04 10 2013 Public Meetin - Proposed Building Permie Fee RevisionsTOWNSHIP OF ORO- MEDONTE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
RE: PROPOSED
BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE REVISIONS
Council of the Corporation of the Township of Oro - Medonte has received a Building Division Staff
Report Proposing Revisions to Fees & Charges Bylaw2012 -062, Schedule B- Building.
Council has not yet taken a position on the proposed Building By -law Amendments or
proposed Fee Schedule Revisions. Notice is being circulated in order to obtain public input.
DATE AND LOCATION OF PUBLIC MEETING:
Date: Wednesday April 10, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Council Chambers, Township of Oro - Medonte, 148 Line 7 South Oro
THE BUILDING CODE ACT and subsequent Regulations, the Building Code, are, on an
ongoing basis, amended by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Consequently, it is
periodically necessary for the municipal Building By -Law to be amended to remain current with
the Provincial legislation from which it is derived.
SCHEDULE B to the Fees By -Law contains the municipal Building Division's Fees. Pursuant
to the Building Code Act 7.(8) a Public Meeting is to be held when fee revisions are proposed to
give Council and the general public the opportunity to ask questions, express concerns and discuss
the proposal, prior to any decision by Council, relative to the proposed revisions.
THE EFFECT of the proposed Fee Revisions is that several new categories of Building Permits
are to be introduced, with correspondingly newly defined fees. Furthermore, some existing fees
are proposed to be increased to better reflect the costs of administering those Building Permit
categories and to ensure that general tax revenues are not required to subsidize those Building
Permit processes, as per BCA 7.(2).
FURTHER INFORMATION along with the proposed new schedule is available for review
during business hours, in the Building Division, Township of Oro - Medonte, 148 Line 7 S, Oro,
Ontario OR on the Township's website at www.oro- medonte.ca. For further information, you
may also contact Bobbi Lovering, Chief Building Official (705) 487 -2171 during normal
business hours or by e-mail at bloverin,g@oro- medonte.ca
Dated at the Township of Oro - Medonte this 20th day of March 2013
Building Division
Township of Oro - Medonte
148 Line 7 South
Oro, Ontario LOL 2X0
2.
2.1
SCHEDULE "B"
BUILDING
Calculation of Permit Fees
Permit fees shall be calculated based on the formula given below, unless
otherwise specified in the schedule. The minimum fee for a permit shall be
$200.00 unless specifically stated as a flat rate. Any fee not determined in
the following is determined at the discretion of the Chief Building Official.
Permit Fee = Service Index (SI) x Total gross floor area (A)
Note: Gross floor area (A) is measured to the outer face of exterior walls and
to the centre of fire walls.
Permit Fees
Building Classification & Construction: Service Index (SI)
$ / ft2
Non Residential Occupancies
Group A (Assembly occupancies)
Churches, Schools, Arenas, etc.
Group B (Care occupancies)
Detention, Nursing homes, Group homes, Hospitals, etc.
a) New Construction 0.80
b) Renovation / Alteration to the above 0.35
c) Accessory Buildings to the above 0.45
Group D (Business & Personal Services)
Offices, Hair Salons, Banks, etc.
Group E (Mercantile)
Retail Stores, Supermarkets, Restaurants up to 30 seats, etc.
a) New Construction 0.75
b) Renovation / Alteration to the above 0.35
c) Accessory Buildings to the above 0.45
Group F (Industrial Occupancies)
Warehouses, Manufacturing, etc.
a) New Construction 0.50
b) Renovation / Alteration to the above 0.24
c) Accessory Buildings to the above 0.45
Agricultural Buildings 0.20 (max) $800.00
2.2 Residential Occupancies
Group C (Residential Occupancies)
a) New Construction - gross floor area 0.88
b) Basement / Crawlspace - new construction 0.33
c) New or Alterations to an unfinished Basement 0.33
or Crawl Space under an existing home
d) Renovation /Alteration/ finishing basement 0.33
e) Convert existing garage to habitable space 0.20
f) Accessory Building / Garage 0.45, (Min$200)
g) Decks, covered porches, balconies
i) Up to 200 sqft. Minimum fee
ii) Over 200 sqft. $300.00
h) Solid fuel burning appliance (woodstove, pellet stove, Minimum fee
fireplace, etc.)
2.3 Other Miscellaneous Work:
Portable Buildings (School portables, sales office or
portables used as accessory buildings, etc)
Tents (short term for special
events or a summer season)
Demolition
Engineered Demolition
Up to 2,420 ft2
aggregate area
Over 2,420 ft2
aggregate area
Change of Use (No construction proposed)
Designated structures under Div A 1.3.1.1.
• Retaining walls,
• signs under Div B 3.15,
• Solar Collector on a building >5m2 total area,
• Wind Turbine >3kW
• Outdoor pool, public spa under Div B 3.11 & 3.12
• Etc.
Plumbing Fixture units, as a plumbing permit
Plumbing Fixture units as part of a building permit
Flat Rate
Minimum fee
Minimum fee
$300.00
$150.00
$300.00
Minimum fee
$300.00
Minimum fee
$8 /fixture unit
2.4 Sewage System:
Flat Rate
Septic Size Verification
$ 100.00
Holding Tank (Class 5)
$ 250.00
Leaching pit (Class 2)
$ 100.00
Sewage System Permit
$ 400.00
Septic Bed Replacement
$ 250.00
Septic Tank Replacement
$ 150.00
2.5 Miscellaneous:
Flat Rate
Transfer Permit (to new owner)
$ 75.00
Re- inspection Fee
$ 75.00
L.L.B.O. inspection & letters for occupant loads
$100.00
Permit Revision (in addition to applicable permit fees)
$ 75.00
File Search (No charge for current homeowners making simple
$ 50.00
requests)
Annual file maintenance fee
$ 50.00
Note: Applicable on permits not granted a final after three (3) years
subsequent to permit
issuance.
On -site Sewage System Maintenance Program (O /Reg
315/10) Administration Fee
$99.00
3. Refund of Permit Fees
3.1 Pursuant to this by -law, the portion of the total calculated permit fees that may
be refunded shall be a percentage of the total fees payable under this by -law,
calculated as follows in regard to functions undertaken by the municipality:
a) 75% if administrative function only have been performed;
b) 50% if administrative and plans examination functions have been
performed;
c) 25% if the permit has been issued and no field inspections have been
performed subsequent to permit issuance; or
d) 0% if any field inspections have been performed subsequent to permit
issuance.
3.2 The permit fee shall be returned to the person named on the fee receipt, unless
such person advises the Chief Building Official, in writing and prior to release of
the refund, of a change in name, in which case the refund shall be returned to
the person then authorized to receive it.
4. Deposits & Securities
4.1 Lot Grading Deposit $ 2,000.00
Applicable for new construction as required by Township
policies & procedures. Refundable upon satisfactory
inspection minus any applicable charges.
4.2 Conditional Permit Security $ 5,000.00
As requested and issued by the Chief Building Official, to
be paid in addition to applicable permit fees.
5. Notes
5.1 Total fee is payable upon receipt of completed application.
5.2 Where a person is found to have commenced construction or demolition of a
building without a permit having been issued, a flat fee of $75.00 (in addition to
the permit fees) will be applied to cover the cost of administration and
enforcement. Note: May be waived at the discretion of the CBO
5.3 Compassion fee
Permit fees for a rebuild due to fire (fire restoration or a new build same size)
will be charged at 50% of the determined fees, but no less than the minimum
fee.
PUBLIC MEETING
FOR PROPOSED BUILDING PERMIT
FEE SCHEDULE REVISIONS
April 10, 2013
I �I11LDfNG PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
REVISIONS
a Building Division permit fees last revised in September
2008
o Building Code Act requires permit fees collected not to
exceed anticipated reasonable costs for administration
and enforcement
o New Building Code scheduled to be released in
January 2014
o Directly impacts training /budget with required
technical upgrades and mandatory examinations for
qualifications
GUILDING P FEE SCHEDULE
REVISIONS
o Code changes in 2011 included mandatory
maintenance inspection program for existing septic
systems within 100 metres of Lake Simcoe shoreline
and around municipal well heads. Program being
expanded in 2012 to properties within 100 metres of
any stream, river or tributary that feeds into Lake
Simcoe
o Required administration/ enforcement costs to ensure
proper documentation are an increased cost to
Building Division
o Current Building Permit fees by -law does not
accurately or effectively cover the cost of
administration/ enforcement of building permits
F41J11-DING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
REVISIONS
o Staff have streamlined administrative and applicable
law functions to increase efficiency in past 5 years
a Building Division staff levels were reduced & based on
review are appropriate for the current number of
permits issued each year
o Building staff completed review of permit fees in
surrounding area municipalities — Oro - Medonte
determined to be lower and not in line with
municipalities of comparable size and permit activity
a Increase permit fees necessary to ensure most building
division operations are recovered through permit fees
E,IJIL DING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
RFVISIONS
o Staff report DS2013 -006 presented to Council in March
2013 recommending permit fee revisions /increases
E Act requires public meeting to obtain comments on
proposed by -law amendments (tonight's meeting)
E Effect of proposed Fee Revisions includes introduction
of new categories of Building Permits & corresponding
new fees, and increases in existing fees to better reflect
costs of administering those permit categories
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o Open up for Questions or comments from Public or
Members of Council