Schedule A: Table 1 - Administration Fees
|
Item |
Type of Fee |
Fee Payable |
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1 |
Building and Septic Compliance Letter |
$225.00 |
|
2 |
Conditional Building Permit |
10% of applicable fee from Schedule A Table 2, with a minimum of see Schedule A Table 3 Item 17 and a maximum of $5000.00 |
|
3 |
Construction commenced without building permit |
Applicable fee from Schedule A Table 2 plus an increase of 100% |
|
4 |
Construction commenced without building permit and where a Planning Application is required to comply with applicable law section of OBC |
Fee calculated as per Schedule A Table 1 Item 2 plus an additional increase of 100% |
|
5 |
Liquor License Approval; Determination of Occupant Load; Site Inspection relating to a sewage system location verification (where sewage system application is not required) |
$150.00 |
|
6 |
Major Revision/Full Design Replacement to Plans which have already been examined by the City |
50% of original fee paid, with a minimum of see Schedule A Table 3 Item 17 and a maximum of $1000 |
|
7 |
Minor Revision to Plans which have already been examined by the City – constitutes less than 25% of the design |
$150.00 |
|
8 |
Partial Building Permit |
10% of applicable fee from Schedule A Table 2, with a minimum of see Schedule A Table 3 Item 17 and a maximum of $2500.00 |
|
9 |
Records Scanning Fee, for paper/hard copy submissions |
$15.00 per submission |
|
10 |
Re-inspection to correct identified deficiencies |
$150.00/inspection |
|
11 |
Removal of Building Code Orders From Title |
$1000.00 |
|
12 |
Search of Records - includes scanning and copying up to 10 pages large format drawings and 15 pages small format documents |
$50.00 plus additional $25.00 for each additional large format drawings or 15 pages small format documents |
|
13 |
Transfer of Permit |
see Schedule A Table 3 Item 17 |
Schedule A: Table 2 - Fees Payable for Building Permits
|
Item |
Class of Permit |
Fee Payable |
|
1 |
Building Permit |
See Schedule A Table 3 |
|
2 |
Sewage System Permit – under 10,000 litres/day |
See Schedule A Table 4 |
|
3 |
Alternative Solution Application/Evaluation |
$1,000.00 |
|
4 |
Change of Use Permit |
$325.00 |
|
5 |
Conditional Building Permit |
Applicable fee from Schedule A Table 3 plus administration fee from Schedule A Table 1 |
|
6 |
Demolition Permit - Residential |
see Schedule A Table 3 Item 17 |
|
7 |
Demolition Permit - All Other |
$350.00 |
|
8 |
Lands owned by and used for the purposes of the City of Kawartha Lakes |
Otherwise applicable fee pursuant to this By-law – waived |
|
9 |
Mandatory Maintenance Inspection Program Inspections, where the inspection does not occur during the annual scheduled time slot for the property |
$125.00 |
|
10 |
Municipal Housing Project Facilities that have entered into agreements with the City of Kawartha Lakes under the authority of by-law enacted pursuant to Paragraph 18, Section 2 of O. Reg. 46/94, as amended |
Fees for those portions of a building meeting this criteria – waived All other floor areas falling outside of the scope of the MHP agreement – applicable fee in Schedule A |
|
11 |
Pre-Approved Model (PAM) approval |
see Schedule A Table 3 |
|
12 |
Partial Building Permit |
Applicable fee from Schedule A Table 3 plus administration fee from Schedule A Table 1 |
|
13 |
RCA - Applicant Appointed Permit for which an RCA is appointed for plans review stage only |
65% of applicable fee from Schedule A Table 2 |
|
14 |
Applicant Appointed RCA Permit for which an RCA is appointed for both plans review stage and inspection stage |
25% of applicable fee from Schedule A Table 2 |
|
15 |
Applicant Appointed RCA Permit for which an RCA is appointed for inspection stage only |
35% of applicable fee from Schedule A Table 2 |
|
16 |
Site Servicing Permit where application is filed separately from remainder of construction permit – no additional fee if included with construction permit it serves |
4.5% of Construction Value |
Schedule A: Table 3 - Fees Payable for Building Permits
|
Item |
Type of Permit |
For each square meter of floor area or part thereof, unless otherwise noted |
|
|
|
2026 |
|
1 |
Residential Occupancies - New and Additions, including detached ARUs and attached ARUs where addition to existing structure |
$23.25 |
|
2 |
Additional Residential Units (ARUs) where the ARU results from a conversion of a building containing another dwelling or residential accessory use |
$12.75 |
|
3 |
Pre-Approved Model (PAM) |
$7.50 |
|
4 |
Residential Garages, boathouses, foundations, unenclosed porches and sheds not included in Item 5 |
$12.75 |
|
5 |
Residential Occupancies - Relocation of Existing Structures - pier or slab foundation |
$758.00 flat rate |
|
6 |
Minor residential structures - plumbing, decks, gazebos, partitioning of a basement, wood stove, tents on residential properties, storage shed (up to 20m2 & not including door >1.8m), water and sewer connection and other similar minor projects associated with residential use |
$271.00 flat rate |
|
7 |
Institutional Occupancies |
$32.50 |
|
8 |
Commercial Occupancies - Shell |
$28.25 |
|
9 |
Commercial Occupancies - Interior partitioning and finishing |
$9.25 |
|
10 |
Industrial Occupancies |
$18.75 |
|
11 |
Non-residential accessory buildings, foundations and unenclosed porches |
$12.75 |
|
12 |
Minor non-residential projects - plumbing, school portables (each), temporary prefabricated trailers (each), tent (each) and other similar minor structures associated with non-residential use |
$704.00 flat rate |
|
13 |
Agricultural Buildings |
$5.00 |
|
14 |
Designated structures as defined by the Ontario Building Code - including signs, roof mounted solar per roof face |
$785.00 flat rate |
|
15 |
Wind turbine facilities regulated by Environmental Protection Act, per thousand dollars of construction value, or part thereof |
$21.25 |
|
16 |
Alterations to existing buildings (not provided for in Items 1 to 14), per thousand dollars of construction value, or part thereof |
$35.75 |
|
17 |
Minimum Permit fee |
$271.00 flat rate |
Notes:
- The occupancy classifications used in this by-law shall be based on the building code major occupancy classifications.
- For floor areas with mixed occupancies, the fee shall be calculated based on each major occupancy within the building, except as stated in note 3.
- Industrial Occupancies rate includes incidental finished office space to a maximum of 10% of the total floor area.
- 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 (eg. stairs and stair openings, ducts, elevators, escalators). Floor area shall include all habitable areas, including mezzanines, finished attics and enclosed balconies.
- For detached, semi-detached and townhouse dwellings, the floor areas of the unfinished basements, plumbing and decks shall not be included in the area calculations, but the fee is inclusive of these areas if proposed and constructed at the same time as the dwelling they serve.
- No additional fee applies for sprinklers, fire alarms, electromagnetic locks, site servicing or other mechanical systems or equipment proposed and installed at the same time as the construction they serve.
- Construction Value, as used in Item No. 15 and 16 of Schedule A Table 3, means the value of the proposed construction as determined by the Chief Building Official or a professional appraiser.
Septic Permit Fees
Building and Septic Permit Fees 2026
|
Item |
Type of Permit |
Fee Payable |
|
|
|
2026 |
|
1 |
Class 4 - up to 4,500L design daily sewage flows |
$975.00 |
|
2 |
Class 4 - 4,501L - 10,000L design daily sewage flows |
$1191.00 |
|
3 |
Class 4 - tank replacement or bed repair |
$461.00 |
|
4 |
Class 5 - holding tank and annual renewal of temporary holding tanks |
$542.00 |
|
5 |
Class 2 - greywater system |
$433.00 |
|
6 |
Class 3 - cesspool |
$325.00 |
|
7 |
Existing System review for Addition/Renovation/Change of Use permit |
$244.00 |
|
8 |
Major Change to Permit Design Submission |
$298.00 |
|
9 |
Zoning/Official Plan Amendment/Site Plan Approval/Consent per lot (including lot line adjustment)/Minor Variance Application |
$325.00 |
|
10 |
Subdivision Application - per lot |
$325.00 per lot for first 5 + $65.00 per lot after 5 |
Consult with your area Septic Inspector if you are unsure which Class of System corresponds with your proposal.
