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Municipality of the County of Inverness | 375 Main St. Port Hood, NS B0E 2W0
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Municipal Fees Policy
Policy Number
2025-10-02
Effective Date
2025-10-02
1. Title
1.1 This policy shall be known as the Municipal Fees Policy.
2. Purpose
2.1 The purpose of this policy is to provide a clear and concise policy to set out and
modernize the fees the Municipality charges for its programs and services.
3. Authority
3.1 This policy is made pursuant to Section 49 of the Nova Scotia Municipal Government
Act, SNS c 1998, as amended from time to time.
4. Application
4.1 This policy applies to all fees levied by the Municipality of the County of Inverness.
4.2 Where the fee amounts in this policy differ from those set out in another policy or
resolution of the Municipality in effect on the effective date of this policy, the fee amounts
set out in this policy shall amend those previously in effect.
5. Definitions
In this policy,
"Charges" means the price the Municipality applies to cover the cost of services rendered
or programming supplied within the Municipality;
"Council" means the Council of the Municipality of the County of Inverness;
"Deposits" means a sum payable to the Municipality as an installment on the purchase of
a Municipal service or program with the balance being payable at a later date as
determined by the Municipality;
"Fees" mean a payment made to the Municipality in exchange for services and/or
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programming; and
"Municipality" means the Municipality of the County of Inverness.
6. General Provisions
6.1 The Municipality will maintain a table of fees outlining the applicable charges or
deposits for services provided by the Municipality.
6.2 Where a fee listed in this policy differs from its listing elsewhere, the fee outlined in this
policy will be applicable for the service and/or programming, exceptions may apply.
Municipal Fees Table
Bylaw/Policy
Section
Fee
FINANCE
47 - Property Assessed Clean
Energy Program (PACE)
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Interest at a rate of Municipal cost of borrowing
plus 1.5% per annum.
44 - Marketing Levy
4
3% of the purchase price of the accommodation
28 - Municipal Land Deed Transfer
Tax
3
1.5% of the value of the property transferred
20 - Trailers
4
$50.00
19 - Taxis
7
$10.00
Interest Policy
Terms
12% annually calculated monthly on unpaid taxes
WATER, SEWER, and PUBLIC
WORKS
43 - Sewer Service Charge
3
Determined annually by calculating the assessed
value of property times (x) the rate deemed
required for operation and maintenance of the
sewerage system.
30 - Capital Cost of Water and
Sewer
14
- Port Hood Sewer System:
o frontage rate is $3.00 per lineal foot
o trunk sewer tax is $300.00
- Inverness Sewer System:
o frontage rate is $3.25 per lineal foot
o trunk sewer tax is $325.00
- Cheticamp Sewer System: the
o footage rate is $5.77 per lineal foot
o trunk sewer tax is $577.00
- Mabou Sewer System:
o frontage rate is $5.75 per lineal foot
o trunk sewer tax is $575.00
- Judique Sewer System:
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o frontage rate is $6.00 per lineal foot
o trunk sewer tax is $600.00
- Whycocomagh Sewer and Water System:
o frontage rate is $22.00 per lineal foot
o trunk sewer tax is $2,200.00
- Davis Drive/Hilltop Estates Subdivision at Port
Hastings:
o trunk sewer tax is $500.00 per lot
- Port Hood Water and Sewer:
o trunk sewer tax is $810.00 per lot
- Inverness Sewer System:
o trunk sewer tax is $286.00 per lot.
- Port Hastings Sewer and Water System:
o frontage rate is $10.40 per lineal foot
for sewer
o $7.43 per lineal foot for water
o trunk sewer tax is $1,222.97 per unit
o trunk water tax is $570.80 per unit
- Port Hood/Harbourview Sewer & Water
system:
o frontage rate is $19.03 per lineal foot
for sewer and water
o trunk sewer and water charge is
$958.40 per unit
- Judique Water System:
o unit charge for the construction of the
Judique Reservoir is $935.97 per
serviceable lot
- Inverness Sewer and Water system
(Silverwood Lane):
o frontage rate is $47.77 per lineal foot
for sewer and water
- Inverness Sewer and Water system (Maple
Street):
o frontage rate is $28.01 per lineal foot
for sewer and water
Capital Cost of Sidewalk
Construction
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Of the Municipality's one third share of the cost,
one-half of that one-third (i.e., one-sixth) will be
charged to the residents of the area benefitted by
the sidewalk, by way of an area rate or uniform
charge on all the taxable property and occupancy
assessments in the area, set pursuant to Section
75 of the Municipal Government Act.
SOLID WASTE
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Tipping Fees
- Residential RSW (Garbage)
o No charge
- Commercial RSW (Garbage)
o $97.20 MT
- Unsorted C&D (Residential & ICI)
o $110.00 MT
- Mixed C&D/RSW (Residential & ICI)
o $235.00 MT
- Treated Wood
o $110.00 MT
- Sorted C&D (Residential & ICI)
o $48.00 MT
- Leaf & Yard Waste (Residential)
o $48.00 MT
MOBILE VENDING
53 - Mobile Vending
13-17
- Permit holder(s) reside in Municipality
o $500.00/yr
- Permit holder(s) does/do not reside in
Municipality
o $1000.00/yr
- Special Event
o $100./day
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Subdivision
Preliminary Subdivision Approval
No charge
Tentative Subdivision Approval
$50.00
Final Subdivision Approval - first 5
lots
$200.00
Final Subdivision Approval -
additional lots
$25.00 per lot
Recording Fees - Traditional Plan
per the Land Registration Act or the Registry Act
Recording Fees - Land Registration
per the Land Registration Act or the Registry Act
Recording Fees - Deed
per the Land Registration Act or the Registry Act
Recording Fees - Instrument
per the Land Registration Act or the Registry Act
Recording Fees - Certified Copy
per the Land Registration Act or the Registry Act
Planning
Rezonings, By-Law Amendments,
Plan Amendments and
Development Agreements
$400.00
Development Permit
$40.00
Zoning Confirmation
$50.00
Planning Document & Maps
$25.00 per document
Custom Maps
$2.00/sq. ft. plus $20.00/hr
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Building Permits
Development Permit (zoned areas
only)
$40.00
Residential Construction: Including
Modular and Mobile Homes
$40.00 plus $2.00 per $1000.00 of construction
value
(Determined using the annual Altus Group Canadian
Cost Guide for the low end of the range for Custom
Built Single Family Residential in Halifax or the
contracted price of construction.)
Commercial/Institutional/Industrial
Construction
$40.00 plus $3.00 per $1000.00 of construction
value
Agricultural Buildings
$40.00 plus $1.50 per $1000.00 of construction
value
Additions and Alterations
$40.00 plus $2.75 per $1000.00 of construction
value
Accessory Buildings (One storey in
height and less than 55 sq. m)
$100.00
Demolition Permit
$40.00
Occupancy Permit
No charge
Refund for Unused Permit (within
30 days of issuance and only if no
construction has been started)
50% of percent of permit fee
Permit Renewal Fee
$40.00
All construction, repairs,
alterations commenced without
benefit of permit
Double the standard fee
INFORMATION ACCESS
Routine Access records
per Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
FOIPOP Requests
per Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act
Copying Fee
$0.20 per page
Locating and Retrieving Fee
$30.00 per hour after first two hours
Producing Fee
$30.00 per hour
Preparing Fee
$30.00 per hour
Shipping and Handling Fee
At cost
OTHER FEES
Tax Certificates
$30.00
NSF Cheque
$25.00
Mortgage Data Transfer Fee
$10.00