| permit required for | Construction, demolition, alteration, repair, removal, moving, and change of use of buildings or structures; plumbing installations not included in a complete building package. | s. 3.1(a)(i); "building permits will be required for plumbing installations" |
| exemptions | No plumbing permit for repairing/replacing a valve, faucet or fixture; repairing a leak or forcing out a stoppage; replacing a hot water tank. | s. 4.5(c) |
| fee basis | Fees are set out in Schedule "A" by permit class, based on square footage with minimum fees (e.g., $0.75/ft² main floor, $0.40/ft² second floor, $0.30/ft² attached garage; minimum $100.00). | Schedule "A" |
| authority | Chief Building Official for the Township of O'Connor; Thunder Bay District Health Unit for sewage systems. | by the Chief Building Official for the Township of O'Connor; s. 4.11 |
| fine range | Not more than $50,000.00 first offence, $100,000.00 subsequent; corporation $500,000.00 first, $1,500,000.00 subsequent; $10,000.00 per day for continuing order offence. | s. 12(b)-(d) |
scout note
Passed under s.7 Building Code Act, 1992, repealing By-law 2016-12: governs construction, demolition and change-of-use permits, inspections, and sets permit rates (Schedule A) for the Township of O'Connor. Chief Building Official shared with Neebing.