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BUILDING DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE
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| FEE TITLE | DESCRIPTION OF FEE | 2011 FEE | |
| Minimum Permit fee unless otherwise noted | Minimum Permit fee unless otherwise noted | $79.57 | |
| Residential Finished Gross Floor Area includes plumbing, HVAC and pier foundations | Such as dwellings, apartments, sleeping cabin, living rooms, bedroom, kitchen, three season sunroom, attached garage. Charged on a per square foot basis. | $1.28 | |
| Residential Unfinished Basement Gross Floor Area | Basement or crawl space including foundation insulation. Charged on a per square foot basis. | $0.22 | |
| Residential Finished Basement Gross Floor Area includes additional plumbing, HVAC | Basement or crawl space including foundation insulation. Charged on a per square foot basis. | $0.44 | |
| Floating Docks | Floating docks less than 300 ft² gross area | $79.57 | |
| Decks and Docks Gross Floor Area | Includes floating docks greater than 300 ft² gross area. Charged on a per square foot basis. | $0.42 | |
| Farm building using graded lumber. Building Area | Farm building means all or part of a building, that does not contain any area used for residential occupancy, that is associated with and located on land devoted to the practice of farming, and that is used essentially for the housing of equipment or livestock or the production, storage or processing of agricultural and horticultural produce or feeds. Charged on a per square foot Building area basis. | $0.42 | |
| Farm building using ungraded lumber. Building Area | Farm Building as described above. Charged on a per square foot Building area basis. | $0.64 | |
| Accessory buildings Gross Floor Area | Detached Garage, boathouse, storage building, coverall, gazebo, storage shed. | $0.64 | |
| Charged on a per square foot basis. | |
| Commercial/Industrial Gross Floor Area | Such as retail store, factory, storage building, repair garage. Charge per $1,000 of construction value or part thereof | $10.61 | |
| Designated Structures | Designated structures as per the Ontario Building Code may include, retaining wall, pedestrian bridge appurtenant to a building, crane runway, exterior storage tank not regulated by the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, signs, solar collector, wind turbine generator, dish antenna, communication tower, outdoor pool that has a water depth greater than 3.5 m at any point, public pool, and a public spa. Charge per $1,000 of construction value or part thereof, Minimum $200.00. | $10.61 | |
| Plumbing | Fixture units are as set out in the Ontario Building Code. Charge per fixture unit as defined in the OBC. | $8.49 | |
| Building Permit Fee Not Otherwise Covered | Construction value includes materials plus labour Change per $1,000 of construction value or part thereof. | $10.61 | |
| Tents and Temporary Building Permit Fee | To erect tents, temporary greenhouses and other similar structures for special events. | $79.57 | |
| Demolition Permit Fee without Professional Engineer | Demolition that does not require a professional engineer. | $79.57 | |
| Demolition Permit Fee with Professional Engineer | Demolition that requires a professional engineer. | $265.23 | |
| Conditional Permit Fee | As permitted under the Building Code | $318.27 | |
| Building Agreement | Acting in good faith agreement between permit holder or property owner and the Town of Gravenhurst. | $530.00 Admin Fee plus $15,913.50 performance fee which is refundable on completion of agreement conditions | |
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| Change of Use Permit | As per the Building Code, a change of use of a building occurs and no construction is proposed where there is an increase in hazard as set out in the Building Code. Charge is non-refundable. | $106.09 | |
| Over the Counter Permits | OTC permits are generally issued for permits not requiring zoning analysis, plans review,etc… such as minor repairs and/or alterations. Minimum charge as identified. | $79.57 | |
| Fireplace, furnace, stove and chimney Building Permit | Solid Fuel Burning appliance, Chimney and furnaces | $79.57 | |
| Inspection plus Inspection Report | Building permits more than 3 years old where there have been no inspections for at least a year. | $159.14 | |
| Transfer of Permit | Transfer a building permit from the holder it was issued too to another holder | $53.05 | |
| Water and/or Sewer Building Permit | Connection of a water and/or sewer pipe to a building | $79.57 | |
| Flat Rate for Complete Septic Sewage System | Install a complete new septic sewage system | $424.36 | |
| Septic Sewage System Inspection of an existing system | Inspection of an existing septic sewage system for code compliance | $159.14 | |
| Septic Sewage System Upgrade or Repair short of a complete replacement | Bring a septic sewage system into code compliance (bed only) | $265.23 | |
| Septic Sewage System Upgrade or Repair short of a complete replacement | Bring a septic sewage system into code compliance (tank only) | $159.14 | |
| Grey water System Class 2 | Grey water means sanitary sewage of domestic origin that is derived from fixtures other than sanitary units. | $159.14 | |
| Cesspool System Class 3 | A Class 3 sewage system that receives only the contents of a Class 1 sewage system or effluent from a Class 1 sewage system for disposal such as a composting toilet | $159.14 | |
| Septic Holding Tank System Class 5 | Holding tank means a tank designed to totally retain all sanitary sewage discharged into it and requiring periodic emptying. | $424.36 | |
| Septic Sewage System Inspection & report for severance | Inspect and provide a septic sewage system report for each proposed parcel (rate per proposed lot) | $106.09 | |
| Septic Sewage System Inspection & report for a Plan of Subdivision | Inspect and provide a septic sewage system report (to include all of the severed and retained lots). Charge is based on per proposed lot. | $106.09 | |
| Septic Lot Suitability | Inspect and provide a septic sewage system report for a vacant parcel of land | $159.14 | |
| Searching of records | No charge if part of full Municipal Records Search covered under another fee | $53.05 | |
| Re-Inspection not covered in permit fee | Example - Inspection called for to find building is locked and no-one at site. Charge per inspection | $79.57 | |
| Special and Additional Inspections | Additional inspections that is required as a result of poor construction, or to evaluate existing projects for renovation or addition applicants that are unsure of requirements. Charge per inspection | $79.57 | |
| Subsequent follow-up inspections | Additional property standards inspections past compliance dates. Charge per inspection | $79.57 | |
| Plan change or additional | Further plans review due to altering, adding or changing of plans. Charge per page. | $53.05 | |
| Completion Permit Administration Fee | Construction that started prior to having a building permit | Double the permit fee | |
