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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, 2019.

Our current fees listed below are summarized from Schedule A of Markham's Building By-law 2019-136.

Minimum Permit Fees

Description	Fee
Group C Residential construction	$100
Group A, B, D, E and F occupancies	$500

Row	Description	Fee
1.1	Transfer application to another permit applicant	$100
1.2	Transfer permit to another Owner	$150
1.3	Revisions to forms due to incorrectly declared information	$250
1.4	Reproduction of Documents	$10 plus 110% cost of reproduction plus $100 per hour
1.5	Order to Comply	$300
1.6	Stop Work Order	$1,000
1.7	Unsafe Building	$500
1.8	Order Respecting Occupancy	$1,000
1.9	Extend permit expiry date past 12 months	$200 or permit fee paid, whichever is less
1.10	Additional Inspections due to non-remedied infraction	$150
1.11	Additional Inspection due to work not sufficiently complete	$150
1.12	Suspended permit / incomplete	$200 for housing $500 for non-housing

Administrative Fees

Row	Description	Fee
2.1	Pre-Application Review	$100
2.2	Supplementary submissions, shop drawings, and permit revisions	$120 per hour
2.3	Partial permit fee (when requested after permit application)	$750
2.4	Alternative Solution	$2,000 for first submission $500 for each resubmission
2.5	Change of Model to existing Repeat Permit	$300 plus difference in permit fees
2.6	Fee not listed in Building Bylaw	$30 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	$150
3.2	Compliance Letter	$150
3.3	Provincial License Applications (without a permit application)	$500
3.4	Provincial License Applications (with a permit application)	$250
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	$500
3.8	Zoning Preliminary Review — Land Division	$250 per lot
3.9	Zoning Searches	$50

Service Fees

Row	Description	Fee
	Group A Assembly
A1	Transportation Terminals	$19.23 per square metre
A2	Portable classrooms (each) (new or relocated)	$590 each
A3	Outdoor Pool	$13.43 per square metre
A4	All Other Assembly Occupancies	$23.11 per square metre
	Group B: Institutional
A5	All Institutional Occupancies	$25.02 per square metre
	Group C: Residential
A6	Single Detached Dwelling (SDD)	$17.47 per square metre
A7	Multiple Unit buildings less than 4 storeys high	$21.70 per square metre
A8	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 3 storeys, less than 7 storeys	$21.70 per square metre
A9	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 6 storeys high	$16.12 per square metre
A10	Repeat of Previously approved Certified Model	$14.32 per square metre
A11	Hotel / Motel	$23.11 per square metre
A12	Unfinished Basement / Foundations	$5.96 per square metre
A13	Detached or semi-detached garage/carport	$561 each
A14	Garage incorporating a dwelling unit (GDU)	$1,350 each
A15	Repeat of previously approved GDU	$1,014 each
A16	Accessory utility building (ie. Garden shed, Gazebo) less than 20 m²	$122 each
A17	Accessory utility building (ie. Garden shed, Gazebo) 20 m² or greater	$561 each
A18	Deck / Balcony / Covered Porch (each)	$122 each
	Group D: Business and Personal Services
A19	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$14.90 per square metre
A20	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$19.23 per square metre
A21	Temporary Real Estate Sales Office	$1,237 each
	Group E: Mercantile
A22	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$12.52 per square metre
A23	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$16.40 per square metre
	Group F: Industrial
A24	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$9.69 per square metre
A25	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$13.41 per square metre
A26	Gas Station / Canopy, Car Wash	$12.38 per square metre
A27	Repair garage	$13.41 per square metre
A28	Parking Garage (underground, open air)	$6.12 per square metre
A29	Farm Building	$5.30 per square metre
A30	Rack Storage Systems regulated by the Building Code	$9.69 per square metre
	All Occupancies
A31	Permanent Tent / Air supported structure	$6.93 per square metre
A32	Repair / reclad wall or replace roof structure	$1.78 per square metre
A33	Ceiling (new or replacement)	$0.48 per square metre
A34	Mechanical Penthouse	$9.69 per square metre
A35	Temporary Building (Tent, Stages)	$250 each
A36	Shoring (/m of length)	$14.91 per square metre
A37	Underpinning (/m of length)	$14.91 per square metre
	Designated Structures
A38	Communication Tower	$348 each
A39	Crane Runway	$532 each
A40	Exterior Storage Tank	$358 each
A41	Pedestrian Bridge (/m of length)	$41.29 per metre
A42	Retaining Wall (/m of length)	$20.65 per metre
A43	Sign regulated by the Building Code	$358 each

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

Row	Description	Fee
	Group A Assembly
B1	Restaurant	$9.65 per square metre
B2	All other assembly occupancies	$6.67 per square metre
	Group B: Institutional
B3	All institutional occupancies	$6.67 per square metre
	Group C: Residential
B4	Accessory Apartment	$12.63 per square metre
B5	All other Residential occupancies	$6.67 per square metre
B6	Exterior door or door from garage into dwelling	$396 each
B7	Below grade stair	$396 each
B8	Elevator (Housing Permits only)	$396 each
	Group D: Business and Personal Services
B9	All business and personal service occupancies	$6.67 per square metre
	Group E: Mercantile
B10	Restaurant	$9.65 per square metre
B11	All other mercantile occupancies	$6.67 per square metre
	Group F: Industrial
B12	All industrial occupancies	$6.08 per square metre
	All Occupancies
B13	Electromagnetic Locking Device	$590 first device plus $120 per additional device
B14	Parking Structure Repair	$1.78 per square metre
B15	Balcony Guard Replacement (/m of length)	$2.16 per metre
B16	Window Replacement or Enlargement (each)	$7.45 each

Alteration, Repair or Change of Use (Existing Construction)

Row	Description	Fee
	Group C: Residential Housing
C1	Single / Semi-detached dwelling	$600 each
C2	Accessory building serving residential housing	$200 each
	All Other Occupancies
C3	Complete / Partial / Interior Demolition	$0.18 per square metre ($990 minimum fee)

Demolition

Row	Description	Fee
D1	Heating, ventilation, air conditioning	$1.16 per square metre
D2	Fire Alarm System (per storey)	$389 per storey
D3	Replacement Annunciator/Control Panel only (per storey served)	$389 per storey
D4	Sprinkler System	$1.16 per square metre
D5	In-rack sprinkler System	$1.16 per square metre
D6	Standpipe System (per riser)	$153 per riser
D7	Emergency Power	$746
D8	Emergency Lighting (per storey)	$200 per storey
D9	Fireplace / Woodstove	$122
D10	Heating plant replacement	$196
D11	Special Ventilation Systems (each)	$590 each

Mechanical and Fire Protection Work

Row	Description	Fee
E1	Residential Service Connection (per lot)	$122 per lot
E2	Fixture	$18 each
E3	Appliance	$18 each
E4	Rain Water Hopper	$18 each
E5	Conversion from Septic System to sewer	$237
E6	Backflow preventer	$300 (first device) $100 per additional devices
E7	Water service (/length in m)	$18.50 per metre
E8	Building storm drain, building storm sewer (/length in m)	$18.50 per metre
E9	Replacement or re-lining of water distribution piping (/length in m)	$18.50 per metre
E10	Manhole	$52.50 each
E11	Catchbasin	$52.50 each
E12	Area Drain	$52.50 each
E13	Backwater Valve / Sump Pump / Sewage Ejector	$122 each

Plumbing

Row	Description	Fee
F1	New System	$1,770
F2	Replacement of Leaching Bed	$949
F3	Replacement of Septic Tank or Minor Repair of Part of a System	$590
F4	Evaluation of System (no alterations required)	$237
F5	Review of Clearances Only	$237

On-Site Sewage Systems

Row	Description	Fee
G1	Solar domestic hot water systems (serving individual dwellings)	$122
G2	Solar domestic hot water systems (serving all other buildings)	$647
G3	Solar photovoltaic systems (serving individual dwellings)	$122
G4	Solar photovoltaic systems (serving all other buildings)	$647
G5	Geothermal Systems	$392
G6	Wind Turbines (per turbine)	$260
G7	Drain water heat recovery unit (serving individual dwellings)	$122

Green Energy Systems

The following by-law applies to all applications submitted after December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2020.

The 2019 fees listed below are summarized from Schedule A of Markham’s Building By-law 2019-20.