City of Dawson

Description
Dismantling and/or permanently removing a structure to facilitate new development.

Applications for Demolitions or Moving of Structures

• submit a completed Development Permit Application: Demolition/Move (see below for form), along with the required application fee, as specified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Demolitions

• Demolition of a structure will only be permitted if the proposed demolition and/or replacement would improve the quality of the built environment.
• All service connections must be removed before demolition begins.
• An acceptable security deposit of $1.00 per square foot of the lot under consideration shall be posted by the developer upon issuance of a development permit for a demolition in order to ensure that the intended re‐development proceeds.
• Demolition must be accompanied by an approved redevelopment plan to the satisfaction of the development officer. 
• Demolition of a structure listed in the Yukon Government Historic Sites Registry shall occur only in extenuating circumstances, and must be approved by Council in consultation with the Heritage Advisory Committee and Yukon Government Historic Sites.

Moving of Structures

• No person shall move a building or structure within, into, or out of the City unless a development permit has first been obtained.
• When a structure is being moved off of a lot within the historic townsite, the application must be accompanied by an approved redevelopment plan to the satisfaction of the development officer.
  1. When a structure is being moved off of a lot within the historic townsite, an acceptable security deposit of $1.00 per square foot of the lot under consideration shall be posted upon issuance of a development permit for the move to ensure that the intended redevelopment proceeds.
• Moving of a structure listed in the Yukon Government Historic Sites Registry will occur only in extenuating circumstances and in consultation with both the Heritage Advisory Committee and Yukon Government Historic Sites.
• No person shall move a mobile home from a location within the historic townsite to another location within the historic townsite.
• A development permit is required to move a mobile home from a location within the historic townsite to a location outside the historic townsite; however, the application fee is waived.
• In deciding on the moving of a building or buildings to a parcel within the City, a development officer may 
  1. refer the application to a Yukon building inspector for a recommendation confirm the structure’s compliance to the National Building Code 
  2. require such renovations and alterations as may be necessary for the building to conform to the requirements of the zone into which the building is proposed to be moved, and to conform to the territorial building and plumbing codes 
  3. refuse to issue a permit if 
     1. there are any taxes or other charges due to the City with respect to the building or the lot on which it is situated, unless arrangements satisfactory to the City’s chief financial officer have been made for payment of such taxes or other charges 
     2. the building fails to conform to the requirements of this bylaw or the Water and Sewer Bylaw.
     3. the building is not compatible, in the opinion of the development officer, with the character and appearance of existing buildings in the area in which the building is to be located
• The development officer may require a performance bond to be posted or a certified cheque in the amount of the established cost of the required renovations or alterations pursuant to section 3.3 of the Zoning Bylaw. 
• If the applicant and/or owner of the building fails to complete the required renovations within such time as prescribed by the development officer, the City may
  1. use the funds posted in section 3.3 to have the required renovations completed; or 
  2. if the cost necessary for section 3.3 is in excess of those funds posted, the balance of the cost may be charged against the property as an extra levy.
• All conditions of a development permit shall be satisfied within 12 months of issuance of the permit.

Description
Construction of a new primary structure in one of the identified classes

Example
Construction of the first structure on a newly created lot.

Applications for New Build- Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Multi-Residential

• submit a completed Development Permit Application: General (see below for form), along with the required application fee, as specified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Description
Construction of a new dwelling unit other than multi-residential units.

Applications for New Build- Single Detached, Duplex, or Secondary Suite

• submit a completed Development Permit Application: General (see below for form), along with the required application fee, as specified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Description
A major alteration refers to an exterior or structural change to the primary structure on a lot. A minor alteration refers to the development or alteration of a non-dwelling accessory structure, or minor changes to a primary structure. A minor alteration also includes landscaping, grading, and fences.

Examples

• Major Alteration: an addition to a primary structure, or changes to the walls, roof, etc.
• Minor Alteration: Construction of structural alterations to a shed or detached garage, or non-structural changes to the walls, roof etc. of a primary structure (new windows, changing siding material).

Applications for Major & Minor Alterations

• submit a completed Development Permit Application: General (see below for form), along with the required application fee, as specified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Description
Any version of natural resource extraction or quarrying activity.

Applications for Mining or Quarry

• submit a completed Development Permit Application: Mining / Quarry (see below for form), along with the required application fee, as specified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Description
Installation of new signage.

Applications for Signage

• submit a completed Development Permit Application: General (see below for form), along with the required application fee, as specified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Description
A temporary use of the land for a period of less than two years. Also includes temporary permits for a period of less than 7 days.

Example
Event tents, Temporary Work Camps, Skid shacks.

Applications for Temporary Permits

• submit a completed Development Permit Application: General (see below for form), along with the required application fee, as specified in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.

When requested by the client, a development officer will meet to discuss development proposal and identify what applications and information may be required for the development. The development officer will

• receive and review all applications to determine their completeness
• consider and forward variance applications, along with a recommendation for approval or refusal, to the Board of Variance for their consideration
• consider and forward Zoning Bylaw amendment applications, along with a recommendation for approval or refusal, to Council for their consideration
• consider and forward subdivision, consolidation, or boundary adjustment applications, along with a recommendation for approval or refusal, to Council for consideration
• refer development permit applications
  •  to any City department or any federal, territorial, or other agency or body deemed appropriate by the development officer, to obtain comments on the application   
  • to the Heritage Advisory Committee (HAC) for consideration and recommendation on heritage aspects when required
• refer development permit applicationsto Council for approval if
  • the development officer does not agree with the recommendations of the HAC 
  • the development is in a heritage management area when, for heritage conservation purposes, the development projects into a required rear or side yard by more than 10% of the required rear or side yard, or exceeds maximum height, density, or floor area ratio 
  • the development includes an encroachment upon a public roadway or right of way
• consider and decide upon development permit applications (unless referred to council for approval) and will
  • grant permission; 
  • refuse permission; 
  • grant permission with conditions; or 
  • defer making a decision on application for a period not exceeding 60 days from date of the application
• within five working days after a decision on a development permit application, send a notice of the decision by regular mail to to the applicant
• An applicant aggrieved by the decision of the development officer may appeal to Council within 30 days of the date of the decision.
• Appeal applicants shall be limited to the original development permit applicant and landowner.
• Council shall within 60 days of receipt of an appeal grant permission, refuse permission, or grant permission with conditions.

• When a development permit has been approved, the permit shall not be valid until the decision is issued in writing by a development officer and shall not be valid until the conditions of the permit, save those of a continuing nature, have been fulfilled.
• A development permit issued in accordance with the notice of decision is valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issue.
• A development officer may grant an extension of the effective period of a permit prior to the expiry of the permit; the effective period shall not exceed 12 months and the development officer may only grant such an extension once. 
• When a development permit expires, a new application is required. Such application shall be dealt with as a first application and the development approving authority shall be under no obligation to approve it on the basis that a previous permit had been issued.