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Town of Bridgewater
Occupancy Permit
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| Who Needs This Permit?
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Anyone who wants to occupy a building
or part of a building that has required the issuance of a Building Permit.
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.
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| Issuing
Municipality: |
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Town
of Bridgewater |
| Where can you get
this Permits and / or further information? |
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Contact:
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Building Official, Town of Bridgewater
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Phone:
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(902) 541-4371 or 543-4651 |
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E-mail:
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engineer@town.bridgewater.ns.ca
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Visit:
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Bridgewater Town Hall, 4th floor
60 Pleasant Street
Bridgewater, NS B4V 3X9 |
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Write:
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same as above |
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Fax: |
(902) 543-6876 |
| Application Forms
& Process: |
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The Building Inspector 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.
Failure to comply with all requirements could slow the Occupancy Permit
approval process.
Applicants will be notified by phone or by mail when a decision has been
made.
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| Waiting Period:
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usually within 10 days |
| Expiry & Renewal:
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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: |
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Not applicable; it is included in
the Building Permit application. |
| Related Requirements:
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none |
| Additional Information:
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An information sheet prepared by the Town of Bridgewater on the General
Requirements for this permit is available at the Town Office.
Or you can click here to download the
file. in
Adobe Acrobat.
Please note: The file 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.
- Any change from a given class of occupancy to another class of occupancy
requires issuing a Building
Permit and an Occupancy Permit.
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| Legislative Authority:
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National Building Code of Canada
Building Code Act, Chapter 46, of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989.
Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations made under Section 4 of the Building Code Act.
Municipal Building Bylaw, Town of Berwick. |
