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Almost everything requires an approved permit prior to construction these days. This is your protection as a home owner to ensure that construction is within the Manitoba Building Code, your local Municipal Zoning and Building By-Laws.
When is a permit required?
All of the following requires a permit:
- New construction of buildings, dwellings, structures and decks.
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Additions to existing buildings, dwellings, structures and decks.
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Structural repairs or alterations to existing construction.
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Non-structural interior and/or exterior renovations (contact our office for particulars).
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Permanent placement of structures (includes mobile and modular homes).
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Temporary placement of any structure.
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Building relocation and/or demolition.
- Change in the use of a building.
- New plumbing installation or alteration to existing plumbing.
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All Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Buildings: new construction, additions, alterations, renovations, and structural repairs. Please note that an Occupancy Permit is required prior to the opening/occupancy of any commercial building to the public. This permit can be obtained after our inspector has completed a final inspection of the structure and has approved the work without any deficiences.
- Signs (free standing, permanent or affixed to a building).
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Permanent structures containing more than 24 inches (2 ft.) of water (ex: pools, hot tubs, ponds, etc.).
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Installation of solid fuel appliances (ex: fire place, wood stove, etc.)
*** Even if a permit is not required (for example, fencing, patios) there are still restrictions under the Zoning By-Laws that need to be adhered to. As such we encourage you to contact our office to confirm if a permit is required for your project as well as any pertinent information regarding By-Law restrictions.
What documentation is required when applying for a Building Permit?
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A completed building permit application form, which can be obtained from our office and your local muncipal office.
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Two (2) sets of blueprints.
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The use and size of builidng or structure.
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Surveyor's building location certificate, or staking certificate identifying corner pegs and and/or exisiting buildings. A surveyors certificate is the only measure to ensure compliance to necessary setbacks.
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Completed Lot Grading Permit (applicable only within the RM of Gimli).
What do Building Plans and Construction Detail have to indicate?
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The complete foundation (dimensions and fully detailed).
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Building sections indicating all building materials.
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Floor plans (all levels).
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Elevations of the complete structure.
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Indicate joists on floor plans or provide separate joist layouts.
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Framed roof; rafter layout, ceilling and joist material.
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Certification for engineered truss and floor systems.
Drawings must:
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Show owners name and date.
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Be drawn to scale and the scale noted.
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Have clearly legible lettering and dimensioning.
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For Additions, drawings shall show all existing and new construction.
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Be marked with the Architect's and/or Engineer's stamp, signed and dated if professional design is required (see below for stamp requirements).
When is a Professional Architect's OR Engineer's Stamp required?
As per the Manitoba Building Code 2005, a stamp is required for:
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Preserved wood foundations, wood grade beam and insulated concrete (ICF) basement or grade beam less than 8" thick.
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Cast in place concrete footing and foundations over 40 feet or 12.2 meters in length.
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Footings and foundations less that 4 feet 6 inches or 1.37 meters below finished grade.
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Pile foundations not conforming to section 9.15.2.5. D. & E. and all pile foundations for dwellngs of more than one storey.
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Timber frame and log construction.
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Post and beam construction with posts spaced more than 2 feet apart per 9.4.2.1.
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Residential thickened edge slabs and thickened edge slabs for accessory buildings supporting a structure over 30 feet or 9.14 meters wide on the load bearing walls.
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Any addition to a building which will increase the total footprint area to over 6,456 square feet or 600 square meters.
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ALL Commercial and Public Buildings.
Please see the following By-Law for applicable
permit fees for our District.
Note that Fees subject to change without notice!
**Please note our office only accepts cash or cheque.
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