Plumbing & Septic Inspection Fee Changes

Northumberland County is considering changes to plumbing and septic system inspection fees.

We hosted a public meeting to present the proposed changes and gather feedback for consideration in the development of the final fee structure during the Economic Development, Tourism, Land Use Planning Committee meeting on October 2, 2024.

The public engagement objectives for this project:

1. Inform Northumberland County residents of the proposed changes to plumbing and septic system inspection fees, in alignment with Section 7(6) of the Building Code Act.
2. Get feedback on the proposed changes to help inform the final fee structure to be implemented into the County's Fees and Charges By-Law later this year.

Join In the conversation

• Review the full report in the October 2nd Economic Development, Tourism, Land Use Planning Committee meeting agenda
• Residents were invited to attend our public meeting on Wednesday, October 2nd to learn more about the proposed fee changes and/or to make a delegation to Committee to provide feedback.
• If you were unable to attend, you can also email the project team to submit your feedback by email by Friday, October 18, 2024.

Next steps

• After October 18th, County staff will collect and review the feedback received during the consultation period to help inform the final fee structure.
• The plumbing and septic inspections fee structure will be incorporated into the County's broader 'Fees & Charges By-Law'. This By-Law, which is updated annually, will be presented to the Finance and Audit Committee later this year for consideration.
• Please check back for updates or use the 'Follow project' button to be notified when the By-Law will be available for review.
• Once approved by Committee and Council, the updated Fees and Charges By-Law will be implemented, and the new fees for plumbing and septic inspections will come into effect.