Minor Work Permit and Agreement Requirements
Fees and Process for Applications
Application fees are $315.50 (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 (include detailed contact information and project scope)
- Minor Work Permit and Agreement Application Form (signed and completed)
- For basic minor works, please use this Minor Works Permit and Agreement Application form
- For work within proximity to sensitive utilities (e.g. fuel lines, large sewer mains, high-voltage lines and high pressure gas lines), please use this Minor Work Permit and Agreement Application form
- *Note: The only difference between the above noted forms is the insurance requirements.
- Design Drawing of Proposed Work (1:250 scale)
- Example Plan: Sample Test Hole Location Plan
- Traffic Control Permit number (if applicable)
- If the work requires a Traffic Control Permit, please apply directly through the Traffic Department. View submission requirements »
- Once a case number is assigned, please include this reference number in 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) - Pavement 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
