| permit required for | Construction, demolition, or swimming pool work; building permits for new construction, renovation, farm buildings, signs; demolition, swimming pool, conditional, sewage system, change of use, occupancy permits. | s. 6.1; s. 4.1; Demolition Permit; s. 4.3; s. 4.4; s. 4.5; s. 4.6; s. 8.1 |
| exemptions | Inflatable pools with maximum depth capacity of 1.2 metres or less; hot tubs with lockable covers. | s. 7.3.3 |
| fee basis | Based on floor area where applicable; floor area means total finished floor space of all stories, or total area for unfinished buildings. | s. 13.2; s. 13.3 |
| fees location | Municipality's in force Fees By-law | s. 13.1 |
| authority | Chief Building Official; Inspectors (Building Inspector, Deputy Chief Building Official, Chief Building Official). | s. 3.1.8; s. 3.1.11 |
| fine range | Part I set fines: $300–$1,500; Part III: $50,000 first/$100,000 subsequent for persons, $500,000/$1,500,000 for corporations; continuing offence up to $10,000/day. | s. 22.1; s. 22.2; s. 22.3; Schedule "E" |
scout note
Municipality's current Building By-law: permits for construction, demolition, occupancy, change of use and on-site sewage systems; inspections, permit fees, and set fines up to $500,000 (corporations). Repeals By-law 19 of 2013 on final approval of set fines.