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Municipality of Chelsea
Permit

Single-Family Residence

This form is for single-family residences only. If you wish to submit an application for multi-unit housing, a mixed-use building, or an integrated residential project, please contact the urban planning department. 

Please note that:

  • applications are analyzed in order of receipt; 
  • analysis of the application, as well as the 60-day time limit countdown, begins only when the application submitted is declared valid and complete by the municipal officer; 
  • an application received without the necessary documents and/or information will be declared incomplete and refused.

Applicant identification

Location of work

Are you the owner?•

IMPORTANT: if you are not the owner, please attach a signed power of attorney from the owner(s) to the "Document Filing" section.

Who will carry out the work?•

Identification of the company carrying out the work

Work information

Type of home•
TOTAL FLOOR AREA :
Area equal to the sum of all floors located in a building, including basement floors, for any part of a floor with a minimum ceiling height of 2.1 metres. The surface area is calculated from the outside wall or the centre line of party walls. However, cellars, attached accessory buildings (garage), chimneys, projecting windows, unfinished spaces, openings in the floor overlooking the lower floor and underground parking spaces are excluded from the area calculation.

The maximum floor area of any single-family residential building may not exceed 300 square metres, excluding the area occupied by an additional dwelling.

What you need to know before obtaining this permit

Please see Chapter 3 of the zoning by-law 12155 for  more information

  • The maximum floor area of any single-family residential building may not exceed 300 square metres, excluding the area occupied by an additional dwelling;
  • The cost of the permit is $655. The cost of a permit renewal is set at 50% of the initial cost;
  • A $2,160 compliance bond is also required;
  • A fee of $61.50 for roadside civic number signage in the rural sector (2023) must be paid;
  • Work must begin within six (6) months of issuance of building permit;
  • If natural environments are present, a professional firm must survey them and then identify the delimitation of the natural high-water line on the site. This will then be surveyed by the land surveyor and recorded on the site plan.

When applying for a permit in an unserviced area, the following applications must be submitted at the same time as the permit application for a single-family dwelling:

  • New septic system permit
  • Well drilling permit
  • Site preparation permit (culvert and tree cutting)
  • When a request is made in a serviced area, an application for a municipal service connection permit must also be submitted.

List of documents to be provided

  • Site plan by land surveyor
  • A letter stating the land surveyor's intent to proceed with building placement on the lot and issue a location certificate upon completion of the work
  • Construction plans to scale signed and sealed by an architectural technologist
  • Power of attorney (if applicant is not owner)
  • Geotechnical study (if in zone of mass movement)
  • Characterization study by an ABQ member biologist (if required)

Drop files here or click to upload them.

By clicking on "Complete my application" :

  • I confirm that the information provided in this form is true;
  • I agree that the Municipality of Chelsea may use the information provided on this form to contact me;
  • I understand that the information provided on this form will be forwarded to all municipal departments concerned;
  • I understand that the Municipality may carry out discretionary inspections before or after the work;
  • I understand that if the permit is granted, I will be required to comply with the conditions of the permit as well as the provisions of any other law or regulation that may apply;
  • I confirm the accuracy of the information contained in this application. I consent to this action having the value of a digital signature.