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Municipality of the County of Antigonish

Occupancy Permit

Who Needs This Permit?
Anyone who wants to erect, construct, add to, alter, or change the use or class of occupancy, or replace or relocate any building or part of a building or structure within the County of Antigonish.

The major classes of occupancy are: (1) Group "A" Assembly, (2) Group "B" Institutional, (3) Group "C" Residential, (4) Group "D" Personal Service, (5) Group "E" Mercantile, (6) Group "F" Industrial Division 1.2 or 3.

Issuing Municipality:
Municipality of the County of Antigonish
Where can you get this Permit and / or further information?
Contact:

Building Official

Phone: (902) 863-1117
E-mail: building@antigonishcounty.ns.ca
Visit: Municipal Administration Centre
285 Beech Hill Road
Beech Hill, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
Write: Municipal of the County of Antigonish
RR7 STN MAIN
ANTIGONISH NS B2G 2L4
Fax: (902) 863-5751
Application Forms & Process:
This permit is issued after the final inspection of the building permit process.

The Building Official shall be notified when required construction, alterations, etc., have been completed, in order to facilitate a final inspection and the issuance of an Occupancy Permit. 

Note: Failure to comply with all requirements could slow the Occupancy Permit approval process. 

Expiry & Renewal:
This permit remains valid until there is a change in the class of occupancy or until additions or renovations take place which require a building permit.
Price:
Not applicable; it is included in the Building Permit fee.
Related Requirements:
A Building Permit is required.
Additional Information:
  1. Additional information is available on the building website of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, or, you can click here to download a brochure.
    Please note:  The brochure is in Portable Document Format (PDF), which requires the FREE Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. If you do not have the Reader, you can download the program FREE of charge.
      
  2. Any change from a given class of occupancy to another class of occupancy requires issuing a new occupancy permit. 
Legislative Authority:
Building Code Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, and Regulations
National Building Code
Municipal Building Bylaw

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