New Homes or Cottages

Fees

There is a $173 base fee plus the following additional fees as necessary:

• $1.38 per square foot for residential dwellings and additions
• $0.42 per square foot of unfinished basement or crawlspace
• $0.86 per square foot of finished basement or crawlspace
• $0.42 per square foot for docks and decks
• $0.53 per square foot for an accessory building such as a garage, shed, gazebo or boat port

A fee of $12.00 per fixture will apply for any new or modified plumbing fixture.

Fees are indexed on January 1 of each year. 

Building permit checklist

Please include the following information with your application:

• Schedule 1
• site plan (view a sample site plan)
• engineered lot grading plan (as a PDF file)
• construction drawings (as PDF files)
• letter of authorization (if applicable)
• Mechanical ventilation (HVAC) form (includes heat loss/gain, layout, calculations)
• Energy Efficiency Design Summary form
• sewage system design flow specifications (if applicable)
• sewage system plan view (if applicable)
• Schedule 2 (if applicable)
• any applicable approvals (Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, Trent-Severn Waterway)

Files are preferred in PDF. Email your completed application to the Permit Coordinator.