Entranceway Permit Application

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It is understood that all works will be constructed, altered, maintained, or operated at the expense of the undersigned, and that work must not begin before a permit has been issued by the Town. The issue of a permit by the Town does not relieve the holder of the responsibility of complying with relevant municipal by-laws. In consideration of any permit issued in respect to this application, I/we the Applicant/s for ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns hereby agree to conserve, keep and perform, and be subject to the regulations and conditions of the said permit and to indemnify and save harmless, the Town of Innisfil and the Manager of Operational Services from and against all loss, cost, charges, damages, expenses, claims, and demands whatsoever to which the Town of Innisfil may suffer or sustain or for which the Town of Innisfil may be liable by reason of anything done in the construction, maintenance, alteration or operation of the works authorized.

Declaration: This approval is issued under the authority of the Town of Innisfil By-law 011-97 and the regulations pursuant thereto and is subject to the attached conditions.

Applicant Name

Applicant Phone Number

Applicant Email Address

Property Owner Name (if different from Applicant)

Property Owner Phone Number (if different from Applicant)

Property Owner Email Address (if different from Applicant)

Details of Entranceway Location

Please prepare a drawing indicating the location of the proposed entranceway.

When this online application is completed, please mark the proposed location on site with stakes for initial inspection by Town staff.

It is your responsibility to contact the Town for a final inspection.

Town of Innisfil Entranceway Permits only are valid for municipally owned roads, not County-owned roads, Provincial Roads, or Unassumed Roads. If you are unsure, please check a map of Road Jurisdictions.

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Details of Proposed Work

If your property is near a lake, river, stream, pond, wetland, steep slope, or floodplain, you may require approval from a Conservation Authority because the area may be regulated. If you are in a regulated area, then a permit is needed from the applicable Conservation Authority.

If you are unsure, please contact the applicable Conservation Authority or the Town of Innisfil before submitting your application.

Sketching a Map

Show property boundaries and dimensions.
Show the location of the proposed entrance and any existing entrances and distances from property boundaries.
Show the width of the proposed entrance.
Show the location of any utilities, such as hydro poles, Bell or Cable boxes, hydrants, etc.
Indicate the approximate direction of North

See the Example Map and Template for further instructions.

Note: If you do not have a scanner, you can take a photo of the sketch on your phone and upload the file to your application.

Upload a Sketch of Entranceway Location

Maximum 5 files.
64 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, tif.

Type of Application

Select the type of application

Fees:

Permit fee: $320.00
Damage deposit: $1620.00 (to be returned upon successful final inspection)

Fees:

Permit fee: $320.00
Damage deposit: $3230.00 (to be returned upon successful final inspection)

There are no fees associated with paving an existing entranceway.

Construction Details

Confirm if each row applies to your project

Questions	Yes	No
This is a residential entrance	Yes	No
This is a commercial entrance	Yes	No
Requires curb construction	Yes	No
This is a temporary entrance	Yes	No
The surface will be unpaved	Yes	No
The surface will be paved	Yes	No
This alters an existing entrance	Yes	No
This will impact road drainage	Yes	No
This will impact road signs	Yes	No
This will affect permanent works	Yes	No
This will affect landscaping	Yes	No
This uses Town-owned Right of Way	Yes	No
This alters the existing surface	Yes	No
This affects guide rails	Yes	No
Requires curb cut	Yes	No
Requires gutter construction	Yes	No

Terms and Conditions

This permit is subject to the following conditions and to any supplementary conditions, regulations, specifications and engineering standards in effect at the time of issuance of this permit as approved by the Municipality of the Town of Innisfil.

The applicant shall be solely responsible to protect all persons that may enter the site in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Town of Innisfil Health and Safety Policy and/or all other Provincial or Municipal Acts, By-Laws or Policies.
Work on the construction or alteration of an entrance must not be started before an initial inspection is completed by the Town.
If an entrance permit is requested, the applicant brings in a completed application, permit fee and entrance deposit to Customer Service where it is allocated a permit application number.
Permit fees are set out in the current Fees and Charges By-law.
The location of entrance must be staked out and visible for inspection and if it is not, the inspection will be delayed.
Initial inspection will be performed by a Town Inspector.
Work on an installation for which the permit is granted must be completed within twelve (12) months of the application date listed on the permit. If said works are not completed in that time period the permit becomes void and will be cancelled by the Town. Upon cancellation of the permit the applicant forfeits their refundable deposit and the Town will take the necessary steps to rectify the situation at no cost to the Town.
Where an expiry date is set out under condition #7 of this permit and an extension is desired a request must be made to the Town prior to the expiry of original said permit. A further term may be approved or denied by the Town under an extension request which may be granted for periods up to but not exceeding 12 months.
If this permit expires for any reason and is not renewed, all work constructed, maintained or operated under this permit shall, if the Town so desires be rectified at no cost to the Town. The Town road shall be left in as good a condition as it was prior to the work being started.
All works related to or forming a part of an entrance shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and subject to the approval of the Town. The Owner of the property shall bear all expenses related thereto.
Trees, shrubs, etc. on the right-of-way of a Town road must NOT be cut or trimmed without written permission of the Town and such cutting or trimming may only be done under direct supervision of the Town or it’s duly authorized agent. Where it is necessary to cut or trim trees on property adjacent to a Town road the applicant must bear all expenses in connection therewith, including any damages occasioned as a result of such cutting or trimming. If trees must be relocated the cost of doing such works will be at the expense of the owner and must be done to the Town’s specifications and satisfaction.
Each entrance must be designed, constructed and maintained in a manner that prevents surface water from the entranceway and/or the adjoining property from being discharged via the entrance on the Town road.
The applicant is responsible for the construction marking and maintenance of the detours required and for maintaining safety measures for the protection of the public during the construction of any works in respect to an entrance.
The design and specifications of an entrance must not be changed without the approval of the Town. If the Owner of a property desires to change the design of an entrance or adds curb gutters etc. an application to do so must be submitted to the Town for approval.
The use or purpose of an entrance must not be changed in a manner that changes the classification of the entrance. Improper use of an entrance may result in cancellation of an entrance; a separate application to do so must be submitted to the Town for approval.
The owner of a property served by an entrance shall maintain each entrance to his property in accordance with the requirements of the Town.
Entrance permits will not be inspected during the winter months due to snow (generally December 1st to April 15th). Inspections will be done once ALL of the snow has melted.
This permit must not be assigned or transferred from one owner to another. Each new permit is subject to the conditions applying at the time of issue.
An entrance permit may be cancelled at any time for breach of the regulations or conditions of the permit for such reasons as the Town in its discretion deems proper.
The Town sends out a letter to the applicant indicating comments and granting or declining the application, if approved the applicant performs work.
If during the life of this permit any By-Laws or regulations adopted which affect the rights and privileges herein granted the said By-Laws or regulations shall be applicable to this permit from the date on which they came into force.
Entrances must be approved and cleared by the Town before the issuance of any building permit (if applicable). If an entrance already exists no deposit is required for inspection unless they are changing the existing entrance in any way.
It is the responsibility of the owner/applicant to determine if the proposed entrance is onto a public highway or unopened road allowance.
It is the responsibility of the owner/applicant to arrange for a final inspection for the release of their deposit. Failure to have a final inspection completed prior to the expiry of the permit will result in the forfeiture of the owners/applicant’s deposit.
If any deficiencies are detected, the applicant is notified by letter and is requested to rectify the problem and to call in for another final inspection when the works are completed.
If no deficiencies are detected, the applicant is notified by letter that the final acceptance is granted.
Upon final acceptance, Customer Service requests refund of deposit.
“U” driveways will require two (2) separate entrance permits and will be treated as two (2) separate entranceways.
No entrance permits will be issued on un-assumed roads or unopened road allowances.
When describing the proposed work, the applicant must identify the works. If said work is to be a commercial property which at the time of application for said permit is only for access to the property, then the standard entrance permit may be used. If the permit involves any site works etc. the permit must be processed through Planning and Engineering.

I agree with the Terms and Conditions outlined above, if the application is accepted

I acknowledge that falsifying information on this application is subject to fines set out in By-Law 073-19