Building and Septic Fees | Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley

Building Department staff calculate the final cost of the permit which is payable at the time the permit is picked up. The cost of your building permit will vary depending on the type of use, the type of permit needed and the square footage of your project.

Please note that building and septic application fees will not be required until the permit has been issued and can be paid at time of pickup. When a permit has been issued, the applicant will be contacted by staff with instructions on how to obtain your permit and the applicable fee(s) owing.

Building and Sewage System Application Fee Payment Options

Cheque payable to Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley (either dropped off at the Main Office, or mailed to 6544 New Dublin Rd, Addison, ON, K0E 1A0;
In-person via cash or debit at the Main Office located at 6544 New Dublin Rd, Addison, ON, K0E 1A0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:00pm);
Online via online banking. When making payments online, please ensure you use the payment amount and application number that was provided by building staff as the "account number".

Building Fees

Building Type	Fee
Building Work Orders	$75.00
Deposit on New Construction	$500.00
Residential
New Single Unit Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Duplex (includes attached garage space)	$1 per square foot, all floor areas excluding basement. If finished basement, add $0.20/sq. ft.
Additions to Single Unit, Semi-Detached or Duplex Dwellings (includes attached garage area)	$1 per square foot OR $100.00 minimum, whichever is greater
Alterations and Repairs to Single Unit, Semi-Detached or Duplex Dwellings	$0.75 per square foot OR $100.00 minimum, whichever is greater
Detached Residential Accessory Buildings, and any additions to such buildings	$0.50 per square foot OR $100.00 minimum, whichever is greater
Decks, freestanding or attached	$0.50 per square foot OR $100.00 minimum, whichever is greater
Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, or Public Buildings
New Buildings	$0.40 per square foot OR $300.00 minimum, whichever is greater
Additions to Buildings	$0.40 per square foot OR $300.00 minimum, whichever is greater
Alterations, Repairs, and Minor Renovations	Greater of $100.00 or $5.00 for every $1,000 of cost
Farm (Farm Registration Number May Be Required)
New Farm Building	Greater of $100.00 or $0.15 per square foot, to a maximum of $750
Alterations, Repairs, and Additions to Farm Buildings	Greater of $100.00 or $0.15 per square foot, to a maximum of $300
Miscellaneous
Wood Stove or Fireplace Permit	Flat Rate $200.00
Plumbing Permits	Flat Rate $100.00
Demolition Permit	Flat Rate $100.00
Transfer of Permit	Flat Rate $100.00
Change of Use Permit	Flat Rate $100.00 plus permit fee
Conditional Permit	Flat Rate of $100.00 plus permit fee and a signed Agreement
Request for a Deferral of Revocation	Flat Rate $100.00
Minimum Permit Fee	$100.00 unless otherwise indicated
Pools (By-law 01-14 and By-law 05-32)	$100.00
Outdoor Furnaces (By-law 07-08)	$200.00

Septic/Sewage System Fees

Application Type	Fee	HST
Sewage System Permit For private sewage systems with flows up to 10,000 litres/day (See Note #1 below)	$775.00	N/A
Tertiary Sewage System Permit (See Note #2 below)	$850.00	N/A
Permit Renewal/Revision With Site Inspection	$220.00	N/A
Permit Renewal/Revision Without Site Inspection	$65.00	N/A
Third Party Certificates	$65.00	N/A
Site Inspections Septic Tank Replacement Only, Alterations, Class 2 & 3 Sewage Systems	$385.00	N/A
Maintenance Inspections Minor Variances, Zoning By-laws, Building Renovations, Septic Re-Inspections	$220.00	N/A
Severance Application If an inspection is required *Multiple Severances* When more than one application is submitted pertaining to a particular landholding for severance applications, the fee will be $443.00 for the first application and $180.00 for each additional application. These applications must be applied for at the same time.	$443.00	N/A
Subdivision Plan Review Non-communal Sewage Systems	$200.00 per lot, up to a maximum fee of $5,000.00	13%
File Searches	$125.00	N/A

These fees include the cost of legal services, reviews of studies, consultant services, administration, education, and promotion activities.

Note #1: The Ministry of the Environment will be responsible for sewage works where the design capacity exceeds 10,000 litres/day under the Ontario Water Resources Act.

Note #2: Tertiary Treatment Systems (Level 4 Treatment) are Ecoflo, Eljen, Waterloo Biofilter, ATL, EnviroSeptic, Norweco, and Biomicrobics and require Maintenance Agreements upon installation completion.