Here are the costs for processing various applications or printing official documents. You can also find the town's by-laws and strategies online (though note that the bylaws provided online are for informational purposes only). To pay an application fee or other town bill, please see our Bill Payments page. For other Town fees, such as animal registration and vendors permit fees, see our Town Fees page.
Planning and Development
Printing costs for official Town documents:
| Municipal Planning Strategy | $35.00 plus HST |
| Land Use By-Law | $35.00 plus HST |
| Collins Heritage Conservation District Plan & By-law |
$35.00 plus HST |
| Subdivision By-law | $25.00 plus HST |
| Street Vendors By-law complete With Licenses By-law |
$25.00 plus HST |
| Property Status Reports (no charge for non-profit) | $50.00 plus HST |
Other Planning Department Fees
| Zoning Confirmation Letter | $25.00 plus HST |
| Development Agreements | $100.00 + Registry of Deeds fees |
| Amend a Development Agreement | Registry of Deeds fees |
| Amendments to Municipal Planning Strategy, Land Use Bylaw, Rezoning and Development Agreements | $300.00 (covers the cost of ads) (HST exempt) |
| Variances | $100.00 |
| Subdivision | $100.00 + Registry of Deeds fees (HST exempt) |
| Repeal of Subdivision | $50.00 + Registry of Deeds fees (HST exempt) |
| Amendment of Subdivision | $50.00 + Registry of Deeds fees |
| Cash in lieu of open space | 5% of assessed value of new lot(s) created (HST exempt) |
| Legal Cost of Preparing Forms (Land Registration Office Forms) | $75.00 plus HST |
Town Maps and Photocopies
- Zoning Map (11" x 17"): $5.00 (B&W), $8.00 (Colour) (HST exempt)
- Electronic copy of stock map: $10.00 (HST exempt)
- Custom electronic map: $30.00/hour with a minimum 1/2 hr. charge + stock map of $10.00 (HST exempt)
- Large Scale Plots (dependent on size): $8.00 - $30.00 (HST exempt)
Building By-law Fee Schedule
| Commercial Development | $0.20 per sq. ft. (HST exempt) |
| Residential Development | $0.10 per sq. ft. (HST exempt) |
| Accessory Buildings and other sheds, decks, shell storage, garages, barns, other farm, forestry or fishing buildings not designed for human occupancy | $0.10 per sq. ft. (HST exempt) |
| All alterations or repairs | $4.00 per $1,000 of estimated value of construction work. (HST exempt) |
| Demolition Permit | $50.00 + $10.00 (non-refundable processing fee) + $200 (capping inspection fee refunded after capping and required inspections by Public Works Department = $260.00 (HST exempt) |
| Occupancy Permit | $25.00 + $10.00 (non-refundable processing fee) = $35.00 (HST exempt) |
| Occupancy Permit with no Building Permit | $40.00 + $10.00 (non-refundable processing fee) = $50.00 (HST exempt) |
| Building Permit Renewal | $25.00 (HST exempt) |