Schedules Forming Part of the Vancouver Building By-Law. Due to the new format of this By-law cycle, Schedules have been located in different divisions within the body of the By-law in order to be consistent with the British Columbia Building Code. Schedules A, B1, B2, C-A and C-B are located at the end of Part 2 of Division C. Schedules D1 and D2 are located at the end of Part 5 of Division B.
Schedule of Fees. The fee schedules listed are the fees as of January 1, 2007. These fees are listed for information only and are subject to change.
| PART A – BUILDING | |||
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| 1) | The fees hereinafter specified shall be paid to the City with respect to and upon the application for the issue of a PERMIT as follows: | ||
| (a) | Except as provided for in Clause (b) for the CONSTRUCTION of any BUILDING, or part thereof: | ||
| When the estimated cost of the work, being the valuation referred to in the Article 1A.7.2.2. of this By-law, does not exceed $5,000 or for the first $5,000 of the estimated cost of the work | $100.00 | ||
| For each $1,000, or part thereof, by which the estimated cost of the work exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $50,000 | $8.10 | ||
| For each $1,000, or part thereof, by which the estimated cost of the work exceeds $50,000 | $4.05 | ||
| (b) | For the installation, CONSTRUCTION, re-construction, ALTERATION or repair of, or ADDITION to, any CHIMNEY, FIREPLACE, INCINERATOR, VENTILATING SYSTEM, AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, or HEATING SYSTEM, the fee shall be in accordance with Clause (a), except that a fee shall not be charged when the cost of such work is less than $500. | ||
| (c) | For a permit for temporary OCCUPANCY of a part of a STREET, or of the AIR SPACE immediately ABOVE a part of a STREET, in accordance with Section 1A.10. of this By-law, the fee shall be for each 10 m2 or part thereof, of STREET or of AIR SPACE part thereof, of STREET or of AIR SPACE immediately above such STREET to be occupied | $2.05 | |
| Subject to a minimum fee of | $68.10 | ||
| (d) | For an OCCUPANCY PERMIT not required by this By-law but requested | $71.00 | |
| (e) | For the demolition of a BUILDING, not including a ONE-FAMILY DWELLING, which has at any time since November 1, 1986 provided RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY, subject to Section 3: | ||
| For each DWELLING UNIT | $1,000.00 | ||
| For each sleeping room in a multiple conversion dwelling, hotel or other BUILDING, which is or has been a principal dwelling or residence of a person, family or household | $1,000.00 | ||
| (f) | For the demolition of a ONE-FAMILY DWELLING, which has at any time since November 1, 1986 provided RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY, subject to Section 3 | $1,000.00 | |
| (g) | For the repair of building walls pursuant to requirements of Part 5 for any residential building | Nil | |
| 2) | The fees hereinafter specified shall be paid to the City as follows: | ||
| (a) | For a required permit inspection for compliance with this By-law which cannot be carried out during normal working hours and where there is a request to carry out the inspection after hours, the fee to be based on the time actually spent in making such inspection, at a minimum inspection time of four (4) hours, including traveling time: | ||
| For each hour or part thereof | $189.00 | ||
| (b) | For a plan review where an applicant requests in writing that the review be carried out during overtime: | ||
| For each hour or part thereof | $198.00 | ||
| (c) | For each special inspection of a BUILDING or structure to determine compliance with this By-law, and in respect of which no specific fee is otherwise prescribed, the fee to be based on the time actually spent in making the inspection: | ||
| For each hour or part thereof | $132.00 | ||
| (d) | For each REINSPECTION made necessary due to faulty work or materials or incomplete work requested to be inspected | $132.00 | |
| (e) | For each inspection of a drainage tile system: | ||
| For a one- or two-family residence | $164.00 | ||
| For all other drain tile inspections: | |||
| When the estimated cost of the CONSTRUCTION of the BUILDING, being the valuation referred to in Article 1A.7.2.2. does not exceed $500,000 | $306.00 | ||
| When the estimated cost of the work exceeds $500,000 but does not exceed $1,000,000 | $513.00 | ||
| When the estimated cost of the work exceeds $1,000,000 | $587.00 | ||
| (f) | For the special search of records pertaining to a BUILDING to advise on the status of outstanding orders and other matters concerning the BUILDING: | ||
| For a one- or two-family residence | $160.00 | ||
| For all other BUILDINGS | $323.00 | ||
| (g) | For enabling the viewing of a plan of a BUILDING or a copy of the plan | $26.00 | |
| (h) | For supplying a copy of a plan of a BUILDING, for each page | $8.00 | |
| (i) | For a request to renumber a BUILDING | $587.00 | |
| (j) | For the extension of a BUILDING PERMIT where requested in writing by an applicant pursuant to Article 1A.7.5.1. | 50 per cent of the original BUILDING PERMIT fee to a maximum of $248.00 | |
| (k) | For the extension of a building permit by Council where requested in writing by an applicant pursuant to Article 1A.7.5.2. | $825.00 | |
| (l) | For the issuance of a partial BUILDING PERMIT pursuant to Article 1A.6.1.6. | $248.00 | |
| (m) | For an evaluation of plans, specifications, building materials, procedures or design methods for the purpose of Article 1A.2.1.3. | ||
| where the PERMIT relates to a ONE-FAMILY DWELLING or a SECONDARY SUITE | $132.00 | ||
| plus for each hour, or part thereof, exceeding one hour | $132.00 | ||
| where the PERMIT relates to any other BUILDING | $405.00 | ||
| plus for each hour, or part thereof, exceeding one hour | $205.00 | ||
| (n) | For each RE-OCCUPANCY PERMIT after rectification of an UNSAFE CONDITION and related By-law violations | $123.00 | |
| (o) | For an evaluation of plans, specifications, building materials, procedures or design methods for the purpose of new construction under Article 2.5.1.3. | ||
| for a single application | $581.00 | ||
| for two applications | $1,131.00 | ||
| for three or more applications | $1,494.00 | ||
| (p) | For an evaluation of plans, specifications, building materials, procedures or design methods for the purpose of acceptance of existing conditions with mitigating features | ||
| for a single application | $363.00 | ||
| for two applications | $685.00 | ||
| for three or more applications | $892.00 | ||
| (q) | For review by the equivalents review panel | $1,785.00 | |
| 3) | Upon written application of the payor and on the advice of the General Manager of Community Services, the Director of Finance shall refund to the payor, or a designate of the payor, the fees paid pursuant to Clauses (e) and (f) of Section 1: | ||
| (a) | for all demolished dwelling units in a building that will be replaced by a social housing or co-operative development that has received a Project Commitment Letter from the British Columbia Housing Management Commission or the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; and | ||
| (b) | for each demolished dwelling unit that has been replaced by a dwelling unit occupied by rental tenants and not created pursuant to the Strata Property Act. | ||
| PART B - PLUMBING | |||
| Every applicant for a Plumbing PERMIT shall, at the time of application, pay to the City the fees set out hereunder: | |||
| 1) | INSTALLATIONS | ||
| Installation of: | |||
| One, two or three FIXTURES | $123.00 | ||
| Each additional FIXTURE | $44.00 | ||
| Note: For the purpose of this schedule the following shall also be considered as FIXTURES: Every “Y” intended for future connection; Every ROOF DRAIN, swimming pool, dishwasher, and interceptor; Every vacuum breaker in a lawn sprinkler system; and Every back-flow preventer. |
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| Alteration of Plumbing (no FIXTURES involved): | |||
| For each 30 metres of piping or part thereof | $187.00 | ||
| For each 30 metres of piping or part thereof, exceeding the first 30 metres | $53.00 | ||
| Connection of the City water supply to any hydraulic equipment | $70.00 | ||
| 2) | INSPECTIONS OF FIRELINE SYSTEMS: | ||
| Hydrant & Sprinkler System: | $187.00 | ||
| First two inspections for each 30 m of water supply pipe or part thereof | |||
| Each additional inspection for each 30 m of water supply pipe or part thereof | $78.00 | ||
| Sprinklers: | |||
| First head, one- or two-family dwelling | $212.00 | ||
| First head, all other buildings | $452.00 | ||
| Each additional head, all buildings (no limit on number) | $2.00 | ||
| Firelines: | |||
| Hose Cabinets | $24.00 | ||
| Hose Outlets | $24.00 | ||
| Wet & Dry Standpipes | $24.00 | ||
| Standpipes | $24.00 | ||
| Dual Check Valve In-flow Through Devices | $24.00 | ||
| Backflow Preventer | $126.00 | ||
| Wet & Dry Line Outlets: | |||
| Each connection | $24.00 | ||
| NOTE: A Siamese connection shall be considered as two dry line outlets. | |||
| Each Fire Pump | $199.00 | ||
| Each Fire Hydrant | $60.60 | ||
| 3) | RE-INSPECTIONS | ||
| Each re-inspection due to faulty work or materials | $132.00 | ||
| 4) | SPECIAL INSPECTIONS | ||
| Each inspection to establish fitness of any existing fixture for each hour or part thereof | $132.00 | ||
| An inspection outside normal working hours and at a minimum inspection time of four (4) hours, including traveling time, for each hour or part thereof | $189.00 | ||
| 5) | BUILDING SEWER INSPECTIONS | ||
| First two inspections for each 30 m of BUILDING SEWER or part thereof | $164.00 | ||
| Each additional inspection for each 30 m of BUILDING SEWER or part thereof | $84.00 | ||
| PART C - BUILDING GRADES | |||
| The following fees shall be paid to the City upon application for a Development Permit for the design elevations of streets or lanes where they adjoin a building site, whether required pursuant to Subsection 2.3.2. or otherwise: | |||
| Length of property abutting street or lane, or both | |||
| 0 to 31 m | $690.00 | ||
| over 31 m to 90 m | $1,367.00 | ||
| over 90 m to 150 m | $2,056.00 | ||
| over 150 m to 300 m | $2,984.00 | ||
| over 300 m | $4,113.00 | ||