Rural Municipality of Heart's Hill No. 352, Saskatchewan
· No. 1-2024
· adopted 2024-01-01
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Rural Municipality of Hearts Hill No. 352
BYLAW NO, GOVSK 1-2024
Pursuant to section 18 of the Act, this building bylaw is deemed to have been adopted by the local authority
as the building bylaw pursuant to section 17 of the Act on the day after the date set by the regulations by
which the building bylaw was required to be adopted by the local authority as follows:
SHORT TITLE
1 This bylaw may be cited as the Building Bylaw.
PURPOSE OF THE BUILDING BYLAW
2. The purpose of this bylaw is to provide for the administration and enforcement of the Act, the regulations,
the National Building Code of Canada, the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings, ministerial
interpretations and Saskatchewan Construction Standards Appeal Board orders and building official orders
within the local authority.
INTERPRETATION/LEGISLATION
3 Definitions contained in The Construction Codes Act, The Building Code Regulations and The Energy
Code Regulations shall apply in this building bylaw.
“Act” means The Construction Codes Act.
“building official” means a person who holds a building official licence.
“building official services” means plan review services, inspection services and enforcement
services carried out by an appointed building official.
“certificate of occupancy” means a written document issued by the local authority giving the
owner of the building permission to occupy the building for its intended use.
“competent person” means a person who is recognized by the local authority as having:
(a) a degree, certificate or professional designation; or
(b) the knowledge, experience and training;
necessary to design or review the design of a building.
“inspection” means the inspection of the following by an appointed building official to ascertain
whether the Act and the regulations have been or are being complied with:
(a) ongoing or incomplete building construction, materials of construction or building
systems;
(b) completed or existing building construction, materials of construction or building
systems.
“local authority” means the Rural Municipality of Hearts Hill No. 352 to which this Building
Bylaw applies.
“NBC” means the edition and provisions of the National Building Code of Canada, including
revisions, errata and amendments to it, declared to be in force pursuant to the Act and the
regulations.
“NECB” means the edition and provisions of the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings,
including revisions, errata and amendments to it, declared to be in force pursuant to the Act and The
Energy Code Regulations.
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“owner” means:
(a) any person who has any right, title, estate or interest in land, improvements or premises
other than that of a mere occupant, tenant or mortgagee;
(b) any person, firm or corporation that controls the property under consideration; or
(c) if the building is owned separately from the land on which the building is located, the
owner of the building.
“owner’s representative” means any person, corporation, employee or contractor who has
authority to act on behalf of an owner.
“permit” means written authorization issued by the local authority or its building official.
“plan review” means the examination of building drawings and related documents by a building
official to ascertain whether those drawings and documents meet the requirements of the Act and
the regulations.
“regulations” means The Building Code Regulations and The Energy Code Regulations.
“SAMA fee” means a fee charged to the local authority by the Saskatchewan Assessment
Management Agency with respect to the work.
“value of construction” means the total costs to the owner for the building construction in its
completed form and includes the cost of all building work, materials of construction, building
systems, labour and overhead, and profit of the contractor and subcontractors.
“work” means any design, construction, addition, erection, placement, alteration, repair,
renovation, demolition, relocation, removal, use, change of use, occupancy or change of occupancy
of a building.
SCOPE OF THE BYLAW
4 This building bylaw apples to all work undertaken or to be undertaken within the geographical
jurisdiction of the local authority.
GENERAL
5(1) It is the duty of every owner or the owner’s representative of a building in Saskatchewan to ensure that
the building and work is in accordance with the Act, the regulations, any associated codes, interpretations
and orders and any bylaws adopted by the local authority with which the building is associated.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or the owner’s representative to arrange for all permits,
inspections and certificates required by any other applicable bylaws, Acts and regulations.
(3) A building or part of a building for which a permit has been granted shall not be occupied before the
issuance of a certificate of eccupancy by the local authority or the building official pursuant to clause
16(11)(h) of the Act.
(4) The provisions of this building bylaw apply to buildings greater than 10m? (107.6 ft2) in building area
except as otherwise exempted by the Act or the regulations.
PERMIT - ISSUANCE
6(1) Every application for a permit for work shall be on the form provided by the local authority, and shall
be accompanied by plans and specifications of the proposed building and work in & format acceptable to the
local authority.
(2) Every permit application shall be reviewed and approved by the building official including plan review
and approval.
(3) If the work described in an application for a permit, to the best of the knowledge of the local authority or
the building official, complies with the requirements of this building bylaw, the Act, or the regulations, the
local authority or the building official shall, on receipt of the required fee, issue a permit on the form
provided by the local authority. In addition, one set of the approved plans and specifications Will be returned
to the owner or the owner’s representative with the permit.
(4) A permit issued pursuant to this building bylaw must include:
(a) the name of the person, or company to whom the permit is issued;
(b) the period for which the permit is valid;
(c) a statement of all fees, deposits or bonds charged for the permit;
(d) the scope of work authorized by the permit;
(c) the municipal address or legal description of the property on which the work described in the
permit is located;
(f) the buildings or portion of buildings to which the permit applies;
(g) the date of completion of the stages of construction for which a permit holder must inform the
local authority;
(h) any conditions that the permit holder is required to comply with; and
(i) any information required by this building bylaw.
(5) No person or company to whom a permit is issued pursuant to the Act shall fail to comply with the terms
and conditions of the permit.
(6) Work must not commence before a permit is issued.
(7) The permit fee shall be calculated according to the sum of the following:
(a) a permit administration fee listed in a fee bylaw for the processing, handling and issuance of a
permit;
(b) the fees for plan review, field inspection of construction and enforcement in accordance with a
fee bylaw or the agreement between the provider of building official services and the local
authority;
(c) the fees charged by the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency; and
(d) a deposit, if required, in an amount determined by the local authority.
(8) Ifa deposit is collected it shall, on request by the owner or owners representative, be refundable on
satisfactory completion of the work or on approval of use or occupancy of the building by the local authority
or the building official.
(9) All permit fees and deposits will be collected before the permit is issued and are subject to any
applicable taxes.
(10) The local authority or the building official may establish the value of construction for the work
described in an application for a permit, for the purpose of calculating a permit fee, based on established
current construction costs, the owner’s or the owner’s representative statement of costs or constructor’s
contract values, or similar methods selected by the local authority or the building official.
(11) Itis the responsibility of the owner or the owner’s representative to ensure that all notifications required
by section 7 of the Act and this building bylaw are given to the local authority and that all inspections are
scheduled and completed. Failure to do so may result in additional fees for follow up inspections.
(12) The owner or the owner’s representative will be invoiced by the local authority for additional inspection
fees and payment of the inspection fees will be due on receipt of an invoice. Unpaid inspection fees will be
considered a debt due to the local authority and may be recovered from the owner of the land or premises in
or on which the work was carried out as per the Act.
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(13) The local authority may, at its discretion, rebate a portion of a permit fee or deposit where
work is reduced in scope or discontinued, or where other exceptional circumstances occur.
PERMITS — REFUSAL TO ISSUE
7(1) The local authority may refuse to issue a permit if:
(a) the proposed work described on the permit application would contravene:
(i) the Act;
(ii) the regulations;
(iii) an order of the appeal board;
(iv) a written interpretation of the minister pursuant to section 8 of the Act; or
(v) the local authority’s building bylaw;
(b) the person who designed or reviewed the design of a proposed building that is within the scope
of Part 9 of the NBC is not a competent person;
(c) the person who designed or completed a design review of a proposed building that is within the
scope of Part 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the NBC is not an architect or engineer;
(d) the person who designed or completed a design review of a proposed building that is within the
scope of the NECB is not an architect or engineer;
(e) the application for a permit is incomplete;
(A) any fees, deposits or bonds required pursuant to the local authority's building bylaw for the
issuance of a permit have not been paid; or
(g) the proposed work described on the permit application would contravene any other Act,
regulations or bylaw that applies to the proposed work.
(2) Where the local authority refuses to issue a permit pursuant to subsection (1), the local authority shall:
(a) provide written notice to the applicant as to the reasons for the local authority’s refusal to issue
a permit; and
(b) refund any fee or deposit paid as part of the permit application for work pursuant to the Act,
less any fees paid for:
(@ plan review; and
(ii) permit application or administration.
PERMITS —- REVOCATION
8(1) The local authority may revoke a permit issued pursuant to the Act:
(a) if the holder of the permit requests in writing that it be revoked;
(b) if the permit was issued on mistaken, false or incorrect information;
(c) if the permit was issued in error;
(a) subject to subsection (2), if, after 6 months after the permit’s issuance, the work for which the
permit was issued has not, in the opinion of the local authority’s building official, been seriously
commenced and no written agreement for the delay has been given by the local authority; or
(e) subject to subjection (2), if the work for which the permit was issued is, in the opinion of the
local authority’s building official, substantially suspended or discontinued for a period of more than
6 months after the permit’s issuance and no written agreement for the delay has been given by the
local authority.
(2) If the local authority revokes a permit pursuant to subsection (1) it shall provide written notice to the
permit holder as to the reasons for the revocation.
PERMITS ~— EXPIRY
9(1) The expiry of a permit does not relieve the owner or the owner’s representative from the obligation to
complete the work approved in the permit.
(2) All permits issued pursuant to this building bylaw expire on the date stated in the permit, or if no date is
stated:
(a) twenty-four months from date of issue;
(b) six months from date of issue if work is not commenced within that period;
(c) on the date specified by the local authority if work has not seriously commenced and is
suspended for a period of six months; or
(d) on the date specified by the local authority if work has been suspended with written permission
by the local authority or building official and the agreed upon period has been exceeded.
(3) An owner or the owner’s representative that does not complete all the work listed on a permit before the
permit expires shall apply to the local authority that issued the permit to do one of the following:
(a) revoke the permit; 7.
(b) extend the term of the permit;
(c) vary the conditions of the permit.
(4) The local authority may revoke, extend or vary the conditions of a permit on written application of the
permit holder and subject to any condition or fees listed in the bylaw.
ENFORCEMENT
10 The local authority or the building official may take any measures as permitted by section 24, 25 or 26 of
the Act and sections 13 and 14 of The Building Code Regulations for the purpose of ensuring compliance
with this building bylaw.
NOTIFICATION
11(1) The owner or the owner’s representative of a building to be constructed shall ensure that the local
authority is notified of:
(a) when excavation is to be commenced;
(b) when the foundation is to be placed;
(c) when a superstructure is to be placed on the foundation;
(d) any other event at the time required by the permit under which work has been undertaken; and
(ec) any other specified event at the specified time.
(2) Before commencing work at a building site, the owner or the owner’s representative shall give notice to
the local authority of:
(a) the date on which the owner or the owner’s representative intends to commence the work; and
(b) subject to subsection (8), the name, address and telephone number of:
(i) the constructor or other person in charge of the work;
i) the designer of the work;
(iii) the person or firm that is to review the work to determine whether or not the
construction conforms to the design; and
(iv) any inspection or testing agency that is engaged to monitor the work.
(3) During the course of construction, the owner or the owner’s representative shall give notice to the local
authority of:
(a) subject to subsection (8), any change in, or termination of, the employment of a person or firm
mentioned in clause (2)(b);
(b) the owner’s or owner’s representative intent to do any work that has been ordered by a building
official or local authority to be inspected during construction;
(c) the owner’s or owner’s representative intent to enclose work that has been ordered by a
building official or local authority to be inspected before enclosure;
(@) subject to subsection (8), any proposed deviation from the plans approved and permitted by the
local authority;
(e) subject to subsection (8), any construction undertaken that deviates from the plans approved
and permitted by the local authority; and
(f) the completion of work.
(4) Subject to subsection (8), the owner or the owner’s representative of a building under construction shall
give notice to the local authority of:
(a) any change in ownership or change in address of the owner or the owner’s representative that
occurs before the issuance of an occupancy certificate as soon as the change occurs; and
(b) the owner’s or owner’s representative's intention to occupy a portion of the building if the
building is to be occupied in stages.
(5) The owner of a building or the owner’s agents, contractors, employees, successors or assigns or the
registered owner of the land on which the building is situated shall submit a written report to the local
authority of the occurrence of any of the following that causes or has the potential to cause serious injury or
loss of life:
(a) structural failure of the building or part of the building;
(b) failure of any equipment, device or appliance that is regulated by the Act or the regulations.
(6) A report submitted pursuant to subsection (5) must:
(a) contain:
(i) the name and address of the owner;
(ii) the address or location of the building involved in the failure;
(iii) the name and address of the constructor of the building; and
(iv) the nature of the failure; and
(b) be submitted to the local authority within 15 days after the occurrence of the failure mentioned
in clause (5)(a) or (b).
(7) On receipt of the report pursuant to subsection (5), the local authority may require an owner to do the
following:
(a) provide any other information that the building official or local authority may consider
necessary;
(6) complete any additional work that is necessary to ensure compliance.
(8) Notice given pursuant to clause (2)(b), (3)(a), (3)(d)s or (3)(e) or subsection (4) is to be in writing.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
12(1) An owner or the owner's representative that undertakes to construct or have constructed a building
that is within the scope of Parts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the NBC shall have an architect or engineer complete the
design or design review of:
(a) the design or design review of the building and all building systems;
(b) an inspection of construction of the building and all building systems to ensure compliance
with the design; and
(c) the reviews required by the NBC.
(2) An owner or the owner’s representative that undertakes to construct or have constructed a building with a
structure within the scope of the NECB shall have an architect or engineer complete:
(a) the design or design review of the structure;
(b) a field review of construction of the structure to ensure compliance with the design; and
(c) the reviews required by the NECB.
(3) In addition to the requirements of subsections (1) and (2), the local authority or building official shall
require that an engineer or architect provide:
(a) a Commitment for Field Review letter as part of the permit application for work; and
(b) an Assurance of Field Review and Compliance letter, on completion of the work, providing
assurance that the work conforms to the engineer’s or architect’s design.
(4) An owner or the owner’s representative that undertakes to construct or have constructed a building that is
within the scope of Part 9 of the NBC shall ensure that a competent person has designed or reviewed the
design of the building.
(5) An owner or the owner’s representative shall ensure that copies of any inspection or review reports made
pursuant to this section are made available to a building official or the local authority on the request of the
building official or local authority, as the case may be.
(6) No owner of a building or an owner’s representative shall cause or allow the ground elevations of a
building to be changed so as to place in contravention of the NBC:
(a) the building or part of the building; or
(b) an adjacent building.
(7) If the property boundaries of a building lot are changed so as to place a building or part of a building in
contravention of the NBC, the owner or the owner’s representative shall immediately alter the building or
part of the building to bring it into compliance with the NBC.
PENALTY
13(1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this building bylaw may be subject to the
penalties provided in Part 8 of the Act.
(2) Conviction of a person or corporation for breach of any provision of this building bylaw shall not relieve
the person or corporation from compliance with the Act and regulations.
REPEAL OF BYLAW(S)
14 On enactment of this building bylaw, all previous building bylaws, including building bylaw
amendments, are repealed.
APPROVED
In accordance with Clause 17(6)(A) of
The Construction, Codes Act
Building and Technical Standards
Ministry of Government Relations
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Certified a true copy of Bylaw No. GOVSK 1-2024
deemed adopted by Council on the Ist day of
January 2024, acknowledged by Council on the 8" day
of February 2024,
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ae Franko, Administrator