Acts and Regulations

2017, c.19 - Community Planning Act

Section 62
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Building standards and permits
Repealed: 2020, c.8, s.28
2020, c.8, s.28
62Repealed: 2020, c.8, s.28
2020, c.8, s.28
Building standards and permits
62(1)Subject to this section, a council may make a building by-law to prescribe standards for the building, locating or relocating, demolishing, altering, structurally altering, repairing or replacing, or a combination of the work, of a building or structure.
62(2)In relation to work referred to in subsection (1), a building by-law may
(a) prohibit the undertaking or continuing of any work in violation of standards prescribed by the by-law, and
(b) prescribe a system of permits for the work, their terms and conditions, the conditions under which they may be issued, suspended, reinstated, revoked and renewed, their form and the fees for the permits.
62(3)In prescribing standards under subsection (1), a council
(a) shall adopt by reference or otherwise the National Building Code, or a portion of the National Building Code, in relation to
(i) buildings, and
(ii) structures for which standards are provided for in the National Building Code;
(b) shall adopt a supplementary building code approved under subsection (6) or, if no code is approved, prescribe reasonable standards that may have been approved and designate classes of buildings to which the standards apply, and
(c) may prescribe reasonable standards in relation to structures for which standards are not provided under paragraph (a).
62(4)If a code is adopted under this section, a council shall not adopt a penalty clause or, by reference, a administrative procedure contained in the code.
62(5)If a building by-law is in effect, no wiring permit under a regulation under the Electrical Installation and Inspection Act may be issued in respect of a development, unless the applicant for the permit delivers a copy of the building permit for the development.
62(6)For the purpose of making public buildings accessible to and usable by physically disabled persons, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may by regulation approve a building code, for adoption under subsection (3), supplementary to the National Building Code.
62(7)No building by-law is valid unless the requirement of paragraph 112(1)(b) is complied with and comes into force when filed in the land registration office in accordance with that paragraph or on a date after the filing as the by-law provides.
Building standards and permits
62(1)Subject to this section, a council may make a building by-law to prescribe standards for the building, locating or relocating, demolishing, altering, structurally altering, repairing or replacing, or a combination of the work, of a building or structure.
62(2)In relation to work referred to in subsection (1), a building by-law may
(a) prohibit the undertaking or continuing of any work in violation of standards prescribed by the by-law, and
(b) prescribe a system of permits for the work, their terms and conditions, the conditions under which they may be issued, suspended, reinstated, revoked and renewed, their form and the fees for the permits.
62(3)In prescribing standards under subsection (1), a council
(a) shall adopt by reference or otherwise the National Building Code, or a portion of the National Building Code, in relation to
(i) buildings, and
(ii) structures for which standards are provided for in the National Building Code;
(b) shall adopt a supplementary building code approved under subsection (6) or, if no code is approved, prescribe reasonable standards that may have been approved and designate classes of buildings to which the standards apply, and
(c) may prescribe reasonable standards in relation to structures for which standards are not provided under paragraph (a).
62(4)If a code is adopted under this section, a council shall not adopt a penalty clause or, by reference, a administrative procedure contained in the code.
62(5)If a building by-law is in effect, no wiring permit under a regulation under the Electrical Installation and Inspection Act may be issued in respect of a development, unless the applicant for the permit delivers a copy of the building permit for the development.
62(6)For the purpose of making public buildings accessible to and usable by physically disabled persons, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may by regulation approve a building code, for adoption under subsection (3), supplementary to the National Building Code.
62(7)No building by-law is valid unless the requirement of paragraph 112(1)(b) is complied with and comes into force when filed in the land registration office in accordance with that paragraph or on a date after the filing as the by-law provides.