A permit is required in most instances and must be obtained prior to the demolition or removal of a building in the RM.
Please fill out and submit the Building Removal or Demolition Application prior to demolition or removal.
APPLICATION FORM can be obtained from the RM Office.
A refundable deposit is required to cover the cost of restoring the site after the building has been demolished or removed to a condition satisfactory to the RM of Weyburn.
10 (1) A permit is required whenever work is to be undertaken to move or demolish a building.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection 10(1), farm buildings and buildings equal to or smaller than 10m2 (107.6 ft2) shall be exempt unless the building:
(a) includes sleeping accommodations;
(b) has two or more storeys;
(c) may otherwise create a hazard.
(3) An application shall be submitted to the Local Authority.
(4) The fee for a permit to demolish or move a building shall be listed in a fee bylaw.
(5) Deposits may be required. The permit shall stipulate the conditions that must be met for a full refund of the deposit.
(6) If a deposit is collected it shall, on request by the owner or owner’s representative, be refundable on satisfactory completion of the work or on approval of use or occupancy of the building by the local authority or building official.
(7) Where work is not completed to the satisfaction of the local authority or remains a hazard to public safety, the municipality may undertake any required work and invoice the land or where a deposit was paid, the costs incurred shall de deducted from the deposit. The municipality shall add any unpaid invoices to tax roll.
(8) Where an owner intends to move a building off the lands they shall apply to the municipality for a Municipal Overweight Transport Permit.
The acceptable methods of disposal of demolition debris are as follows and must comply with provincial regulations:
- Materials such as rocks, sand, mud, broken concrete may be buried on site after removal of all organic or potentially hazardous materials.
- All organic materials such as lumber may be burned on site and buried. Prior to burning, a controlled burn shall be reported.
- All potentially hazardous materials including asphalt shingles must be removed and taken to the landfill.
- Buried debris shall be covered by a minimum of 24 inches of soil.
Prior to burying any demolition debris, the applicant must notify the RM to arrange an inspection or provide photos of the site. Once the debris has been property disposed of and the site has been restored to a satisfactory condition, the sum deposition, or portion thereof, will be refunded.
A building may not be demolished or removed from a property until the RM is satisfied that there are no debts or taxes in arrears or taxes outstanding with respect to the building or land on which the building is situated.