The Municipality has a planning program and planning by-laws, several extracts from which are available by clicking on the appropriate links. These by-laws regulate construction, repair and renovation of buildings, cutting trees, subdivision, shoreline development, etc. For more information, please call the building and environment inspector, Mr. Stephen Nicholson, (819) 843-2388, or email at stephen.nicholson@municipalite.austin.qc.ca.
Permits and certificates
If you wish to renovate or enlarge your home, cut trees, carry out work on the shoreline, put in a swimming pool or build a shed, don't forget that you must first obtain a permit! You must speak to Mr. Stephen Nicholson, building and environment inspector before beginning work, to arrange a meeting. Please call (819) 843-2388. Once all the documents required are presented, plan on a delay of up to 30 days while the documents are studied before the permit is issued.
— Building By-law 01-271
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| Requirement for certificate |
Delay in issuing |
Fee |
Nullity |
| Demolition or removal of a building |
30 days |
$15 principal building
$5 secondary building |
12 mo. |
| Moving a building to another site |
30 days |
$15 |
6 mo. |
| Repair of a building |
30 days |
$15 plus 1$ per $1000 complete |
6 mo. |
| Change of use or purpose of an immovable, including the construction of a new road, or development of a golf course |
30 days |
$10 |
6 mo. |
| Construction, installation and modification of a sign unless a certificate is not required |
30 days |
$10 |
3 mo. |
Work carried out on the shoreline of lakes and
bodies of water (including land fill and excavation
but excluding work and salvage of logs) in
compliance with the Zoning By-law, as well as the
installation of docks and boat lifts (By-law 03-297) |
30 days |
Docks and boat lifts, $10
Other, $15 |
6 mo. |
Installation of a swimming pool and digging of an
artificial pond |
30 days |
$10 |
6 mo. |
Installation of a septic system (new or
replacement) and for catchment of underground
water (By-law 03-297) |
30 days |
$25 |
None unless site conditions are modified after the certificate is issued. |
| Commercial tree-cutting |
30 days |
Salvage cut: $25
Other: less than 10% of the parcel: $10
10 - 20% of the parcel: $25
More than 20% of the parcel:
Less than 20ha: $100
20 ha and more: $100 + $10/ha additional
|
24 mo. |
| Installation of a temporary sale kiosk or stand |
30 days |
$0 |
6 mo. |
| Work and salvage of logs in a lake or water
course (By-law 03-297) |
30 days |
$50
|
Outside of the period May 1 to Oct. 31 in the year the permit was issued |
Zoning
— Zoning by-law, extracts 01-269
— Zoning map [3 Mb] - Acrobat Reader 7.0
— Siting standards
Subdivision
Minimum area and dimensions of lots and parcels of land
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| Zones |
Area m2 (ft2) |
Width m (ft) |
Width along the front line or facing the body of water or lake |
Depth m (ft) |
| Agricultural |
| A-1 à A-7 |
100 000 (10 ha)
(24.7 acres) |
250 (820) |
250 (820) 1c
By-law 01-281 |
----- 1d, 1e |
| Agro-forestry |
AF-1 à AF-10
By-law 03-294 |
12 000
(129 171) |
150 (492) |
150 (492) 1c
By-law 01-281 |
----- 1d, 1e |
| Rural forestry |
| RF-1 et RF-6 |
12 000
(129 171) |
150 (492) |
100 (328) 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| RF-2 à RF-5 |
8 000 (86 114) |
100 (328) |
100 (328) 1c
By-law 01-281 |
----- 1d, 1e |
| Rural |
| RU-1 et RU-2 |
12 000
(129 171) |
150 (492) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
RU-3 à RU-7, RU-9, RU-10, RU-11
(By-law 04-307) |
6 000
(64 586) |
50 (164) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| RU-8 |
10 000
(107 643) |
50 (164) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| Seasonal-residential |
RV-1, RV-5 et RV-13
(By-law 04-312) |
4 000
(43 057) |
50 (164) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
RV-2 et RV-12
(By-law 03-294) |
8 000
(86 114) |
50 (164) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| RV-3 |
6 000
(64 586) |
50 (164)> |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| RV-4 |
12 000
(129 171) |
150 (492) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| RV-6, RV-8 et RV-10 |
10 000
(107 643) |
50 (164)> |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| RV-7et RV-11 |
5 000
(53 821) |
50 (164) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| RV-9 |
4 500
(48 339) |
50 (164) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d, 1e |
| Recreation |
| RE-1 |
12 000
(129 171) |
150 (492) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d,1e |
| Recreo- touristic |
| RT-1 |
12 000
(129 171) |
150 (492) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d,1e |
| RT-2 |
3 000
(32 293) 1a |
30 (98) |
----- 1b, 1c |
----- 1d,1e |
| RT-3 |
4 000
(43 057) |
50 (164) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d,1e |
| Local urban |
UL-1, UL-2
(By-law 04-307) |
3 200
(34 446) 1a |
50 (164)
(By-law 04-307) |
----- 1b,1c |
----- 1d,1e |
| Redevelopment |
| Rdév-1 |
40 000
(430 571) |
100 (328) |
----- 1c |
----- 1d,1e |
| Park |
| P-1 et P-2 |
----- |
----- |
----- |
----- |
Note: For the most recent information about the planning by-laws, please be sure to check with the municipal inspector. The information presented here might have been amended and not yet made official.
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