After getting a building permit in St. Catharines, you must book inspections during different phases of your construction project. The permit will list the inspections that are required. If we see deviations from what is set out in your permit and our by-laws during an inspection, our staff will take actions to gain compliance to the required by-laws.
Booking an inspection
Please contact our Building Services Division, Planning and Building Services Department at 905.688.5601 ext. 1660 and make sure to call at least 48 hours in advance.
We do the following inspections:
- Footings, piers, and slabs on grade before pouring concrete
- Foundation prior to backfilling
- Framing and structural
- Plumbing
- Heating and ventilation
- Insulation and vapour barrier
- Fire and life safety
- Exits
- Occupancy
- Final
For private sewage systems, approvals, and inspections, please visit the Niagara Region Public Works department.
Property inspections
We inspect properties to enforce by-laws related to the Ontario Building Code. Property standards inspections include:
- Boarding up of vacant buildings
- Removal of waste and hazardous conditions
- Requirements for structural, heating, electrical, plumbing, cleanliness and storage
- Yard rubbish, garbage, litter and debris
- Excessive growth of grass, weeds and bushes
- Damaged or decaying trees and bushes
- Brush that pose safety hazards to vehicles, trailers, machinery and appliances
Please contact us if a property or construction project does not meet our by-law requirements.