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DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
Policy 3 -0 06: Inactive Design Criteria By-Law Deposit Policy
Approval Date: April 23, 2018
Approval Authority: Council, Resolution
Effective Date: April 23, 2018
Next Scheduled Review Year: 2025
Department: Building, Planning and By-Law
Last reviewed: 2021
Revision Date/s:
Schedules:
POLICY STATEMENT
This policy is established to regulate Design Criteria By-Law 3153 deposits associated
with inactive/stale open building permits.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the policy is to close stale open building permits and reduce the
outstanding Design Criteria By-Law 3153 deposit account associated with inactive/stale
open permits. Forfeited deposits will be transferred to the Development Remediation
Reserve to assist in funding outstanding development related municipal infrastructure
deficiencies.
SCOPE
This policy is subject to the following:
i) open building permits that have obtained occupancy but have not obtained a
final inspection;
ii) building permits that are subject to a Design Criteria By-Law 3153 deposit;
and
iii) building permits that have been inactive for a minimum of four (4) years.
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AUTHORITY
Council provides authority to Building Services and Finance staff to implement.
IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURE
1. Permit holders identified in the scope of this policy will be sent a final notice from
Building Services with wording that was provided by the Town solicitor advising
that the permit is inactive/open and must be closed within six (6) months of the
notice date at which point the deposit will be forfeited.
2. Permits that are not closed within the six (6) month notice will remain open and
the deposit will be forfeited.
3. Building Services staff will notify Finance staff of the forfeited deposits.
4. Finance will track forfeited deposits.
5. Finance will transfer forfeited deposits from the Design Criteria Construction
Deposit account to the Development Remediation Reserve annually on
December 31.