Building permits — Warwick, Ontario

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

In the Township of Warwick, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law (By-law Number 79 of 2024) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Any construction, demolition, and/or change of use to any structure or building defined in the Act requires a permit and a fee as defined in this By-Law. Administered by: Chief Building Official.

Building By-law (By-law Number 79 of 2024) adopted bylaw
permit required for Any construction, demolition, and/or change of use to any structure or building defined in the Act requires a permit and a fee as defined in this By-Law. s. 2.2
fee basis Calculated in accordance with Schedule 'A'; where based on cost of valuation, total cost of all work including material, labour, equipment, overhead and professional services. s. 9.1(a), (b)
authority Chief Building Official s. 3.1
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Township of Warwick Building By-law respecting construction, demolition, change-of-use permits and inspections under s.7 Building Code Act, 1992. Notes County of Lambton enforces the Act for Warwick under agreement. Schedule A fee schedule is a placeholder referencing the Consolidated User Fee By-law.

Consolidated User Fee and Charges By-Law (By-law 9 of 2025, amended by By-law 55 of 2025) - Schedule G: Building Permits and Related Matters adopted bylaw
permit required for Single Family Dwelling, Multiple Family Dwellings, additions, alterations, commercial/industrial renovations, accessory buildings, agricultural buildings, grain bins/silos, manure pits, decks/porches, pools, demolition, change of use. Schedule G, Type of Permit
fee basis Fixed fees by permit type as listed in Schedule G; multiple family dwellings fee is per dwelling unit. Schedule G, Type of Permit
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Recorded again under building_permits per the Building By-law's own Schedule A, which points to this consolidated fee schedule for the actual building permit fees/deposits (Schedule G).

By-laws (index page)

Township's 'Frequently Requested By-Laws' page listing the Building By-Law and Consolidated User Fee and Charges By-Law among others; used to locate both documents.

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