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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:
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Kyle Bentley, P.'Eng. Thomas Melymu , MCIP; RPP
Chief.Building Official Director, City Development
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Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council
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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
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The Corporation of the C., ,•f Pickering
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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
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David Ryan, Mayor
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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
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•
/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)
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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
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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.