Minor Work Permit and Agreement Requirements
Fees and Process for Applications
Application fees are $308 (no GST, non-refundable) payable in the Engineering Department, 4th Floor, City Hall.
The Minor Work Permit and Agreement is required when any individual or firm wishes to do work in or abutting a street, boulevard, alley, sidewalk, park, terrace, or other property controlled or owned by the City (including right-of-ways).
The Minor Work Permit and Agreement Application Form is to be completed if the work projects include geotechnical or environmental investigation on City land, installations, repairs, maintenance and investigation of a test pit, monitoring well, borehole, vacuum-hole, minor excavation or any other non-intrusive work on City property.
A complete application package should include (but is not limited to) the following:
- Cover Page including detailed contact information and project scope
- Signed and dated Minor Work Permit and Agreement Application Form
- Test Hole Location Plan (see example)
- Traffic Control Permit number (if applicable)
- If the work requires a Traffic Control Permit, please apply directly to the Traffic Department and provide the permit number within the Minor Works Permit application package.
- Other (as requested by Environmental Services Division)
Decommissioning Requirements:
- Backfill & Pavement Restoration Requirements - Special attention should be given to Master Municipal Construction Document (MMCD) - Pavment Restoration and Master Municipal Specifications Section 31 23 01 Clauses 3.6.6 and 3.6.7. Hot-mix asphalt patching is required for all pavement restorations.
- Well/boreholes and Vacuum Holes Decommissioning Procedure