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*The red text in the following Schedule was amended on January 1st, 2026 to reflect the annual
Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase pursuant to Subsection 6.42 of By-law #2023-033, as amended.
SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NO. 2025-014
(Schedule "A" to By-law No. 2023-033)
CLASSES OF PERMITS AND PERMIT FEES
Permit fees are based on either a base fee plus per square foot (sq.ft.) fee or a flat
fee, as determined through the table below. The determined square footage of the
building, or part of the building, that the permit has been applied for is calculated via
the greater gross floor area (GFA) of the values indicated on the submitted application
form or by calculation by building department staff.
Costing Category Description
Fees
Base/Flat Fee
Per
sq.ft.
of GFA
Fee
Group A - Assembly - New Construction/Additions
$1.82
Group B - Care, Care & Treatment & Detention - New
Construction/Additions (including retirement homes)
$1.82
1. Group C - Residential - New Construction (3 units or less)
$1.82
2. Group C - Residential - New Construction (4 units or more)
$1.50
3. Group C - Residential - Finished Basement1
$107 base fee plus
per sq.ft. fee
$0.28
4. Group C - Residential - Additions
$1.50
5. Group C - Residential - Garages, Carports & Accessory
Buildings
$107 base fee plus
per sq.ft. fee
$0.54
6. Group C - Residential - Porches and Decks
$140
7. Group C - Residential - Modular or Prefabricated Homes
Moved
$107 base fee plus
per sq.ft. fee
$0.28
1. Group D - Business & Personal Services - New
Construction/Additions - Unfinished Area (shell buildings only)
$1.20
2. Group D - Business & Personal Services - New
Construction/Additions - Finished Area
$1.50
1. Group E - Mercantile - New Construction/Additions -
Unfinished Area (shell buildings only)
$1.20
2. Group E - Mercantile - New Construction/Additions -
Finished Area
$1.50
1. Group F - Industrial - New Construction/Additions -
Unfinished Area (shell buildings, including self-service storage
buildings)
$0.74
2. Group F - Industrial - New Construction/Additions - Finished
Area
$0.94
1. Farm Buildings - Barns (including new and additions)
$0.43
2. Farm Buildings - Manure Storage Facilities, Silos, Grain Bins
& Grain Elevators
$536
Greenhouses and Pre-Engineered Storage Buildings (including
industrial and farm uses)
$0.28
Pools (designated as public pools, as per OBC)
$321
Temporary Buildings (including tents)
$140
Signs, Retaining Walls & Solar Panels on Buildings
$140
Demolition Only - 600 m2 or less in building area & 3 storeys
or less
$140
Demolition Only - greater than 600 m2 in building area &
greater than 3 storeys
$536
Where construction, demolition and/or change of use
commenced prior to permit issuance
50% surcharge
($223 Min.
- $5,604 Max.)
Conditional/Partial Permit Fee
25% surcharge for
each
request/application
($321
Min. - $5,604
Max.)
1. Change of Use Only - Farm Building
$140
2. Change of Use Only - Residential
$321
3. Change of Use Only - Non-Residential
$321
Renovations - Residential
$140 base fee plus
per sq.ft. fee
$0.54
Renovations - Non-Residential
$321 base fee plus
per sq.ft. fee
$0.54
Partial occupancy of an unfinished building
Residential: $64
flat fee/per suite,
Non-Residential:
$321 flat fee/per
suite
Re-Examination of Plans/Change in Lot
$140/hr (1hr min.)
Dormant Application Renewal
$140
Permit Renewal
$140 plus applicable
re-examination
of plans fee
Renewal - Administrative Process
$140
Permit Transfer/Permit Revocation Deferrals
$140
Agency Letter of Approval (Building)
$140
Preliminary Inspection/Consultation
$140/hr (1hr min.)
Permit/Property File Search
$140/hr (1hr min.)
Re-Inspection Fee
$140
Alternative Solution Application
$104/hr ($321
min.) plus third-
party costs,
as may be required,
plus 25%
Limiting Distance Agreement
$321 per
agreement plus
third-party
costs, as may be
required, plus
25%
Third Party Costs/Peer Review
Actual costs plus
25%
Annual Maintenance Fee for Dormant Permits applied for after
Dec. 31, 2011
$268
1. Order issued pursuant to sections 12, 13 or 18 of the Act
(Order to Comply, Order not to Cover/Uncover, Order Requiring
Tests, etc.)
$321
2. Order issued pursuant to section 14 of the Act (Stop Work
Order)
$428
3. Order issued pursuant to subsection 15.9(4) of the Act
(Unsafe Building)
$321
4. Order issued pursuant to subsection 15.9(6) of the Act
(Prohibit Occupancy)
$428
5. Order issued pursuant to subsection 15.10(1) of the Act
(Emergency Order)
$428
Registration/Discharge of Orders on Property Title
Actual costs plus
25%
1 For new construction, base fee does not apply.
Taxes are not applicable.
INTERPRETATION NOTES TO SCHEDULE "A"
In addition to referring to the Building Code or the Act, in determining the fees under
this By-law, the Chief Building Official may have regard to the following explanatory
notes, as may be required in the calculation of permit fees:
1. For purposes of determining permit fees, gross floor area (GFA) shall mean the
total area of all floors above grade, measured between the outside surfaces of
exterior walls, as well as the total finished area of all floors below grade;
2. Porches, decks, fireplaces and attached garages are included in the permit fee
for individual dwelling units;
3. In the case of interior alterations or renovations, the area of proposed work is
the actual space receiving the work (i.e. tenant space, room(s), etc.);
4. Mechanical penthouses and floors, mezzanines, lofts, habitable attic and
interior balconies are to be included in all gross floor area calculations;
5. Except for interconnected floor spaces, no deduction is made for openings
within gross floor areas (i.e. stairs, elevators, escalators, shafts, ducts and
similar openings);
6. Unfinished basements serving single-detached dwellings, semi-detached
dwellings, duplexes, triplexes and rowhouses are not included in the gross floor
area when calculating permit fees;
7. Corridors, lobbies, washrooms, lounges and similar areas are to be included
and classified according to the major classification for the floor area on which
they are located; and
8. Temporary buildings are considered to be buildings that will be erected for not
more than one year.
SCHEDULE "B" TO BY-LAW 2025-014
(Schedule "A" to By-law No. 2023-033)
ADMINISTRATIVE INSPECTION/LOT GRADING PERFORMANCE DEPOSIT
Inspection Performance Deposit - Value of Work
Refundable Fee
Residential
Value less than $25,000.00
$Nil
Value between $25,000.00 and $99,999.99
$500.00
Value between $100,000.00 and $299,999.99
$2,000.00
Value between $300,000.00 to $499,999.99
$3,000.00
Value equal to or over $500,000.00
$5,000.00
Non-Residential
Value less than $50,000.00
$Nil
Value between $50,000.00 and $299,999.99
$2,000.00
Value between $300,000 and $4,999,999.99
$5,000.00
Value equal to or over $5,000,000.00
$10,000.00
Lot Grading Performance Deposit
Development without Site plan Control Agreement
$2000.00
Development with Site plan Control Agreement
Site plan deposit
to be used
INTERPRETATION NOTES TO SCHEDULE "B"
In determining the value of work under this By-law, the Chief Building Official may
have regard to the following explanatory notes, as may be required in the calculation
of permit fees:
1.
The value of work shall be the estimated cost of construction, as declared
on the permit application form, or as determined by the Chief Building
Official, whichever is higher;
2.
When determining the value of work, the Chief Building Official may, at their
discretion, use a current recognized construction cost index or consultant in
determining the actual cost of construction;
3.
Subject to Section 6.7 of this By-law, once any expenses incurred by the
Applicant or Permit Holder have been deducted by the Chief Building Official,
any remaining funds shall be refunded in accordance with interpretation
Notes 4 or 5, as the case may be;
REFUND OF ADMINISTRATIVE PERFORMANCE DEPOSITS
Inspection Performance Deposit
4.
Once a Permit has been closed, the Chief Building Official shall, after applying
any applicable deductions, refund the balance of the administrative
performance deposit in whole or in part to the Owner, in accordance with the
following provisions:
a)
One hundred per cent (100%) of the administrative performance
deposit is to be refunded if the Work, and all required inspections, are
fully completed within two (2) years of the date of issuance of the
Permit;
b)
Seventy-five per cent (75%) of the administrative performance deposit
is to be refunded if the Work, and all required inspections, are fully
completed within three (3) years of the date of issuance of the Permit;
c)
Fifty per cent (50%) of the administrative performance deposit is to be
refunded if the Work, and all required inspections, are fully completed
within four (4) years of the date of issuance of the Permit;
d)
Twenty-five per cent (25%) of the administrative performance deposit
is to be refunded if the Work, and all required inspections, are
completed within five (5) years of the date of issuance of the Permit;
and
e)
No refund of the administrative performance deposit will be awarded if
the Work, and all required inspections, are not fully completed within
five (5) years of the date of issuance of the Permit. This will not relieve
the Permit Holder of obligations under any regulations of any by-law,
the Act or the Building Code. The refund of the whole or part of the
administrative performance deposit shall not be deemed a waiver of
any provisions of any by-law, the Act or the Building Code. Also, the
refund shall not be construed as a certification or guarantee that the
Building, for which a Permit was issued, meets all the requirements of
any by-law, the Act or the Building Code.
Lot Grading Performance Deposit
5.
Once a lot grading as-built plan has been approved by the Municipality, as per
the Municipality's Lot Grading Policy, the Chief Building Official shall refund the
administrative performance deposit to the Owner in accordance with the
following provisions:
a)
One hundred per cent (100%) of the lot grading performance deposit
is to be refunded if the lot grading plan has been approved, as per the
Municipality's Lot Grading Policy, within two (2) years of date of
issuance of the Permit;
b)
Fifty per cent (50%) of the lot grading performance deposit is to be
refunded if the as-built lot grading plan has been approved, as per the
Municipality's Lot Grading Policy, within three (3) years of the date of
issuance of the Permit;
c)
Unless otherwise extended by the Chief Building Official, no refund of
the lot grading performance deposit will be awarded if the as-built lot
grading plan has not been approved, as per the Municipality's Lot
Grading Policy, within three (3) years of date of issuance of the Permit.
This will not relieve the Permit Holder of obligations under any by-law,
the Act or the Building Code.