View our list of fees for services within the Town of Stony Plain.

Appeals to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB)
Subdivision $300.00
Stop order $500.00
Development permit – Low density residential $100.00
Development permit - High density, commercial, industrial, community services,
comprehensive site, future development
$500.00
Sign permits – Billboard or electronic $300.00
Sign permits – Freestanding, portable, etc. $200.00
Building Permits

The fee for each permit shall be payable upon receipt of the permit application. Each building permit is subject to a 4% Safety Code Levy fee.  The minimum Safety Code Levy fee on a building permit is $4.50 to a maximum of $560.00.

 

Safety code levy Per Safety Codes Council Fee Schedule
Minimum building permit fee, includes any miscellaneous building permit item (in ground swimming pool, hot tub, portable pool, deck, wheelchair ramp, minor solar panel installation, HVAC installation, wood stove fireplace, temporary structure like a tent) $150.00
Foundations or footing only $3.00/m2

Detached and Semi-Detached Dwelling Unit Building Permits (includes manufactured home)

New construction & additions $6.00/m2
Secondary suite or walk-out basement development $5.00/m2
Basement development, renovation or accessory building (attached or detached) $3.00/m2
Demolition or relocation $200.00

Multi-Unit Dwelling Building and Non-Residential (commercial/industrial/institutional) Building Permits

New construction, additions, renovations or tenant improvements $6.00/m2
Basement, other finished area (including parkades) or accessory building $3.00/m2 
Minor renovation (such as a demising wall) or change of use $250.00
Demolition or relocation $500.00

Other Building Permit Considerations

Safety codes consultation  $150.00/hr (one hour minimum)
Building permit re-inspection (residential) $100.00/hr (one hour minimum)
Building permit re-inspection for multi-unit building, commercial, industrial, institutional $250.00/hr (one hour minimum)
Building permit revision or extension  50% of BP fee 
Penalty for beginning construction without permits 100% of BP fee
Water/sewer installation report (PW) $50.00

 

Water Meter

Residential single family/multi-family, commercial, industrial and institutional Market value

 

Planning Bylaws

New or major amendment to a statutory plans (includes municipal development plans, area structure plans or area redevelopment plans)

$6000.00

Minor amendment to a statutory plans or new or amendment to non-statutory plans (includes land use bylaw amendments, road closures, changes to reserve lands, etc.)

$4000.00
Re-submission fee or revision fee              $1000.00
Compliance certificates
Residential (completed within 5-7 business days) $150.00
Non-residential $250.00
Revised certificate (within six months of original compliance) $75.00
Rush service – All land uses (completed within 3 business days) Double the regular fee
Agreements and Engineering Drawings and Inspections
Major development agreement (generally for subdivision applications) $5000.00
Major engineering drawing review and construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate inspections (includes underground, surface and landscaping with one initial inspection and follow up inspection per construction completion certificate and Final acceptance certificate) $2000.00

Minor development agreement (generally for development permit applications)

$3000.00

Minor engineering drawing review and construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate inspections (includes one inspection per construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate as required)

$1000.00
Additional construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate inspections $500.00
Other agreements (easements, assignments, encroachments, etc.) or amending agreements $2000.00
Development Permits – New Construction and Permitted Uses

Development permit extensions and revisions are 100% of the original development permit fee to a max. of $5000.00. The penalty for starting development prior to approval of permits is 100% of the original development permit fee. 

Detached, semi-detached or row housing use (includes manufactured home) $200.00/unit
Comprehensively planned, multi-unit dwelling or high-density residential use $200.00 + $150.00/unit
Non-residential use (including additions) 

$500.00 + $1.00/m2 

Other residential use (deck, accessory building or use, addition, home occupation, renovation, demolition, etc.)

$150.00 
Other non-residential - Decks, accessory building or use, demolition, etc. or change of use development permit $250.00
Earthworks development permit or external agency applications or referrals $500.00

 

Sign Development Permits

Minor sign (event, portable, fascia, etc.)          $150.00
Major sign (billboard, freestanding, electronic message board, etc.)           $200.00
Engineering permits / Drawings / Inspections
Major development agreement (generally for subdivision applications) $5000.00
Major engineering drawing review and construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate inspections (includes underground, surface and landscaping with one initial inspection and follow up inspection per construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate) $2000.00
Minor development agreement (generally for development permit applications) $3000.00
Minor engineering drawing review and construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate inspections (includes one inspection per construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate as required)  $1000.00
Additional construction completion certificate and final acceptance certificate inspections $500.00
Other agreements (easements, assignments, encroachments, etc.) or amending agreements $2000.00

Engineering permits

Boulevard crossing (driveways) $200.00
Boulevard crossing (driveways widening) $100.00
Utility installation, street occupancy road closure or utility connection permit $100.00
Route/haul agreement $250.00
Subdivisions

Subdivisions and Condominiums

Subdivisions or bare land condominium (includes remnant parcel and common property; excludes municipal reserve and public utility lot)  $1000.00 + $300.00/lot or unit
Subdivision endorsement extension request (includes remnant parcel and common property; excludes municipal reserve and public utility lot)

$1000.00

Endorsement of subdivision or bare land condominium (includes remnant parcel and common property; excludes municipal reserve and public utility lot)

$500.00 + $300.00/lot or unit

Endorsements of traditional condominium (condominium conversions) $500.00 + $40.00/unit
Re-submission fee/revision fee           $1000.00
 Development charges (Offsite levies)
 Bylaw 2648/D&P/21
Development Security Deposits

Development security deposit for a major development permit (commercial industrial, institutional, comprehensively planned or high density residential developments) or earthworks $10,000.00
Legal Matters and Search Requests
Environmental records search request $200.00/lot
District and land use confirmation letter $100.00
Land title request (new caveat postponement or discharge of a caveat) $150.00 + Land Titles fee
Land title instrument search request (certificate of title, caveat, etc.) Land Titles fee
Naming features

Naming request for Council

(including significant names registry)

$300 (waived if part of another application)
Naming request for development authority $150 (waived if part of another application)
Installation of signage related to naming request Costs incurred based on installation
 Planning documents 
Land use bylaw $100.00
Municipal planning document (municipal development plan, area structure plan, master plan, etc.) $50.00
Street map or land use map $20.00

Refunds

Bylaw and subdivision applications (includes condominiums) 
Application status Bylaw application Subdivision application
Application received and no work done Full refund Full refund
Application under review by Town Administration 25% hold back 25% hold back
 A greater refund may be applied at the discretion of the Planning Manager
Permit fees
 
Application status Development permit Building permit Gas, electrical, plumbing and private sewage disposal system
Submitted (unprocessed) Full refund Full refund Full refund
Preliminary review
started
No refund N/A N/A
Permit number assigned and under review 50% $150.00 and safety code levy holdback N/A
Review completed and
permit issued and/or in appeal period
No refund $150.00 and safety code levy holdback

$105.00 and safety code levy holdback

Inspections started No refund No refund No refund
Permit expired (no
inspections)
No refund No refund No refund
Permit extension requests (if refused) Full refund of
extension fee only
Full refund of
extension fee only
Full refund of
extension fee only

 

A greater refund may be applied at the discretion of the Planning Manager