Building Permit Information
The Municipality of Pilot Butte requires and issues building permits because, by law, it is required that the municipality administer and enforce the Provincial Government’s Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act. 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.
The first step is the Development Permit. This permit requires the resident to submit a site plan, accompanied by a surveyor’s certificate. Once the permit is filled out, our Development Officer will go out to the property and do measurements to ensure that the location of the building complies with our zoning bylaw. The Building Permits that do not require a Development Permit are Renovations or Basement Developments.
If the Development Permit is not approved as it does not comply with the Town’s zoning, the resident may appeal to the local Development Appeals Board. If the resident 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 by the Development Officer, the building permit is sent to Professional Building Inspections in Emerald Park. Three copies of house plans, for new homes and three copies of site plans, engineered trusses and plan drawings are required for all permits. Mobile Home Park residents wanting to move in a new mobile home should apply for a permit at least three weeks before the move. Specification sheets and CSA approval forms are required for all new mobile homes. Professional Building Inspections will approve the permit and send it back to the Town. Residents will then be contacted to pick up and pay for their permit. All residents, including those in Walter’s Mobile Home Park should have their building permit approval before starting construction.
Residents may call Professional Building Inspections directly if they have questions about the Building Codes.