Street occupancy permits

A street occupancy permit is required for any use within the City’s right-of-way unless you are working under contract with the City of Guelph. You must obtain a street occupancy permit before you occupy any part of the City right-of-way. The right-of-way includes the paved area of the road, the boulevard and the sidewalk/multi-use trail. There are three (3) types of permits:

For utility works

• Required when a regulated utility company plans to do work on the City right-of-way to install, repair, or access their infrastructure

For site servicing works

• Required when a contractor who is working for a developer, builder or consultant plans to do work on the City right-of-way
• This work must be already approved through a site plan, building permit, mechanical permit, or other process
• If a deposit is already part of the existing approval process, a damage deposit is not required with this application
• If a Water Commissioning Plan is required, please use the Watermain Commissioning Plan Template for Contractors (MS Word .docx)

For miscellaneous works

• Required when anyone plans to occupy the City right-of-way in any way other than those described under the two types of permits mentioned above
• Examples: temporary material storage (e.g. gravel), operation of construction equipment, cranes, disposal bins or mobile storage units, hydro excavation work, landscape work, driveway apron work, facade work, etc.
• A damage deposit may be required

Fees

The permit fee for site serving works is $110, this amount is typically taken from the existing project deposit, for example, from the building permit or site plan approval. There is no permit fee for utility works. The permit fee for miscellaneous work is $110, in addition, some types of miscellaneous works require a damage deposit. The following table explains what amount will be required with your application: