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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLD 02-16 Cis 00 A. Report to Council PICKERING Report Number: BLD 02-16 Date: April 18, 2016 From: Thomas Melymuk Director, City Development Subject: Building By-law Amendments under the Building Code Act Recommendation: 1. That the City's Building By-law 7362/14 which prescribes Fees Payable for Building Permits be amended as set out in Appendix I to Report BLD 02-16. Executive Summary: This report recommends that the fees payable schedule of By-law 7362/14 be updated to reflect fee amendments that were approved within the City's Fees.By-law. Financial Implications: Update to Schedule B — Part B, Fees Payable for Building Permits to reflect approved amendments to the Fees By-law. Discussion: Council currently has in place By-law 7362/14, which is required to provide for the administration and enforcement of the Building Code Act within the City. This By-law includes a schedule of fees payable for Building Permits within the City, pursuant to the Act. With Council's approval of a new Fees By-law on March 29, 2016, the respective areas within the Building By-law must also be amended. These housekeeping amendments appear in Schedule B. Appendix: Appendix I — Draft amending By-law, reflecting the revised Schedule B - Fees Payable for Building Permits Report BLD 02-16 April 18, 2016 Subject: Building By-law Amendments Page 2 under the Building Code Act Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By: //76/ J / Kyle Bentley, P.'Eng. Thomas Melymu , MCIP; RPP Chief.Building Official Director, City Development KB:Id Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council , zoi Tony Prevedel, P.Eng. Chief Administrative Officer Appendix I to Report Number BLD 02-16 Draft amending By-law, revised Schedule B — Fees Payable for Building Permits } The Corporation of the C., ,•f Pickering By- a f�'�• � 3 16 Being a By-law t. amend Schedule "B" of By-law 7362/14 identifying fees payable respectively. Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3(1) of the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, chapter 23, provides that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering is responsible for the enforcement of the Act within the City of Pickering; Whereas, as a result of fee amendments, the By-law to identify fees payable for Building Permits must be amended to reflect the new fees. Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: 1. Schedule "B" — Part B, Fees Payable for Building Permits of By-law 7362/14, as amended, is hereby deleted and replaced with Schedule "B" attached hereto. By-law passed this 18th day of April 2016. r 14' T uti ioloc David Ryan, Mayor r Debbie Shields, City Clerk DRAFT Schedule B — Part B Fees Payable for Building Permits Item Class of Permit Reference Fee Payable As calculated based on 1. Building Permit 6(3) occupancy in Part B (minimum $125.00) $10.50 for each 100 square 2. Demolition Permit 6(4) metres of floor area or part thereof, minimum $125.00 • 10% of applicable building Conditional Building permit fee to a maximum of 3. Permit 6(5) $2,750.00, in addition to applicable fee 4. Change of Use Permit 6(7) $275.00 5 Occupancy Permit for 6(8) $300.00 Unfinished Building • • /I Schedule B — Part B Fees Payable for Building Permits Other Fees Item Type of Fee Reference Fee Payable Alternative Solution $150.00/hour, minimum 4 hours 1. Application/Evaluation 8 ($600.00) Resubmission of 2. application found to be 9(5) 25% of application fee incomplete 2. (a) Revision to permit 12 $125.00 (houses) Revision to permit 15% of applicable permit fee to a max 3. (b) (all other building 12 of$2,750.00 types) 4. Transfer of permit 13 $125.00 Re-examination $500.00 plus the fee prescribed in 5. (a) change in house 15(5) Part B as a result of any additional model area. Re-examination 10% of applicable permit fee to a 5. (b) other than 5(a) 15(5) maximum of$1,250.00 Certification of House $5.50 for each square metre of floor 6. Models 15(6) area or part thereof. Re-certification of 7 $400.00 House Models 8. Reactivation of 15(8) $125.00 Dormant File Building Permit 25% of application fee, minimum 9. Surcharge 15(9) $125.00 10. Additional Inspection 15(11) $200.00 Recovery of costs for $2,100.00 per investigation 11. Grow-Op Investigations (minimum) Administrative Fee for 12. Processing Grow-Op $500.00 Investigations Request for Building 13. and/or Planning $50.00/hour Records • 14. Solar Collector for $150.00 Single Dwelling Unit 15. Solar Collector for All $150.00/10 panels Building Types er r"-�, Type of Fee Reference Fee Payable 16. Wind Turbines $10.50 for each $1,000.00 of construction value 17 After Hours 15(11) $125.00/hour (4 hour minimum) Inspections Grading & Final Inspection 18. Performance Deposit $2,000.00 (new detached and semi-detached dwelling units) Lawyer Compliance 19. Letter—within 10 days $175.00 per request 20. Lawyer Compliance $275.00 per request Letter—within 2 days 21. Licence/Zoning $125.00 Compliance Letter Records Management 22. Fee (house and other $10.00 minor residential alterations) Records Management 0.5% to a maximum of$150.00 23. Fee (all other permit ($10.00 minimum) applications) • Schedule B — Part B i.fr Fees Payable for Building Permits Other Fees Item New Buildings and Additions Fee Payable • 1. Assembly Occupancies $15.00 for each square metre of floor area or part thereof. 2. Institutional Occupancies $17.50 for each square metre of floor area or part thereof. 3. Residential Occupancies apartment buildings, hotels, motels, $12.00 for each square metre of floor detached, semi-detached and area or part thereof. townhouse dwellings, & other residential occupancies 4. Business and Personal Service & Mercantile Occupancies single storey buildings $9.50 for each square metre of floor area or part thereof. multiple storey buildings $12.50 for each square metre of floor area or part thereof. 5. Industrial Occupancies farm buildings, unserviced storage $4.50 for each square metre of floor buildings, unfinished basements area or part thereof. Parking garages and other industrial $8.00 for each square metre of floor buildings area or part thereof. Alterations, Repairs and Other Structures 6. Interior Partitioning and Finishing, $3.50 for each square metre of floor including: area or part thereof. tenant alterations apartment in houses 7. Minor Residential Structures and $125.00 Alterations, including: decks, gazebos (each) incidental partitioning of a basement fireplace, wood stove (each) garage, carport, storage shed (each 50m2) water and sewer connection other similar minor projects associated with a residential use Schedule B — Part B ifRA Fees Payable for Building Permits Other Fees Item New Buildings and Additions Fee Payable 8. Minor Non-Residential Structures, $300.00 including: school portables (each) temporary prefabricated trailers (each) temporary tent (each) other similar minor structures associated with a non-residential use 9. Temporary Sales Centres $1,250.00 10. Alterations, buildings and structures $12.00 for each $1,000.00 of not provided for in Items 1 to 8 . construction value or part thereof. For the proper interpretation and application of this Schedule, see Notes following: Schedule B — Part B i u t �� " Fees Payable for Building Permits Notes: 1. The following guidelines for calculating floor areas and fees apply to the specific building types and construction indicated. In order to determine the applicable occupancy, recourse shall be had to the building code and its appendices. 2. Floor area shall be measured to the outer face of exterior walls and to the centerline of party walls or demising walls. No deductions shall be made for openings within the floor area (e.g., stairs and stair openings, ducts, elevators, escalators). Floor area shall include all habitable areas, including mezzanines, finished attics and enclosed balconies. (a) Assembly Occupancies: The "Assembly Occupancies" rate shall apply to the total floor area of floors which are principally of assembly use. Other rates shall be applied to other floors based on the principal use of that floor area. (b) Institutional Occupancies: The "Institutional Occupancies" rate shall apply to the floor areas of floors which are principally of institutional use. Other rates shall be applied to other floors based on the principal use of that floor area. (c) Residential Occupancies: For detached, semi-detached and townhouse dwellings, the floor areas of unfinished basements, attached garages, porches and decks shall not be included in the area calculations, but the fee is inclusive of these areas. For the other residential occupancies, the "Residential Occupancies" rate shall apply to the floor areas of floors which are principally of residential use. Other rates shall be applied to other floors based on the principal use of that floor area. (d) Business and Personal Services & Mercantile Occupancies: The "Business and Personal Services & Mercantile Occupancies" rate shall apply to the floor areas of floors which are principally of business and personal service or mercantile use. Other rates shall be applied to other floors based on the principal use of that floor area. (e) Industrial Occupancies: Each "Industrial Occupancies" rate includes subsidiary incidental finished office space to a maximum of 10% of the total floor area. The "Interior Partitioning and Finishing" rate shall be applied where additional finished space is provided. Other rates shall be applied to other floors based on the principal use of the total floor area. 3. "Construction value", as used in Item 10 of Schedule B — Part B, means the value of the proposed construction as determined by the Chief Building Official, whose determination of that value shall be final.