City of
Swift Current
DEMOLITION PERMITS
(PROPERTIES WHERE NO BUILDING/STRUCTURE IS TO BE RECONSTRUCTED)
Building Bylaw Requirements and
Approval Process
DO I NEED A PERMIT & WHY?
The City of Swift Current Building Bylaw requires a permit be issued prior to the commencement of any construction, erection, placement, alteration, repair, renovation, demolition, relocation or removal of a building or structure.
The demolition permit gives the City Building and Tax Departments information to ensure the safety of our neighborhoods and to adjust your taxes as required.
HOW DO I APPLY & WHAT DO I NEED?
Applications shall be in writing on the form supplied by the City indicating; owners name, address, site address, legal description and description of work. All taxes on the building or any part thereof that is to be demolished shall be paid prior to the issuing of a permit.
PERMIT FEE & DAMAGE DEPOSIT
The City charges a fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars for a Demolition or a Moving Permit, this is for office supplies and inspections.
A damage deposit of five hundred ($500.00) dollars is required, in addition to the permit fee when applying for either a Demolition or a Moving Permit.
REGULATIONS
PERMIT TIME LIMIT
All demolition permits shall expire six (6) months after the date of issue or at such earlier date as may be stated on the permit.
DAMAGE DEPOSIT REFUND
When a building has been moved or demolished and the site has been cleared and repaired to the satisfaction of the City's authorized representative, the damage deposit, less any charges, will be refunded.
PROPERTY CLEAN UP
The owner or his agent of the property from which the building/structure is to be demolished shall remove all rubbish and material and fill in any excavation to existing grade level of the property so that the premises are left in a safe and sanitary condition.
WATER & SEWER SERVICE
Existing water and sanitary sewer service connections shall be terminated at the owners expense. This will involve disconnecting the water service at the main line and/or plugging the sewer service as near to the main as practical.
WATER METER & ELECTRICAL METER/LINE DISCONNECTS
(CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK @ 778-2731)
The City will disconnect water and electrical meters at no charge.
Electrical overhead service lines will be disconnected at the pole; underground lines will be disconnected at the pole/pedestal and buried.
It is required that a minimum of two days notice be given.
GAS METERS & LINES
(SaskEnergy @ 778-4151)
SaskEnergy will disconnect gas meters at no charge.
Gas lines shall be terminated at the main, contact SaskEnergy for applicable charges.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING, BYLAW AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF SWIFT CURRENT
P.O. Box 340
(177 - 1st Avenue NE)
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 3W1
Telephone : 306-778-2740
Fax : 306-778-6202
This pamphlet has no legal status and can not be used as an official interpretation of the various Bylaws and Regulations currently in effect. Users are advised to contact the Engineering Department for assistance, as the City of Swift Current accepts no responsibility to persons relying solely on this information.
NOTE
The issuing of a permit does not exempt the contractor/owner from compliance with any Bylaws, Statutes or Regulations that may be applicable.
A contractor/owner, which is found to contravene any Bylaw, Statute or Regulation, may have the permit revoked.
A permit shall not be deemed an endorsement by the City of Swift Current of the contractors business practices.
