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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
BYLAW #2025-29
BEING A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH USER FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES
WHEREAS Section 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, states that
despite any Act, a municipality and local board may pass bylaws imposing fees or charges on any
class of persons, for services or activities provided or done by on behalf of it, and, for the use of
its property including property under its control.
AND WHEREAS it is deemed necessary to charge user fees and service charges.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Bruce Mines hereby
pursuant to Section 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended ENACTS as
follows:
1. USER FEES ADOPTED
That Council does confirm and ratify the user fees and service charges described in Schedules
“A” to “H” attached to and forming part of the Bylaw and are outlined as follows:
Schedule A - Administration
Schedule B - Recreation
Schedule C - Community Hall & Gazebo
Schedule D - Roads
Schedule E - Cemetery
Schedule F - Planning & Building
Schedule G - Tourism
Schedule H - Provincial Offences Act
2. That any schedule of this By-law can be amended by resolution or By-law of Council and
that the amended schedule shall form part of and be included in the Fees and Charges By-
law.
35 This bylaw rescinds Bylaw 2025-12 in its entirety.
4, This bylaw takes effect on the date of its final passing.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY ENACTED AND PASSED
THIS 8™ DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025.
MAYOR - Lory Patteri
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR - Judy Davis
ADMINISTRATION
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
USER FEES & SERVICE CHARGES
Bylaw 2025-29 Schedule “A”
Services offered Current fee HST Total
Tax Certificate $50.00 No $50.00
Zoning/Work Order Certificate $30.00 No $30.00
NSF Charge $50.00 No $50.00
Licences
Marriage Licence $100.00 No $100.00
Lottery Licence No 3% of Prize Value
Dog Tags
spayed/neutered $5.00 No $5.00
unaltered $25.00 No $25.00
Chicken Permits
Backyard Chicken Application Fee $65.00 No $65.00
Annual Renewal Fee $40.00 No $40.00
Fire
Fire Permits $10.00 No $10.00
Fire Inspection $100.00 No $100.00
Photocopies
rates apply per sheet
Black
Letter/legal $0.22 | $0.03 $0.25
11x17 $0.44 $0.06 $0.50
Provides own paper $0.13 | $0.02 $0.15
Colour
Letter/legal $0.44 | $0.06 $0.50
11x17 $0.66 $0.09 $0.75
Provides own paper $0.22 | $0.03 $0.25
Faxes
rates apply per sheet
Incoming $0.44 | $0.06 $0.50
Outgoing (local) $0.44 | $0.06 $0.50
Outgoing (long distance — first page) $1.77 $0.23 $2.00
Outgoing (long distance- additional $0.88 $0.12 $1.00
pages)
Registered Letter Charge Canada Post, current rates +
HST
Freedom of Information — (to initiate $5.00 No $5.00
request)
Search Time $7.50/15 minutes $0.98 $8.48/15 minutes
Record Preparation $7.50/15 minutes | $0.98 $8.48/15 minutes
Commissioner of Oath Services
Resident No charge
Non-resident $10.00 $1.30 $11.30
Administrative Services/Staff Time $7.50/15 minutes $0.98 $8.48/15 minutes
Clerical support, document preparation,
research, and other staff-led services rendered
upon request or in fulfillment of municipal
functions
Sign Permit $25.00 No | $25.00 + Annual Fee of $25.00
Annual Hydrant Fee
Plummer Add’1 Water Users $20.00 No $20.00
Bruce Mines (all tax roll numbers) $20.00 No $20.00
Penalties and Interest - Taxes
On the first day after the due date 1.25% No 1.25%
Penalties and Interest - Water/Sewer
On the first day after the due date 3% No 3%
Water Fees (Res. #2025-155)
Water Flat Rate (monthly) $55.00 No $55.00
Sewer Flat Rate (monthly) $23.33 No $23.33
User Request Turn On/Off $50.00 No $50.00
Non-Payment Turn Off
1‘' Offence $50.00 No $50.00
Subsequent Offences $100.00 No $100.00
Water Charge Per Cubic Metre $6.00/m? No $6.00/m?3
Waste Disposal
Tipping fees at Tri-Neighbours Site
(per Tri-Neighbours Bylaw 2023-02
Schedule 6)
Tri-Neighbours Municipal
Residential Waste
Up to 3 bags per week per household -
curbside pickup:
No Extra Charge
Excess of 3 bags per week per No $2.50 per bag
household- curbside (tags available at
municipal office)
Bags-direct or self-haul — Tri- No $2.50 per bag
Neighbours Landfill Site Only
Mattresses, Chesterfields/Chairs — No $5.00 per item
Landfill Site Only
Major Household Appliances — Non- no charge
Freon:
Tagged Freon Appliances no charge
Commercial/Industrial/Institutional
- Tri-Neighbours Landfill Site Only
General /Usual Waste
Containers used by resident ICI No $10.00 per lift
Hauled by contractor or self-hauled,
apportioned accordingly by:
- Half Ton No $15.00 per % Half Ton
- Half Ton No $30.00 per Half Ton
- Single Axle (1 ton) No $75.00 per Ton
- Double Axle (15 cu. yds. and No $20.00 per Cubic Yard
larger)
Non- Residents and Provincial
Ministries — Landfill Site
- Upto 3 bags per week of No $400.00
permitted waste
- Excess of maximum of 3 bags No $2.50 per bag
per week
Construction Debris — Tri —
Neighbours Landfill Site Only
General/Usual Solid Waste
E.g. Asphalt, shingles, mixed material,
building blocks, bricks, concrete slabs,
aggregate, apportioned accordingly
by: No $15.00 per load % Half Ton
- Half Ton No $30.00 per load
- Half Ton No $100.00 per load
- Single Axle Truck (1 Ton) No $20.00 per Cubic Yard
- - Double Axle (15 cu. yds. and
larger)
Scrap Metal — All Sites No charge
All scrap metal including metal
furniture
Tires- Passenger and Light Truck in No charge
designated areas at Landfill Site (tires
with rims not accepted)
Special Waste — in designated areas at
Tri-Neighbours Landfill Site Only
- Asbestos No $20.00 per Cubic Yard
- Contaminated Soil/Waste — To be negotiated
with MOE approval and
appropriate manifest
Callout Fee
Loads delivered to Waste Management No $30.00 per load
outside of normal hours
GFL Special Callouts $150.00 | $19.50 $169.50
Annual Curbside Garbage Fee - $200.00 No $200.00
Residential
Annual Curbside Garbage/Recycling $536.00 No $536.00
Fee- Business
Health Centre Rent (updated 2024) Yes $1.50 per square foot + HST
Library
Overdue Book Fees As per Library Board
Library meeting room rental As per Library Board
RECREATION
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
USER FEES & SERVICE CHARGES
Bylaw 2025-29 Schedule “B”
Services offered Current fee HST Total
Recreational Programs Minimum cost recovery fee per
event.
Special Promotion Events Rates to be determined.
50 + Game Club Entry Fee $2.00 | No $2.00
Note: if partnering with a
neighbouring municipality, rates as
rescribed by hosting municipality.
COMMUNITY HALL AND GAZEBO
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
Bylaw 2025-29 Schedule “C”
USER FEES & SERVICE CHARGES
Services offered Current fee HST Total
Community Hall
Hall with Kitchen $150.00 $19.50 $169.50
Hall no Kitchen $100.00 $13.00 $113.00
Kitchen $50.00 $6.50 $56.50
Meetings (no kitchen)
Half day $50.00 $6.50 $56.50
Full day $100.00 $13.00 $113.00
Cleaning Fee $30.00 $3.90 $33.90
Stage Removal $100.00 $13.00 $113.00
Gazebo
Wedding/Pictures/Etc. $22.12 $2.88 $25.00
Full Day Rental (Includes power) $44.25 $5.75 $50.00
ROADS
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
USER FEES & SERVICE CHARGES
Bylaw 2025-29 Schedule “D”
Services offered Current fee HST Total
Town Equipment Rental Costs
Note: Per hour for all equipment -
includes operator and overhead cost
Plow Truck with sander/plow wing $184.82 | $24.03 $208.85
(no sand)
Truck and sand $204.82 | $26.63 $231.45
Half ton, 4-wheel drive $89.65 | $11.65 $101.30
Riding mower $65.00 $8.45 $73.45
Packer rental (per hour) $45.00 | $5.85 $50.85
Tractor, blower (no sand) $83.85 10.90 $94.75
Tractor, blower with sand $88.27 | $11.48 $99.75
Tractor, grass cutting $83.85 | $10.90 $94.75
Labour $45.00 $5.85 $50.85
Culvert Replacement
Cost recovery
Entrance Permit
No charge - $50 if no
permit is applied for
CEMETERY - Taylor Street and Trunk Road Cemeteries
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
USER FEES & SERVICE CHARGES
Bylaw 2025-29 Schedule “E”
Services offered Current fee HST Total
Full Size Burial Lots
Land $100.00 $13.00
$113.00
Care and Maintenance: (Perpetual Care) $250.00 $32.50
$282.50
Transfer $10.00 $1.30
$11.30
Open and Closing
Cremation Site $100.00 $13.00
$113.00
Traditional Site $500.00 $65.00
$565.00
Installation of Markers
Flat markers less than 173 inches
squared
NIL
Flat marker larger than 173 inches $100.00 $13.00
squared
$113.00
Upright markers less than 4’x 4’ $200.00 $26.00
$226.00
Upright markers measuring four (4) $400.00 $52.00
feet or more in height or length,
including base
$452.00
No contribution if the marker is
installed to replace a marker that has
been damaged and cannot be repaired.
100% allocated to care and
maintenance fund for all marker fees
as set out in O/Regulation 130/11.
Disinterment Charges
All disinterments will be done in
accordance with the Funeral, Burial
and Cremation Services Act.
Disinterment of burial $2,000.00 | $226.00
$2,260.00
Disinterment of cremated remains $350.00 $45.50
$395.50
PLANNING AND BUILDING
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
USER FEES & SERVICE CHARGES
Bylaw 2025-29 Schedule “F”
Building Permit Fees
Category or Type of Fee
Fee Schedule (Effective October 10, 2023)
Group ‘C’ — Low Density Residential
$850.00 up to 1,200 ft”. $0.70833/ ft? for
buildings with a floor area over 1,200 ft?.
Group ‘C’ — Multiple Residential
$825.00 up to 1,200 ft”. $0.6875/ ft? for
buildings with a floor area over 1,200 ft’.
Group ‘C’ — Residential — Major Alterations, additions
$750.00 up to 1,200 ft?. $0.625/ ft? for
buildings with a floor area over 1,200 ft”.
Group “C’ — Residential — Garage, carport, accessory
building,
$200.00
Group ‘C’ — decks, docks, minor alterations, demolition
$175.00
Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’ — new construction and
major additions or alterations
$880.00 up to 2,500 ft”. $0.348/ ft? for buildings
with a floor area over 2,500 ft.
Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’— demolition
$175.00
Farm Buildings
$750.00 up to 2,500 ft?. $0.300/ ft buildings
with a floor area over 2,500 ft2.
Farm Buildings — Additions
$670.00 up to 2,500 ft”. $0.268/ ft? for buildings
with a floor area over 2,500 ft.
Other Permits
- Conditional
- Change of Use
- Permit Renewal
- Moving Building
- Signs
- Temporary Structures
- _Woodstoves/Fireplaces
$200.00
Plumbing
$30.00 + $12/fixture over 5 fixtures
Permits are Not Required for the Following
Renovations/C onstruction:
- Line Fences (must comply with Zoning-Bylaw)
- Landscaping
- Eves Troughs
- Painting
- Demolition of a detached accessory building of
15 m’ or less (161.459 ft)
- Air Conditioning Units
No Permit Required
- Drywall and interior renovations that do not
change the structural integrity of the building
- Accessory structures under 15m? or less
(161.459 ft”) that do not hold a living quarter
(must comply with Zoning Bylaw)
- Replacement of windows and/or doors with no
structural change
- Replacement of shingles/metal roof, if
replacement material is the same as the original
roofing material (ex. Shingle to shingle or metal
to metal replacement)
- Non-structural board replacements to existing
decks (replacements that do not involve joists,
support beams or guarding)
Zoning and Planning
Service Fee Schedule (Effective 2023)
Official Plan Amendment $4,000.00
Plan of Subdivision or Plan of Condominium $4,000.00
Appeals to OMB Cost recovery
Minor Variance $900.00
Severance $900.00
Zoning Bylaw amendment $2,000.00
Deeming Bylaw (plus applicable legal fees for registration $500.00
of Bylaw)
Consent $900.00
Part-lot Control, Deeming $500.00
Zoning Compliance Cost Recovery
On-Call Services (Lump Sum) One-time fee to Town
Pre-Consultation Application $150.00
Site Plan Control
Application fee: $2,000.00 plus all costs
recovered as per Bylaw #2009-35
*Planning fees are intended to cover the full cost of the
planning service. Planning fees are estimates of the
amount of time required to process an application.
Applicants are required to pay the actual cost associated
with the processing of the application.
TOURISM
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
USER FEES & SERVICE CHARGES
Bylaw 2025-29 Schedule “G”
Marina
Services Current fee HST Total
Dockage
Seasonal (serviced) $30.00/ft 13%
Seasonal (no service) $28.00/ft 13%
Monthly $17.00/ft 13%
Monthly, Weekly, Seasonal Live +20% per electrical 13%
Aboard surcharge outlet
Weekly $7.00/ft 13%
Overnight Dockage $1.60/ft 13%
Overnight with Power $1.70/ft 13%
Pump Out $10.62 $1.38 $12.00
Winter Storage
At Kiosk Area (All boats) $150.00 $19.50 $169.50
Summer Storage of cribs/cradle for $30.00 $3.90 $33.90
non-seasonal boaters (to be paid in
advance at municipal office)
Launching (Non-Bruce Mines
Residents)
Daily (PWC included) $5.31 $.69 $6.00
Seasonal (PWC included) $22.12 2.88 $25.00
Campground
Services Current fee HST Total
Daily $39.82 $5.18 $45.00
Weekly $203.54 $26.46 $230.00
Monthly $575.22 $74.78 $650.00
Season $1,446.90 | $188.10 $1,635.00
Season with Sewer $1,548.67 | $201.33 $1,750.00
Tent $22.12 $2.88 $25.00
*All rates include showers and use of
waste station.
Showers for Non-Registered Guests $7.08 $.92 $8.00
Transient Use of Waste Station $8.85 $1.15 $10.00
Winter Storage $176.99 $23.01 $200.00
Simpson Mine Shaft
Services Current fee HST Total
Entry Fee By donation
PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRUCE MINES
USER FEES & SERVICE CHARGES
Bylaw 2025-29 Schedule “H”
Provincial Offences Set Fine HST Total
Skateboards (as per Bylaw 2005-28) $25.00 No $25.00
Use skateboards on town property
Noise (as per Bylaw 2006-03)
Unlawfully permit the emission of $125.00 No $125.00
noise from racing a motor vehicle.
Unlawfully cause the emission of $125.00 No $125.00
noise by operating a motor vehicle
such that the tires squeal.
Unlawfully permit noise by operating $125.00 No $125.00
any combustion engine without an
effective intake muffling device.
Unlawfully permit noise from $125.00 No $125.00
sounding a horn or warning device.
Unlawfully permit noise by operating $125.00 No $125.00
construction equipment without an
effective intake muffling device.
Unlawfully permit noise from the $125.00 No $125.00
detonation of fireworks or explosive
devices not used in construction.
Operate any electronic device for the $125.00 No $125.00
amplification of sound, such to disturb
the peace of a person
Permit noise from the keeping of any $125.00 No $125.00
animal.
Unlawfully permit the emission of $125.00 No $125.00
noise from racing a motor vehicle.
Unlawfully cause the emission of $125.00 No $125.00
noise by operating a motor vehicle
such that the tires squeal.
Unlawfully permit noise by operating $125.00 No $125.00
any combustion engine without an
effective intake muffling device.
Unlawfully permit noise from
sounding a horn or warning device.
$125.00
No
$125.00
Unlawfully permit noise by operating
construction equipment without an
effective intake muffling device.
$125.00
No
$125.00
Unlawfully permit noise from the
detonation of fireworks or explosive
devices not used in construction.
$125.00
No
$125.00
Operate any electronic device for the
amplification of sound, such to disturb
the peace of a person
$125.00
$125.00
Permit noise from the keeping of any
animal.
$125.00
$125.00
Yard (Clean and Clear) (as per Bylaw
2010-37)
Failure to keep land clean
$105.00
No
$105.00
Unauthorized disposal of waste
material on municipal government
lands
$105.00
No
$105.00
Failure to cover over or remove waste
material as directed
$105.00
No
$105.00
Failure to permit inspection of lands
$105.00
$105.00
Animal/Dogs (as per Bylaw 2024)
Failure to provide care for animal as
may be required.
$150.00
No
$150.00
Failure to provide
weatherproofed/insulated and
appropriate size of shelter for animal if
customarily kept out of doors.
$150.00
No
$150.00
Keep animal on a tether of less than
(3) metres in length.
$150.00
No
$150.00
Failure by person to ensure at all times
the animal has unrestricted movement
within range of tether.
$150.00
No
$150.00
Keep animal in Unsanitary Condition
$150.00
$150.00
Keep an Exotic Animal
$150.00
$150.00
Failure by Owner to obtain dog license
before April 1 of current year or within
6 days of ownership
$150.00
$150.00
Failure to file a complete application
form and pay set fee as set by Town
Clerk
$150.00
$150.00
Failure by owner to comply with $150.00 No $150.00
Section 4.1.1 and not pay processing
fee as set by Town Clerk
Failure by Owner to keep tag fixed on $150.00 No $150.00
dog at all times.
Failure by owner to replace lost tag. $150.00 No $150.00
Owner allowing dog to run at large. $150.00 No $150.00
Owner allowing dog to howl or bark $150.00 No $150.00
excessively.
Owner/tenant/occupant owning or $150.00 No $150.00
harbouring more than three dogs in
any dwelling unit.
Failure to remove dog excrement $150.00 No $150.00
Failure by owner to restrain vicious $150.00 No $150.00
dog while on owner’s property.
Failure by owner to restrain vicious $150.00 No $150.00
dog while off owner’s property form
chasing person or domestic animal
Failure by owner to fasten Muzzle $150.00 No $150.00
securely to vicious dog to prevent
biting of person or domestic animal.
Failure by owner to ensure vicious dog $150.00 No $150.00
is under control of person over age 16.
Failure by owner 30 days after Notice $150.00 No $150.00
to Muzzle to implant vicious dog with
microchip.
Failure by dog owner to notify a $150.00 No $150.00
change of residency of vicious dog.
Failure by vicious dog owner to notify $150.00 No $150.00
within 48 hours of change of
ownership of dog.
Failure by owner to notify within 10 $150.00 No $150.00
days that the vicious dog has died.