In the Township of Tay Valley, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-Law 2013-005 - Building By-Law, verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: construction, demolition, change of use of a building or structure. Permit fees: per sq.ft. of gross floor area; percentage of value; $10 per fixture, $100 minimum; minimum permit fee $75. Fees set in: Schedules "A" and "B" attached to this By-law.
By-Law 2013-005 - Building By-Law
adopted bylaw
permit required for
construction, demolition, change of use of a building or structure
s. 2.1.1
fee basis
per sq.ft. of gross floor area; percentage of value; $10 per fixture, $100 minimum; minimum permit fee $75
Schedule "A"
fees location
Schedules "A" and "B" attached to this By-law
s. 15.1
authority
Chief Building Official; sewage system permits delegated to Mississippi Valley Conservation
s. 3.2; s. 3.8
fine range
Double the Permit Fee, $500 minimum; 100% surcharge
Schedule "A"; s. 13.1
scout note
Tay Valley Township's Building By-Law under the Building Code Act, 1992 (permit classes/fees, exemptions, inspections, Chief Building Official). Scanned 20-page PDF, dated 2013-01-16, 3.6MB, not truncated. The township's own by-law detail page lists it as 'Amended By By Law No. 2025-063 Building By Law Amendment' -- the PDF served at this URL is the original 2013 text and has not been merged with the 2025 amendment into one consolidated file.
Building (Tay Valley Township Building Department page)
Township's own page states 'The Tay Valley Township Building Department issues building permits, reviews construction and development plans, and performs onsite project inspections' — confirms the township runs its own building department, but the page links no by-law PDF.
By-Law No. 2025-063 - Building By-Law Amendment
Amendment to the Building By-Law (2013-005). Scanned 8-page PDF, scanned 2025-12-10 (Canon iPR), modified 2026-02-23 on the site -- the most recent amendment, likely updating permit fees. Recorded as a secondary/amendment document since no single consolidated PDF combining it with 2013-005 was published.