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Building Permits By-Law 2023-1063
BEING A BY-LAW to establish fees for building permits and related matters.
WHEREAS pursuant to Sec 391(a) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c25 as amended
provides a municipality may charge fees: for services or activities provided or done by or
on behalf of it;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Johnson
enacts as follows:
1. SHORT TITLE
This By-law may be cited as the 'Building Permit By-Law'
2. DEFINISTIONS AND WORD USAGE
A. 'ACT'
means the Building Code Act, 1992 as amended
B. 'APPLICANT'
means the owner of a building or property who has applied for a permit and/or
any person authorized by the owner to apply for a permit on the owner's
behalf, or any person of a corporation empowered by statute to cause building
construction or demolition of a building and anyone acting under the authority
of such person or corporation
C. 'BUILDING CODE'
means the regulation made under Section 324 of the Act
D. 'CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL'
means the Chief Building Official as appointed by Council
E. 'OWNER'
means the registered owner of the land and includes lessee, mortgagee in
possession and the person in charge of the property
F. 'PERMIT'
means permission or authorization given in writing by the Chief Building
Official to perform work regulated by the Act and Building Code, or to
occupy a building per part thereof
G. 'PERMIT HOLDER'
means the person to whom the permit has been issued and who assumes the
primary responsibility for complying with the Act and the Building Code
H. TERMS not defined in this By-Law shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in the Act or the Building Code
3. CLASSES OF PERMITS
Classes of permits required for construction, demolition or change of use are set
forth in "Schedule A" as an appendix to and forming part of this By-law
The Corporation of
THE TOWNSHIP of JOHNSON
By-Law 2023-1063
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4. PERMITS
A. To obtain a permit, an applicant shall file an application in writing on
the forms prescribed by and available from the Township Office or the
Chief Building Official and shall supply any other information relating
to the application as required. The issuance of a permit does not place
an obligation to grant any further permits.
B. Every building permit application shall:
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Identity and describe in detail the work, use and occupancy to
be covered by the permit for which the application is made;
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Identify and describe in detail the existing uses and the
proposed uses for which the premises are intended;
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Describe the land on which the work is to be done, by a
description that will readily identify and locate the site of
which the building or demotion is to occur;
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Every application shall provide sufficient plans, specifications,
documents and any other information to clarify the intent of the
project;
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Be accompanied by the fees as calculated in accordance with
'Schedule A';
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State the names, addresses and contact information of the
owner, applicant, architect, engineer or designer and the
constructor or person hired to carry out the demolition as the
case may be;
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State estimated value of the proposed work including material
and labour; and when Section 1.2 of the Building Code applies
be accompanied by a signed acknowledgment of the owner on
a form prescribed by the Township Office or Chief Building
Official that an architect or professional engineer, or both have
been retained to carry out the general review of the
construction or demolition of the building
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When section 1.2 of the Building Code applies be accompanied
by a signed statement of the architect or professional engineer
or both on a form prescribed by the Township Office of Chief
Building Official, undertaking to provide general review of the
construction or demolition of the building
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State estimated valuation of the proposed work including
material and labour
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Be signed by the applicant who shall certify as to the truth of
the contents of the application
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Permit applications for part of a building shall include all
applications for the entire project (APH, MTO, GLP, etc)
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Include plans and specifications covering the part of the work
for which more expeditious approval is desired, together with
such information pertaining to the remainder of the work as
may be required by the Chief Building Official
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DEMO PERMIT
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Demolition permits shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof
that arrangements have been made with the proper authorities
for the termination and capping of all the water, sewer, gas,
electric, telephone or other utilities and services.
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When Section 2.3 of the Building Code applies be
accompanied by structural design characteristics of building
and the method and time schedule of the demolition
PERMIT CHANGE
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Describe the building or part thereof in which the occupancy is
to be changed
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Include plans and specifications which show the current and
proposed occupancy of all parts of the building, and which
contain sufficient information to establish compliance with the
requirements of the Building Code
CONDITIONAL PERMIT
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State the reason why the applicant believes that unreasonable
delays in the construction would occur
PERMIT PLACED ON HOLD
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A permit may be temporarily placed on hold for an agreed to
length of time with valid reasons supplied by applicant, ie.
Waiting for other permits, weather, finance, availability of
supplies or contractors....
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When a permit is placed on hold in excess of six months an
additional administration fee of 20% of the fee will be added
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
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Applicants shall furnish sufficient plans, specifications,
documents and other information to enable the Chief Building
Official to determine whether the proposed construction,
demolition, or change of use conforms to the Act and the
Building Code
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A site plan reference to a current plan of survey, OR
o Lot size and dimensions of property
o Setbacks from existing and proposed buildings to
property boundaries and to each other
o Existing and finished ground levels or grades
o Existing rights of way, easements and municipal
services
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Documents submitted shall be legible and be drawn to scale
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Multiple copies may be required at the discretion of the CBO
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Upon completion the Chief Building Official may require a 'as
constructed drawings' including a plan showing location of
buildings
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All documents supplied by the applicant become the property
of the municipality and may or may not be retained
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FEES
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The Chief Building Official shall determine the fees as per
Schedule 'A' of this By-Law
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Refunds if any shall be determined in accordance with
Schedule 'A' of this By-Law
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Fees unpaid after 30 days shall be deemed to be taxes and
collected in the same manner
REVOCATION, DEFERRAL AND TRANSFER OF PERMIT
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Prior to revoking a permit, the Chief Building Official shall
give written notice of the intention to revoke the permit and
explain the reasons for this action
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If after 30 days of such notice to revoke and with no change in
the circumstances the Chief Building Official may without
further notice, revoke and dispose of the permit and dispose of
any and all documents relating to the permit
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Upon the receipt of the Intent to Revoke the permit, a permit
holder may request a deferral in writing, within 30 days from
the date of the letter of Intent
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A request for a deferral of the Intent to Revoke shall set out the
reasons why the permit should not be revoked and the date by
which work shall commence or resume and any concerns will
have been addressed
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It is at the discretion of the Chief Building Official whether or
not to grant a deferral and shall notify the permit holder in
writing of his decision
NOTIFICATIONS
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The permit holder shall notify the Chief Building Official 3
days in advance of when an inspection is required
This By-law repeals any By-law previously passed for this purpose. Should any section,
subsection, clause or provision of this By-Law be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the By-Law as a whole
or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid.
READ for the first time and finally passed this 17th day of May 2023
MAYOR: __________________________
R. McKinnon
Seal
Clerk: ___________________________________
J. Maguire
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Schedule 'A'
By-Law 2023 - 1063
Building Permits
REFUNDS:
Application received, reviewed, incomplete
90% of fee refunded
Application received, reviewed and permit issued
50% of fee refunded
Permit issued and one or more inspections
0% no fee refunded
Permit value issued of less than $100.00
0% no fee refunded
NO PERMIT REQUIRED FOR:
Replacing roof materials (no structural change)
Replacing siding (no structural change)
Painting
Eves troughs
Landscaping
Demolition of a detached accessory building of 15m2 (164ft2)
Closets, cupboards, bathrooms (without changes to plumbing)
Air conditioning units
Replacing doors and windows, same size (no structural change)
Drywall
PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR:
Construction of a structure over 15m2 (164ft2)
Demolition of a structure over 15m2 (164ft2)
Decks and sunrooms
Accessory buildings
Additions to buildings
Installation of prefabricated buildings
Hunt camps
Cottages
Install or remove a bearing wall
Sea Can/ shipping containers
Carports
Garages
Any structural changes to a building
Doors and windows (if size of opening is changing)
Moving a building and relocating
Change of use of a building
Installation or alterations to the plumbing and fixtures
Replacing or increasing insulation / vapor barriers
Installation of solar panels on a structure
FLAT RATE FEES:
To move a building
$75.00
To demolish a building
$75.00
Occupancy permit
$80.00
Change of use permit
$80.00
Conditional Permit
50% of the value of the permit
Construction begins before Permit is issued Double the value of the permit
Permits deferred or placed on hold
20% of the value of the permit
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Schedule 'A' continued
By-Law 2023 - 1063
Building Permits
Chief Building Official has some discretion when issuing permits to accommodate the
uniqueness of any given site.
Residence (new construction) {basements and second story same price per sq. ft}
- Minimum fee of $700.00 up to 1200 sq. ft
- Over 1200 sq. ft x's $0.58 / sq. ft
Addition / renovations to a Residence (carports, sunrooms, additions ...)
- Minimum fee of $250.00 up to 400 sq. ft
- Over 400 sq. ft x's $0.63 / sq. ft
Decks -
- Minimum fee of $150.00
Multi Residential (any construction)
- Minimum of $600.00 up to 1200 sq. ft
- Over 1200 sq. ft x's $0.50 / sq. ft
Accessory Building (Garage, Bunkie's, Garden Sheds ... etc.)
- Minimum fee of $250.00 up to 600 sq. ft
- Over 600 sq. ft x's $0.42 / sq. ft
Farm and Farming Related Buildings
- Minimum fee of $250.00 up to 1000 sq. ft
- Over 1000 sq. ft x's $0.25 / sq. ft
Commercial Building / Additions / Renovations
- Minimum of $600.00 up to 1200 sq. ft
- Over 1200 sq. ft x's $0.50 / sq. ft