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Fee Schedule

Building permit fees are estimated at the time of application. The estimate must be paid in full before plans review begins. During plans review the examiners will verify the fees. Any balance owing must be paid before the permit is issued.

The following by-law applies to all applications submitted after December 31, 2018.

Our current fee listed below are summarized from Schedule A of Markham’s Building By-law 2019-20.

Minimum Permit Fees

Description	Fee
Group C Residential construction	$100
Group A, B, D, E and F occupancies	$500
Non-residential Demolition	$945

Row	Description	Fee
1.1	Transfer permit to another Owner	$150
1.2	Revisions to forms due to incorrectly declared information	$250
1.3	Reproduction of Documents	$10 plus 110% cost of reproduction plus $100 per hour
1.4	Order to Comply	$300
1.5	Stop Work Order	$1,000
1.6	Unsafe Building	$500
1.7	Order Respecting Occupancy	$1,000
1.8	Additional Inspections due to non-remedied infraction	$100
1.9	Additional Inspection due to work not sufficiently complete	$100
1.10	Suspended permit / incomplete	$200

Administrative Fees

Row	Description	Fee
2.1	Pre-Application Review	$100
2.2	Supplementary submissions, shop drawings, and permit revisions	$100 per hour
2.3	Partial permit fee (when requested after permit application)	$500
2.4	Alternative Solution (includes 7 hours review time. Additional review time $150 per hour)	$2,000
2.5	Change of Model to existing Repeat Permit	$300 plus difference in permit fees
2.6	Fee not listed in Building Bylaw	$20 for every $1,000 of Construction Value
2.7	Remediation / demolition of premises used for production of illicit drugs	$5,000

General Permit Fees

Row	Description	Fee
3.1	Certificate of Completion	$100
3.2	Compliance Letter	$100
3.3	Provincial License Applications (without a permit application)	$250
3.4	Provincial License Applications (with a permit application)	$100
3.5	Spatial Separation Agreements	$500
3.6	Zoning Preliminary Review – Low Rise Residential	$250
3.7	Zoning Preliminary Review – Interior alteration, Multiple Residential, Non-residential	$350

Service Fees

Row	Description	Fee
	Group A Assembly
A1	Transportation Terminals	$18.31 /m²
A2	Portable classrooms (each) (new or relocated)	$562 each
A3	Outdoor Pool	$12.79 /m²
A4	All Other Assembly Occupancies	$22.01/m²
	Group B: Institutional
A5	All Institutional Occupancies	$23.83 /m²
	Group C: Residential
A6	Single Detached Dwelling (SDD)	$16.64 /m²
A7	Multiple Unit buildings less than 4 storeys high	$20.66 /m²
A8	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 3 storeys, less than 7 storeys	$20.67 /m²
A9	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 6 storeys high	$15.35 /m²
A10	Repeat of Previously approved Certified Model	$13.64 /m²
A11	Hotel / Motel	$22.01 /m²
A12	Unfinished Basement / Foundations	$5.68 /m²
A13	Detached or semi-detached garage/carport	$535 each
A14	Garage incorporating a dwelling unit (GDU)	$1,286 each
A15	Repeat of previously approved GDU	$966 each
A16	Accessory utility building (ie. Garden shed, Gazebo) less than 20 m²	$117
A17	Accessory utility building (ie. Garden shed, Gazebo) 20 m² or greater	$535
A18	Deck / Balcony / Covered Porch (each)	$117
	Group D: Business and Personal Services
A19	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$14.19 /m²
A20	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$18.31 /m²
A21	Temporary Real Estate Sales Office	$1,179 each
	Group E: Mercantile
A22	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$11.93 /m²
A23	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$15.62 /m²
	Group F: Industrial
A24	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$9.22 /m²
A25	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$12.77 /m²
A26	Gas Station / Canopy, Car Wash	$11.79 /m²
A27	Repair garage	$12.77 /m²
A28	Parking Garage (underground, open air)	$5.83 /m²
A29	Farm Building	$5.05 /m²
A30	Rack Storage Systems regulated by the Building Code	$9.22 /m²
	All Occupancies
A31	Permanent Tent / Air supported structure	$6.60 /m²
A32	Repair / reclad wall or replace roof structure	$1.70 /m²
A33	Ceiling (new or replacement)	$0.46 /m²
A34	Mechanical Penthouse	$9.22 /m²
A35	Temporary Building (Tent, Stages)	$226 each
A36	Shoring (/m of length)	$14.20 /m²
A37	Underpinning (/m of length)	$14.20 /m²
	Designated Structures
A38	Communication Tower	$341 each
A39	Crane Runway	$507 each
A40	Exterior Storage Tank	$341 each
A41	Pedestrian Bridge (/m of length)	$39.33 /m²
A42	Retaining Wall (/m of length)	$19.66 /m²
A43	Sign regulated by the Building Code	$341 each

New Buildings and Additions (including Mezzanines or New Intermediate Floors)

Row	Description	Fee
	Group A Assembly
B1	Restaurant	$9.19 /m²
B2	All other assembly occupancies	$6.35 /m²
	Group B: Institutional
B3	All institutional occupancies	$6.35 /m²
	Group C: Residential
B4	Accessory Apartment	$12.03 /m²
B5	All other Residential occupancies	$6.35 /m²
B6	Exterior door or door from garage into dwelling	$378 each
B7	Below grade stair	$378 each
B8	Elevator (Housing Permits only)	$378 each
	Group D: Business and Personal Services
B9	All business and personal service occupancies	$6.35 /m²
	Group E: Mercantile
B10	Restaurant	$9.19 /m²
B11	All other mercantile occupancies	$6.35 /m²
	Group F: Industrial
B12	All industrial occupancies	$5.79 /m²
	All Occupancies
B13	Electromagnetic Locking Device	$562 first device plus $115 per additional device
B14	Parking Structure Repair	$1.70 /m²
B15	Balcony Guard Replacement (/m of length)	$2.06 /m²
B16	Window Replacement or Enlargement (each)	$7.09 /m²

Alteration, Repair or Change of Use (Existing Construction)

Row	Description	Fee
	Group C: Residential
C1	Single / Semi-detached / accessory	$525 each
	All Other Occupancies
C2	Complete / Partial / Interior Demolition ($945 minimum fee)	$0.17 /m²

Demolition

Row	Description	Fee
D1	Heating, ventilation, air conditioning	$1.10 /m²
D2	Fire Alarm System (per storey)	$371 per storey
D3	Replacement Annunciator/Control Panel only (per storey served)	$371 per storey
D4	Sprinkler System	$1.10 /m²
D5	In-rack sprinkler System	$1.10 /m²
D6	Standpipe System (per riser)	$146 per riser
D7	Emergency Power	$711
D8	Emergency Lighting (per storey)	$191 per storey
D9	Fireplace / Woodstove	$117
D10	Heating plant replacement	$187
D11	Special Ventilation Systems (each)	$562 each

Mechanical and Fire Protection Work

Row	Description	Fee
E1	Residential Service Connection (per lot)	$117 per lot
E2	Each fixture	$18
E3	Each Appliance	$18
E4	Each Rain Water Hopper	$18
E5	Conversion from Septic System to sewer	$226
E6	Backflow preventer	$300 (first device) $100 per additional devices
E7	Water service (/length in m)	$18
E8	Building storm drain, building storm sewer (/length in m)	$18
E9	Replacement or re-lining of water distribution piping (/length in m)	$18
E10	Each Manhole	$50
E11	Each Catchbasin	$50
E12	Each Area Drain	$50
E13	Each Backwater Valve / Sump Pump / Sewage Ejector	$117

Plumbing

Row	Description	Fee
F1	New System	$1,686
F2	Replacement of Leaching Bed	$904
F3	Replacement of Septic Tank or Minor Repair of Part of a System	$562
F4	Evaluation of System (no alterations required)	$226
F5	Review of Clearances Only	$226

On-Site Sewage Systems

Row	Description	Fee
G1	Solar domestic hot water systems (serving individual dwellings)	$117
G2	Solar domestic hot water systems (serving all other buildings)	$617
G3	Solar photovoltaic systems (serving individual dwellings)	$117
G4	Solar photovoltaic systems (serving all other buildings)	$617
G5	Geothermal Systems	$374
G6	Wind Turbines (per turbine)	$248
G7	Drain water heat recovery unit (serving individual dwellings)	$117

Green Energy Systems

The following by-law applies to all applications submitted after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2019.

The 2018 fees listed below are summarized from Schedule A of Markham’s Building By-law 2017-150.