Business Licenses

Residents are reminded that any contractors that they have doing work for them that are not local must have business licenses to perform work within the Town.  Property owners are responsible for ensuring that their contractors obtain all required licenses, failure to do so may result in the property owner having to pay these charges.

Building Permits

Pursuant to Town of Blaine Lake Bylaw No. 8-1998, all persons in the Town of Blaine Lake intending to construct, erect, place, alter, repair, renovate, demolish, relocate, remove or change occupancy of any building within the Town are required to apply for a Building Permit and a Development Permit.

When do I need a Building Permit?

New construction such as houses, commercial or industrial buildings, garages, shed’s over 100 square feet, and fences. 

Renovations that involve major structural changes such as basement finishing, additions to your home or business and deck or garage construction.

When a building is being moved into Town.

How much will a building permit cost?
The cost of a building permit is based on the value of construction.  The charge is $3.00 per $1,000 of construction value plus a $25.00 administration fee.  There is no fee for fencing construction permits.

What am I paying for when I get a building permit?
Your building permit charges pay for the initial review of your plans by the Town’s building inspector, as well as subsequent building inspections that the Building Inspector will be conducting.  After each inspection, you will receive a written inspection report.

What do I need to provide to the Town when applying for a building permit?

1. Completed Building and Development permits.
2. A set of blue prints (not applicable for fencing permits)
3. A scaled site plan that indicates all current buildings and their distances from the property lines and the proposed new building or addition.

When can I start to build?

Construction can begin after the plans have been returned from the building officials and the Building Permit picked up and paid for from the Town Office.  Any construction that begins before this time may be subject to a Stop Work Order and if building officials find any deficiencies in the construction the owners will be responsible to remedy these shortfalls at their own expense.

• Building Permit Form (MS Word Doc)
• Development Permit (MS Word Doc)

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Landfill Hours

Summer Hours    

April 1st to Sept. 30th
Tuesday – 3 – 8 p.m.

Wednesday & Saturday
10 a.m. to noon & 1 – 4 p.m.

Winter Hours

Oct. 1st to March 31st
Tuesday – not open

 Wednesday and Saturday
10 a.m. to noon & 1 – 4 p.m.

Flatten cardboard boxes
Please remember to flatten cardboard boxes before putting them into the recycle bins.  By flattening the cardboard we can put twice as much material into the recycle bins.  If we don’t flatten the boxes it defeats the purpose of recycling because the Loraas Disposal truck has to come out when the bin is only half full to empty it!