Building Permit By-law - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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- 14 -5.5.2 Where a project receives multiple partial permits, the additional fee describedabove shall be based on the overall permit fee and will not exceed $10,000per occurrence for each state of construction.5.5.3 The additional fee outlined in this Section shall not relieve any person or othercorporate entity from complying with the Building Code and other applicablelaw or from any penalty prescribed by the Act, for commencing constructionprior to obtaining a permit.5.6 LIMITING DISTANCE AGREEMENTS5.6.1 Where the applicant for a permit requests entering into a Limiting DistanceAgreement, additional fees shall be applicable as detailed in Schedule “A” tothis by-law.5.7 REFUNDS5.7.1 Where there is a written request for a refund of permit fees paid due to thewithdrawal of an application, the abandonment of all or a portion of the work,refusal of a permit or the noncommencement of any project, the ChiefBuilding Official shall determine the amount of paid permit fees that may berefunded to the applicant, if any, in accordance with Schedule “A” of this bylaw.5.7.2 Fees collected for Administrative fees as detailed in Schedule “A” to this bylawshall not be refundable.5.7.3 Notwithstanding subsection 5.7.1, no refund will be made which shall result inthe retention by the City of a sum less than the minimum permit fee payableas detailed in Schedule “A” to this by-law.SECTION 6INSPECTIONS6.1 NOTICE REQUIREMENTS6.1.1 The permit holder shall notify the Chief Building Official or a Registered CodeAgency, where one is appointed, of each stage of construction for which amandatory notice is required under Division C – Subsection 1.3.5 of theBuilding Code.6.1.2 The permit holder shall provide the notice of completion as prescribed bySection 11 of the Act, or where occupancy is required prior to completion,notice of inspection to ensure that the requirements of Section 11 of the Actand Division C – Subsection 1.3.3 of the Building Code are complied with.
- 15 -6.1.3 A notice pursuant to this part of the by-law is not effective until notice isactually received by the Chief Building Official or the Registered CodeAgency, if one is appointed.6.1.4 Notice shall be deemed to have been received when the Chief BuildingOfficial makes a written or electronic record of the request for inspection.6.1.5 Upon receipt of proper notice, the inspector or Registered Code Agency, ifone is appointed, shall make a written or electronic record of the time notice isreceived and undertake a site inspection of the building to which the noticerelates, in accordance with the time periods stated in Division C – Article1.3.5.3 of the Building Code and Section 11 of the Act.6.2 UNPREPAREDNESS FOR SCHEDULED INSPECTION6.2.1 A permit holder shall be subject to a fee, as prescribed in Schedule “A” to thisby-law, for each inspection which is cancelled less than twenty four (24) hoursprior to the time of the scheduled inspection or where an inspection isconducted on work which is not substantially completed as required for therequested inspection.6.2.2 Inspections may be cancelled and the applicable fee waived where theinspection was cancelled for reasons due to natural causes, at the discretionof the Chief Building Official.6.2.3 The fees assessed for the instances described in subsections 6.2.1 and 6.2.2above shall be required to be paid in full prior to the issuance of anoccupancy permit and / or the closing of the permit file and the release of anyapplicable deposits.SECTION 7ADMINISTRATION7.1 SEVERABILITY7.1.1 In the event that any provision of this by-law is declared by a court ofcompetent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of theremaining provisions of the by-law.7.2 CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL DISCRETION7.2.1 The Chief Building Official may waive the requirements of Part 2 or Schedule“B” of this by-law with respect to any particular applications.7.2.2 Where the Chief Building Official exercises his discretion as set out in thissection, the requirements of this by-law are deemed to be modifiedaccordingly.
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