Development Inspections (Reviews)
Either at the beginning or the end of the project, MWPD will send an inspector out to review the development for placement and that what was developed is what was applied for in the permit application.
PLEASE NOTE: A minimum of 24 Hours Notice is required when booking inspections (weekend not included);
- If the work is not ready for inspection or you need to cancel, please contact the MWPD office as soon as possible;
- It is the responsibility of the APPLICANT to arrange for all inspections.
- The MWPD assumes no responsibility for inspections that were not scheduled.
- Inspections may be performed at random as determined by the Inspector.
- This list is not all-inclusive. There may be additional inspections required at the discretion of the Building Inspector.
Building Inspections
The Mid-West Planning District (MWPD) is to be notified at each of the following stages of construction, as applicable:
- Excavation & Footing / Pilings Prior to Concrete;
- Foundation Wall Structural Reinforcing or Thickened Edge Slab Reinforcing;
- Preserved Woof Foundation Before & After Damp Proofing (Engineer’s Inspection also Required);
- Foundation Grade Beam Structural Steel;
- Damp Proofing, Drainage Tile & Stone (7 Days Cure Time for Concrete - Minimum Time Before Backfill Inspection);
- Building Structure Framing & Rough-Ins for Plumbing, Ventilation & Electrical
(Doors, Windows, Shingles & House Wrap in Place) *Shop Drawings Must Be On Site or Submitted Prior to Inspection*; - Under Basement Floor Plumbing Rough-In, Tile Leaders & Sump Pit;
- Insulation & Air-Vapour Barrier (Main Floor);
- Soil Gas Barrier & Interior Drainage Stone;
- Foundation Frost Wall Framing, Insulation & Vapour Barrier;
- Pre-Final, Interior Operations, Finishes & Life Safety (Incl. Fire Stopping) Prior to Occupancy or Public Showing;
- Final - Exterior Weathertight Finished & Grading (Incl. Eavestroughs, Downspouts & Leaders in Place).
PLEASE NOTE: A minimum of 24 Hours Notice is required when booking inspections (weekend not included);
- If the work is not ready for inspection or you need to cancel, please contact the MWPD office as soon as possible;
- It is the responsibility of the APPLICANT to arrange for all inspections.
- The MWPD assumes no responsibility for inspections that were not scheduled.
- Inspections may be performed at random as determined by the Building Inspector.
- This list is not all-inclusive. There may be additional inspections required at the discretion of the Building Inspector.
Fire Safety Inspections
The Planning District shall administer the Manitoba Fire Code and associated regulations on behalf of its member municipalities. Our Fire Safety Inspections include reviewing and inspecting the whole building and all its protection equipment and systems. We do not do specific equipment testing. The areas we review/inspect include but are not limited to:
- Exterior of the building
- Exits
- Ensuring correct equipment in place and is tested by certified professionals
- Mechanical rooms and equipment
- Housekeeping and storage
- Fire separations
- Occupant safety
- Interior finishes
- Electrical
- Emergency Planning
- Records Management
Types of buildings requiring fire inspections include:
Every 12 months (Annual) Inspections:
- Daycares
- Personal Care Homes
- Elderly Persons Housing
- Residential Care Facilities
- Hospitals
Every 36 months (3-year) Inspections:
- Public and private schools
- Licensed premises
- Hotels / Motels
- Recreation centres (arenas, curling rink, community club, etc.)
- Restaurants located in a building that contains 1 or more dwelling units.
Every 24 months (2-year) Inspections:
High hazard occupancies - F1 occupancy classification
- Dust producing activities
- Grain elevators
- Air drying and heating seed
- Seed cleaning
- Husking, pulverizing, crushing and milling seed
- Cereal mills
- Feed mills
- Flour Mills
- Bakery plants
- Wood operations
- Logs to wood products
- Paper processing plants
- Furniture and cabinet manufacturing
- Window and door frame plants
- Manufactured homes
- Truss and glulam plants
- Bulk plants for flammable liquids
- Bulk storage warehouses for hazardous substances
- Distilleries
- Spray painting operations
- Chemical manufacturing/processing
- Mattress factories
- Dry cleaning plant
- Lacquer factories
- Rubber processing plants
- Waste paper processing plants
- Paint, varnish and pyroxylin product factories
Inspections will be billed after the initial inspection as per the MWPD Fee Schedule By-Law.
The Mid-West Planning Board has decided that our fire inspectors will not handle hospital inspections. Those will need to be contracted out.
If you have a private business that falls into one of the types of buildings/businesses that require an inspection, please contact us to get on the inspection list.
Requested Inspections
Outside of inspections related to a building permit that are conducted during regular business hours there are requested inspections that carry associated fees. See the MWPD fee schedule.
- Inspections outside regular business hours
- When an inspection is called for on an open permit and the site work is not complete to the satisfaction of the Building Official and an additional inspection is required
- Inspection request for a building, RTM, mobile or modular home to potentially be moved into the district
- Older Building inspections potentially to be moved.
Penalties
The following are subject to Penalty Fees in accordance with the MWPD’s Fee Structure By-Law:
- Any Building, Structure or Land Use that is commenced prior to the appropriate permits being obtained.
- Where the work is not ready for the time of the scheduled inspection.
- Where project deficiencies result in repeated inspections by the inspector.
- Where the work has been covered and the inspector is unable to perform the required inspection. (this may also require invasive structural inspection at the applicant/contractor’s expense)