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"The Corporation of the Municipality of Bluewater"
"By-Law Number 120-2025"
"Being a By-law to provide for various fees and charges and"
"repeals by-law 119-2024"
"Whereas subsection 5(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, 5.0. 2001, C. 25, as amended,"
"provides that a municipal power shall be exercised by by-law; and"
"Whereas section 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that a municipality has the"
"capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person for the purpose of"
"exercising its authority under this or any other Act;"
"Whereas Section 33(1)(2) of the Funeral, Burial and Cremations Act 2002 every"
"operator shall maintain a price list of the licensed supplies and services that are"
"provided by the operator in accordance with the regulations 2002, C. 33, s.33(1), and"
"every licensee shall make the price list maintained under subsection (1) available to the"
"public in accordance with the regulations 2002, C. 33, S. 33(2); and"
"Whereas Section 69 (1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, 13, as amended, states that"
"the council of a municipality, by by-law, and a planning board, by resolution, may"
"establish a tariff of fees for the processing of applications made in respect of"
"planning matters, which tariff shall be designed to meet only the anticipated cost to"
"the municipality or to a committee of adjustment or land division committee"
"constituted by the council of the municipality or to the planning board in respect of"
"the processing of each type of application provided for in the tariff; and"
"Whereas Section 2 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, 5.0. 1997, c.4,"
"as amended, authorizes a municipality to establish a Fire Department to provide"
"firefighting and fire protection services and for participating in an emergency fire"
"services program; and"
"Whereas The Corporation of the Municipality of Bluewater has established a"
"Fire Department being the Bluewater Fire Department to deliver firefighting"
"and related emergency services; and"
"Whereas Section 391 (1) and (1.1) of the Municipal Act, 5.0. 2001, c.25, authorizes a"
"municipality or local board to impose fees or charges on persons,"
"a) For services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it;"
"b) For costs payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on\nbehalf of any other municipality of any local board"
"c) For the use of its property including property under its control; and"
"Whereas Section 391(4) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 provides that a fee or\ncharge may be imposed whether or not it is mandatory for the municipality imposing\nthe fee or charge to provide or do the service or activity, pay the costs or alow the\nuse of its property; and"
"Whereas Council deems it expedient to establish a schedule of fees for services or\nactivities;"
"Now Therefore Be It Resolved that the Council of the Corporation of the\nMunicipality of Bluewater enacts as follows:"
"1. That all fees are outlined and included in the following Schedules attached\nhereto and forming this By-law:"
"Schedule A - Administration\nSchedule B - Landfil (Waste Management)\nSchedule C - Facilities, Parks and Recreation\nSchedule D - Animal Control and Short Term Rental Licencing\nSchedule E - Planing, Development and Property Services Administration\nSchedule F - Planing Aplication Fes\nSchedule G - Fire Department\nSchedule H - Cemeteries\nSchedule I - Building Permit Fes\nSchedule J - Public Works"
"2 That it is intended that al provisions of the By-law shal be binding and efective.\nIn the event that any particular provision or provisions or part of a provision is\nfound to be void, voidable or unenforceable for any reason whatever, then the\nparticular provision or provisions or part of the particular provision shal be\ndemed severed from the remainder of this By-law and al other provisions\nshal remain in ful force."
"3. That schedules may be amended from time to time by resolution or by-law."
"4. In this By-law unless a contrary intention appears:"
"a. \"Development Deposit\" means a cash payment remited to the\nMunicipality held without interest by the Municipality to recover unpaid\nExternal Costs."
"b. \"External Costs\" means professional services costs incured by the\nMunicipality to process and review a development or property related\napplication/request included but not limited to legal, planning, survey,"
"property title, engineering, real estate appraisal, peer review of studies"
"and advertising."
"C. \"HST\" means Harmonized Sales Tax."
"d. \"Municipality\" means The Corporation of the Municipality of Bluewater."
"e. \"Person\" means an individual, unincorporated association,\nsole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or\nmunicipality."
"f. \"Staff Costs\" means the current hourly wage rate plus the associated\npayroll burden."
"5. That the fees and charges listed as schedules of this by-law are subject to\nHST where applicable and shal be added to the fee and charge."
"6. That the fees and charges imposed in this by-law are due and payable\nin ful without discount by cheque or cash at the time of submiting an\napplication or prior to the request for service."
"7. That any portion that remains outstanding on the customer's account\nbeyond the date fixed for payment shal bear interest at the rate of 1.25%\nafter thirty (30) days and each month thereafter until the customer's\naccount is paid in ful."
"8. That fes and charges in al schedules of this By-law imposed on a person or\nparty constitute a debt of the person or party to the Corporation of the\nMunicipality of Bluewater. Where there is statutory authority to do so,\nthe Treasurer may ad fes and charges imposed by this by-law to the tax\nrol for the property in the same maner as municipal taxes."
"9. Any fees predating this By-law and found to be conflicting with those stated\nwithin are hereby repealed and rescinded."
"10. That By-law 119-2024 is hereby repealed."
"11. This By-law shall come into full force and effect on January 2026."
"By-law read a first and second time this 15ᵗʰ day of December, 2025.\nBy-law read a third time and finaly passed this 15ᵗʰ day of December, 2025."
"Original signed retained at municipal office"
"Paul Klopp, Mayor"
"Original signed retained at municipal office"
"Chandra Alexander, Clerk"
"Schedule A - Administration"
"Information, Searches and Documents"
"Rate ($)"
"Certification of Documents"
"25.00"
"Commissioner of Oath Services"
"25.00"
"Municipal Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act\nRequest"
"5.00"
"Property Information Report"
"75.00"
"Property Information Report - analysis of current survey respecting\nzoning by-law compliance; survey created within ninety (90) days of\nrequest for analysis"
"75.00"
"Request for letter of agreement compliance"
"100.00"
"Licenses and Permits"
"Rate ($)"
"Burial Permits"
"20.00"
"Lottery Licence (bingo, raffle or break open)"
"3% of prize value"
"Marriage Licence"
"125.00"
"Property Tax"
"Rate ($)"
"Tax Certificate"
"50.00"
"New Roll Creation and/or Ownership Change, Updates and/or\nChanges Due to Property Deed"
"40.00"
"Mortgage Company Payment Processing Fee"
"15.00"
"Unpaid Charges Added to Tax Roll for Collection"
"25.00"
"Unpaid Charges Sent to Collections Agency"
"25.00"
"Tax Sale Package"
"25.00"
"Property Tax Registration and Tax Sale Fees"
"Rate ($)"
"Warning Notice - Before Tax Sale Registration"
"25.00"
"Notice - Farm Debt Mediation"
"300.00"
"Registration of Tax Arrears Certificate"
"300.00"
"Tax Sale - First Notice"
"400.00"
"Tax Sale - Final Notice"
"400.00"
"Extension Agreement"
"150.00"
"Sale by Tender/Auction"
"800.00"
"External Costs (all eligible costs which can include legal fees, Full Cost Recovery\nconsulting, advertising, etc.)"
"Miscellaneous"
"Rate ($)"
"Drainage"
"Request to transfer payment from one account to another (e.g.\ncustomer using wrong account number and applied tax payment to\nutilities account; or paid taxes for 2 of their properties on one rol\nnumber). - First request is no charge"
"Rate ($)"
"10.00"
"Municipal Drain - Assessment Reapportionment - Engineer\nPrepared"
"Courier charge - minimum weight package/envelope"
"Engineer's Cost + $30.00 per\naffected roll number"
"30.00"
"Register Municipal Drainage Apportionment Agreement"
"Courier charge - over minimum weight package/envelope"
"$30.00 per affected roll number\nand per drain"
"30.00"
"Municipal Drain Maintenance Admin Fee - For each property on a\ndrain maintained in a year"
"Fax"
"5.00"
"2.00"
"Municipal Drain Capital Project Admin Fee - Per Property"
"Line Fence - administration fee"
"30.00"
"150.00"
"Tile Drain Loan Inspections"
"NSF Charge"
"250.00"
"35.00"
"Print or copy of document - per page"
"0.75"
"Print plan/map - larger than ledger size (11\" X 17\")"
"10.00"
"Schedule B - Landfill (Waste Management)"
"Description"
"Rate ($)"
"Minimum charge for waste other than bags"
"25.00"
"Garbage Bags - Bags no larger than 66cm X 90cm (26\" X\n30\")"
"6.00"
"Base Rate - per yd3"
"30.00"
"Large truck, wagon or trailer - up to 5 yd³"
"150.00"
"Full size pickup 8 ft. box - level 2 yd³"
"60.00"
"Mid-size pickup 6ft box - level 1.5 yd³"
"45.00"
"Small size pickup 5 ft. box - level 1.0 yd³ - above level\ncharge by yd³"
"30.00"
"Pick-up truck with small trailer - add to pickup charges\nabove"
"$30.00/yd additional"
"Car and partial truck loads"
"Minimum Rate"
"Burnables (wood), any type of lumber, furniture etc."
"Applicable Rate"
"Construction materials, drywall, unsorted waste"
"Double Applicable rate"
"Boats and Camping Trailers"
"Double Applicable rate"
"Stoves, water tanks, bed springs, scrap metal"
"no charge"
"Fridges, freezers, air conditioners (item must be tagged\nfreon free)"
"no charge"
"Mattresses and Box springs"
"25.00"
"Loads that are untarped (Additional Fee)"
"50.00"
"Schedule c - Facilities, Parks and Recreation"
"Halls (Zurich, Hensall, Varna)"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Main Hall - Buck and Doe/Wedding Rental - per day Includes kitchen\nand bar, licensed"
"800.00"
"Main Hall - per day (max. of 10 hours)\nDoes not include kitchen and bar (i.e. sports)"
"171.91"
"Main Hall - per hour\nDoes not include kitchen and bar (i.e. sports)"
"35.31"
"Main Hall - per day (max. of 10 hours)\nIncludes kitchen and bar (i.e. family gathering/company meeting)"
"265.49"
"Hensall Upstairs Hall - per day (max of 10 hours)\nIncludes kitchen and bar"
"97.57"
"Hensall Upstairs Hall - per hour\nIncludes kitchen and bar"
"26.94"
"Pre or Post Day Set-Up/Take Down (max. of 4 hours)"
"132.68"
"Kitchen - per day"
"107.10"
"Kitchen - per hour"
"32.22"
"Concession Booth - Zurich - For-Profit - per day"
"92.92"
"Concession Booth - Zurich - Non-Profit - per day"
"30.97"
"Meeting Room - Zurich - per day"
"79.98"
"Meeting Room - Zurich - per hour (2 hour minimum)"
"12.00"
"Arena (Zurich, Hensall)"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Prime Adult - per hour\nWeekdays from 5 p.m. to close, all day on weekends & Holidays"
"141.14"
"Prime Youth/Minor Sport - per hour\nWeekdays from 5 p.m. to close, all day on weekends & Holidays"
"131.48"
"Non Prime - School - per hour\nWeekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m."
"63.81"
"Non Prime - per hour\nWeekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m."
"85.08"
"Tournaments - Adults - per hour"
"148.20"
"Tournaments - Youth/Minor - per hour"
"138.06"
"Tournaments - Schools - per hour"
"67.00"
"Tournaments Only - Hall Rate (when booked with ice)"
"50% discount"
"Last Minute Ice Rental - prime - per hour 91.74\nWekdays from 5 p.m. to close, al day on wekends\nLast Minute Ice Rental - non-prime - per hour 5.29\nWekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\nArena Flor (no ice) - Licensed Event 1,00.0\n(i.e. weding, buck and doe, concert)\nArena Flor (no ice) - Sporting Event - per day 214.89\nArena Flor (no ice) - Sporting Event - per hour 4.14"
"Public Skating"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Public Skating - per person ($2 incl. tax)"
"Ice Sponsorships"
"1.77"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Public Skating - Family Rate - (max 4) ($5 incl. tax)"
"Public Skating Sponsorship - per hour"
"4.42"
"131.48"
"Ball Diamond"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Youth/Minor Sports - per team - flat rate includes unlimited games and\npractices (light fee is additional)"
"185.00"
"Adult League - per team - flat seasonal rate (practices and light fee\nadditional)"
"474.30"
"Practice (batting/fielding practice) no lining or dragging"
"16.80"
"Single Game Rental"
"58.42"
"Diamond Prep (must be requested) per game, per diamond"
"30.00"
"Tournament - per diamond, per day"
"165.00"
"Field Lighting Surcharge - per hour"
"15.00"
"Field Lighting Surcharge - per season"
"250.00"
"*rates do not include dragging, lining or lighting."
"Pavilion Rental"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Per Day"
"60.90"
"Per Hour (2 hour minimum)"
"16.43"
"Alcohol Monitoring (Diamond & Pavilion Rentals)"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Municipal Alcohol Monitoring Fee (more than 50 attendees)"
"192.91"
"Municipal Alcohol Monitoring Fee (less than 50 attendees)"
"96.46"
"Advertising"
"Provision of Hourly Municipal Equipment & Staff Services"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Rate + HST ($)"
"Arena Rink Board, plus sign cost (per season) 33\" X 96\""
"Truck - Per Hour"
"Recreation Programs"
"268.22"
"See Schedule J - Public\nWorks: Pickup Truck Per\nHour"
"Rate - No HST Unless\nStated ($)"
"Arena Wall Ad, plus sign cost (per season) 24\" X 96\""
"Facility Operator - Per Hour"
"Day Camp Registration - 5 Days (per child/per week)"
"127.72"
"Staff Costs"
"150.00"
"Olympia, plus sign cost (per side/per season)"
"Day Camp-Short Week Registration (per child/per week)"
"535.50"
"120.00"
"On-Ice Advertising, plus sign cost (per season)"
"Day Camp Registration (per child/per week) with Trip"
"444.51"
"170.00"
"P.A. Day Program per child/per day"
"30.00"
"*Other program rates set at market value."
"Program Administration Fee - refunds (plus HST)"
"20.00"
"Other Charges Rate + HST ($)\nStatutory Holiday Charge - per hour 10.0\nDamage Deposit - refundable (for large events such as buck and does 40.0\nand wedings)\nActive Net Procesing Fe Ful Transaction Fe\nCommemorative Bench & Pad 3,00.0\nCommemorative Tre 1,50.0\nService Club Discount - as per policy 35%\nInterest Charges per month - as per policy 1.25%"
"Note: All extra costs/damages will be invoiced to the renter following event. Note: pop, cups, ice etc."
"used during the event will be billed to"
"renter."
"Schedule D - - Animal Control and Short-Term Rental Licencing"
"Animal Control"
"Fee"
"Rate ($)"
"Dog tag - first dog"
"20.00"
"Dog tag - second dog"
"25.00"
"Dog tag - third dog"
"30.00"
"Additional Dog (as permitted by section 4.4 of By-law\n34- 2016)"
"30.00"
"Vicious dog (as described in section 6 of By-law 34-2016)"
"100.00"
"Pit Bull (as described in section 6 of By-law 34-2016)"
"100.00"
"Late fee per dog"
"15.00"
"Kennel Licence"
"150.00"
"Municipal Administration (as described in Section 16.4(d)\nof By-law 34-2016)"
"50.00"
"Replacement of Perpetual Tag"
"5.00"
"Mailing of Dog Tag"
"2.00"
"Short Term Rental Licence (STR)"
"Short Term Rental Licence (STR)"
"750.00"
"STR Refund Structure - Stage of STR Application"
"Application Submitted\n- Number of STR Licences exceeds the maximum\nalowed in the area."
"100% Refund ($750.00)"
"Application Submited\n- No review\n- No by-law enforcement\n- Application filed only"
"90% Refund ($675.00)"
"Application Submited\n- Reviewed for completeness (high level)\n- No by-law enforcement\n- Application filed"
"70% Refund ($525.00)"
"Application Submited\n- Submited and Reviewed\n- Information Missing\n- No Licence Issued\n- No by-law enforcement"
"40% Refund ($300.00)"
"Application Submited\n- Ful Review\n- No by-law Enforcement\n- Licence Not Issued"
"20% Refund ($150.00)"
"Schedule 'E'-Planning, Development and Property Services Administration"
"External Costs"
"That in addition to any planning, development or agreement fee all external"
"costs incurred by the Municipality in processing and review of a project shall be"
"recovered from the applicant/requester. External costs will be invoiced to the"
"applicant/requester as they are received."
"That in addition to any application/request for a highway disposition and sale of"
"land, all external costs incurred by the Municipality in processing the"
"application/request shall be recovered from the applicant/requester. External"
"costs will be collected at the time of the closing of an agreement of purchase"
"and sale."
"Deposit on Account of External Costs"
"That all planning, development or agreement applications/requests shall include a"
"Development Deposit to be held until the project is completed."
"In the event that any invoices and applicable fees for external costs are not paid"
"within ninety"
"(90) days of project completion, amounts owing will be deducted from the"
"Development Deposit."
"That any unused portion of a Development Deposit will be returned to the party"
"that paid the Development Deposit following project completion. No interest is"
"paid on Development Deposits held by the Municipality."
"That the Municipality may request an applicant/requester/developer to execute"
"a Deposit Agreement when a development project is expected to incur external"
"costs exceeding $15,000.00."
"Fee"
"Rate ($)"
"Request and process title information from Title Searcher"
"77.00"
"Acquire Parcel information from ONLAND"
"Actual Costs"
"Document and By-law registrations in Land Registry systems"
"Actual Costs"
"Consent to Applications for First Registration in Land Titles"
"204.00"
"Request for release of registered by-laws"
"204.00"
"Prepare and process easements and property transfers"
"357.00"
"Application for Highway Closure and Disposition of Land"
"536.00"
"Municipal Review and Concurrence of an Antenna System"
"204.00"
"Request for Municipal Review and Concurrence of Utility projects and\ncompletion of Municipal Consultation Form for renewable energy projects"
"Staff Costs"
"Request to lift 0.3m reserve"
"204.00"
"Arrange preparation of Subdivision Condominium, Site Plan Control,\nDevelopment, Minor Variance, Consent, Servicing, Miscelaneous\nAgreements and Amending Agreements"
"332.00"
"Request for release of Agreement"
"536.00"
"Request for Road Naming"
"357.00"
"Shoreline Protection on Municipal Property Application Fee"
"10,200.00"
"Encroachment Application - Major Application, Minor Application includes\npermit (if approved) and Patio/Café Permit (if approved)"
"153.00"
"Encroachment - Quinquennial Inspection"
"128.00"
"Site Plan Control Application or Amendment to Previous Site Plan Control\nApplication"
"510.00"
"Property Standards and Maintenance Cleanup"
"Direct cost of the\ncleanup/maintenance"
"Property Standards/Maintenance Admin Fee"
"Lesser of: 20% of\neach clean up cost and\n500.00"
"911 Sign Blade"
"35.00"
"911 Post for Sign Blade"
"20.00"
"Municipal Staff Installation of 911 Sign Blade, only"
"100.00"
"Municipal Staff Installation of 911 Sign Blade and Post"
"120.00"
"Parking Permit"
"150.00"
"Deposits"
"2026 Rate ($)"
"Refundable Development Deposit - Plan of Subdivision, Plan of\nCondominium, Site Plan Control Approval"
"5,000.00"
"Refundable Development Deposit - Development, Minor Variance, Zoning,\nConsent, Servicing, Miscelaneous and Amending Agreements, Major\nEncroachment Agreement. Where more than one Agreement is associated\nwith an application or request, only one fee wil be colected."
"2,000.00"
"*All other Planning Application Fees, see Schedule F"
"Sewage System Comments - where two (2) applications are being processed together, only one fee"
"will apply, being the higher of the fees."
"The Building Inspector will determine if a sewage system review is required or any application under"
"the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. P.13, as amended."
"Comment-existing sewage system-Official Plan Amendment"
"185.00"
"Comment-existing sewage system-Zoning By-law Amendment"
"130.00"
"Comment-existing sewage system-Minor Variance"
"130.00"
"Schedule F - Planning Application Fees"
"Rates ($)"
"TYPE OF APPLICATION"
"Local Municipal"
"Huron County*"
"TOTAL FEE"
"Official Plan Amendment (OPA), Local OPA,\nCounty OPA"
"1,875.00"
"4,365.00"
"6,240.00"
"Oficial Plan Amendment (OPA), Local OPA,\nCounty OPA-New or expanding aggregate\noperation"
"3,740.00"
"8,740.00"
"12,480.00"
"Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA)"
"1,380.00"
"2,780.00"
"4,160.00"
"Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA) -New or\nexpanding aggregate operation if no OPA is\nrequired"
"3,435.00"
"6,965.00"
"10,400.00"
"Minor Variance (1 variance)"
"1,120.00"
"1,480.00"
"2,600.00"
"Minor Variance (2 variances)"
"1,460.00"
"1,930.00"
"3,390.00"
"Minor Variance (3 or more variances)"
"1,785.00"
"2,375.00"
"4,160.00"
"Consent-Technical (e.g. lot additions, easements,\nROW's, Validation Certificates, re- creation of\noriginal lots, etc.)"
"780.00"
"2,340.00"
"3,120.00"
"Consent-New Lot Creation (e.g. new lots, surplus\nfarm severances)- Base fee includes one severed\nand one retained.\nAdd $2500 (Municipal\n$625/County $1875) for each additional lot\ncreated."
"$1170\n$650"
"$3510\n$1950"
"$4680 Base fe\nper aplication\nincludes one\nsevered and one\nretained - ad\n$260 for each\naditional lot\ncreated per\naplication"
"Retained Land Certificate"
"520.00"
"520.00"
"Cancellation Certificate"
"520.00"
"520.00"
"Change of Consent Conditions or Draft Deed"
"520.00"
"520.00"
"Plan of Subdivision/Condominium"
"2,600.00"
"7,800.00"
"10,400.00"
"Lots/Blocks/Units over 10"
"add $70 per\nlot/unit/ block"
"add $130 per\nlot/unit/ block"
"add $200 per\nlot/unit/ block"
"Draft approval extension - First extension"
"650.00"
"1,950.00"
"2,600.00"
"-Any subsequent extension"
"1,295.00"
"3,905.00"
"5,200.00"
"Phasing, Final Approval*"
"780.00"
"2,340.00"
"$3120 per final\napproval/phase*"
"Changes to a Draft Approval Plan or Conditions*"
"520.00"
"1,560.00"
"2,080.00"
"*Note: Where Final Approval, Phasing or Changes\nto draft plan conditions result in the creation of\nadditional lots/blocks/units, an additional fee of\n$200/lot/block/unit shal apply."
"70.00"
"130.00"
"$200 per\nlot/block/unit"
"Removal of Holding (H)Symbol"
"520.00"
"520.00"
"1,040.00"
"Renewal of Temporary Use Zoning By-law"
"1,030.00"
"2,090.00"
"3,120.00"
"By-law to Deem lots not in a Plan of Subdivision, or\nthe repeal of such By-law*"
"520.00"
"520.00"
"1,040.00"
"Part Lot Control *"
"1,560.00"
"1,560.00"
"3,120.00"
"add $100 per\nadditional\nconveyable Part\nover 2"
"add $100 per\nadditional\nconveyable Part\nover 2"
"plus $200 per\nadditional\nconveyable Part\nover 2"
"*For Deeming and Part Lot Control, applicants\ncover all legal costs & by-law prep"
"Application Re-circulation fee (resulting from a\nchange/meeting cancelation requested by the\napplicant)"
"Fee to be paid\nto Municipality\nresponsible for\nre-circulation."
"Fee to be paid\nto Municipality\nresponsible for\nre-circulation."
"520.00"
"Site Plan Control"
"Fee to be set by\nlocal\nMunicipality"
"$780 County\nbase fee"
"Variable"
"Agreements: , subdivision, condominium,\ndevelopment, lot grading & drainage (Costs to be\nreimbursed for legal and engineering)."
"Cost recovery"
"Cost recovery"
"Variable-Cost\nrecovery"
"Natural Heritage Review by County Biologist (if\ndevelopment is proposed within 120m of a Natural\nHeritage feature): comments on planning\napplication.\nReview terms of reference and EIS"
"$520\ncoments on\nplaning\naplication\n$61/hour biled\nhourly for\nreview of Terms\nof Reference\nand EIS"
"$520 for\ncoments on\nplaning\naplication\n$61/hour biled\nhourly for\nreview of Terms\nof Reference\nand EIS"
"Note: On January 1st each year, planning fees wil be increased on a percentage basis rounded up or down to\nthe nearest ten-dolar increment consistent with the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index for Ontario for\nthe previous calendar year (October to October), if the index shows an increase.\n*Huron County fees are set by County of Huron. Should there be a diference between this listing and the\nCounty of Huron Fees and Charges, the County of Huron Fees and Charges wil apply."
"Schedule G - Fire Department"
"Part 1 - Definitions"
"Council - shall mean the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bluewater."
"False alarms - shall mean a fire alarm when there is no fire emergency."
"Fire department -means the Bluewater Fire Department."
"Motor vehicle - has the same meaning as prescribed in the Highway Traffic Act R.5.O."
"1990 C. H8."
"Municipality - means the Corporation of the Municipality of Bluewater."
"Non-resident - shall mean any person who does not reside in the Municipality of"
"Bluewater or who is not the owner or tenant of land in the Municipality of Bluewater"
"or who is not the spouse of an owner or tenant of land in the Municipality of"
"Bluewater."
"Owner - shall include a mortgagee, lessee, tenant, occupant, a person entitled to a"
"limited estate in land, a trustee in whom land is vested, a committee of the estate of a"
"mentally incompetent person, an executor, an administrator and a guardian."
"Resident - shall mean any person who does reside in the Municipality of Bluewater or"
"who is the owner or tenant of land in the Municipality of Bluewater or who is the"
"spouse of any owner or tenant of land in the Municipality of Bluewater."
"Part 2 - Vehicle Accident Response Fees"
"On every occasion where the vehicles, equipment and personnel of the Bluewater"
"Fire Department respond to a call or incident on any laneway, roadway or right of"
"way in the Municipality of Bluewater under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of"
"Bluewater, County of Huron or Province of Ontario and where such call or incident"
"involves a motor vehicle owned by a non-resident, such non-resident motor vehicle"
"owner may be charged the fee set forth in this by-law."
"Fees charged under Sections 2 shall be charged by the Bluewater Manager of Finance."
"Fees collected by the Bluewater Manager of Finance shall be deposited in the"
"respective fire department accounts."
"Part 3 - False Alarm Response Fees"
"The following procedures and fees shall apply only when it has been determined by"
"the Chief or Designate of the Fire Department, that the false alarms were"
"preventable, the fire alarm system was improperly installed or maintained, or the"
"alarm resulted from a malicious act by an individual. The totals shall be calculated"
"cumulatively, with each false alarm to be subtracted from the total twelve (12)"
"months after its occurrence."
"Notification Required - work on alarm system\nNo person shal undertake any work on any fire alarm system, without first\nnotifying the fire department as per section 6.3.1.3(a) of the Ontario Fire\nCode."
"Fees - False Alarms - Frequent\nWhen the vehicles, equipment and personnel of the Bluewater Fire\nDepartment respond to false alarms, as described in this By-law, the owner of\nthe property at which the false alarm has ocured wil be charged the\napplicable false alarm response fee"
"Fes - Payable on or before due date\nThe Manager of Finance of the Municipality of Bluewater shal mail or\ncause to be mailed no les than 60 days prior to the due date identified\ntherein an invoice for the aplicable false alarm response fe to the\nproperty owner of a property at which a false alarm ocured."
"Fes-Non-payment - Colected like taxes\nA false alarm response fe imposed upon an owner under this by-law is a lien\nand charge upon the property of the owner at which a false alarm ocured\nand if the fe or any part thereof remains unpaid after the due date, the\namount unpaid may be colected by distres upon the gods and chatels of\nsuch owner, or the Manager of Finance upon notice to the owner of the\namount due, the person by whom it is due and the property upon which a lien\nis claimed, shal enter the same upon the colector's rol and the Tax Colector\nshal proced to colect it in the same way as municipal taxes are colected."
"Fes - Non-payment - Interest penalty\nThe Tax Colector shal ad to the amount of any false alarm response fe\ndue and unpaid interest the rate of 1.25 percent per month for each month\nfrom the month in which the payment of the false alarm response fe was\ndue and payable until the said fe is paid."
"Open Air Burning"
"Fees"
"Where the Fire Department responses at a property within the Municipality"
"involving an open-air fire for which no open-air burning approval has been"
"obtained by the property owner, the fire may be extinguished by the fire"
"department and a written warning letter will be issued to the owner of the"
"property at which the open-air burning has occurred. Any subsequent calls or"
"incidents, at a property within the Municipality involving an open-air fire for"
"which no open-air burning approval has been obtained by the property"
"owner, the owner of the property at which the open-air burning has occurred"
"may be charged a fee not exceeding the current MTO rates."
"Fes-Non-payment - Colected like taxes\nA Ilegal Open Air Burning response fe imposed upon an owner under this\nby- law is a lien and charge upon the property of the owner at which a ilegal\nopen air burning ocured and if the fe or any part thereof remains unpaid\nafter the due date, the amount unpaid may be colected by distres upon the\ngods and chatels of such owner, or the Manager of Finance property upon\nwhich a lien is claimed, shal enter the same upon the colector's rol and the\nTax Colector shal proced to colect it in the same way as municipal taxes are\ncolected."
"Fes - Non-payment - Interest penalty\nThe Tax Colector shal ad to the amount of any Ilegal Open Air Burning\nresponse fe due and unpaid interest the rate of 1.25 percent per month\nfor each month from the month in which the payment of the false alarm\nresponse fe was due and payable until the said fe is paid."
"Other Fire Response"
"Where the Bluewater Fire Department responds to a call or incident within the"
"Municipality involving dangerous goods, the motor vehicle owner on which those"
"goods are being carried, or where those goods are not being carried on a motor"
"vehicle, the owner of the property on which those goods are situate, may be liable for"
"and may pay the cost of any materials consumed in providing thatresponse."
"Inspection and Miscellaneous Fees"
"Fees shall be charged for inspections and written responses to written request"
"relating to outstanding orders under the fire code or any act, regulation, or fire"
"services by-law(s)."
"Extraordinary Expenses"
"If the Bluewater Fire Department respond to a fire or other emergency at a property"
"and the Fire Chief or his/her designate determine that it is necessary to retain a"
"private contractor, rent special equipment, or use more materials than are carried on"
"a first alarm response in order to suppress or extinguish a fire, preserve property,"
"prevent a fire from spreading, or otherwise control and eliminate an emergency, the"
"property owner shall be charged those expenses incurred by the Fire Department"
"where a private contractor is retained, special equipment is rented or more materials"
"than are carried on a first alarm response are used."
"Non-Resident Vehicle Incident Service\nResponse Fees"
"Rate ($)"
"For the first hour"
"For each fire department vehicle\natending, where the fire department\nresponds to a motor vehicle acident,\nthe curent MTO rate may be biled to\nthe owner determined at fault."
"For every additional half hour or part thereof"
"For each fire department vehicle\natending, where the fire department\nresponds to a motor vehicle acident,\nthe curent MTO rate may be biled to\nthe owner determined at fault."
"For responding to a call where service not\nrequired"
"Where the fire department responds\nto an incident involving a motor\nvehicle accident, the cost may be\nbiled to the owner determined at\nfault."
"Charges under the Spils Act or the\nTransportation of Dangerous Goods Act\nshal be charged in addition."
"On a cost recovery basis."
"False Alarm Response Fees"
"Rate ($)"
"Two (2) or more false fire alarms to the same\nbuilding in any thirty (30) day period."
"A fee for the second false fire alarm\nand for any subsequent false fire\nalarm in that thirty (30) day period\nmay be biled an amount not\nexceeding the curent MTO rate."
"Three (3) or more false fire alarms to the\nsame building in any twelve (12) month\nperiod."
"A fee for the third false fire alarm and\nsubsequent false fire alarm in that\ntwelve (12) month period may be\nbiled an amount not exceeding the\ncurent MTO rate."
"Inspection and Miscellaneous Fees"
"Rate ($)"
"Single Unit Residential Home Inspection (not\npart of annual program)"
"75.00"
"Multiple Unit Residential Inspection (not part\nof annual program)"
"$75.00 Administration Fee, (minimum\n1 hour charge) $50.00/unit"
"Churches/Day Care Centres /Libraries /\nGroup Homes/Retirement Homes/Hospitals"
"$75.00 Administration Fee, (minimum\n1 hour charge) $50.00/unit"
"Manufacturing Units"
"150.00/unit"
"Standby Requests (discretion of Fire Chief)"
"Current MTO rates per department\nvehicle requested"
"Copy of Fire Incident Report"
"50.00"
"File Search & Letter"
"50.00"
"Follow-up inspections"
"50.00/ hour"
"Determining Occupancy Loads"
"50.00"
"Other Requested Inspections"
"50.00/hour"
Schedule H - Cemeteries
Care and Maintenance (C&M), 40% of the purchase price of all graves and lots, is
contributed into an irrevocable trust fund as a requirement under the Funeral, Burial
and Cremation Services Act and Ontario Regulation 30/11 -the Care and Maintenance
Fund. Income from the Fund is used to provide general care and maintenance of the
Cemetery in perpetuity.
Lot Type
Rate ($)
Care & Maintenance Portion ($)
Regular Grave Lot
918.00
367.20
Cremation Lot (Bayfield CemeteryOnly)
714.00
285.60
Interment Fees
Rate ($)
Interment Type
Adult
974.00
Child under 13
385.00
Cremation - novault
504.00
Cremation - withvault
680.00
Additional Fees
Rate ($)
Cremation - Saturday and weekdays after 4:00 pm
350.00
Full Burial - Saturday and weekdays after 4:00 pm
410.00
Winter Charge (December 15 to April 1)
347.00
Staking Fee
120.00
Disinterment Charges
Rate ($)
Casket - Summer
1,213.00
Casket - Winter
1,500.00
Cremation
300.00
Other Fees
Rate ($)
Transfer
75.00
Care and Maintenance Contribution
(monuments/markers)
Description
Care &
Maintenance
Contribution
Flat marker - exceeding 173 sq. in surface area
100.00
Monument - measuring up to 4 feet
200.00
Monument - measuring more than 4 feet
400.00
"Schedule I - Building Permit Fees"
"Class of Permit"
"Base Fee ($)"
"Additional Fee ($ per sq ft)"
"Group C - Residential"
"New Dwelling"
"183.00"
"1.83"
"Alterations, Renovations & Attached Garage"
"183.00"
"1.37"
"Accessory Buildings (Sheds, Decks, Porches) <= 150 sq ft"
"183.00"
"Accessory Buildings (Sheds, Decks, Porches) < 150 sq ft"
"377.00"
"Garage/Carport +300 sq ft"
"183.00"
"0.46"
"Groups A, B, D, E - Assembly, Care & Detention,\nBusiness & Personal Service, Mercantile"
"New Additions"
"183.00"
"1.96"
"Group F - Industrial"
"New & Additions"
"183.00"
"1.07"
"Agricultural"
"Farm Buildings: New & Additions/ Including Barns"
"183.00"
"0.35"
"Silo, Bunker Silo, Grain Bin, Manure Storage"
"377.00"
"Onsite Sewage Systems"
"New"
"743.00"
"Alteration"
"377.00"
"Designated Structures"
"Solar Collector"
"183.00"
"Wind Turbine"
"14,000.00"
"Sign"
"183.00"
"Other not listed above (OBC Div A - Part 1, Article\n1.3.1.1)"
"377.00"
"Miscellaneous"
"Tent/Air-Supported Structure (<30 days)"
"183.00"
"HVAC"
"183.00"
"Trailer (Park Model/Mobile Home)"
"377.00"
"Fire Alarm System"
"377.00"
"Sprinkler System"
"377.00"
"Demolition"
"285.00"
"Swimming Pool, Hot Tub & Fencing"
"183.00"
"Plumbing permit or Inspection Fee Schedule"
"Stand-Alone plumbing"
"183.00"
"15.90"
"New Construction"
"N/A"
"N/A"
"Alterations without addition of fixtures"
"10.00"
"Additional Construction Inspection Fees (Section 7.2) -\nper inspection"
"142.00"
"Sewer Inspections"
"For first 30 meters"
"183.00"
"For each additional 30 meters"
"4.41"
"Water Connections Inspections"
"For first 30 meters"
"183.00"
"For each additional 30 meters"
"4.41"
"Repeat inspections"
"183.00"
"Performance Deposit (refunded when final inspection is\ncompleted) - only required with stand alone plumbing\npermit"
"305.00"
"Storm Sewer Connection Inspection"
"For first 30 meters"
"183.00"
"For each additional 30 meters"
"4.41"
"Catchbasins/manholes inspection"
"15.28"
"Inspection of testable backflow prevention devices - per\nunit"
"91.71"
"Rain water leader piping inspection - per linear meter"
"2.55"
"Roof drains inspection - per drain"
"15.28"
"Main Building Drain inspection - per linear meter"
"2.55"
"Fire/Water Service Inspection"
"For first 30 meters"
"183.00"
"Per linear meter exceeding 30 meters"
"2.78"
"Occupancy Deposit - Refundable Deposit Shall Be in\nAddition to Any Other Applicable Fee"
"Construction Value > $50,000"
"2000.00"
"Construction Value <= $50,000"
"500.00"
"Change of Use"
"183.00"
"Transfer of Owner"
"183.00"
"Department Hourly Rate"
"Building Staff Charge-out Rate"
"183.00"
"Road Damages"
"Road Damage Deposit\n*At the discretion of the Manager; the deposit for\nspecial requests and projects may be changed."
"3,000.00"
"Road Damage Deposit - Non-Refundable Portion"
"200.00"
"Schedule J - Public Works"
"Fee"
"Rate ($)"
"Half Load Exemption Permit Application"
"250.00"
"Half Load Restriction Exemption Security"
"3,000.00"
"Road Occupancy Permit Application"
"250.00"
"Entrance Permit Application - 1 Year Limit"
"250.00"
"Entrance Permit Application - Extension for\nadditional 1 year"
"50.00"
"Road Damage Deposit - Non-Refundable\nPortion"
"See Schedule I - Building Permit Fees: Road Damage\nDeposit - Non-Refundable Portion"
"Pickup Truck - Per Hour"
"47.00"
"Loader Backhoe - Per Hour"
"78.00"
"Tandem Truck - Per Hour"
"99.00"
"Grader - Per Hour"
"78.00"
"Water and Wastewater Service Instalation\nEstimate Deposit - Deposit forfeited if ful\napplication not submited within 1 year."
"200.00"
"Superintendent - Per Hour"
"Actual Staff Costs"
"Foreman - Per Hour"
"Actual Staff Costs"
"Operator - Per Hour"
"Actual Staff Costs"
"Drainage Superintendent - Per Hour"
"Actual Staff Costs"