Planning & Development Fees
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Please Note: Fees are accepted in cash, cheque, credit and debit.
| Application | Admin Fee | Other Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Rezoning | Application Fee: $500 | $750 deposit |
| MPS Amendment | Application Fee: $500 | $1,000 deposit |
| Development Agreement** | Application Fee: $500 | $750 deposit |
| Discharge Development Agreement | Application Admin Fee: $50 | Deposit: The cost of registering agreement with Land Registration Office |
| Unsubstantial Amendment to Development Agreement | $100 | $300 deposit |
** Substantial amendment to a Development Agreement will be charged at the rates for a new application. If within three years of Council approving a Development Agreement, an application is required due to the original agreement expiring, the admin fee will be 50% of the full application fee. The proposal needs to be substantially the same as the original Deveopment Agreement proposal.
Additional fees may be assessed at the close of an application to cover required advertising.
| Permit | Admin. Fee | Other Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit**** | $125 admin. fee+ | $0.15/sq. ft. |
| Building permit for commercial industrial less than 2500 sq. ft | $300 admin. fee+ | $0.20/sq. ft. |
| Building permit for commercial industrial 2500 – less than 10 000 sq. ft | $500 admin. fee+ | $0.20/sq. ft. |
| Building permit for commercial industrial 10 000 – less than 49 000 sq. ft | $2500 admin. fee+ | $0.20/sq. ft. |
| Building permit for commercial industrial 49 000 sq. ft or larger | $5000 admin. fee+ | $0.20/sq. ft. |
| Shed/ shell warehouses/garages
Barns and other farm buildings (excluding dwellings |
$50 admin. fee+
$75 admin. fee+ |
$0.10/sq. ft.
$0.05/sq. ft. |
| Residential alterations or repairs | $125 Admin. fee+ | $0.10/sq. ft. |
| Commercial industrial alterations or repairs | $150 Admin. fee+ | $0.20/sq. ft. |
| Occupancy Permit | $50 per unit | N/A |
| Demolition Permit | $25 | N/A |
| Outdoor residential decks/verandas/stairs/barrier-free ramps | $25 | N/A |
| Pool Permit | $25 | N/A |
| Unavailable or not prepared for inspection upon arrival of building inspector | $50/occasion | N/A |
| Permit Renewal | $25 | N/A |
**** Includes unfinished basement for residential buildings, community centres and churches.
Connection Fees
$500 per dwelling; $250 for each additional unit on same property.
$50 for each plumbing fixture in non-residential properties.
For mixed use properties: $250 for each dwelling unit plus $50 per plumbing fixture for non-residential units.
| Permit/Application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Development Permit | $100 |
| Site Plan Application | $100 |
| Application for variance to the Land Use Bylaw |
$100 |
| Application for Signage Permit | $50 |
| Application for Special Event Permit | $100 |
| Zoning Confirmation Letter
Blasting Permit |
Zoned area $75, Un-zoned area $25
$100
|
| Application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Preliminary | $100 |
| Tentative | $50 per lot |
| Final Plan | $100 |
A fire inspection requested by property owner/agent which is beyond the scope of the fire inspection schedule or not required for other regulatory approvals (eg. liquor licence)
Fee: $50
| Copy Request | Fee |
|---|---|
| Copies of maps | $10 small and $25 large |
| Copy of East Hants Official Community Plan | $125 copy with maps, $25 black/white – no maps |
| Copy of Subdivision Plans | $25 if using plotter printer |
| Copy of Municipal documents over 75 pages in length | $25 |
Charges apply to central serviced areas within the Municipality. Infrastructure charges are applied to lands within the South Corridor and Commercial Growth Management Area and the Shubenacadie Growth Management Area for water and wastewater service and within the Milford Growth Management Area for wastewater service only.
For R1 lots, infrastructure charges of $3,000 for water service and $3,000 for wastewater service are charged.
For other uses, including multi-unit residential, commercial lodging; food and beverage service; office; retail/wholesale; industrial; institutional; and water intensive buildings please refer to the Municipality of East Hants Infrastructure Charges Bylaw.
In addition to infrastructure charges, a sewer hookup fee is assessed to properties on central sewer services as follows:
First connection – $500
Additional connections – $250 each
- In instances where a Public Information Meeting (PIM) and public hearing is cancelled at a late date by no fault of the applicant or the Municipality, the cost of cancelling and rescheduling a new PIM and/or public hearing shall be split equally between the applicant and the Municipality.
- Building Permit fee refund provisions:
- Permit revoked or abandoned before work commenced: administration fee retained, remaining balance refunded.
- Permit revoked or abandoned after work commenced: no refund.
- In instances where special circumstances such as death in the family, sickness, loss of employment or other form of substantial personal/financial hardship: full refund of all building permit fees (including administration fee) upon written request up to two (2) years after the date the permit was issued if the hardship or special circumstance occurred while the permit was valid;
- Non-profit organizations that are carrying out work for the benefit of that organization, be exempt from paying Planning and Development permit and application fees (except the planning deposit fees). This exemption would extend to the cost of the permit and application only and would not include other costs such as sewer hook-ups, infrastructure fees, etc.
- That non-profit organizations be exempted from paying the cost of a zoning confirmation letter.
