Municipality of Highlands East

The following items shall accompany an application for a building permit.

Site Plan

• Site Plan showing location of building and septic system on lot, and also showing distances to the property lines, Front Yard Setback, Side Yard (both sides) and Rear Yard.
• Location to other buildings on the lot.
• Location to Hydro Lines or any other hazards on the lot.
• Entrance to the Lot.
• When difference in Municipal records, Ownership of property is required.
  

Building Plans

• Two sets of Scaled drawings
• Foundation Plan: example showing footing sizes, pier footings, locations, laminated beam sizes and floor joist size and spacing etc.
• Floor Plan: example showing room sizes, locations, exterior, interior wall thickness, door sizes, window sizes, chimneys and ventilation system etc.
• Cross Section: example showing foundation depth, foundation type (block or solid concrete etc.), foundation damproofing, foundation drainage, foundation slab, footing sizes, sill gasket, anchor bolts (spacing), joist size, subfloor size stud sizes and spacing, insulation, vapour barrier, interior, exterior finishes, roof type, sheeting, shingles and venting etc.
• Copy of TRUSS DRAWINGS from manufacturer.

Other Requirements

• HALIBURTON, KAWARTHA, PINE RIDGE DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT copy of the Site Inspection Report for a Sewage System, when required.
• Entrance Permit from the Municipality of Highlands East Roads Department, County of Haliburton or the Ministry of Transportation when required.
• Any Permit required by any other authority.
• Payment of Fees

Please note that any application which is not signed by the owner, and is signed by another authorized person, it shall be accompanied by a letter of authorization signed by the owner.

Any difference found in the Front, Side, or Rear setbacks by the Chief Building Official may result in an Application for a Building Permit being refused or revoked, until the Plot Plan is corrected.

Download file: application_building_permit.pdf

Download file: 2010.03.09_agenda.pdf

Council would like to extend an invitation to interested parties such as local businesses, realtors, arts and culture, sports and recreation, genealogy and farmers market groups to attend a meeting to discuss potential funding opportunities with the different ministries and ways and means of promoting the municipality as the ultimate tourist destination, the place to live, and the place to develop businesses and investment opportunities.

Meeting will be held at the Lloyd Watson Centre in Wilberforce on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 7:00pm.

The Municipality of Highlands East will again use the alternative voting system “Vote-by-Mail" for the 2010 municipal election. This alternative voting method was successfully used in the 2000, 2003 and 2006 municipal elections and was found to be very efficient and yielded a high voter turnout.

Vote-by-Mail eliminates polling stations, advance polls and proxy voting. It transforms every mailbox into a ballot box. Voting is as easy as mailing a letter. Vote-by-Mail kits will be provided to every person who qualifies to be an elector.

How To Cast Your Vote
In addition to using Canada Post Mail, electors may drop off their Return Voting Envelope at the following locations during their regular office hours, Mondays through Fridays as follows:

Cardiff Sub-Office
2778 Monck Road between 9:00am and 3:30pm

Gooderham Post Office
1032 Gooderham St. between 9:00am and 5:00pm

Wilberforce Municipal Office
2249 Loop Road between 9:00am and 4:30pm

After Hours Drop Off Locations
You may also drop off your Return Voting Envelope after regular business hours at the following locations:

Gooderham Post Office
The drop off box is the large red mailbox located at the front of the building.

Wilberforce Municipal Office
The drop off box is located at the front of the building next to the main entrance.

Important Dates
If you are an eligible voter you will receive your Vote-by-Mail kit the week of September 27, 2010 and the deadline for your Vote-by-Mail kit to be returned is October 16, 2010.

Download file: 2010_general_information_for_voters.pdf

Download file: 2010.02.09_minutes.pdf

Download file: newsletter_2010_february.pdf

The following nomination papers have been filed as of February 10, 2010 but have not yet been certified:

Ward 4 Candidate:  Gary Stoughton - Box 22, Wilberforce, Ontario K0L 3C0 

Ward 4 Candidate:  Joan Barton - RR1, Tory Hill, Ontario K0L 2Y0  

The 2nd regular Council meeting in February has been canceled.  There will be no meeting on February 23, 2010.

Download file: 2010.02.09_agenda.pdf