| Cape Breton Regional
Municipality
Building Permit
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| Who Needs This Permit? |
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Anyone who wants to erect, construct, add to, alter, replace
or relocate any building or any part of a building or structure within the
Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Note: Situations where a building permit is not required are listed at
the end of this entry under Additional Information.
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| Issuing Municipality: |
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Fire Services, Inspection & Bylaw Division
Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
| Where can you get this
Permit and / or Further Information? |
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Phone: |
(902) 563-5090
(Municipal Switchboard: 563-5005)
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Visit: |
Fire Services, Inspection & Bylaw Division
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Civic Centre, 2nd Floor, Room 201
320 Esplanade
Sydney, NS B1P 7B9 |
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E-mail: |
mjgraham@cbrm.ns.ca
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Website: |
http://www.cbrm.ns.ca |
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Write: |
Fire Services - Manager, Inspection & Bylaw
Division
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Civic Centre
320 Esplanade, Room 201
Sydney, NS B1P 7B9 |
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Fax: |
(902) 539-9419 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
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You can apply in person or by mail.
When you apply, you have to provide:
1) Building plans (complete set);
2) a survey plan (for any new buildings or additions) showing where the
building or addition is going on the lot;
3) a Journeyman plumber # (if plumbing work is involved) and ventilation
installer;
4) the appropriate fee (See Price, below); and
5) Design Review Certificates for non-residential buildings.
After all required information and approvals, and the appropriate fees
have been submitted, and the application has been reviewed by staff, the
applicant will be notified by mail.
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| Waiting Period: |
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10-15 business days. |
| Expiry: |
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This permit is valid for 1 year from the date it is issued.
It can be renewed once only. Renewal is not automatic; it is the responsibility
of the permit holder to contact the municipality before it expires. |
| Price & Payment:
(No tax is charged) |
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Initial fee varies
Renewal:$ 25
Please pay by cash, cheque or money order made out to the Cape Breton
Regional Municipality.
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| Related Requirements: |
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Some or all of the following permits or approvals may be required
before this permit can be issued:
- Subdivision Approval, Cape Breton Regional
Municipality
- Building Permits cannot be issued in zoned areas within the Town until
a Development Permit has been first issued.
- The Town Public Works Department must approve sewer connections
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If you are not connecting to a sewer system, you
may need approval for the installation of an Sewage
Disposal system [or septic tank] from the Nova Scotia Environment.
- New buildings and major renovations may require that the builder
obtain Building Plans Approval (Office of the Fire Marshal, Nova Scotia Labour and Advanced Education). This approval is not required for
1 or 2 unit family dwellings, or private accessory (storage) buildings.
- Municipal Fire Safety Inspection
- Electrical Wiring Permit, Nova Scotia Labour and Advanced Education
- If you want to erect a structure within 100 metres of the centerline
of a public highway, or if you want to create a new access to a property
from a public highway, you will need to get a Building
Near a Highway and Access to Property Permit from the N.S. Department
of Transportation.
- Any form of Eating Establishment requires a Food
Establishment Permit from the N.S. Department of Agriculture &
Fisheries (Food Safety Division)
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| Additional Information: |
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Building Permits are not usually required for:
- Accessory buildings smaller than 10' x 10' [ten feet by ten feet]
- Temporary buildings; or
- Non-structural repairs (such as siding, windows, doors) under $5,000..
For more information on when Building Permits are or are not required,
please contact the Fire Services, Inspection and Bylaw Division (see Where
can you get..., above).
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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. |
