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Building Services

Manager of Building Services:   
Brant Hryhorczuk
Office Hours:    
Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
E-mail:    
Phone: 
(306) 786-1710
Fax:       
(306) 786-6880
Street Address:   
37 – Third Avenue North
Mailing Address:

Building Services Division
Planning & Engineering Department
City of Yorkton
Box 400
Yorkton, SK
S3N 2W3

What we do

In accordance with “The Uniform Building & Accessibility Standards Act 2009” the division oversees and enforces regulations for building construction throughout the City of Yorkton.  The long term objective is to ensure that construction for new buildings, additions and alterations of assembly, institutional, residential, office, retail and industrial occupancies have been designed to meet the requirements of the National Building Code and the City of Yorkton Zoning Bylaw 14/2003. 

      • Building Officials, employed and/or contracted by the City of Yorkton, are licensed under Provincial Statute.  Building Officials will provide interpretation and application of The Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act, the National Building Code of Canada, 2005 and City of Yorkton Building Bylaw 28/2002.
      • Issuance of Building Permits:
          • Applications for Building Permits are received by the Building Services division for all construction types including new construction, demolition, additions, alterations, renovations and change of use to buildings in the City of Yorkton. 
          • Building permit fees are determined and invoiced.
          • Plan review, permits issuance, site inspections, follow-up, enforcement and Final Inspections / Occupancy Permits are completed and issued by staff.

In accordance with “The Business License Bylaw No. 8/2006” the division reviews and issues business license applications.

      • Issuance of Business Licenses:
          • Enabled by governing provincial legislation the City of Yorkton undertakes to license all business activity conducted within the City.  City of Yorkton Business License Bylaw 8/2006 indicates that the basis for municipal licensing is to ensure that zoning, building code and fire code regulations have been complied with.
          • Licenses are categorized as Resident, Non-Resident, Transient Trader, Special Event and Direct Sales. 
          • Regulations and fees governing each category differ significantly.

In accordance with “The Property Maintenance & Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 17/2005” the division administers and enforces regulations for the occupancy or use of properties that do not conform to minimum standards as outlined in this bylaw.

      • Procedures include receipt of property complaint form, inspection of property, correspondence to the property owner, issuance of property standard orders and follow-up inspections to ensure necessary work has been completed.

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