Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 (West Hants Regional Municipality) — full text, West Hants, Nova Scotia

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e/ Pe al Q C2» WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants 1.0 PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to set out and amend the fees the Municipality of the District of West Hants charges for certain applications, licenses and services that are applicable for residents and businesses when requesting permits, licenses or other forms of service. 2.0 SCOPE This Policy applies to fees set out in by-laws, policies and resolutions authorized by the Council of the Municipality of the District of West Hants. The fee amounts authorized in this Policy may amend those previously set, except those fees amount specifically authorized in a by-law. 3.0 FEES The following schedules of fees shall be charged for permits, licenses and services provided by the Municipality of the District of West Hants. Fees associated with the Building Code Act By-law, Land-Use By-laws, Subdivision By-laws, Hantsport Swimming Pool By-law and amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategies are waived for 'Municipally Registered Heritage Properties, non-profit organizations registered under the Societies Act and Municipally owned properties. a) Fees Associated with By-laws Building Code Act By-law 5.1 Fees for permits: ee New Construction of, and $25.00 + $0.12 per square additions to, residential foot buildings, community centers, cottages and --__ ee ------ <a er ee eT Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e/ oe aad 4 & WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants New construction of, and | $50.00 + $0.15 per additions to commercial, square foot industrial and other buildings not otherwise specified New construction of, and | $25.00 + $0.06 per additions to sheds, square foot decks, storage buildings, garages, barns, and other farm, forestry or fishing buildings not designated for human : occupancy Repairs, renovations or $25.00 + $2.50 per alterations to all existing $1000.00 of value of buildings construction; except that for non- structural repairs, renovation or alterations where the estimated value of construction is between $1000.01 and less than $5000.00, the fee shall be $25.00 Relocation of mobile $50.00 homes and mini-homes where there is no finished basement Additional fee where $50.00 + applicable building construction has been permit fees started prior to issuance of building permit. This fee reflects the heightened West Hants Regional Municipality Oo / ee 7 ; ee "page 2 of 15 Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e/ - al ) ) WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants municipal costs and risks where a builder requests a permit (and therefore the associated inspection services) after already having started construction. It does not preclude prosecution for non- compliance, and does not prevent the Building Official from requiring construction work to be undone in whole or in part to inspect conditions not otherwise observed. Tents or Air supported $50.00 structures Demolition of $25.00 building/structure Renewal or amendment of | $25.00 an approved permit. Processing charge retained | $25.00 for incomplete, denied or . withdrawn permits C-001 Cemetery By-Law West Section 4.2 Fee for Full $292.50 + $315.00 Hants Burial Lot Hantsport Perpetual Care= Resident $607.50 Section 4.2 Fee for Full $422.50 + $455.00 Burial Lot Non-Hantsport Perpetual Care= Resident $877.50 --= See Se a a TT rogue Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 ew' oe -- ) Se WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants Section 4.2 Fee for $146.25 + $315.00 Cremation Burial Lot Perpetual Care = Hantsport Resident $461.25 Section 4.2 Fee for $211.25 + $455.00 Cremation Burial Lot Non | Perpetual Care = Hantsport Resident $666.25 Section 4.4 Charge for burial] $50.00 and disinterment Section 4.6 Additional Actual costs incurred. Fee for Winter Burials Cemetery Charges Maplewood | Perpetual Care must be Cemetery By-Law purchased at time of sale of lot Windsor Residents (Purchase of Lots) Whole Lot (12 Graves) $4416.00 Half Lot (6 graves) $2208.00 Quarter Lot (3 graves) $1104.00 Single Grave $368.00 Half Grave (cremation or 184.00 infant) > Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e/ eS aad ) a WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants Outside of Windsor Resident (Purchase of Lots) $9660.00 Whole Lot (12 $4830.00 Graves) Half Lot (6 $2415.00 Graves) Quarter Lot $805.00 (3 Graves) Single $402.50 Grave Half Grave (cremation or infant) Perpetual Care Rates (Purchased at time of Sale) $3036.00 Whole Lot (12 $1518.00 Graves) Half Lot (6 $759.00 Graves) Quarter Lot $253.00 (3 Graves) Single $126.50 Grave Half Grave (cremation or infant) Burial Fees - Windsor Residents Vault $644.00 Adult 5483.00 Child Under 12 $280.00 Cremations/Stillborn pol Cremation - Monument/Bench $172.50 Interment West -- Regional Municipality . . . - Be . - Page 5 of 15 Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 ew' oe ad 4 & WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants Burial Fees - Outside of Windsor Residents alte $1012.00 Adult $839.50 Cremation/Stillborn $678.50 Cremation - Monument/Bench $363.40 Interment Additional Fee for Burials $172.50 (hst included) anuary 1st - March 31st C-003 Civic Addressing By- Section 7.3 Posting Cost charged by DTAT for Law Private Road Signs purchase and through the Nova Scotia installation. Department of Transportation and Active Transit (DTAT) Dog By-Law RCOFN-013.00 Section 5.1 Registration Fee | $15.00 all dogs (effective June 7, 2022) Section 5.2 Annual Kennel $45.00 Registration Fee Section 3.5 Replacement Tag] $7.50 Fee Section 9.2 Fees associated Actual costs incurred with impoundment, board, food, care and veterinary costs False Alarm By-law West Hant Section 8 (a) Fee for Second $100.00 False Alarm Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e oe re) i A & WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants Section 8 (b) Fee for Third or | $200.00 More False Alarms False Alarm By-Law Windsor Section 32.09 I(a) second falsE} $ 100.00 alarm for the Fire Department and a third for the Police Section 32.09 I(b) third for S 200.00 the Fire Department and fourth for the Police and each subsequent false alarm Heritage Property By-Laws Fees associated with Land Registry or Registry registering a Municipal of Deed costs and Heritage Property associated legal fees to be paid by West Hants Regional Municipality. . West Hants and Windsor Land- |WHLUB Section 2.8 Application Use By-Law Fees WLUB Section 2.8 Advertisement and Notification Fees Section 2.8 LUB Amendment $500.00 processing fee $1100.00 deposit for direct costs such as notice (excess is refunded) Section 2.8 Development $500.00 processing fee Agreement $1100.00 deposit for direct costs such as notice (excess is West Hants Regional Municipality _ --_ | oe - -- ee Page 7 of 15 Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 we' oe ey é eo) WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants Amendment to a Development agreement $1100.00 deposit for direct costs such as notice (excess is refunded) Section 2.8 non-Substantive 5300.00 processing fee Amendment to a Development Agreement $600.00 deposit for direct costs such as notice (excess is refunded) Section 2.8 Development $25.00 Permit Fee Section 2.8 Zoning $50.00 Confirmation/Certificate Fee Section 2.8 Variance Application |$25.00 Fee ee 2.8 Site Plan $25.00 plus permit fees Hantsport Land Use By-law [Section 4.5 Application Fees 4.5 LUB Amendment $500.00 processing fee $1,100.00 deposit for {direct costs such as notice (excess is refunded) Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e eS @ é & WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants Section 4.5 Development Permit | $25.00 Fee ection 4.5 Zoning $50.00 Confirmation/Certificate Fee Section 4.5 Variance $25.00 Application Fee Moving Buildings on Section 72 of 1920 Hantsport $200.00 Streets By-law (Hantsport By-laws, Bond for moving only) buildings over streets Section 73 of 1920 Hantsport $3.00-S5.00 per day By-laws, Fee for privilege of (estimated amount moving the building on streets | due upon application) Permit West Hants S-003 Sewerage Section 60 Deposit for sewer $1,000.00 and Stormsewer service connection Connection, Discharge and application/permit. (Deposit Charges By- law (effective includes Public Works April 1, 2021) inspections, contactor dig/closing and street remediation.) Section 66 (a) Quarterly Base S 62.32 Charge for unconnected sewer services. Section 66 (a) Quarterly Base 5/8" Meter - $ 62.32 Charge for connected sewer services, based on metered water size 8/4" Meter - $93.49 eto = $1855.81 Motor = $517.62 Mater = 498.60 Wiost Hants Regional Municpatgy coos Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 ew' oe a? ) & WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants i 3" Meter - $ 997.19 4" Meter - $1558.11 6" Meter - $ 3116.22 i 8" Meter - $ 5609.20 Section 66(a) S 1.70 per cubic metre Consumption Rate for connected sewer services based on metered water West Hants Sewer Lagoon By- Section 4 (a) Sewage $15.00 per metric law dump fee at 1379 tonne (this fee may be Walton Woods Road increased annually by location. CPI) Section 4 (b) Sewage dump | Market rate fee from outside West Hants at 1379 Walton Woods Road location Emergency Septage $60.00 (this fee may be Disposal Fee pursuant to increased annually by Sewer Lagoon Operating CPI) Agreement with GFL at 1379 Walton Woods Road location. Special Events By-law - West Section 5.1 (b) (iii) Special $100.00 Hants Events Application Fee West Hants Street Section 12 (2) Driveway $75.00 Improvement By-law permit Fee (Non- refundable) Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e/ ee a é @ WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants West Hants Subdivision By- Section 11 (a) Fee for filing Land Registry or Registry of Law the approved Final Plan of Deeds costs (refunded if subdivision, certifying a application refused) copy of the plan, and registering a notice of _ |. approval of the plan Section 11 (b) Fee for review | $25.00 and approval of tentative plan of subdivision Section 11 (b) Fee for review {$75.00 plus $4.00 for each and approval of final plan of {lot for which approval is subdivision requested. Section 11 (b) Additional fee | $200.00 for Final Plan of subdivision showing public or private roads Section 93 (a) (i) Fee for filing ajLand Registry or Registry of repeal of a subdivision Deeds cost (refunded if application refused) Section 93 (a) (ii) Processing $50.00 fee for final application for repeal of subdivision Swimming Pool By-law Section 5.1.3 Pool Enclosure | $50.00 (Hantsport Only) Permit Fee a) Fees Associated with Other Policies West Hants Piping of Ditch Section 6 Refundable $500.00 Frontage security deposit Policy West Hants Restorial Municipality _ . . 7 SO _ - 7 Page 11 of 15 Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e/ oe ad 6 es, WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants Meeting and Section 4.1 a) Fee for $20.00 Committee hearing a fences dispute Procedural Policy- Appendix H a) Other Fees Tax Account Statement ee $20.00 Bulk Water Station Token $7.50 (600 gallons of water per token) West Hants Water Service Deposit includes Public $2000.00 Installation Works inspection, Deposit contractor dig/closing and street remediation. Mortgage Data Transfer Fee $10.00 per Assessment Account West Hants Permit for Isolated Cross-cuts - Paved $20.00 per linear foot Breaking Soil Roads Breaking Ground permit Isolated Cross-cuts - Gravel | $10.00 per linear foot Roads Major Projects - In $9.00 per linear foot roadway Major Projects - Back of $3.00 per linear foot ditch and Unpaved Roads Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e'/ oe @ ) G& WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants Driveway Culvert -- $300.00 Installation Deposit (Refundable if required) Deposit for Amendments Deposit includes application | n/a to Municipal Planning fee and advertising and Strategy notifications cost for the amendment (Un-used portion is refundable) West Hants Regional Special event on public $25.00 Municipal Mobile Canteen and} property (14 days or less) Vending By-Law Fees (Effective June 22, 2021) Three (3) months $100.00 An additional three (3) months onthe same 2200.00 property An additional three (3) $300.00 months on the same , property An additional three (3) $400.00 months on the same property Year on the same propert West Hants Regional $1.00 sq. ft. per term Muncipal Fees for Sidewalk Cafes (Effective June 2021) ---- -- Sh cn jaar esepeermeeeeemeenyentenseeeveereeeeseorow meer Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 ew' oe @ ) . WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants |, Deanna Snair, Municipal Clerk of the West Hants Regional Municipality, the Province of Nova Scotia, do hereby certify that this is a true copy of the By-law as adopted by the Council of the West Hants Regional Municipality at a meeting duly called and held on the 26" day of April, 2022. Ler LA KOU Deanna Snair, Municipal Clerk Notice To Council July 9, 2021 via email from Dir. LeMay Approval: July 27, 2021 Description: Fees for a variety of services Notice To Council April 12, 2022 Approval: April 26, 2022 Description: Addition of Mobile Canteen and Vending Fees e $25 / special event on public property (14 days or less) e $100 / three (3) months e $200 / an additional three (3) months on the same property e $300 / an additional three (3) months on the same property e S400 / an additional three (3) months on the same property e $1000 / year on the same property Description: Addition of Sidewalk Cafe Fees West Hants Regional Municipality Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e $1.00 sq. ft. per term WoaWan Regonalmonkivaty ever Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00 e/ oe @ ') & WEST HANTS REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY RCOFN-013.00 FEES POLICY West Hants | Notice to Council February 10, 2022 Description: Addition of the Regional Dog Tag | Effective June 7, 2022 Fees e Section 5.1 Registration Fee - $15.00 all dogs e Section 5.2 Annual Kennel Registration Fee - $45.00 e Section 3.5 Replacement Tag - $7.50 e Section 9.2 Fees associated with impoundment, board, food, care and veterinary costs - Actual costs incurred West Hants Regional Municipality OB Page 15 of 15 Fees Policy RCOFN-013.00