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Building Permits

Welcome to the Building and Permits section of the Planning Department. Our offices are located at the Civic Complex on the Second Floor.

The Building Permits office is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Ontario Building Code & Act and various other by-laws. These include Property Standards By-law, Clean Yards By-law, Building By-law, Master Plumbers By-law, Boarding Up By-law, Fence By-law and Signs By-law.

The Permit office is also providing Property Standards enforcement and works in conjunction with the Planning Division for assistance in Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (R.R.A.P.) loan applications.

The Building Division has numerous pamphlets and application packages available to the public.

 

 Pamphlets Application Packages 
  • Building Permits: "Home Owner's Guide"
  • Plumbing Regulations
  • Fence By-law
  • Constructing Sheds, Decks, Fences & Pools
  • Property Standards
  • Commercial & Industrial
  • Residential Development
  • Carport Construction
  • Residential Accessory Sheds
  • Attached & Floating Decks
  • Fascia Signs
  • Freestanding signs

 

If you are visiting our office to enquire about your proposed construction project, please bring any property survey information you may have about your property and construction details.

Permits are required as defined by the Ontario Building Code and other bylaws. The following is a list of certain types of permits that are required:

 

  • houses
  • industrial projects
  • commercial projects
  • new buildings
  • sewage systems
  • decks
  • porches, sunrooms
  • carports
  • attached or detached garages
  • new fireplaces, woodstoves
  • chimineys
  • plumbing and/or drains
  • major duct work changes
  • siding
  • renovations
  • finishing a basement
  • one or two story additions
  • designated structures (retaining walls, commercial tents)

 

For more information on the Building & Permits services, please contact:

Christopher Rogers, Acting Chief Building Official
Cornwall Civic Complex
100 Water St East
Cornwall, ON  K6H 6G4
Telephone: (613) 930-2787, ext 2347
Fax: (613) 932-3236
Email: permits@cornwall.ca

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