New Residential Occupancy Permit - Best Practices
A joint LMCBO/OBOA Working Group, along with MMAH participation, has released a suite of "Best Practice" documents with regard to the new requirement for Occupancy Permits in residential construction. The documents provide sample inspection checklists, permit format and explanatory materials that may be used to support the creation of such materials in individual municipalities. Please take the time to review the sample materials and determine if they may assist your departments creation of required Occupancy Permit resources.
Attachments below:
- Best Practice Summary (Nov 28) (download) - zip file
- Occupancy Requirements for Houses Checklist (download) - zip file
- Final occupancy permit sample Revision 7 (download) - zip file
- Occupancy Permit Info Sheet (download) - zip file
- Residential Occupancy Permit Checklist (2) (download) - zip file
Complete Application Best Practice Guide
Would you like to see the results of a joint Working Group charged with preparing a Complete Application Best Practice Guide? See below and please share with staff.
The Complete Application Best Practice Guide is intended to inform and serve as a resource tool for Chief Building Officials related to the regulation changes on Complete Applications (eff. January 1, 2011). The changes set out in the regulation allow greater flexibility for Building Departments across Ontario.........
The Best Practice Guide is enclosed as an attachment along with two separate attachments.
Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact any of the Working Group members directly.
Mike Seiling, Working Group Chair
519.741.2669
Attachments below:
2012 New Construction Requirements - Pamphlet
To assist in providing Building Officials and industry stakeholders with a snap shot of information regarding the 2012 new construction requirements for energy efficiency changes and the new Occupancy Permit (residential), OBOA and the Ministry's Buildings Branch staff developed a pamphlet for use at municipal counters that explains the changes.
The pamphlet is available in two formats and municipalities are encouraged to share this pamphlet with their customers (front counter, website, etc);
Should you have a question related to the 2012 New Construction Requirements Pamphlet, please feel free to email or call OBOA Head Office.
NEW Energy Efficiency Design Summary Form
(Part 9 Residential)
In anticipation of the upcoming new requirements, OBOA has participated in an Energy Efficiency Working Group with industry stakeholders (Ministry, OHBA, Enerquality and LMCBO) to develop a Part 9 Residential Energy Efficiency Design Summary Form. As part of a building permit application submission, the form is intended to be completed and signed by the person who reviews and takes responsibility for the energy efficiency design of the project. The form is not provincially mandated, however, the use of a common procedural document should assist the building industry and designers, particularly in this initial phase. The new form is available in three formats:
- pdf (download)
- Editable pdf, to enable electronic submissions (download)
- Word, to enable you to incorporate your municipal branding at the top left (download) - this is a zip file
The second page of the form provides explanatory material and is intended to be printed on the back of the form.
The Energy Efficiency Working Group will be meeting again in February 2012 to review any implementation issues and to make any necessary changes to the form based on the initial rollout, including considering any concerns or recommendations you pass along.
If you have comments or questions about the form, please feel free to contact OBOA Head Office and we will obtain a reply as soon as possible.
OBOA would like to acknowledge and thank David Potter (Town of Newmarket) and Tim Benedict (City of Kitchener) for their participation and representation at the Energy Efficiency Working Group. Based on the feedback, this Working Group clearly demonstrated the amount of work that can be achieved in a short time limit when working together. Congratulations to each Association; OHBA, MMAH, LMCBO and the OBOA!
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2012 Building Code Requirements for New Construction
New Building Code requirements come into effect on January 1, 2012. These relate to energy efficiency and occupancy permits.
Energy Efficiency
If you apply for a building permit on or after January 1, 2012, the proposed construction must conform with enhanced energy efficiency requirements of Ontario’s Building Code.....more
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