Information to accompany a building permit application form

The following items must accompany your completed application form when applying for a building permit:

1. A copy of an Entrance Permit where applicable from:
   • Township Roads Department
     Stanhope: Brian Whetstone (705) 489-2379
     Sherborne, Livingstone & McClintock: Richard Keown (705) 766-2912
   • County of Haliburton Roads Department
     Doug Ray (705) 286-1333
2. For properties fronting on Provincial Highway 118, 35 or 60 only:  A copy of an approval for building and/or a Land Use Permit from the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (M.T.O.), (705) 789-2391.
3. A copy of your “Site Inspection Report for a Sewage System Permit” from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, (705) 457-1391.
4. Two complete sets of building plans prepared by a certified designer, including the following information:
   1. Foundation Plan – showing the type of foundation.  For example, full foundation/basement, crawl space, walk out, piers, concrete blocks of poured wall, size of footings, block sizes or poured wall thickness, size and type of piers, blocks or sono-tubes, lateral reinforcing, waterproofing or damp proofing and foundation drainage, etc.
   2. Floor Plans – Sizes and location of rooms, doors, windows, stairs, decks, wood stoves, fireplaces, beams, floor joists, roof rafter or trusses, smoke detectors, mechanical ventilation, etc.
   3. Building Elevations – All sides of the building (how the completed building will look), building height, etc.
   4. Sections and Details – How the building will be constructed: joist sizes, stud sizes, rafters or trusses, air barriers, siding, insulation, vapor barriers, ventilation, etc.
   5. Shop Drawings – all pre-engineered building components, roof trusses, floor trusses, roof or floor beams, insulated concrete form systems, etc.
5. Site or Plot Plan, based on a recent survey.  Site plan must show:

• Name of road(s) or watercourse that the lot fronts upon
• Length of front, side and rear lot lines
• Location of proposed and existing buildings or additions and their distances from all property lines, high water mark (the line where the vegetation and the shoreline meet), roads, hydro easements, private rights-of way, etc.
• Location of well (proposed or existing)
• Location of septic tank and bed (proposed or existing)
• Location of entrance to lot

• Payment in full of all applicable fees.

The following items may be required to be submitted when applying for a building permit, if applicable:

1. HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) specifications & design
2. Wood stove specifications
3. 911# application
4. Ontario New Home Warranty Program number or declaration
5. Ministry of Natural Resources or Department of Fisheries & Oceans approval
6. Zoning Bylaw amendment approval
7. Minor variance approval

 NOTES:

• Due to changes to the Ontario Building Code Act, effective January 1, 2006, building permit applications will not be accepted without a complete and signed application form, building drawings prepared by a certified designer and the building permit fee paid in full.

• The time frame of 10 business days for the issuance of a residential building permit, as per the new Ontario Building Code Act, will only apply if all of the required information is submitted at the time of application.

• All buildings must comply with the provisions of the Ontario Building Code, regardless of specifications in individual plans.

• The principal building (dwelling, cottage) must be the first building to be constructed on a parcel of land.  If any accessory buildings (cabins, sheds, garages, etc., no matter what their size) are constructed on the property without a guarantee in the form of a cash bond or a letter of credit that a principal building will be constructed, a work order will be registered against the property.  This will encumber the land should a sale or mortgage be pending.

• Approval is required from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit prior to a building permit being issued for any new residential buildings (new dwellings, cottages, sleeping cabins and new bedroom or washroom additions to existing buildings) or if the living capacity of the building is being increased by more than 15 percent.

• Shoreline structures such as boathouses, decks, docks, and retaining walls require a building permit from the municipality prior to construction.  These structures may also require approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources (M.N.R.).  Check with M.N.R. early in the planning stage to ensure compliance.

Ministry of Natural Resources, Bracebridge Area Office RR#2, 1350 High Falls Road BRACEBRIDGE, ON P1L 1W9 (705) 645-8747 (705) 645-8372 (Fax)

Ministry of Natural Resources, Minden Area Office Highway 35 MINDEN, ON K0M 2K0 (705) 286-1521 (705) 286-4355 (Fax)

Stanhope Office:

1123 North Shore Road
Phone: (705) 489-2379
Fax: (705) 489-3491
Office hours:  Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Building Inspector Hours:  Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Dorset Office:

Phone: (705) 766-2211
Fax: (705) 766-9688
Office hours:  Tuesday & Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Building Inspector Hours:  Tuesday & Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon