Building permits — The Blue Mountains, Ontario

Do I need a building permit? What does it cost?

In the Town of The Blue Mountains, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-Law No. 2025-40 (Being a By-law under the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, c.23, respecting Permits and Related Matters) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition or change of use of a building. Permit fees: Permit Fee = SI x A; minimum fee $150.00 unless otherwise noted. Fees set in: Town's Fees and Charges By-law.

Building By-Law No. 2025-40 (Being a By-law under the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, c.23, respecting Permits and Related Matters) adopted bylaw
permit required for Construction, demolition or change of use of a building. s. 3.1
fee basis Permit Fee = SI x A; minimum fee $150.00 unless otherwise noted. Schedule "A", s. 2(a); Schedule "A", s. 4(a)
fees location Town's Fees and Charges By-law s. 7.2
authority Chief Building Official s. 2.1(d)
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Town's Building By-law under Building Code Act s.7 (cited 'Building By-Law'): defines Chief Building Official, complete-application and conditional-permit requirements, permit classes. OCR'd scanned PDF (24pp), enacted 14 July 2025.

Building By-Law No. 2025-40 — Schedule A (Classes of Permits, Payments, and Fees) adopted bylaw

Fee schedule attached to By-law 2025-40: minimum partial payment at application, permit-fee calculation formula, fee categories for detached/semi/townhouse/duplex/triplex vs. commercial/industrial/institutional/multi-residential buildings.

Machine-readable: building-permits.json · Official website: https://www.thebluemountains.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-25 · Building permits across Ontario · Building permits in other municipalities