BYLAW - Amend Building By law 5402 12 Sewage System Permits - 20161011 - 590416THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5904-16
BEING A BY-LAW to amend By-law
Number 5402-12, as amended,
respecting construction, demolition,
change of use and other building
permits (Building By-law).
WHEREAS section 7 of the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23, as amended,
authorizes a municipal council to pass by-laws concerning the issuance of permits and
related matters;
AND WHEREAS on February 14, 2012, the Council of The Corporation of the Town of
Aurora (the "Town") enacted By-law Number 5402-12, respecting construction,
demolition, change of use and other building permits;
AND WHEREAS on April 22, 2014, the Council of the Town enacted By-law Number
5602-14 to amend By-law Number 5402-12, respecting construction, demolition, change
of use and other building permits;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town deems it necessary and expedient to further
amend By-law Number 5402-12, as amended, to update general requirements and to
include the sewage system maintenance program;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT Section 5 of By-law Number 5402-12, as amended, be and is hereby
amended to delete the wording contained in section 5.1 (o) and replace same
with the following:
"(o) include, for buildings within the scope of Building Code Division B, Part 3
or non-residential Part 9, a Building Code Data Matrix;"
2. THAT Section 11 of By-law Number 5402-12, as amended, be and is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following:
"11 -SEWAGE SYSTEMS
11.1 Sewage System Permits
In addition to the general requirements set out in section 5 of this By-law,
an application for a sewage system permit shall:
(a) use the provincial application form, "Application for a Permit to
Construct or Demolish";
(b) include a site evaluation which shall include all of the following
items, unless otherwise specified by the Chief Building Official:
i. the date the evaluation was done;
ii. the name, address, telephone number and signature of the
person who prepared the evaluation;
iii. a scaled map of the site showing:
A. the legal description, lot size, property dimensions,
existing right-of-ways, easements or
municipal/utility corridors;
B. the location of items listed in Column 1 of Tables
8.2.1.5, 8.2.1.6.A., 8.2.1.6.13 and 8.2.1.6.C,
Division B of the Building Code;
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C. the location of the proposed sewage system;
D. the location of any unsuitable, disturbed or
compacted areas;
E. proposed access routes for system maintenance;
F. depth to bedrock;
G. depth to zones of soil saturation;
H. soil properties, including soil permeability; and
soil conditions, including potential for flooding.
11.2 Sewage System Maintenance Inspection Program
11.2.1 Mandatory Inspections
(a) All sewage systems located in whole or in part in the areas set out
in Article 1.10.2.3, Division C of the Building Code are subject to a
mandatory maintenance inspection program and shall be inspected
every five years from the date of construction or from the date of
the most recent maintenance inspection.
(b) An inspector may enter upon land and into buildings in accordance
with Act for the purpose of conducting a maintenance inspection.
(c) If an inspection identifies that a sewage system is failing or
malfunctioning or at risk of failing or malfunctioning, the inspector
may require additional inspections, investigations, tests, reports or
other services at the owner's cost to determine the condition of the
sewage system.
(d) A sewage system inspection fee as set out in Schedule "A" is
payable upon completion of the inspection. Any unpaid fees will be
added to the tax roll in the year the inspection took place.
(e) As an alternative to conducting an inspection of a sewage system,
the Chief Building Official, may at its discretion, accept a certificate
from the property owner provided the certificate satisfies the
requirements of Article 1.10.1.3, Division C of the Building Code.
11.2.2 — Discretionary Inspections
Where the municipality establishes a discretionary maintenance
inspection program for sewage systems in accordance with subsection
1.10.1, Division C of the Building Code, the authority to carry out
inspections shall be the same as 11.2.1 of this By-law."
3. THAT "Schedule "A" - Classes of Permits and Fees Payable" to By-law Number
5402-12, as amended, be and is hereby deleted and replaced with "Schedule "A"
- Classes of Permits and Fees", attached hereto.
4. THAT this By-law shall come into full force and effect on the date of final
passage hereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 11th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2016.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS AY F OCTOBER, 2016.
Approved as to form FF EY DAWE MAYOR
By LegalServices
s y"ture
'Date; - , C.C-t - u / I
LISA Ui4NS, TOWN CLERK
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Schedule "A"
Classes of Permits and Fees
Classes of Permits
Unit of Measure
Fee
Minimum Permit Fee for Part 9
Residential Building
Per Application
$ 275.00
Minimum Permit Fee for all Other
Buildings
Per Application
$ 550.00
Group A Assembly (Applies to New Buildings and Additions)
Restaurants/Banquet Halls (Finished)
Per Square Metre
$ 16.25
Restaurant/Banquet Hall (Shell)
Per Square Metre
$ 14.00
Recreation Facilities, Schools, Libraries,
Churches, Theaters and All Other Group
A Occupancies
Per Square Metre
$ 16.25
Group A Assembly (Alterations)
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
Group B Institutional (Applies to New Buildings and Additions)
Residential Care Facilities, Nursing
Homes and All Other Group B
Per Square Metre
$ 15.75
Group B Institutional (Alterations)
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
Group C Residential (Applies to New Buildings and Additions)
Single Family Detached (Semi, Row
House, Link Dwellings)*
*Permit includes Building, HVAC, Plumbing
and Residential Occupancy Permits.
Per Square Metre
$ 15.50
Multiple Residential and Apartments
Per Square Metre
$ 13.50
Other Group C (Hotel/Motel Lodging
Houses, Rooming Houses, Shelters etc.)
Per Square Metre
$ 13.50
Group C Residential (Alterations)
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
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Second Suite Dwelling Unit
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
Group D Business and Personal Services (Applies to New Buildings and Additions)
Business and Personal Services (Shell)
Per Square Metre
$ 10.50
Business and Personal Services (Finished)
Per Square Metre
$ 13.50
Group D Business and Personal Services
(Alterations)
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
Group E Mercantile (Applies to New Buildings and Additions)
Mercantile (Shell)
Per Square Metre
$ 10.25
Mercantile (Finished)
Per Square Metre
$ 12.75
Group E Mercantile (Alterations)
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
Group F Industrial (Applies to New Buildings and Additions)
Industrial (Shell)
Per Square Metre
$ 7.15
Industrial (Finished - Including Self-
Storage Buildings)
Per Square Metre
$ 9.50
Storage Garages
Per Square Metre
$ 5.00
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Classes of Permits
Unit of Measure
Fee
Gas Stations/Repair Garages
Per Square Metre
$ 9.00
Farm Buildings
Per Square Metre
$ 4.25
Group F Industrial (Alterations)
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
Designated Structures
Wind Turbine Support Structure
Per Structure
$ 315.00
Exterior Tank and Support not Regulated
Per Structure
$ 265.00
by TSSA, 2000
Retaining Walls
Per Linear Metre
$ 7.50
Solar Collectors
Per Structure
$ 315.00
Stand Alone
Accessory Structures (Residential)
Flat Fee
$ 275.00
Accessory Structures (All Other)
Flat Fee
$ 525.00
Alternative Solutions
Per Application
$ 1025.00
(plus additional consulting
costs - as applicable)
Change of Use
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
Construction and Sales Trailers
Flat Fee
$ 525.00
Conditional Permits
Per Square Metre of
$ 1025.00
Applicable Residential or
Commercial Fee
(plus costs associated
with preparation of an
agreement, which cost
shall not be less than
$1000.00 exclusive of
Permit Fee)
Demolition (Singles, Semis, Row Houses,
55 m2 or less — Flat Fee
$ 275.00
Accessory Structures)
Over 55m2 —Flat Fee
$ 325.00
Demolition (Others)
Flat Fee
$ 525.00
Electromagnetic Locks
Each Lock
$ 31.50
Maximum Fee Per
$ 315.00
Application
Fire Alarm Retrofit
Per Application
$ 315.00
Fireplaces, Woodstoves and Chimneys
Each
$ 275.00
Foundation for Relocated Buildings
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
HVAC Systems:
Residential
Per System
$ 275.00
All Other
Per System
$ 550.00
Kitchen Exhaust System
Per System
$ 525.00
Marijuana Grow -Op Remediation
Minimum fee for a ten (10)
$ 1100.00
hour plan review and
inspection time
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Classes of Permits
Unit of Measure
Fee
Per Hour (After)
$ 110.00
Miscellaneous Permits
Where a Permit Application is for a Class not
listed herein, the Unit of Measure and Fee shall
be determined by the Chief Building Official.
Model Certification
Per Square Metre
$ 5.80
Permits for Certified Plans
Per Square Metre
$ 8.90
Model Type Change
Per Square Metre
$ 800.00
Outdoor Public Pool (3.11 OBC)
Per Square Metre
$ 6.30
Occupancy of an Unfinished Building
Per Application
$ 440.00
Permit
(up to four (4) hours
combined inspection time
for building, plumbing, and
fire services)
Per Hour
(for additional time)
$ 110.00
Partial Permits
Per Application
$ 550.00
(Foundation, Structural, and
Foundation/Structural)
Portables
Each Portable
$ 160.00
Maximum Fee per
$ 1600.00
Application
Revision to Permit Plan
Each Application
$ 275.00
(up to three (3) hours
review time - hourly rate
after this time is as
specified below)
Shoring
Per Linear Metre
$ 7.50
Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems
Per System
$ 470.00
Sprinkler Retrofit
Per Square Metre
$ 0.60
Temporary Building/Tent
Per Structure
$ 160.00
Maximum Fee per
$ 1600.00
Application
Transit/Bus and Terminal/Bus Shelter
Per Square Metre
$ 13.65
(see Group A
Occupancies)
Underpinning
Per Linear Metre
$ 7.50
Plumbing
On Site Sewage Systems:
New Systems
(200m or less)
Per System
$ 550.00
New Systems
Per Square Metre
$ 3.75
(Greater than 200m)
Maximum Fee per
$ 3155.00
Application
Alterations to Sewage Disposal System
Per Application
$ 265.00
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Classes of Permits
Unit of Measure
Fee
Headers, Tank Removal or
Each
$ 265.00
Decommissioning
Stand -Alone Plumbing Fixtures, Equipment,
Roof Drains:
Single Family Dwellings
Per Fixture
$ 16.00
All Other Buildings
Per Fixture
$ 16.00
Water Service (Residential)
Per Service
$ 25.00
Each Residential Drain and Sewer
Per Application
$ 60.00
(Includes both Storm and Sanitary, Inside,
Outside and Floor Drains)
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Apartment (Buildings and Units)
Water Services:
50mm (2") or less
Each
$ 25.00
100mm (4")
Each
$ 45.00
150mm (6")
Each
$ 65.00
200mm (8")
Each
$ 85.00
250mm (10")
Each
$ 105.00
300mm (12") or larger
Each
$ 125.00
Drains:
(Storm or Sanitary Drains - Inside or
Outside)
100mm (4")
Each
$ 50.00
150mm (6")
Each
$ 75.00
200mm (8")
Each
$ 95.00
250mm (10")
Each
$ 115.00
300mm (12") or larger
Each
$ 135.00
Miscellaneous Plumbing:
Manhole, Catch -Basin, Area Drain or
Each
$ 35.00
Interceptors
Testable Back -Flow Preventer
Each
$ 65.00
Other Fees
Re -Inspection Fee (Applicable at the
Each
$ 110.00
Discretion of the Chief Building Official)
Review of Plans
Per Hour
$ 110.00
Permit Reactivation Fee
Each Permit
$ 155.00
Administration Fee for Occupancy of a
Per Unit
$ 790.00
Residential Building Prior to Issuance of
the Required Residential Occupancy
Permit under the Building Code
Special Inspection Per Hour, Per Person
Per Hour, Per Person
$ 110.00
Applicable at the Discretion of the Chief
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Classes of Permits
Unit of Measure
Fee
Building Official
Special Investigation Fee Where Work for
Which a Permit is Required by this By-law
has Commenced Without the
Half the Permit
Authorization of a Permit, a Special
Fee payable
Investigation Fee Shall be Paid in Addition
pursuant to this
to all Other Fees
By-law or $250.00
whichever is
greater.
Transfer of Permit
Per Application
$ 110.00
Zoning and Applicable Law Review
Per Proposal
$ 135.00
Sewage System Maintenance Inspection
Per Inspection
$ 150.00
General Notes — Interpretation and Application of Schedule "A"
A building permit or permit fee is not required for any detached structure have an area
less than 10 square metres except where plumbing is installed. However, the Town of
Aurora Zoning By-law Number 2213-78, as amended, applies to all structures.
Detached single family dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, row house and link
house
The service index applied to the construction or addition of a dwelling unit includes the
building, plumbing, HVAC and occupancy permit components.
Where a proposal for the construction of a new dwelling unit includes a deck, porch or
similar amenity structures those amenity structures are included in the permit fee and
will not be charged the stand alone fee for such structures.
The measurement of floor area for a dwelling unit shall be measure from exteriorface of
exterior wall to same or centerline of party wall, firewall or common wall including the
floor area of an attached garage, basements and cellars.
Where a proposal for construction includes an addition, alteration, accessory structures
or any combination thereof the permit fee shall be the sum of the fees for the individual
components.
All Other Classes of Permits
The service index applied to new construction includes the Building, Fire Services and
HVAC components but does not include plumbing or site services which shall be
charged a separate fee in accordance with this Schedule.
The occupancy classifications in this Schedule correspond with the Ontario Building
Code. For mixed use floor areas, the service index for each applicable occupancy may
be used.
Where a storage garage is located below the principle building and is considered a
separate building the fee for the storage garage shall be calculated in accordance with
the Group F industrial occupancy fees.
Mechanical penthouses and floors, mezzanines, lofts and balconies are to be included
in all floor area calculations. No deductions shall be made for openings in a floor area
with the exception of interconnected floor areas.
Security Deposits
In accordance with the Town of Aurora Infill Housing Policy a security deposit of
$10,000.00 is required prior to the issuance of a permit for the construction of new
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In accordance with the Town of Aurora By-law Number 4744-05.P, as amended,
additions and accessory structures to dwelling units and demolitions require a road
damage deposit is required in the amount of $25/metre of frontage to a maximum of
$750.00.
In accordance with the Town of Aurora Policy regarding temporary sales trailers and
construction trailers a security deposit in the amount of $5000.00 is required to cover
costs of removal should it become necessary.
Interpretations
Accessory Structure: includes an open -sided structure attached to a building or a
detached building or structure that is not used for human habitation, the use of which is
naturally and normally incidental to , subordinate to, or exclusively devoted to, a
principal use or building and located on the same lot therewith.