Building By-law with Amendments (Municipality of the County of Victoria)

Victoria, Nova Scotia · summary & facts

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-,J i\...., - 10 - UUILUINU UY-1,i\ W De it resolved by the Municipal Council of the Municipulity of the County of Victoria U1ut U1c follo\Ving by-luw be enacted and thut the Clerk file a copy in Uie office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs pursuant lo Section 7 of U1e llUildi.ng Code Act S̻N.S. 1986, C.3. PART 1 - DEl'INITIONS 1.1 (A) "Building Code" means the regulations mude pursuant to Section 4 of the Building Code /\ct. (ll) (C) "Construct" means lo do anything in the erection, instullution, extensions, re-location, material alteration or material repair of building and includes the installation of a factory-made building fabricated or moved from elsewhere. "Uemolition" mew1S the doing of any thing in U1e removal of a building or any material purl thereof. (D) "Material alternation" and "material repair" mew1S · work that is done in the alteration or repair of a building which work is covered by the Building Code, and which: i) is a non-structural repair or allcrution which has a monetary value of more than one thousand dollars ii) is a repair or alteration to the structure of the building (E) "National Uuilding Code of Canada" means the National Uuilding Code 1985 issued by lhe National lleseurch Council. (F) "Occupancy" or "class of occupancy" means the use or intended use of u buildill{!', us defined in Lile Building Code. 1.2 Words that arc w1dcrlincd in the by-law have the same meaning as in the National Uuildiug Code I !!85, us amended by Section 1.1 of the Uuilding Code. PART 2 - PElUlllTS 2.1 A buildint̼ permit, occupancy permit and demolition permit shall lJc iu the for111s !'let out in Sdtetlule "/\", annexed hereto. 2 .. 2 Before u pcr111it is i'..,SIJt-cl, 1111 ui-phl'HHI rntr}t r0t111-h-lr an -1'1.t&t.·-tkan form, which ~.hall he' ui>prrukd '" S.e·twdult"' '"1\-, ottf"lc'1.J tM"'f't"to. This electronic version of this By-law is provided by the Clerk of the Municipality of the County of Victoria for your convenience and personal use only. Formatting of this electronic version may differ from the official, printed version. Where accuracy is critical, please consult the Clerk's office. ) ',u - - 11 - . Page 2 - lluilding 2.2.1 2.2.2 (A) Every application for a permit shall: identify and describe in detail the work w1~ occupancy to be covered by the permit for which upplication is made, (ll) describe the lund on which the work is to be done by a description that will readily identify w1d locate U1e building lot, (C) include pla11s u11d specificatio11s us required by the lluildi11g Code uml show the occupancy of all purls of the building, (IJ) state the vuluation and square footage of Uac proposed work w1d be acco111pw1icd uy the required fee, w1d (E) state the 11a111es, a<.klresses 1111d telephone 11umbers of the owner, architect, professional e11gi11eer or other designer w1d constructor. When w1 application for a permit has not been complete in conform- w1ce with the requirements of this by-law within six monUIS after it is filed, the application shall be deemed to have been abw1doncd. 2.2.3 A permit is vulid for l year from the date of issue w1d is renewable - . 2.3 In addition to the permit requirements of the llcgulatioiIS a building permit is required for: (A) Accessory lluildings greater thun 10 sq. meters (114 sq. It.) in building arcu. 2.4 llefore issuing u building permit, the authority having jurisdiction shall be satisfied that a development permit l1as been issued pursuant to the Lwid Use lly-Law of the V illagc of lladdcck. 2.5 lleforc issuing a demolition permit, the uuthorily having jurisdiction shall be satisfied lhul the building is not subject lo the provisions of u by-luw passed pursuant lo the lleriln1;e Property /\ct. 2.G The authority huvi111: jurisdietio11 11111v, i11 th.- , .... ,. of ti~ - ..,...,,.....,._ of 11ew buildi111: or slrurtur<.·~. wilhhol,J " t,,111<l111c ........ u Ufllll ,, ... t"fird that any perlllil rl'quir<.'d 1-11rsw111I In tlu- l'uhh,·_lltchwny- l\rl h:t.~ ll<'t'ft ) v - 12 - Page 3 - J.luildiug 2.7.1 A permit for u tcmporury building: (A) shall stutc the dute after which the conditions wider which U1e permit is no longer vnlid, (11) may be extended in wri ti11g, (C) shall be posted on the building (oplionul) 2.7.2 (A) Should a permit be issued for part of a building, the holder of the permit muy proceed, but without uny ussuruncc that the permit for the entire buildiug will be grunted. (11) Any permit issued for purl only of u building shall be clcurly marked us for part only, und shull also indicate thul u permit for the entire building is not ussurcd. 2.7.3 (A) A permit may be issued al the risk of the owner, with conditions lo ensure compliance with the lluilding Code, to excavate or lo construct u porlion of a building before all U1e plans of the project have been submitted or uccepted. (11) The permit shall be clearly marked "Al Owner's Uisk". 2.7.4 (A) A permit for u whole project may be issued comlitionul upon the submission of additional i11formutio11 prior lo commencing the work for which the information is pertinent, provided that the information is of such a nalure llmt withholding the permit until the information wus avuilablc would delay the work uureusouably. (11) The condition shall be set oul 011 the fuce of the permit. PART 3 - PER1111T FEES 3.1 l'ees for permit shall be as follows: Minimum Non-llcfundablc Fee $10.00 PLUS up to $10,UUU.UU valuation $I.Oil per $1,IJIJIJ.UU $10,UUU:UU - $50,UUU.UU valuation $_!.._llll_~i:_}_l_.,_UUU.llU over $:,0,IJIJU.UIJ v:ilual io11 $1.1111 l"' $1,11011.110 dcmolilio11 pcrrnil ~ 111.1111 .~T 4 - INSPECTIONS . '- - 1 The authority having jurdiciton shall be notified in writing, 48 hours prior or inspection and shall be given an opportunity to inspect at the following stages of construction as ·required ·in Section 5, 1 of the Building Code. PART 5·- COMING INTO FORCE 5. 1 This by-law shall have effect from and after April 1, 1987. Fi led in the Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs on this 6th day of Apri I ~~d1l0t~i David Nantes Minister of Municipal Affairs THIS IS TO CEHTIFY that the by-law of l-lhich the foregoing is a true copy was duly passed at a duly called meetyg of the Council of the 'JJ/,_,,,Jcj'h'-'1/jt ,f bl,}'¾- G,.,,.K, held on the :3<' i'lv day of 'JJ!ct~ A.D. 19 '67 . GIVEN under the hand of the Clerk and under the corporate seal of the said _____ _ /} l.., ,,,i1,,y:,,,J;4i this Q 7 v' "'17 ' - ,JO day of .//ta.,-.,--'~ A.D. 19 ~ ,...--- <-----..., ( ;g .. . \ ,) \ Q/jJ,,J (,,/,/.~.Jv-v,,-. - ,,&,/,_.,,i .-f;.,n<!-l<.M'./~ (Type of Unit) Clerk 1,,,,...- - AMENDMENT 'IO 'lllE BUILDING BY-IAW Be it enacted by the Council of the Municipality of the County of Victoria as follows: 1. '!hat Part 3, Section 3.1 of the Building By-law, Victoria County, is amended by striking out the words and punctuation "One Dollar ($1.00) per one thousa!rl dollars ($1,000.00)" in the said section a!rl substituting therefore the following amen:led Part 3, Section 3.1. "PART 3 - PERMIT FEES 3.1 Fees for permit shall be as follows: Minimum non-refu!rlable fee $10.00 PLUS: up to $10,00.00 valuation $1.50 per $1,000.00; $10,000.00-$50,000.00 valuation $1.00 per $1,000.00; over $50,000.00 valuation $1. OO_per $1,000. 00 .- demolition permit $10.00. occupancy permit $20.00. permit renewal $10. 00. Filed in the Office of the Minist1r of Municipal Affairs thisJ~- day.Af (¼,: \ 1991. Ronald/C. Giffin, Acting Minister Affairs Approved the day of , 1991, by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. 'IBIS IS 'IO CER'i'IFY that the foregoing 1s a true copy of·an amendment to a by-law duly passed at a duly called meeting of the Municipality of the County of Victoria Council for the said county held on the 11th day of February, 1991. GIVEN urrler the harrl of the Clerk arrl u!rler the seal of the Municipality of the County of Victoria this 11th day of , :r:~·~991. C_ ~J:J itA.d5'«Ju,,_ MUNICIPAL CLERK-TREASURER , ) tlUILUING BY-1.J\W Be it enacted by the Council of the Municipality of the County of Victoria as follows: 1. That Part 3, Section 3.1 of the Building By-Law, Victoria County, is amended by deleting the present section and substituting therefore, the following amended Part 3, Section 3.1. Part 3 - Permit Fees 3.1 Fees for permits shall be as follows: Minimum non-refundable fee $10.00 plus $1.50 per thousand valuation Demolition Permit-_ $10.00 Occupancy Permit - $20.00 Permit Renewal - $10.00 Filed in the Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs this ,25+-"- day of September, 1991. ( THIS IS TO CERTll'Y that the foregoing is a true copy of an amendment to a by-law duly passed at a duly called meeting of the Municipality of the County of Victoria Council for the said Cqunty held on the 12th day of August, 1991. ,I GIVEN under the hand of the Clerk and under the seal of the Municipality of_ the C~mnty of Victoria this J 7 day· ) ' ' of lu~<' «-·' 1 , 1991. I \ ctil · ·/· i;i,.,-/,..1. I (,/,'.rd_" . .-·,·;' '· MUNICIPAL CLERK-TREASURER ... 1...,.., AMENDMENT TO THE BUILDING BY-LAW Be it enacted by the 9ouncil of the Municipality of the county of Victoria as follows: 1. the the That Part 1, numerals 1985 numerals 1990. 2. That Part 1, numerals 1985 in the numerals 1990. Section 1. 1 ( E) is amended by striking out in the said section and substituting therefore Section 1. 2 is amended by striking out the the said section and substituting therefore THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of an amendment to a by-law duly passed at a duly called meeting of the Municipality of the County of Victoria Council for the said County h~d on the 11u~- day of }~; , 199.!. GIVEN under the hand of the Clerk and under the seal of the Municipality of the d.... County 17of Victoria this /f ~ ~ , 199~. ?;i~ 0/ZtuRf:k,4/A---,., MUNICIPAL CLERK-TREASURER