Fill Permits

Common Fill Bylaw exemptions include:

• The placing or dumping of soil on lands for the purpose of lawn dressing, landscaping or adding to flower beds or vegetable gardens, provided that:
  • No more than 30 centimetres of soil is placed on the land.
  • The elevation of land is not changed within 1 metre of any property line.
  • There is no change in any natural watercourses, drainage, ditches or swales.
  • Materials added meet or exceed the parameters of Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act.
• The placing and dumping of fill to return to the existing grade and elevation when removing a structure that has received a demolition permit.
• The alteration of an aggregate site of a licensed pit or quarry as per the Aggregate Resources Act.
• The alteration of a site that has a valid building permit and has received site plan approval.

• Fill permit application form
• Site Alteration Plan (Schedule B of Bylaw 2018.64)
• Certification of the source of the fill
• Fill Management Plan (Schedule C of Bylaw 2018.64)
• Applicable fees
• All applications for more than 10,000 cubic metres require a public meeting