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Town of Digby
Development Control and Planning Application Fees
By-Law # 2011-02
Title
1. This By-law is entitled the "Development Control and Planning Application Fees By-
law"
2. This By-law applies except to the extent of any conflict with applicable provincial
legislation in effect on the effective date of this By-law, the fee amounts set out in
this By-law shall apply.
3. The fees to be paid to the Town of Digby for each of the following planning and
development control applications are set in, or amended to, the respective amounts
shown in the following tables:
DEVELOPMENT FEES
Description
Fee
Application for a Municipal Planning Strategy Amendment,
pursuant to the Municipal Government Act
$1000 per application plus $500 for
advertising
Application for a Land Use By-law Amendment, ( Text or
Map)pursuant to the Municipal Government Act
$500 per application plus $500 for
advertising
Application for a development agreement or amendment to a
development agreement, pursuant to the Municipal
Government Act
$700 per application plus $500 for
advertising
Application for a Development Permit pursuant to the Town of
Digby's Land Use By-law ( change of Use, small buildings,
accessory uses)
$50 per application
Application for a Development Permit pursuant to the Town of
Digby's Land Use By-law ( Residential/Commercial activities to
2500 Sq. Ft)
$100 per application
Application for a Development Permit pursuant to the Town of
Digby's Land Use By-law ( All uses 2500 Sq. Ft and over)
$150 per application
Application for a Minor Variance, pursuant to the Municipal
Government Act
$125 per application
Zoning Confirmation Letters
$50 per confirmation letter
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Application for a Sign Permit
$25 per application
Building Permit Application and Inspection Fees of all sorts,
and at all stages of construction or readiness for occupancy for
new construction, additions, renovations, demolitions,
occupancy, pursuant to the Building Code Act.
As set out in Schedule "A" to this By-
law.
Application for Final Subdivision Approval, or repeal of
subdivision Approval, including additions, consolidations and
repeals pursuant to the Municipal Government Act
Tentative: $185 per Application plus
HST plus fees for registration of
plans, deeds, and any other
instruments of subdivision as
established by the Registry of deeds.
Final: $350 per Application plus HST
plus fees for registration of plans,
deeds, and any other instruments of
subdivision as established by the
Registry of deeds.
Repeal/Appeal of Refusal: $350 per
Application plus HST plus fees for
registration of plans, deeds, and any
other instruments of subdivision as
established by the Registry of deeds.
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Clerk's Annotation for Official By-law Book
Date of First Reading:
02 May 2011
Date of Advertisement of Notice of Intent to Consider: 12 May 2011
Date of Second Reading:
06 June 2011
*Date of Advertisement of Passage of By-law:
07 July 2011
Date of mailing to Minister a Certified copy of By-law: 07 July 2011
I certify that this Development Control and Planning Application Fees By-law was adopted
by Council and published as indicated above.
07 July 2011
E. Thomas Ossinger
Date
Clerk
* Effective date of the by-law unless otherwise specified in the text of the Bylaw.
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Schedule "A"
Building Permit Application and Inspection Fees
Proposed ( Town of Digby)
Description
Fees
New construction & Additions to Residential, buildings,
community centres, cottages and churches
$20 processing charge plus $0.10
per sq.ft. based on all usable floor
area of the new construction or
addition
New construction & Additions to Commercial, Industrial and
other buildings not otherwise specified.
$20 processing charge plus $0.14
per sq.ft. based on all usable floor
area of the new construction or
addition
Sheds, Decks , Shell Storage buildings, garages, barns and
forestry or fishing buildings not designed for human occupancy
$10 processing charge plus $0.05
per sq.ft. based on all usable floor
area of the new construction or
addition
Repairs, Renovations or Alterations to all Existing buildings
$25 processing charge plus $2.00
per $1000 of estimated value of
construction work
Location or Relocation of an existing structure or mobile home
$75.00
Building or Structure Demolition
$30
All square footage under this Section shall be calculated as follows:
(a) Buildings intended for human occupancy shall include all usable floor space;
(b) Buildings not intended for human occupancy shall be based on the area of the
main floor only.
Fees, less processing charge, shall be refunded in situations where the application was
not completed or the application was denied.