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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLD 01-15 c;ty 4 - Report to Executive Committee I KERING . Report Number: BLD 01-15 Date: April 13, 2015 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 appoints the Chief Building Official, Deputy Chief Building Official and Inspectors be amended as set out in Appendix #1 to Report BLD 01-15; and 2. Further, that the City's Building By-law 7362/14 which prescribes Fees Payable for Building Permits be amended as set out in Appendix#1 to Report BLD 01-15. Executive Summary: This report recommends that the appointments schedule of the City's Building By-law 7362/14 be amended to reflect the appointment of an Inspector. This report also recommends that the fees payable schedule of the same By-law 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 persons appointed pursuant to that Act. The recent hiring of Adam Fowler as an inspector (effective August 25, 2014) requires that the respective name be added to Schedule A. This By-law also 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 23, 2015, the respective areas within the Building By-law,must also be amended. These housekeeping amendments appear in Schedule B. 24 Report BLD 01-15 April 13, 2015 Subject: Building By-law Amendments Page 2 under the Building Code Act Appendix: 1. Recommended amending by-law, reflecting the revised Schedule A of appointments and revised Schedule B — Fees Payable for Building Permits Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By: Kyle Bentley Thomas Mely uk Chief Building Official Director, City Development KB:jm • Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council - ZoCS Tony Prevedel, P.Eng. Chief Administrative Officer • • • 25 Appendix Ito Report Number BLD 01-15 Draft amending by-law, reflecting the appointments and Fees Payable for Building Permits 26 The Corporation of the Cit.; of Pickering By-law No t:w � .= i 5 y Being a by-law to amend Schedules "A" and "B" of-By-law 7362/14 appointing Inspectors and 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, pursuant to By-law 7362/14, Council appointed a Chief Building Official and such Inspectors as are necessary for the enforcement of the Act within the City of Pickering; Whereas, as a result of a staff change, the By-law to appoint these individuals must be amended to reflect the appointment of a new inspector;and 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 "A" of By-law 7362/14, as amended, is hereby deleted and replaced with Schedule "A" attached hereto; 2. 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 20th day of April 2015. 4 f F td David Ryan, Mayor cr • s A Debbie Shields, City Clerk 27 Schedule "A" Appointments Item Column Column 1. Chief Building Official Kyle Bentley 2. Deputy Chief Building Official/Inspector Brenda Yarush 3. Inspector Albert Alvero 4. Inspector Adam Fowler 5. Inspector es. Toby Hill 6. Inspector ICA Brian Holmes 4b.:i 7. Inspector Carl Kolbe 8. Inspector Ian McKinlay 9. Inspector Paul Nishikawa 10. Inspector Andras Szonyi 11. Inspector Robert Watson 12. Inspector Andy Westcott 13. Inspector Vacant 28 A5T Schedule B — Part B ORFees Payable for Building Permits Item Class of Permit Reference Fee Payable 1. Building Permit 6(3) As calculated based on occupancy in Part B (minimum $125.00) $10.25 for each 100 square metres of 2. Demolition Permit 6(4) floor area or part thereof, minimum $125.00 Conditional Building 10% of applicable building permit fee 3. Permit 6(5) to a maximum of$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 • 29 • Schedule B — Part B Fees Payable for Building Permits A frljd Other Fees Item Type of Fee Reference Fee Payable 1 Alternative Solution 8 $150.00/hour, minimum 4 hours Application/Evaluation ($600.00) Resubmission of 2. application found to be 9(5) 25% of application fee incomplete 3. (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 6 Certification of House 15 6 $5'for each square metre of floor area Models ( ) or part thereof. 7 Re-certification of $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) $125.00 Recovery of costs for 11. Grow-Op $2,100.00 per investigation 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 16. Wind Turbines $10.50 for each $1,000.00 of construction value 30 Schedule B — Part B Lk CT Fees Payable for Building Permits • } Other Fees Item Type of Fee Reference Fee Payable 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) 19 Lawyer Compliance $150.00 per request Letter—within 10 days 20 Lawyer Compliance $250.00 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 applications) ($10.00 minimum) 31 Schedule B — Part B Fees Payable for Building Permits tetiA Other Fees Item New Buildings and Additions Fee Payable 1. Assembly Occupancies $14.00 for each square metre of floor area or part thereof. 2. Institutional Occupancies $16.50 for each square metre of floor area or part thereof. 3. Residential Occupancies apartment buildings, hotels, motels, $11.50 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 $9.00 for each square metre of floor single storey buildings area or part thereof. multiple storey buildings $12.00 for each square metre of floor area or part thereof. 5. Industrial Occupancies farm buildings, unserviced storage $4.25 for each square metre of floor buildings, unfinished basements area or part thereof. Parking garages and other industrial $7.50 for each square metre of floor buildings area or part thereof. Alterations, Repairs and Other Structures 6. Interior Partitioning and Finishing, $3.00 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 32 Schedule B— Part B Fees Payable for Building Permits 410 � Other Fees Item New Buildings and Additions Fee Payable 8. Minor Non-Residential Structures, $250.00 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 $11.00 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: • 33 Schedule B — Part B eq 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. ' 34