BYLAW - Building Safety - 19720501 - 194972Aurora
THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF AURORA
Ontario
AURORA
BUILDING BY-LAW
NO. 1949-72
To Regulate the Erection and to Provide
For the Safety of Buildings
Enacted -May 1st. 1972
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B Y --L A W NO. 1949 -72
THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
A By-law to regulate the erection and to provide
for the safety of buildings.
WHEREAS the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 349
and the Municipal Act, R.S.O. ffi970, Chapter 354 provide that a
municipal council may by by-law regulate the erection, enlargement,
repair and removal of buildings and generally provide for the safety
of buildings;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient and necessary to pass a
by~law for the aforesaid purposes;
NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN
OF AURORA HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
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THAT Parts 2 to 9 in,clusive of the National Building Code,
1970, and all amendments thereto, be and the same are
hereby adopted as part of this By-law and may hereafter be
known as Parts 2 to 9 of this By-law;
THAT the regulations set forth in Schedule "A" attached
hereto entitled "Administration" be and the same are hereby
approved and adopted as Part 1 of this By-law;
THAT this By-law may be cited as the Building By-law;
THAT this By-law shall be administered by the Building
Inspector of the Town of Aurora;
THAT By-law 1487 and all amendments thereto be and the same
are hereby rescinded.
RST AND SECOND TIME THIS 17 DAY OF APRIL, 1972.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED TH~S 1st. DAY OF MAY, 1972.
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SCHEDULE "A"
PART 1
ADMINISTRATION
I N D E X
Section
1. Interpretation ........................................... .
2. App 1 i cation of By-Law ...••..•.•••..•..•••.•.•••....•••...
3. Admi ni strati on .......................................... .
4. Permits Required ........................................ .
5. Applications, Drawings and
Specifications ...................................... • ... .
6. Right to Require Professional Design
and Control ............................................. .
7. Issuance of Permits ..................................... .
8. Issuance of Second Stage of Permits ••••...••..•.••••...••
9. Inspections ............................................. .
10. De vi ati on from Permits .................................. .
11. Expiry of Permits ....................................... .
12. Revocation of Permits .................................. ..
13. Dangerous Buildings and Yards ........................... .
14. Unoccupied Bui 1 dings ..•..•..•.••....••....••••..•••••....
15. Wells, Cisterns or Cesspools ............................ .
16. Use of Dangerous Buildings .............................. .
17. Temporary Bui 1 dings ..................................... .
18. Use and Occupancy •...•.....•.•....••....•••....••....•••.
19. Erections in Contravention to By-Law .......••...•••....•.
20. Powers of the Inspector ........••...••••....•....••....••
21. Permit Fees ............................................. .
22. Certificate of Compliance ............................... .
23. Certificate of Compliance Fees ......................... ..
24. Penalties ............................................... .
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PART 1
ADMINISTRATION
INTERPRETATION
In this Part
(a) "Corporation" means the Corporation of the Town
of Aurora.
(b) "Inspector" means a person from time to time holding
the office of the Building Inspector of the Corporation.
(c) "Department" means the Department of Buildings of the
Corporation.
2. APPLICATION OF BY-LAW
This By-law applies to the excavation for, construction,
erection, alteration, repair, removal, wrecking and change
of occupancy of any bui 1 ding or structure or part thereof.
3. ADMINISTRATION
The Inspector shall administer this By-law and enforce the
provisions thereof.
4. PERMITS REQUIRED
(1) No person shall excavate for, construct, erect,
re-erect, alter, repair, remove, wreck or cause or
permit the excavation for, construction, erection,
alteration, repair, removal or wrecking of any building
or structure or any part thereof without first obtaining
a permit therefore from the Inspector.
(2) No person shall change or cause to permit a change in the
occupancy and use of any building or structure or part
thereof without first obtaining a permit therefore from
the Inspector, providing that such permit shall not be
required where the building or structure or part thereof
complies, without alterations being carried out, with all
the requirements of this By-law applying to the proposed
new occupancy or combination of occupancies.
(3} No person shall move a building within the lot which it
presently occupies or to a different lot unless a permit
for such change of location has been first obtained from
the Inspector. Such change Gf location of a building shall
be considered a re=erection subject to the provisions of this
By-law.
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(4) Repairs and alterations to any building to the extent of over
50% of the value of such building, as it was before such
repairs and alterations were necessary, shall be considered
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a re-erection of such building and subject to the provisions
of this By-law.
If the estimated value of proposed repairs and alterations
to, wholly exceed 50% of the existing assessed value of
the building, it shall be deemed a re-erection of the building.
Where any person has constructed, erected, altered, repaH·ed,
removed or wrecked any building or structure or has changed
the occupancy or use of any building or structure or changed
the location of any buildd'ng or structure without having first
obtained a permit from the Inspector in accordance with the
requirements of this Article, that person shall, notwithstanding
any other proceeding which may be taken against him.
(a) obtain a permit from the Inspector for the work done,
and,
(b) make the building or structure or part thereof comply
with this By-law.
5. APPLICAITONS, DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS
(1) The Inspector shall not issue a permit if the application, plans,
drawings, specifications, site plan and survey do not damply
with or do not, in the sole opinion of the Inspector, disclose that
the building or structure for which application is made when
erected will comply with the requirements of this by-law, all other
by-laws of the Corporation and the Regional Municipality of York,
and the statutes and regulations p~ssed by the Province of Ontario.
(2) Every application for a permit shall
(a) be made on the official form prescribed by and obtained from
the Inspector.
(b) be signed by the applicant
(c) state clearly and fully all information required by the
application form including
(i) the probable cost of the proposed work,
and
(ii) the intended use of the building.
(3) The applicant shall verify the correctness of the information
supplied in the application by a statutory declaration •
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(4) The applicant shall submit in duplicate, with the application
form, specifications of the work proposed and scale drawings of the
proposed work that:
{a) show
(i) the dimension of the building, and
(ii) the proposed use of each room and floor area, and
{b) are sufficiently complete and detailed to enable the Inspector
to obtain full and complete information as to the
extent and character of the proposed work.
(5) Every applicant for a permit shall also submit in duplicate with
the applicat~on detailed stress sheets respecting the proposed
work, where the Inspector requires the same to be done.
(6) Every applicant for a permit shall also submit in duplicate with
the application a site plan showing
{a) the dimensions of the property on which the work is to be
carried out,
{b) the location of the proposed building or structure in relation
( i) all street limits,
( i i) all lane limits,
(iii) all building 1 ines,
( i v) all property 1 imits,
(v) all other buildings and structures located on the site.
{c) the position, height and horizontal dimensions of all
to,
buildings and structures located upon the site where the proposed
work is to be carried out,
(d) the existing grades of the streets abutting the site on which
the proposed work is to be carried out and
{e) the natural and proposed finished grades of the site on which
the proposed work is to be carried out,
{f) the proposed finished floor elevation of the building to be
erected in relation to the centre crown line of the road
abutting the said site,
(g) the location of every easement and right of way on the said
site.
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(7) Where the Inspector is of the opinion that the proposed work would
encroach upon any easement, or would be improperly drained, or
improperly serviced, or improperly elevated, he shall refuse to issue
a permit unless he is satisfied that the applicant will take all proper
steps to correct the above matters.
(8) Every applicant for a permit shall also submit in duplicate with the
application, a legal plan of survey of the site on which the proposed
work is to be carried out and that:
(a) is certified by an Ontario Land Surveyor,
(b) is prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Surveys
Act, as amended and the regulations made thereunder,
(c) shows
( i ) a 11 street 1 i mits,
( i i ) a 11 1 ane 1 i mi ts,
(iii) all property limits, and
(iv) all rights of way and easements pertinent to the property
on which the proposed work is to be carried out,
(d) shows the position of all existing buildings or structures on the
lot on which the proposed work is to be carried out, and
(e) has each survey point and limit sufficiently referenced to ensure
re-establishment if any survey point is lost or dist~rbed.
(9) Every applicant for a permit shall also submit in duplicate lay-out
drawings showing the type and location of any machinery, steam boiler,
steam, gas or gasoline engine, forge, oven hearth, kiln, furnace or chimney
to be used in any industrial or storage occupancy.
(10) Where required by the Inspector an applicant for a permit for the
construction, erection or re-construction of a building of skeleton
construction shall submit in duplicate with the application,
(a) erection drawings,
(b) specifications describing erection procedure,
(c) erection procedure drawings showing
( i) the sequence of erection,
(ii) the location of temporary connections,
(iii) when temporary connections will be made
permanent,
(iv) details of shoring and temporary bracing,
(v) when shoring and temporary bracing will be removed,
(d) specifications and calculations showing
(i) the basis of determing wind loads and other forces on the
frame at various stages of erection, and
(ii) the adequacy of bracing measures to be adopted .
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6. RIGHT TO REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND CONTROL
The Inspector shall have the right
(a) to require that the design, preparation of plans and specifications,
erection, construction or alteration of a public building as
defined in Section 38 (1) (25) of The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1970,
Chapter 349, be controlled and supervised by a Member or
Licensee of the Ontario Association of Architects, or a Civil
Engineer who is a Member or Licensee to the Association of
Professional Engineers of the Province of Ontario.
(b) where the application does not in the opinion of the Inspector
disclose sufficient evidence of compliance with this By-law,
to require an engineering analysis by a Professional Engineer
qualifieddto practice in Ontario and to direct that tests of
materials, devices, construction methods, structural assemblies
or foundation conditions be made or that other sufficient evidence
or proof be submitted, at the expense of the applicant, sufficient
to satisfy the Inspector that the proposed building or structure
will comply in all respects with this By-law.
7. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
(1) Where
(a) the applicant has paid the prescribed fee for the permit, and
(b) the application, plans, specifications, drawings, site plan
and survey comply with the requirements of this By-law and
(c) the proposed work complies with provisions of all By-laws of
the Corporation and the laws of Ontario,
the Inspector shall issue the permit and shall approve the application,
plans, drawings, specifications and site plan by stamping them with
the official stamp of the Department.
(2} The Inspector shall retain one set of the approved application, plans,
drawings, specifications, site plan and survey and shall deliver one
set of the approved plans, drawings, specifications, site plan to
the person to whom the permit has been issued.
(3) the person to whom a permit has been issued, shall
(a) keep such approved plans, drawings, specifications at all times
at the location of the work for which the permit has been
issued, and
(b) make available at the location of the work for which the permit
was issued at all times for the Inspector or any person acting
under his direction or appointed for the purpose of enforcing
the provisions of this By-law such approved plans, drawings and
speci fica ti ons.
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(4) .. Neither the granting of a permit nor inspections made by the
Inspector or any person acting under his direction or appointed
.. ,\,for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this By-law in
·'.any way relieves any person from full responsibility for the
carrying out of the work in strict accordance with the provisions
of this By-law
(5) The Inspector shall provide a copy of Part 1 of this By-law to any
person who applies for same and pays the prescribed fee.
(6) Where a permit has been issued under this By-law the person to whom the
permit has been issued shall keep the permit posted, at all times,
until the work in respect of which the permit was issued has been
completed, in a conspicuous place on the construction site.
(7) A permit to move a building to another location shall not be
granted if such building has been damaged to a greater extent than
50% of its original value, either by wear and tear, the action
of the elements, fire or by other means.
8. ISSUANCE OF SECOND STAGE OF PERMITS
(1) Before commencing construction of main exterior walls in the
storey above finished grade of any building or addition thereto,
the owner shall submit for approval to the Inspector, 2 copies of
a plan prepared by an Ontario Land Surveyor, showing the location
and "Elevation" of main exterior foundation walls in respect to
front, side and rear lot lines. If the Survey indicates that By-law
requirements are being complied with, an approved copy of the plan
shall be returned to the applicant by the Inspector, and work may
proceed.
(2) If the said plan shows that the foundation walls or parts thereof do
not conform to the Approved Elevations, or encroach over any front,
side or rear set-back required by the By-law, then the owner shall
remove the said foundation wall or part thereof that encroaches and
re-build in compliance with this By-law.
(3) The requirements of this paragraph may be waived by the Inspector if,
in the sole opinion of the Inspector, the applicant supplies
satisfactory evidence that there are not nor will there be any
contraventions of this By-law.
9. INSPECTIONS
(1) ·The Inspector shall, at his discretion, inspect work for which
a permit has been issued to ensure that the work is being carried
out in accordance with the application for the permit and in
compliance with this By-law.
(2) Where the Inspector is of the opinion that the work may or does
encroach upon any easement, or is or may be improperly drained, or
improperly serviced, or improperly elevated, he shall immediately
notify the applicant who shall forthwith take the proper steps to
correct any matter of which he is notified by the Inspector •
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10. DEVIATION FROM PERMITS.
( 1) No person s.hall excavate for, construct, erect, re-erect, alter,
repair, remove, wreck, or cause or permit the excavation for,
construction, erection, re-erection, alteration, repair, removal,
or wrecking of any building or structure or any part thereof in
any manner or way that does not comply in all respects with the
approved application, specifications, plans, drawings and site
plan without first obtaining the approval of the Inspector in
writing.
(2) No person shall erase, alter or modify the approved application
specifications, plans, drawings or site plan without first
obtaining the consent of the Inspector in writing.
(3) Where any person wishes to excavate for, construct, erect, alter,
repair, remove, wreck or cause or permit the excavation for,
construction, erection, alteration, repair, removal or wrecking
of any building or structure or any part thereof in any manner or
way that does not comply in all respects with the approved application,
specifications, plans, drawings and site plan, if the Inspector
considers it necessary, such persons shall submit a new or revised
application together with new or revised specifications, plans,
drawings, site plan and survey for approval by the Inspector.
(4) Where any person to whom a permit has been issued, has erected,
altered or repaired or caused the erection, alteration, or repair
of any building or structure or part thereof contrary to the
approved plans in respect of which the permit was issued, such
person shall, notwithstanding any other proceeding which may be
taken against him, make the building or structure comply with this
By-Law.
11. EXPIRY OF PERMITS
(1) Where any work for which a permit has been issued is not actively
commenced within six (6) months after the permit was issued, the
permit shall be deemed to have expired.
(2) No person shall commence or permit commencement of any work for
which a permit has expired pursuant to Section (1) without first
obtaining a renewal of the permit from the Inspector.
(3) Where any work for which a permit has been issued is subsequently
suspended or discontinued for more than one (1) year, the permit
shall be deemed to have expired.
(4) No person shall re-commence or continue or cause to permit the
re-commencement or continuation of any work for which a permit
has expired pursuant to Section (3) without first obtaining a
renewal of the permit from the Inspector.
(5) The Inspector shall not renew any permit where the proposed work does
not comply with the provisions of this By-Law as revised to the
date of the application for renewal or where the application for
renewal is not made within a reasonable time after the expiry of the
permit.
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12. REVOCATION OF PERMITS
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(a) the work for which a permit was issued or any part of it is
not being done in a manner that complies in all respects with
the provisions of this By-law.
(b) satisfactory progress to complete the work for which a permit
has been issued is not being made
the Inspector may, in addition to any other remedy, revoke the permit.
(2) The Inspector shall cause written notice of the revocation of any
permit to be served
(a) by personal service upon
(i) the person to whom the permit was issued, or
(ii) the owner or his agent, or
(iii) where none of the above persons can be conveniently met
with, any person doing any of the work, or
(b) by prepaid registered mail upon the owner of the lot at the
address shown on the Building Permit.
(3) Where notice of revocation of a permit has been given in accordance
with paragraph (2) of this Section, every person shall forthwith
cease all work in respect to which the permit was issued.
13. DANGEROUS BUILDINGS AND YARDS
(1) Every owner of any building or yard or part thereof that is in an
unsafe condition in respect of a risk of fire, accident or other
danger, shall, whether or not he has given any notice hereunder, take
all necessary action to put the building or yard in a safe condition
so as to guard against fire or other dangerous risk or accident.
(2) Where any building or yard or part thereof is in an unsafe condition
as regards danger from fire or risk of accident and the Inspector
gives to the owner shown by the records of the Registry Office or
the Land Titles Office to have an interest in the notice stating
wherein such unsafe condition exists, the owner shall forthwith
take all necessary action to put the building or yard in a safe
condition.
(3) Where any building, fence, scaffolding, or erection or part thereof
is in an unsafe condition as regards dangel' from fire or ·risk of
accident by reason of its ruinous or dilapidated state, faulty
construction, or otherwise, the Corporation may pull down, repair,
or renew such building, fence, scaffolding or erection or part there-
of at the expense of the owner and such expense may be recovered in
like manner as municipal taxes.
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(4) Except where immediate precautionary measures must be taken
in order to avoid an imminent danger of fire or risk of
accident, the Inspector shall give to the owner, notice in
writing stating wherein the unsafe condition exists and that if
the building, fence, scaffolding, or erection is not pulled
down, repaired, or renewed so as to put it in a safe condition
forthwith the Corporation may do so at the expense of the owner.
(5) Any notice given pursuant to this Section shall be by
(1) personal service upon the owner or occupant of the premises,
or
(2) prepaid Registered mail upon the owner according to the last
revised Assessment Roll at the address shown thereon
14. UNOCCUPIED BUILDINGS
The owner of any unoccupied building shall protect every such building
against risk of fire, accident, or other danger, and properly enclose
every such building by barricading and boarding it up so as to
effectively prevent entrance therto by all unauthorized persons.
15. WELLS, CISTERNS OR CESSPOOLS
The owner of any lands upon which there is a Well, Cistern or Cesspool
shall take immediate precautionary measures to avoid a danger to health
or risk of accident. The Inspector shall give to the owner notice
requiring to cap or otherwise secune or fill in the said well cistern or
cesspool, and if he fails to do so within the time presdnibed in the
notice the Corporation may do so at the expense of the owner. Notice
shall be given in the manner provided in Section 13 (5).
16 •. USE OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
( 1) No person shall use any buildd;ng that in the opinion of the Inspector
is in an unsafe condition.
(2) Where, in the opinion of the Inspector, any building is being used
for any purpose for which it is structurally unsuited or which
renders it unsafe, the Inspector may require the owner of the building
to make the necessary changes in the structure of the building to
correct the unsafe condition.
( 3) Where the Inspector has required the owner of any bui 1 ding
to do anything under Seciton (2) hereof the owner shall forthwith
make such changes in the structure of the buildings as the Inspector
directs.
(4) Where the Inspector has required anything to be done to any building
under Section (2) hereof notwithstanding that such changes as the
Inspector may direct have···been made, no person shall use any such
building without first obtaining a permit from the Inspector to do
so.
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17. TEMPORARY BUILDINGS
No permit may be issued by the Building Inspector fo'r a temporary
building untia>
(a) the application has been approved by Council
(b) an Agreement has been completed between the Corporation and the
owner wherein the owner has agreed that
(i) the building will be removed from the Town or demolished within
One Year,
(ii) the building will be removed from the land at any time within
Sixty (60) days om receiving written notice from the
Corporation, and
(iii) the building will not be used for the purpose of human
habitation.
(c) the owner has posted a bond to guarantee the said Agreement which
bond shall be in the amount designated by Council and shall be in
form satisfactory to the Town's Solicitor.
For the purpose of this Article temporary buildings shall mean any building
or structure which the owner proposes to use for a period of time which shall
not exceed Twelve (12) months. ·
18. USE AND OCCUPANCY
No change shall be made in the character of the occupancies or use of any
building or portion thereof which would place the building or portion
thereof in a different division of the same group of occupancy, or in a
different group of occupancies, unless sbch building and all affected
portions are first made to comply with the requirements of this Code
for such different division or group, except as follows. The character of
the occupancy of existing buildings or portions thereof may be changed
and the building may be occupied for purposes in other Groups or Divisions
without conforming to all the requirements of this Code for those Groups
or Divisions, provided, in the opinion of the Inspector, the new or
proposed use is no more hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the
existing use, and the existing or proposed means of egress are approved.
In addition, the use or occupancy of a portion of the building may be
changed to a more hazardous classification without making the entire
building comply, provided that such protion is separated from the remainder
of the building with approved vertical and horizontal fire separations, and
provided that all construction involved in the occupancy change complies
with the requirements of this By-1 aw and a 11 means of egress a 1 son comply,
unless compliance could be considered unreasonable in view of the changes
proposed, in which case the Inspector may modify this provision.
19. ERECTIONS IN CONTRAVENTION TO BY-LAW
(1) Where any building or erection has been constructed, altered, repaired,
or placed in contravention of the provisions of this By-Law the
Corporation may pull down or remove the said building or erection
at the expense of the owner and such expense may be recovered in like
manner as Municipal Taxes.
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(2) Except where immediate precautionary measures must be taken to
avoid an imminent danger of fire or risk of accident the Inspector
shall give to the owner notice stating wherein the said building,
erection or structure has been constructed, altered, repaired,
or placed in contravention of the By-Law and that, if the owner
does not pull down, or remove the same forthwith, the Corporation
may do so at the expense of the owner.
(3) Any notice given under this Section shall be in the manner provtded
in Section 13 (5).
20. POWERS OF THE INSPECTOR
1. Right to enter
Upon presentation of identifying credentials, the Inspector shall
have the right to visit, enter and inspect from time to time at
all reasonable hours any building, premises or portion thereof,
(1} where work requiring a permit is being undertaken or has
just been completed, or
(2} which he has reason to believe may be unsafe, defective or
ootherwise may contain hazards because of existing construction
through damage by fire or accident, or
(3} which he has reason to believe is being used for a purpose
for which is not suited by a reason of existing construction,
occupancy or use.
21. PERMIT FEES
No permit shall be issued until the Fees prescribed in this Section have
been paid to the Corporation. Payment of these Fees shall not relieve
the owner, applicant or other person of the responsibility of payment
of all applicable sewer or water impost charges or any additional
fees prescribed by law.
(a) Basic Application Fee
(b) Single Family Dwellings,
Multiple Residences and
Accessory buildings thereto
(in excess of BO sq.ft.)
(c) Farm Building (Not including Dwellings}
Permit Fee
(d) All other buildings (Commercial,
Industrial, Institutional)
Permit Fee
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$ 5.00
0.03¢ per sq.ft. of
gross floor area of
all floors except
unfinished basements
& service areas.
$ 3.00 for every 500
sq.ft. of gross floor
area or portion
thereof.
0.03¢ per sq.ft. of
gross floor area of
all floors for the
first 10,000 sq.ft.
0.02¢ per sq.ft. for
the next 15,000 sq.ft.
0.01¢ per sq.ft. for
the remainder
(e) All underground or above
ground tanks
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Permit Fee
(f) Demo 1 iti on
Permit Fee
(g) Alterations, additions,
renovations
Permit Fee
(h) Renewal or assigning of
Permit
Permit Fee
( i ) swimming pool and fence
Permit Fee
(j) Sign or advertising
device
Permit Fee
22. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
Where any person has
- $ 2.00 up to 1,000
gal. capacity
$ 2.00 per 1,000 gal.
or portion thereof for
a tank in excess of
1 ,000 ga 1.
- $ 3.00 per 1,000 sq.ft.
gross floor area or
portion thereof
- $ 3.00 per $1,000 wortt
of the work reo be
undertaken
- $ 10.00
- $ 5. 00
0.25¢ per sq.ft. of
sign area (one side
only) to a Maximum
of $ 50.00 per sign
(a) caused a building or structure to be erected, altered or repaired
without first obtaining a permit so to do where such a permit is required,
or
(b) who having obtained a permit has caused a building or structure to be
erected, altered or repaired contrary to the approved plans in respect
of which the permit was issued, shall make such buildings comply with
this By-law. If they do not so comply, and in any case shall obtain
a Certificate of Compliance from the Inspector. No such building or
structure shall be used until a Certificate of Compliance has been
obtained,
23. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FEES
(a) Wherever·any work for which a permit is required under the provisions
of this By-Law has been commenced without the authorization of such
permit,, the Inspector shall make a special investigation before
a permit is issued for such work. In such instances, an Investigation
Fee shall be collected in addition to the Permit Fee. The Investigation
fee shall be as follows:
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PERMIT FEES INVESTIGATION FEES
$ 10.00 or ness $ 10.00
$ 11.00 to $ 15.00 $ 15.00
$ 16.00 to $ 20.00 $ 20.00
$ 21.00 to $ 300.00 $ 25.00
Mare than $ 300.00 $ 50.00
The payment of the Investigation Fee shall not exempt any person from
compliance with the provisions of this By-Law nor from any penalty
prescribed by law.
24. PENALTIES
1. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFRACTIONS
2.
3.
4.
Any owner, agent of the owner or other person who shall erect or aid
in the erection, alteration, demolition, or removal of any building or
part of a building, which work has not been approved and a Permit
·iissued therefor by the Inspector, or which in any manner contravenes
the provisions of this By-law shall be liable to the penalties imposed
by this By-Law.
PENALTIES, FINES ..
Any person convicted of a breach of any of the prov1s1ons of this By-Law
shall forfeit and pay, at the discretion of the convicting Judge, a
penalty not exceeding (exclusive of costs) the sum of$ 300.00 for each
offence.
RENEWAL OF CONTRAVENTIONS
Upon conviction for a breach of any of the prov1s1ons of this By-Law the
convicting Judge beside imposing a penalty under Section 1 of this Part,
may order the offender to carry out the requi-rements of this By-Law
within a time to be limited by the order. In default of the offender
carrying out such an order, the said Judge may order the Building
Inspector, or any other person, to forthwith enter upon the premises where
the said breach has taken place and demolish or remove, at the expense
of the offender, the said structure or the part thereof erected contrary
to the provisions;i of this By-Law. The expense thereof with Costs
shall be recoverable by action or distress, and in the case of non-
payment, similarly to Municipal Taxes.
REPEATED BREACHES AND PROSECUTIONS
The conviction of an offender upon a breach of any of the provisions
of this By-Law shall not operate as a bar to prosecution against
the same offender upon any subsequent breach of the same or any other
provision of this By-Law. The presiding Judge may convict any offender
repeatedly for repeated breaches of this By-Law, and may, at his
discretion, impose upon each con vi cti on any of the pen a 1 ties provided
for by this By-Law.