In the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law 89-2020, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Work regulated by this by-law, the Act and Building Code, or to occupy a building or part thereof. Administered by: Chief Building Official; Registered Code Agency where appointed. Fines: Additional fee equal to 100% of regular permit fee, not exceeding $5000.00.
Building By-law 89-2020
adopted bylaw
permit required for
Work regulated by this by-law, the Act and Building Code, or to occupy a building or part thereof.
s. 1.1 'Permit'
fee basis
Calculated in accordance with Schedule 'A'; minimum $90.00; Group A $16.90 per $1,000 up to $10,000,000, $1.50 thereafter; Group F $14.05 per $1,000 (cap $20,000).
Schedule 'A'
authority
Chief Building Official; Registered Code Agency where appointed.
s. 1.1 'Chief Building Official'; s. 6.1
fine range
Additional fee equal to 100% of regular permit fee, not exceeding $5000.00.
s. 7.3
scout note
Building Code Act by-law governing construction, demolition, change-of-use, occupancy and on-site sewage-system permits and inspections; defines Chief Building Official, permit classes, and appends Schedule A permit fees.
2026 Building Development Services Fees - Schedule A (to By-law 89-2020)
Current Schedule A fee table appended to Building By-law 89-2020: per-square-foot and per-$1000-construction-value permit fee rates by occupancy classification (residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural).
List of By-laws (Chatham-Kent)
Chatham-Kent's alphabetical by-laws index/listing page; page opened but its dynamic table did not render in fetched HTML.