Building permits — Clarence-Rockland, Ontario

Do I need a building permit? What does it cost?

In the City of Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 2026-74 - Being a by-Law under the Building Code Act, 1992 respecting construction, demolition, change of use permits and inspections (Building By-law), verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: construction, demolition, and change of use. Permit fees: gross floor area, class of construction, type of work, or valuation model in Schedule "G"; or a minimum fee. Fees set in: Schedule "G" of user fee by-law.

By-law 2026-74 - Being a by-Law under the Building Code Act, 1992 respecting construction, demolition, change of use permits and inspections (Building By-law) adopted bylaw
permit required for construction, demolition, and change of use s. 3.1
fee basis gross floor area, class of construction, type of work, or valuation model in Schedule "G"; or a minimum fee s. 6.3
fees location Schedule "G" of user fee by-law s. 6.1
authority Chief Building Official and any Inspectors appointed in accordance with the Building Code Act s. 16.1
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City of Clarence-Rockland's current Building By-law (short title 'Building By-law'): permits, exemptions, inspections under the Building Code Act, 1992. Read, passed and adopted in open council 2026-08-12, in force 2026-09-01; Section 21.1 repeals the prior By-law 2015-172 ('the Building By-law', now superseded). Section 20 amends Schedule G (Construction) of the User Fee By-law 2025-105 for building permit fees -- the fee schedule lives in that separate fees by-law, not this one. 17-page text PDF, not truncated.

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