Building By-law & Permit Fees

Building By-law BL2019-039 Schedule "A": 2021 Building Permit Fees

Building Permit Fees: Table 1 Service Index by Major Occupancy

SCHEDULE A

Classes of Permits and Fees

Table 1: Service Index Fees by Major Occupancy

A.	New Buildings, Additions and Mezzanines	Permit Fee ($/ft²)
	Group A: Assembly Buildings
01	Finished	$0.95
02	Shell	$0.90
03	Interior Alterations, Renovations and Tenancy Work	$0.53
	Group B: Detention, Care & Treatment and Care Buildings
04	Finished	$1.05
05	Shell	$0.90
06	Interior Alterations, Renovations and Tenancy Work	$0.53
	Group C: Residential
07	Detached, Semi-detached, Row Houses	$1.05
08	Pre-fabricated Detached Dwelling	$0.79
09	Multi-Unit Buildings, Motels, Hotels	$1.05
10	Interior Alterations, Renovations	$0.53
	Group D: Business & Personal Service Buildings
11	Finished	$1.05
12	Shell	$0.90
13	Interior Alterations, Renovations and Tenancy Work	$0.53
	Group E: Mercantile Buildings
14	Finished	$1.05
15	Shell	$0.90
16	Interior Alterations, Renovations and Tenancy Work	$0.53
	Group F: Industrial Buildings
17	Finished	$0.79
18	Shell	$0.69
19	Interior Alterations, Renovations and Tenancy Work	$0.42
20	Specialized Industrial Buildings	$0.79
21	Warehouses	$0.79
22	Underground Parking Garages	$1.32

Building Permit Fees: Table 2 Fees for Miscellaneous Permit Types

SCHEDULE A

Classes of Permits and Fees

Table 2: Fees for Miscellaneous Permit Types

	Class of Permit	Fee ($)
B.	Miscellaneous Work – Stand Alone Permits
23	Accessory Apartment Unit	$528.38
24	Accessory Building - Residential (Garage, Shed, etc.)	$132.10
25	Decks/Porches (unenclosed) - Residential	$132.10
26	Fire Code Retrofit (9.3. OFC)	$528.38
27	Fire Code Retrofit (9.8. OFC)	$528.38
28	Fire Code Retrofit/Repair - all other	$528.38
29	Finished Basement - Residential	$317.03
30	Fireplaces, Wood Burning Stoves	$132.10
31	Move or Relocate a Building	$132.10
32	Portable Classrooms	$264.19
C.	Demolition
33	Residential House	$158.51
34	All Other Buildings 1.2.2.3.(1) OBC	$317.030
35	Building located on property subject to the Heritage Act	$2,113.52
D.	Mechanical and Fire Protection Systems
36	Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (non-House category)	$369.87
37	Fire Alarm System (New or Replacement)	$369.87
38	Fire Sprinkler System (New or Replacement)	$528.38
39	Commercial Cooking Exhaust and Ventilation System	$422.70
40	Spray Booth, Dust Collector System	$369.87
E.	Plumbing
41	Backflow Preventer	$105.68
42	Interceptors (Grease or Oil)	$158.51
43	New or Repair Sanitary Service: Residential	$158.51
44	New or Repair Water Service: Residential	$158.51
45	Plumbing - Internal	$132.10
46	Rain Water Harvesting System	$52.84
47	Site Servicing: Private Property	$8.18 for each $1,000 of construction value
F.	Private On-Site Sewage Systems
48	New or Replacement Sewage System	$528.38
49	Part 11 Performance Level Review for Building Expansion	$369.87
50	Septic Repair	$264.19
51	Septic Tank Decommissioning	$52.84
52	Septic Tank Replacement	$158.51
53	Class 5 Sewage System and Agreement	$528.38
G.	Designated Structures
54	Public Pool/Spa	$422.70
55	Retaining Wall	$317.03
56	Signs Regulated by the Building Code	$317.03
57	Solar Collector - Residential	$52.84
58	Solar Collector - Non -Residential	$317.03
59	A Structure Supporting A Wind Turbine( Output greater than 3kW)	$528.38
H.	Temporary Buildings
60	Tents and Stages up to 225m² (2,242ft²)	$132.10
61	Tents and Stages greater than 225m² (2,242ft²)	$211.35
I.	Other Construction
62	Balcony guard replacements, balcony repairs, canopies, parking garage repairs or other repairs and other construction not set out in items A through H	$12.69 for each $1,000 of con

Building Permit Fees: Table 3 Administration Fees in Addition to Permit Fees

SCHEDULE A

Classes of Permits and Fees

Table 3: Administration Fees in Addition to Permit Fees

J.	Administration: Miscellaneous	Fee
63	Building Code Act - Order	$317.03
64	Building Code Act - Stop Work Order	$528.38
65	Building Code Act - Unsafe Building Order	$528.38
66	Deferral of Revocation fee	$105.68
67	Dormant Building Permit	$105.68
68	Permit File Retrieval Fee	$105.68
69	Transfer of Permit Application or Building Permit	$105.68
70	Scanning and conversion of paper documents to electronic format	$5.12 per page
K.	Agreements	Fee ($)
71	Class 5 Sewage System (Holding Tank) Agreement	$528.38
72	Class 5 Sewage System (Holding Tank) Extension	$158.52
73	Limiting Distance Agreement	$528.38
L.	Alternative Solutions	Fee ($)
74	All Buildings/systems under Part 9 of the Building Code	$792.57
75	All other Buildings/systems	$1,056.76
76	Building located on property subject to the Heritage Act	$158.38
M.	Compliance Letters	Fee ($)
77	AGCO Agency Letter - Active Building Permit	$105.68
78	AGCO Agency Letter - No Active Building Permit	$132.10
79	Building Permit Compliance Letter	$105.68
80	Private On-Site Sewage System Compliance Letter	$211.36
N.	Conditional Building Permits	Flat Fee ($)
81	New House	$317.03
82	All Buildings	10% of full permit fee
83	An Amendment to Conditional Building Permit Agreement	$108.11
O.	Inspection Fees	Flat Fee ($)
84	Additional Occupancy Inspection	$105.68
85	Refundable Inspection Fee	$528.38
86	Re-Inspection Fee	$105.68
P.	Lot Grading	Flat Fee ($)
87	Grading Deposit – New House or House addition greater than 400ft²	$3,069.00
Q.	Revision to a Reviewed Permit Drawing
88	Major Revision up to 3 hours review time	$264.19
89	Major Revision for each hour after 3 hours review time	$132.10 per hour
90	Minor Revision	$52.84

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Building By-law & Permit Fees

Building By-law BL2019-039 Schedule "A": 2021 Building Permit Fees

SCHEDULE A

Classes of Permits and Fees

Table 1: Service Index Fees by Major Occupancy

SCHEDULE A

Classes of Permits and Fees

Table 2: Fees for Miscellaneous Permit Types

SCHEDULE A

Classes of Permits and Fees