By-law 103-2024 - 2025 Planning and Building Fees and Charges By-law
Brighton, Ontario
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The Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
By-law No. 103-2024
The Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
By-law No. 103-2024
Being a By-law to establish 2025 Planning and Building Fees and Charges
for the Municipality of Brighton, effective January 1, 2025
Being a By-law to establish 2025 Planning and Building Fees and Charges
for the Municipality of Brighton, effective January 1, 2025
Whereas, Sections 391(1) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees or
charges for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs
payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any
other municipality or local board; and for the use of its property including property
under its control;
Whereas, Sections 391(1) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees or
charges for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs
payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any
other municipality or local board; and for the use of its property including property
under its control;
Whereas, Sections 391(1) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees or
charges for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs
payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any
other municipality or local board; and for the use of its property including property
under its control;
Whereas, Sections 391(1) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees or
charges for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs
payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any
other municipality or local board; and for the use of its property including property
under its control;
Whereas, Sections 391(1) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees or
charges for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs
payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any
other municipality or local board; and for the use of its property including property
under its control;
Whereas, Sections 391(1) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees or
charges for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs
payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any
other municipality or local board; and for the use of its property including property
under its control;
Whereas, Sections 391(1) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a local municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees or
charges for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs
payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any
other municipality or local board; and for the use of its property including property
under its control;
And Whereas, Section 69 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P. 13,
provides that the Council of a municipality may prescribe a tariff of fees for the
processing of applications made in respect of planning matters;
And Whereas, Section 69 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P. 13,
provides that the Council of a municipality may prescribe a tariff of fees for the
processing of applications made in respect of planning matters;
And Whereas, Section 69 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P. 13,
provides that the Council of a municipality may prescribe a tariff of fees for the
processing of applications made in respect of planning matters;
And Whereas, Section 69 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P. 13,
provides that the Council of a municipality may prescribe a tariff of fees for the
processing of applications made in respect of planning matters;
And Whereas, Section 7 of the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, Chapter 23, as
amended, authorizes a municipal Council of a municipality to pass a by-law
requiring the payment of fees on applications for and issuance of permits and
prescribing the amounts thereof;
And Whereas, Section 7 of the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, Chapter 23, as
amended, authorizes a municipal Council of a municipality to pass a by-law
requiring the payment of fees on applications for and issuance of permits and
prescribing the amounts thereof;
And Whereas, Section 7 of the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, Chapter 23, as
amended, authorizes a municipal Council of a municipality to pass a by-law
requiring the payment of fees on applications for and issuance of permits and
prescribing the amounts thereof;
And Whereas, Section 7 of the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, Chapter 23, as
amended, authorizes a municipal Council of a municipality to pass a by-law
requiring the payment of fees on applications for and issuance of permits and
prescribing the amounts thereof;
And Whereas, Section 7 of the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, Chapter 23, as
amended, authorizes a municipal Council of a municipality to pass a by-law
requiring the payment of fees on applications for and issuance of permits and
prescribing the amounts thereof;
And Whereas, Pursuant to Section 400(f) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25,
as amended, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
provided notice of the proposed user fees and charges on the municipal website
and municipal social media platforms and held a Public Meeting on Monday,
December 2, 2024.
And Whereas, Pursuant to Section 400(f) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25,
as amended, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
provided notice of the proposed user fees and charges on the municipal website
and municipal social media platforms and held a Public Meeting on Monday,
December 2, 2024.
And Whereas, Pursuant to Section 400(f) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25,
as amended, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
provided notice of the proposed user fees and charges on the municipal website
and municipal social media platforms and held a Public Meeting on Monday,
December 2, 2024.
And Whereas, Pursuant to Section 400(f) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25,
as amended, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
provided notice of the proposed user fees and charges on the municipal website
and municipal social media platforms and held a Public Meeting on Monday,
December 2, 2024.
And Whereas, Pursuant to Section 400(f) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25,
as amended, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
provided notice of the proposed user fees and charges on the municipal website
and municipal social media platforms and held a Public Meeting on Monday,
December 2, 2024.
And Whereas, Pursuant to Section 400(f) of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25,
as amended, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
provided notice of the proposed user fees and charges on the municipal website
and municipal social media platforms and held a Public Meeting on Monday,
December 2, 2024.
Now Therefore - the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Brighton hereby enacts as follows:
Now Therefore - the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Brighton hereby enacts as follows:
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
1. That the fees and charges set out in F and G attached to this By-law shall
apply to every request made to the Corporation of The Municipality of
Brighton and all Municipal Departments or any officer or employee of the
Municipality of Brighton, including but not limited to fees or charges for
requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether
written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored
in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits,
programs and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service
or activity provided by the Municipality to any person or other authorized
costs payable by the Municipality;
2. That Interest at the rate of 15.0% per annum (1.25% per month) shall be
added to overdue accounts. The amount owing may be added by the
Treasurer of the municipality to the tax roll Schedules F and G attached
hereto form part of this By-law.
2. That Interest at the rate of 15.0% per annum (1.25% per month) shall be
added to overdue accounts. The amount owing may be added by the
Treasurer of the municipality to the tax roll Schedules F and G attached
hereto form part of this By-law.
2. That Interest at the rate of 15.0% per annum (1.25% per month) shall be
added to overdue accounts. The amount owing may be added by the
Treasurer of the municipality to the tax roll Schedules F and G attached
hereto form part of this By-law.
2. That Interest at the rate of 15.0% per annum (1.25% per month) shall be
added to overdue accounts. The amount owing may be added by the
Treasurer of the municipality to the tax roll Schedules F and G attached
hereto form part of this By-law.
2. That Interest at the rate of 15.0% per annum (1.25% per month) shall be
added to overdue accounts. The amount owing may be added by the
Treasurer of the municipality to the tax roll Schedules F and G attached
hereto form part of this By-law.
2. That Interest at the rate of 15.0% per annum (1.25% per month) shall be
added to overdue accounts. The amount owing may be added by the
Treasurer of the municipality to the tax roll Schedules F and G attached
hereto form part of this By-law.
3. That should any provision of the By-law, including any provision contained
in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is
the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be
severable and the remainder of the By-law, including any applicable
Schedule shall continue in full force and effective.
3. That should any provision of the By-law, including any provision contained
in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is
the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be
severable and the remainder of the By-law, including any applicable
Schedule shall continue in full force and effective.
3. That should any provision of the By-law, including any provision contained
in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is
the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be
severable and the remainder of the By-law, including any applicable
Schedule shall continue in full force and effective.
3. That should any provision of the By-law, including any provision contained
in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is
the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be
severable and the remainder of the By-law, including any applicable
Schedule shall continue in full force and effective.
3. That should any provision of the By-law, including any provision contained
in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is
the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be
severable and the remainder of the By-law, including any applicable
Schedule shall continue in full force and effective.
3. That should any provision of the By-law, including any provision contained
in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is
the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be
severable and the remainder of the By-law, including any applicable
Schedule shall continue in full force and effective.
3. That should any provision of the By-law, including any provision contained
in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is
the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be
severable and the remainder of the By-law, including any applicable
Schedule shall continue in full force and effective.
3. That should any provision of the By-law, including any provision contained
in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is
the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be
severable and the remainder of the By-law, including any applicable
Schedule shall continue in full force and effective.
4. That this By-Law shall come into force and effect on January 1, 2025.
4. That this By-Law shall come into force and effect on January 1, 2025.
4. That this By-Law shall come into force and effect on January 1, 2025.
5. That By-law 114-2023 be repealed in its entirety.
5. That By-law 114-2023 be repealed in its entirety.
5. That By-law 114-2023 be repealed in its entirety.
6. That the Short Title of this By-law shall be The Planning and Building Fees
and Charges By-law.
6. That the Short Title of this By-law shall be The Planning and Building Fees
and Charges By-law.
6. That the Short Title of this By-law shall be The Planning and Building Fees
and Charges By-law.
6. That the Short Title of this By-law shall be The Planning and Building Fees
and Charges By-law.
Read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 16 day of December
2024.
Read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 16 day of December
2024.
Read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 16 day of December
2024.
Read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 16 day of December
2024.
Read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 16 day of December
2024.
Read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 16 day of December
2024.
Read a first, second and third time, and finally passed this 16 day of December
2024.
Original Signed By
Original Signed By
Brian Ostrander, Mayor
Candice Doiron, Clerk
Page 2 of 12
Schedule F
To the Planning Department
Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
Service
2025 Fee
1) Planning and Zoning Information
$80.00
2) Subdivision Agreement Compliance
$80.00 plus staff Standard rate
3)Site Plan Compliance
$80.00, plus staff Standard
rate
4) Copy of Comprehensive Zoning By-law
$100.00
5) Copy of Official Plan
$100.00
6) Lot or Agreement Release (Clerk)
$100.00 plus legal costs
7) Work Order Compliance
$80.00, plus staff standard
rate for any required
inspections or development
agreement reviews
8) Road Allowance Closure
Application Fee of $1,000.00,
plus land acquisition costs as
follows:
i) Inland Road Allowance:
Inland Road Allowance:
Above 100 feet of frontage on an inland road allowance, plus
$10.00 per each additional foot. Road allowances lying
adjacent to lots within registered plans of subdivision shall be
offered for sale at fair market value.
$10.00 per foot frontage for
one-half of its width. Road
allowances lying adjacent to
lots within registered plans of
subdivision shall be offered for
sale at fair market value
through an appraisal.
ii) Road Allowance Leading to Water:
Road Allowance Leading to
Water:
Page 3 of 12
Application
2025 Fee
The value of the lands will be determined through the Offer of
Purchase and Sale negotiation process and will not be valued
less than the fair market value together with such premium as
mutually negotiated between the Council and the applicant.
The value of the lands will be
determined through the Offer
of Purchase and Sale
negotiation process and will
not be valued less than the fair
market value (appraisal)
together with such premium as
mutually negotiated between
the Council and the applicant.
1) *Voluntary Pre-Consultation (For Site Plan Control, see
Item #13)
i) Initial or General Inquiry
No Fee
ii) Stage I, Principle of Land Use Letter
25% of Application Fee
iii) Stage II, Complete Application Letter
25% of Application Fee
* 50% of Pre-consultion
fees redeemed at time of
Submisson of a Complete
Application
2) Public Works Pre-Consultation (Entrances, Connections,
Drainage)
$515.00
3) Consultation Letter, Lower Trent Conservation (LTC)
See LTC
4) Official Plan Amendment
i) Official Plan Amendment - Major Residential
$10,000.00
ii) Official Plan Amendment - Major Commercial
$12,000.00
iii) Stage II, Complete Application Letter
$4,000.00
Page 4 of 12
Application
2025 Fee
iv) Official Plan Amendment - Mixed Use
A blend of costing based on
devoted gross floor area
5) Community Improvement Plans:
i) Basic Fee - Major New Area or Project Plan
$5,000.00, plus Public Notice
cost
i) Basic Fee - Minor New Area or Project Plan
$1,000.00
i) Community Improvement Plan Amendment
50% of Application Fee
6) Zoning By-Law Amendment
i) Zoning By-Law Amendment - Major Residential
$7,000.00
ii) Zoning By-Law Amendment - Major Commercial
$7,000.00
iii) Zoning By-Law Amendment - Mixed Use
A blend of costing based on
devoted gross floor area
iv) Zoning By-Law Amendment H-Removal
$1,000.00
v) Zoning By-Law Amendment - Other
$2,500.00
7) Temporary Use By-Law or Extension
$2,500.00
Combined ZBA and Consent
ZBA Fee Plus 50% Consent
Fee
8) Combined OPA/ZBA for Major Commercial and Major
Residential Applications only
OPA Fee plus 50% of ZBA fee
9) Ministerial Zoning Order
$10,000.00
10) Temporary Use By-Law or Extension
$2,500.00
11) Consents:
i) New Lot
$3,000.00
Page 5 of 12
Application
2025 Fee
ii) Technical (easement, validation certificate, lot addition)
$2,000.00
iii) Consent Cancellation
$700.00
12) Minor Variance
i) Minor Variance - Major Residential
$3,000.00 + $45.00/unit
ii) Minor Variance - Major Commercial
$3,000.00
iii) Minor Variance - Small (Accessory Structures)
$500.00
iv) Minor Variance - Other
$1,500.00
13) Site Plan
i) Site Plan Pre-Consultation Fee
50% of Site Plan Control
Application Fee
ii) Site Plan Agreement - Major Residential
$3,500.00 + $40/unit +
$1,000.00 trust deposit
iii) Site Plan Agreement - Major Commercial
$5,500.00 + $1,000.00 trust
deposit
iv) Site Plan Agreement - Industrial
$2,000.00 plus $200.00 for
each 1,000 m2
or part thereof gross floor area
v) Site Plan Agreement - Other
$3,000.00 + $1,000.00 trust
deposit
vi) Site Plan Control Approval, design details, no
agreement applicable
$1,500.00
vii) Amending Site Plan Approval
$2,000.00 + $1,000.00 trust
deposit
All buildings/additions 20 m2 to 70 m2 gross floor area
$1,500 (<20m2 = Nil)
viii) Application for Site Plan Undertaking
$800.00
14) Off-Site Improvement Agreement
Staff standard rate plus legal
costs
15) Application for Draft Plan of Subdivision or Condominium
$4,500.00 + $200.00 per
lot/block + $10,000.00 trust
deposit
Page 6 of 12
Application
2025 Fee
16) Application for Final Approval of Plan of
Subdivision/Condominium
$3,000.00 + $45.00 per lot/unit
17) Pre-Servicing or Model Home Agreement
$2,000 plus legal costs plus
$10,000.00 trust deposit
18) Conversion to Condominium
$4,000.00, plus $500 per unit
+ $10,000.00 trust deposit
19) Condominium Exemption Request
$2,400.00
20) Application for Extension of Draft Plan Approval
$2,000.00
21) Application for Amendments to Draft Plan Approved Plans
and/or Conditions:
i) Notice Required
$3,000.00
ii) No Notice Required
$1,500.00
22) Application for Final Approval of Plan of
Subdivision/Condominium
$3,000.00, plus $45.00 per unit
23) Application for Part Lot Control Exemption
$1,000.00, plus $45.00/unit
24) Merger of Lots Application
$1,000.00
25) Cash in lieu of Parkland:
i) Commercial/Industrial
2% of appraised land value,
OR as per Parkland Dedication
By-Law under Section 42 of
the Planning Act
ii) Other
5% of appraised land
value OR as per Parkland
Dedication By-Law under
Section 42 of the Planning Act
26) Cash-in-lieu of Parking
$6,000 per stall or as per
Section 40 of the Planning Act
Page 7 of 12
Application
2025 Fee
27) Request to Amend Approval Conditions or Agreement:
i) Minor
$500.00
ii) Major
$2,000.00
28) Deeming By-law
$2,000.00, plus legal costs
29) Staff attendance to Local Planning Appeal Tribunal
Staff standard rate
30) Impact Assessment Costs
At cost, as per a Municipally
accepted study received as
part of a development
application
31) Development Agreement related Costs
As noted in the Development
Agreement
Staff Standard Rate
2025 Rate
1) Director
$135.00
2) Manager
$100.00
3) Planner 1
$75.00
4) Administrative Assistant
$65.00
Peer review or other externally incurred fees are subject to a 15% Administrative Fee.
4. Unless otherwise stated, combined Applications Fee
* Application fees are frozen for 1-year after the conclusion of pre-consultation
Costs Deposits
1. Each application for which a Cost Acknowledgement
2. A signed Cost Acknowledgement Agreement together
3. Lower Trent Conservation costs for planning review of
A Costs Deposit with a Cost Acknowledgement Agreement (Trust Deposit) of the
corresponding financial amounts shall accompany the respective applications, or as
otherwise referenced herein:
Page 8 of 12
Service
2025 Deposit
1) Pre-Consultation
$1,000.00
2) Official Plan Amendment
$4,000.00
3) Zoning Amendment
$2,000.00
4) Plan of Subdivision/Condominium
$10,000.00
5) Consent
$1,000.00
6) Variance
$1,000.00
7) Site Plan
$2,000.00
8) Deeming By-law
$1,000.00
9) Aggregate Licence Application - Municipal Review Letter
$4,000.00, plus legal costs
Fees for Peer review, Legal, or other external resources
$ - At the Cost of the
Applicant, Plus 15%
Administrative Fee
Peer Review Fees
Applications being accompanied by required reports or studies
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Schedule G
Building Department
Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton
Service
2025 Fee
1) Building Compliance - with survey
$80.00
2) Residential dwellings Permit (and new additions)
$1.50 per square foot,
Minimum of $1,900.00
for new dwellings
3) Residential Accessory Buildings Permit (garage, carport,
boathouse, shed, etc.)
$1.10 per square foot
4) New Commercial Building Permit
$1.65 per square foot
5) New Industrial Building Permit
$1.10 per square foot
6) New Institutional Building Permit
$2.10 per square foot
7) Renovations Commercial Building permit
$20.00 per $1,000.00
building value
(see Note 2 below)
8) Renovations Industrial Building Permit
$2,000.00 minimum, $12.00
per $1,000.00
building value (see Note 2
below)
9) Renovations Institutional Building Permit
$2000 minimum, $22.00 per
$1,000.00 building value (see
Note 2 below)
10) Drawings Review fee for
Institutional/Commercial/Industrial or any generally large or
specialized projects requiring outside review. The Corporation
will require a Cost Acknowledgement Agreement to be
entered into and a fee of $5,000.00 to be submitted to initiate
the review. The full cost of the external review will be borne
by the Applicant
$5,000.00 minimum deposit.
External costs fully borne by
Applicant, plus 15%
administrative fee (see Note 4
below)
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Service
2025 Fee
11) Permit for Decks, chimneys, woodstoves, pools (or other
structures not specified herein)
$1.10 per square foot
12) Agricultural Building Permit (Includes agricultural
buildings and structures such as barns, farm equipment
storage buildings, silos, stables. Does not include residential
buildings or buildings and structures accessory to a residential
area.)
$300.00 plus $0.50 per square
foot OR $300.00 plus $12.00
per $1,000.00 building value
(see Note 2 below)
13) Change of Use Permit
Flat Rate $500.00
14) Revisions to plans after permit is issued, Residential
$220.00
15) Revisions to plans after permit is issued, non-residential
per square foot of revised building area
$250.00
16) Alternative Solution Fee
$1000.00, plus third party
review cost (See Note 4
below)
17) Inspection Cancellation Fee within 24 hours (when
inspection has been booked and works are not complete)
$60.00
18) Re-inspection Fee (inspection requested but work not
ready for inspection)
$60.00
19) Building Security Deposit (refundable) (new dwellings)
$4,000.00 - new
dwellings, refundable
(see Note 3 below)
20) Demolition Permit
$500.00
21) Occupancy Permit/Letter
$130.00
22) Minimum Building Permit Fee:
$300.00 unless otherwise
specified
23) Building Code Agency Services
At Cost, plus Administrativie
Fee of 15%
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NOTE 1: The fee calculated in accordance with the Building Fees above, shall be
DOUBLED in instances where the construction commences prior to the issuance of a
Building Permit.
NOTE 2: When determining Building Permit Fees using construction value, only a
signed contract with a firm cost from a reputable contractor will be accepted
NOTE 3: The Building Security Deposit shall be returned to the payee upon receipt of a
written request subject to confirmation that final grading inspection has been
completed and all deficiencies have been corrected. No deposit shall be returned after
NOTE 4: External review fees will be subject to an additonal 15% adminstraive fee, or
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