Building and Renovating

When buying a new home, you should confirm with the Municipality that they approved and issued proper permits for all additions and renovations to the building. Contact the Building Department to access this information.

You should also confirm that the Zoning Administrator/CBO recognizes the use on the property as a legal use either permitted by the Zoning By-law or recognized as legal non-conforming.

Zoning By-law Consolidated - updated January 2020

West Perth Zoning Maps

Citizens' Guide 3 - Zoning By-laws by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing provides more information.

You need to apply for a building permit for most construction, renovations and additions, as well as some repairs or plumbing work.

You also need to apply for a building permit to demolish existing buildings and for rebuilding demolished structures.

Don't forget to arrange for building inspections! Contact building department staff to book your inspection. 

The Building Services Department issues permits and conducts inspections within the Municipality of West Perth on:

• New septic system installations
• Alterations to existing systems
• Failed septic systems

 If you have any questions, please contact us, we are happy to help! 

Before you do any digging on your property you must use the Ontario One Call online locate form to locate underground infrastructure before you dig or call: 1-800-400-2255.

Ontario One Call distributes locate requests to utilities with infrastructure in the area. The Municipality of West Perth will either clear the locate request, meaning that your work will not impact any buried infrastructure, or mark it onsite with paint. When complete, you will receive a locate notice through email or fax with the results.

Please visit Ontario One Call for more information or call 1-800-400-2255.