit $1,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Hourly Charge Rate $2.00 / hour of charge time Civic Addressing Bylaw Civic Address Sign (for new building) $25.00 Taxi By-law By-law administered by the Town of Truro Fees as charged by the Town of Truro ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS Sewer Use Sewer Permit $150 Lateral Installation (no existing service) $8,000- (residential only) Sewer Disconnection Permit No Charge Sewer Disposal Licensing Fees $20 Disposal Fee at Wastewater Facility $.030 per litre ($30.00 per cubic meter). Water* Water Permit - Tatamagouche $60 Water Permit - Debert $60 Lateral Installation (no existing service) $7,500 (residential only) New Water Account - Tatamagouche $60 3 New Water Account - Debert $60 Disconnection - Tatamagouche $60 Disconnection - Debert $60 Other Driveway Permit No Charge Frontage Culvert Permit No Charge CORPORATE SERVICES Finance Tax Certificates $25 Mortgage Processing Administration $15 NSF Cheque $25 Outdoor Fire & Fireworks By-laws Fees related to First Violation $150 Fees related to Second Violation $300 Fees related to Third & Subsequent Violations $500 Fireworks Permit $50 SOLID WASTE Licensing and Permits Haulers Licenses - Municipal Solid Waste and Construction & Demolition (C&D) $50 Construction & Demolition Private Site Permit $50 Balefill (Tipping Fees per Metric Tonne) Construction and Demolition Materials (C&D) Clean Wood (untreated) $35 Treated Wood $113 Scrap Metal $35 Shingles $35 Dry Wall (Clean, no paint, no wallpaper) $35 Clean Concrete and Brick $35 Mixed C&D materials (licensed haulers and public drop-off) $75 C&D materials mixed with garbage or taken to the tipping floor $113 Organics Residents within Colchester No charge Commercial and Town Residents $51 Recyclables Residents Within Colchester No Charge Commercial Within Colchester Sorted $0 / Regular $165 / Extra $205 Commercial Outside Colchester $165 (Contract Basis) Garbage Residents Within Colchester No charge Commercial and Town Residents $113 Off Road Tires $113 4 Compost Sales Bulk Loads $35/tonne Bag $3/bag NOTES: * Rates and fees are determined by the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board amended March 26, 2026 amended August 28, 2025 amended March 27, 2024 amended May 23, 2023 amended October 30, 2019 originally approved September 26, 2019 Clerk's Annotation For Official Policy Book Date of Notice to Council Members of Intent to Consider (7 days minimum): March 6, 2026 Date of Passage of Current Policy: March 26, 2026 I certify that this Policy was adopted by Council as indicated above. Dan Troke March 27, 2026 Municipal Clerk Dated