The Town of Pilot Butte has had a new Zoning Bylaw approved by Community Planning. The Town of Pilot Butte is following a new protocol for Building Permits. The Building Permit application will no longer include the A1 Development Permit form. This has been replaced by a new Development Permit application, the submission of which must be accompanied by the Development Permit payment indicated in the form. At this time, the Building Permit application form has not changed (Form A2 and associated pages for PBI). All future applications must be separated into Development Application and Building Application. We will bill for the Building Application as we always have, once the Plan review comes back from PBI. The fee for the Development Application must be submitted with the form- payable in person at the office (cash, debit, credit, cheque) or by etransfer to pbetransfer@sasktel.net – please include “Development permit for ADDRESS” in the message/reference field.
The Municipality of Pilot Butte requires and issues building permits because, by law, it is required that the municipality administer and enforce the Federal Government’s Construction Codes Act (CCA). This Act states that the owner of each building in Saskatchewan shall ensure that the building is designed, constructed, erected, placed, altered, repaired, renovated, demolished, relocated, removed, used or occupied in accordance with building standards.
During the time of the build, homes are assessed by Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency. We are charged a fee for this service. This fee will be included in the cost of the permit once approval is received by the Saskatchewan Government, Ministry of Building Standards and Licensing Branch.
Development
the carrying out of any building, engineering, mining or other operations, in, on, or over land, or the making of any material change in the use or intensity of use of a building or land.
Development Permit
a permit, issued by the Council of the Town of Pilot Butte or the Town Planner, as the case may be, that authorizes development but does not include a building permit.
Building
a structure used or intended to be used for the shelter or accommodation of persons, animals, goods, chattels or equipment, having a roof which is supported by columns or walls and including tents and other temporary structures.
Building Permit
a permit issued by the Council of the Town of Pilot Butte or its designate that authorized the erection, or placement, alteration, repair, construction, renovation or reconstruction for all or part of a building or structure, but does not include the development permit requirements.
Building Bylaw
a bylaw which regulates the erection, alteration, repair, occupancy, or maintenance of building and structure.
Secondary Suite
a self-contained dwelling unit with a prescribed floor area located in the property owners primary dwelling of only residential occupancy, and is dependent on the primary dwelling for services including, but not limited to, sewer, water, electrical, telephone and cable television connections. The secondary suite must be self contained.
Zoning Bylaw
The purpose of the Zoning Bylaw is to implement the policies in the Official Community Plan and to regulate land use.
For all permits, the first step is the Development Application & Building Application.
For all residential builds (excluding new homes), the permit must include:
For Commercial Builds, the permit must include:
For a new house please provide with each permit application (ensuring that all forms in the package are included and complete)
At this time we have fillable forms for new homes only.
All permits must be submitted by email to permits@pilotbutte.ca.
If the Development Permit is not approved as it does not comply with the Town’s zoning, the builder/developer may appeal to the local Development Appeals Board. If the builder/developer is still not satisfied with the Appeals Board decision, they then may appeal to the Provincial Appeals Board.
Once the Development Permit has been approved and signed by the Planner and the Building Permit signed off by the Building Permit Officer, the building permit is sent to Professional Building Inspections in Emerald Park.
For New Homes, the plumber will be required to contact the town 24 hours in advance to arrange for a Town Representative to inspect the Water and Sewer Connection. The Town will require proof of the plumbing permit from T-Sask.
When all inspections are complete without deficiencies as confirmed by our Building Inspector, and all requirements of the Town of Pilot Butte are met which includes receiving the Real Property Report & Elevation Certificate, the permit holder is in a position to receive 50% of the refundable building deposit. The remainder of the refundable building deposit will be returned to the homeowner once the landscaping is completed.
In the case of Condominium Units and other Developments, where the landscaping and driveways are completed prior to the sale to the new homeowner, the entire deposit will be refunded to the Payee when all the requirements are met.
When all inspections are complete, there are requirements that must be met, for permit holder/home owner to receive the refundable building deposit. Please review the DEVELOPMENT and BUILDING INFORMATION that accompanies each permit application.
Please note that we now have included a discretionary use application which will be used when applying for a discretionary use application. There is a $100 fee for a discretionary use application.
The Building Permits that do not require a Development Permit are Renovations or Basement Development; however a Building Permit (Form A2) is still required.
All permits pertaining to mobile homes in Walters Mobile Home Park must contact the owners of Walters Mobile Home Park.
For new homes you must have your plumber contact the town office to schedule a time for the Water Meter Installation which will be installed by a Town Representative.
Residents may call Professional Building Inspections directly if they have questions about the Building Codes.
If you have any questions, please call 781-3407 or by email at permits@pilotbutte.ca.