By-law 26-5346 - Annual building permit fee CPI adjustment (amends Building By-law 23-5260)

Ingersoll, Ontario · No. 26-5346 · adopted 2026-01-12 · summary & facts

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Corporation of the Town of Ingersoll By-Law 26-5346 A by-law to amend By-Law 23-5260, a by-law to provide for the administration and enforcement of the Building Code Act, 1992, within the Town of Ingersoll. Whereas Section 7 of the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended, empowers Council to pass By-laws respecting permits for construction, demolition, occupancy, change of use, sewage systems and conditional permits and respecting inspections and the charging of permit fees and other related matters; And Whereas the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Ingersoll deems it advisable to amend By-Law 23,5260; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Ingersoll enacts as follows: 1. That Section 3 - Fees be amended to add the following clause: 3.7 Annual Fee Adjustment Effective February 1, 2026, and each subsequent year thereafter, the building permit fee rates for all classes of permits may be adjusted in accordance with the Consumer Price Index as published by Statistics Canada for the previous year. Such adjustment to the fees shall not require an amendment to this By-Law nor require a public meeting. Flat fees will be rounded up to the nearest dollar amount. All other fees shall be rounded up to the nearest cent. Adjusted fees shall be posted on the corporation's web site. 2. That this By-law shall come into force and effect on the date it is passed. PASSED on the 12th day of January, 2026. __________________________________ Brian Petrie, Mayor __________________________________ Danielle Richard, Clerk This by-law passed in accordance with Part VI.1 subsection 284.11 (4) (a) (ii) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended.