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Building and Renovating
Our role
Building Services is responsible for the:
- Issuing building permits and inspections
- Issuing septic permits and the septic re-inspection program
- Enforcing the Ontario Building Code
- Enforcing municipal by-laws
Our services
Building permits
Building permits and inspections ensure that building projects comply with the Zoning By-law, The Ontario Building Code, along with health, safety, fire protection, accessibility and all other applicable law.
A permit is required for:
- Construction and Demolition
- Repairs to an existing sewage system or the installation of a new sewage system
- Change of Use
- Fences
- Signs (including portable signs)
- Pools; and
- Lot Grading
Permit guides and permit applications
Permit fees
Refer to our User Fees page for building permit fees. Payment of a permit fee is due prior to the release of a building permit.
By-law enforcement
Bylaw Services is responsible for the enforcement of the following municipal by-laws:
- Zoning By-laws
- Bikes and Skateboards on Sidewalks
- Noise
- Parking
- Property Standards
- Refreshment Vehicles
- Dogs and Kennels
- Transient Traders or Peddlers
By-laws are located on the Minden Hills Civic Web.
If you have questions about By-law Enforcement, or have a complaint regarding violations related to these bylaws, please contact our office.
Other services
WSIB
If you work in construction, the rules for mandatory WSIB coverage have changed. Do you run your own construction business? Are you the purchaser of construction services? Big or small, with workers or without, you still need to know what's changed. Find out what it means for you at wsib.ca.