Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, Alberta
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BYLAW NO. 1717
BEING A BYLAW OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF BONNYVILLE
NO.
87, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, BEING A SAFETY CODES PERMIT
BYLAW, REGULATING
THE
FORM, CONTENT
AND
COSTS
OF PERMITS
FOR
THE
USE,
OCCUPANCY,
RELOCATION,
CONSTRUCTION
OR
DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS AND ANY WORK DONE TO AN ELECTRICAL,
PLUMBING
AND
DRAINAGE, OR
GAS
INSTALLATION
ON
REQUIRED
PROJECTS.
WHEREAS, the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 deems it expedient to
set and review, as necessary, from time to time various fees and fines related
to building, electrical, plumbing, private sewage disposal systems and gas
disciplines as well as planning and development within the Municipality; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M- 26,
Revised
Statutes of Alberta 2000 and amendments
thereto, the Council for a
Municipality may set fees for goods or services provided;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Safety Codes Act, a Municipal Council may pass
a bylaw
as an accredited
municipality
respecting
adopting
permit fees for
building, electrical, plumbing, private sewage
disposal
systems
and
gas
disciplines;
NOW THEREFORE under the authority and subject to the provisions of the
Municipal
Government
Act, and by virtue of all other powers enabling
it, the
Council of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, duly assembled, enacts
as follows:
TITLE
1.
This bylaw shall be cited as the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87
Safety Codes Permit bylaw.
DEFINITIONS
2.
In this bylaw:
a) "
Act" means the Safety Codes Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta,
2000, Chapter
S- 1,
as
amended
from
time
to
time
and
the
regulations made pursuant to that Act.
b) "
Municipality" means the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87.
c) "
Safety Codes
Officer" means
a
person,
excluding
anyone
appointed
in the fire discipline, who
is designated
pursuant
to
Section 31 of the Safety Codes Act, who is employed either by
the Municipality or an accredited agency which is contracted by
the Municipality, to enforce all or any portion of the Act.
d) "
Permit Issuer" means individuals who have been designated
powers under the Safety Codes Act to issue permits for activities
in the building, electrical, gas and plumbing disciplines.
3.
All definitions
in the Safety Codes Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta,
2000, Chapter S- 1, as amended from time to time and the regulations
made pursuant to that Act shall apply to this bylaw.
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SCOPE
4.
The provision of this Bylaw shall apply to the issue of permits respecting
the
use, occupancy,
relocation,
construction or demolition of any
building, the installation of electrical systems, plumbing, private sewage
disposal
systems, gas
systems
regulated
by
the
Act
within
the
Municipality.
POWERS
AND DUTIES OF THE SAFETY CODES OFFICER AND PERMIT
ISSUER
5.
The Safety Codes Officer is hereby authorized to enforce all provisions
of this Bylaw and the appropriate Quality Management Plan.
6.
The Permit Issuer shall keep an accurate account of all permits issued
and all fees collected and received under this Bylaw.
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
7.
Unless a permit has previously
been obtained from the Permit Issuer,
no person shall commence or cause the commencement
of:
a)
the construction, demolition, relocation, alteration or repair of any
building,
b)
the occupancy of any building,
c)
the
excavation
of any
land
for
the
purpose
of erecting
or
relocating any building,
d)
the installation or use of any heating, ventilating or air conditioning
equipment specifically governed by the Act.
e)
the
installation,
replacement,
alteration
or
repair
of gas
lines
which serves a gas fired appliance serving a
building
f)
the
installation
or replacement
of a
private
sewage
disposal
system,
g)
the installation or replacement of an electrical system.
h)
the installation, alteration or replacement of plumbed piping which
serves plumbing fixtures in a building.
APPLICATION FORM
8.
To obtain a permit, an applicant shall first file an application in writing on
the appropriate
forms
supplied
by the
Municipality
and
each
such
application
shall:
a)
identify and describe the work to be covered by the
permit
for
which the application
is made,
b)
describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done, by
legal description and when available by street address that will
readily identify and definitely locate the proposed work,
c)
show
the
use or occupancy
of the
building
for the
building
discipline,
d)
be accompanied
by plans and specifications
as required under
section entitled " Plans and Specifications",
e)
state the prevailing market cost of the proposed work
f)
be signed by the applicant, and,
g)
give such other information
as may be required
by the Safety
Codes Officer for each discipline.
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PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
9. (
a)
With
each
application
for
a
building
permit, one set of plans
and specifications shall be submitted to the Safety Codes Officer
for review.
b)
Plans
may
be
requested
by the
Plumbing,
Private
Sewage
Disposal, Gas, or Electrical Safety Codes Officer for information
purposes only in support of the permit application.
10.
Plans and specifications
shall be drawn to scale and shall be of sufficient
clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and show
in detail that it will conform to the provisions of the Act. Digital copies will
be accepted.
11.
Each set of plans shall state the building address, the name and address
of the owner of the building, the name and address of the person who
prepared the plans and when an agent represents the owner, the name
and address
of the agent.
12.
Each set of plans shall include a site plan showing the actual dimensions
of the lot or property and the location of the proposed work in relation to
the lot or property lines.
13.
If requested
by the Safety Codes Officer, the applicant shall submit
computations, test results and all other evidence deemed necessary to
show that the work will be in accordance with the Act.
ISSUANCE OF PERMIT
14.
At the discretion of the Safety Codes Officer, plans and specifications
may
be
submitted
for
examination
to
other
Departments
of the
Municipality and the Province, to check for compliance with orders,
regulations or bylaws under their jurisdiction.
15.
If the Permit Issuer is satisfied that the work described in the application
for
a
permit, and
plans filed
therewith, is
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of the Act and this Bylaw, and
that the fees
specified
in
Section 29 have been paid, a permit shall be issued to the applicant.
16.
The examined plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified
or altered without authorization from the Safety Codes Officer and all
work
shall
be
done
in
accordance
with
the
examined
plans,
and
performed
to meet the provisions
of the Act.
17.
Plans submitted for review or for which no permit is issued and on which
no action is taken by the Safety Codes Officer for Ninety ( 90) days may
be destroyed.
18.
The issuance of a permit or examination
of plans and specifications
shall
not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of a contravention of
any provision of the Act.
19.
No permit presuming to give authority to contravene the provisions of
the Act shall be valid except in so far as the work or use that it authorizes
is lawful.
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20.
The issuance of a permit based on plans and specifications shall not
prevent the Safety Codes Officer from requiring the correction of work
being carried on when in contravention of any provision of the Act or of
this Bylaw.
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21.
Every permit issued by the Permit Issuer shall expire by limitation and
become
null
and
void
if the work
authorized
by the
permit
is
not
commenced within ninety (90) days from the date of issue of the permit,
or if the work authorized by the permit is suspended or abandoned for a
period of one hundred and twenty ( 120) days at any time after the work
is commenced.
22.
The Safety Codes Officer or Permit Issuer may by notice
in writing
suspend, amend, or revoke a permit if the permit has been issued:
a)
in error,
b)
on the basis of incorrect information supplied,
c)
in contravention of any provision of the Act or this Bylaw,
d)
is deemed to be a safety and/ or health hazard.
23.
Except as permitted in Clause 24 no permit for the installation, repair or
alteration
of
any
electrical,
heating, ventilating
or
air
conditioning
system, the installation or replacement of any plumbing or private
sewage disposal system, the installation replacement or repair of any
gas system
shall
be issued to a person
other than a qualified
contractor.
24.
Notwithstanding
the
requirements
of
Clause
23,
a
person
who
personally
undertakes
the
installation,
repair
or
alteration
of
an
electrical, heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system, plumbing or or
private sewage disposal system, gas system regulated by the Act in or
about a single family detached dwelling which is owned and occupied
by the person is not prohibited from applying for a permit.
BUILDING OCCUPANCY
25.
No new building shall be used or occupied and no change in occupancy
classification ( as determined by the Safety Codes Officer) of an existing
building shall be made until occupancy has been approved by a Safety
Codes Officer.
26.
Changes in the use or occupancy of a building shall not be made except
in accordance
with the provisions
of the Act.
27.
An occupancy permit shall be issued by the Permit Issuer if the building
does not contravene the provisions of the Act.
FEES
28.
The fee for each permit
shall
be submitted
at the time of application.
29.
The fees for a permit application
and associated
service
cost shall
be
charged
in accordance
with the " Municipal
District
of Bonnyville
No. 87
Fee Schedule
Bylaw" as revised
from time to time.
30.
In the event that the work
is started
before
a permit
for such work has
been obtained, penalties may apply as set out in the " Municipal District
of Bonnyville
No. 87 Fee Schedule
Bylaw".
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OFFENCE
31.
Any person who contravenes this Bylaw is guilty of an offence under
Section 67 of the Safety Codes Act and subject to penalties under
Section 68 of the Safety Codes Act.
32.
This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon third and final reading.
33.
Bylaw No. 1240 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
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