Property & Engineering Information Requests

Engineering Records

• Engineering Records Requests

  To acquire Engineering Records, please complete the Engineering Records Request Form​.

  Please contact ServiceBarrie@barrie.ca or 705-726-4242 for water and sanitary service drawing requests

  Please be sure to add only one area request per form. Once your completed Records Request Form is received, staff will add your information into our Engineering Records Request Index, assist you with this request for records, and inform you once the records are ready to view and purchase.

  Please note this index allows for records assistance on a first-come first-served basis, and it is the City's our mandate to respond to engineering record requests within ten business days.

  Submit a Records Request Form

• Engineering Records Submissions

  After receiving approval for the records from City Project Managers, the Engineering Records Submission Form (PDF) must be completed and all digital and mylar records should be provided to the Engineering Records Coordinator at Engineering.Records@barrie.ca. 

  Please note submitted records must comply with the City's:

  • As-built Drawing Submission Processes
  • Record Submission Standards and Guidelines
  • Records Naming conventions.

  All the details of these digital and mylar record submission requirements are outlined within the form. If not in accordance with these requirements, the form cannot be accepted by the City.

• Control Monument Network

  Control Monument Location Sheets

  • Combined Monument Sheets – Download (ZIP)
  • Horizontal Monument Sheets – Download (ZIP)
  • Vertical Monument Sheets – Download (ZIP)

  Note: Monument values can be obtained from the COSINE database

  View the Control Monument Map

  Survey Control Specifications and Requirements for Land Development

  • Integrated Control Survey Specifications (PDF)

• Zoning Compliance Letter Requests

  A Zoning Compliance Letter provides information the City may have ​with respect to the status of zoning on a property. This includes Zoning Designation and By-laws Pertaining to the Planning Act. Zoning Compliance Letters do not include Building Permit Record Information, such as Building Code Orders or status of permits. 
   
  To obtain a Zoning Compliance Letter, please complete the Zoning Compliance Letter Request Form ​and submit payment (as per the City of Barrie Fees By-law) to Service Barrie. ​

• Permitted Use Letter

  A Permitted Use Letter is written confirmation of the zoning and permitted uses at a subject property. The letter is often requested by a business owner to confirm their proposed business is permitted on a specific property. The letter does not confirm compliance with any other regulations set out in the Barrie Zoning By-law. 
   
  If you require a Permitted Use Letter, save time and apply online using APLI. To apply in person, please complete a Permitted Use Letter Request Form and submit payment (as per the City of Barrie Fees By-law) to Service Barrie. ​

• How to Conduct a Building Records Search

  Building Permit Records can be requested for viewing and copying; however, it is not guaranteed that all records are available. For security reasons, the building and architectural plans for specific types of buildings (i.e. city facilities, banks, religious buildings, etc.) will not be made available.

  To conduct a building records search, you must submit:

  • Building Services Department Document Request Form (PDF)
  • Proof o​​f Ownership (driver’s licence, health card, passport, or photo id showing address) OR a signed Owner Consent Form (PDF) / Letter from the Property Owner
  • Retrieval Service Fee Payment as per the City of Barrie Fees By-law​
  • All above items, in person ​to: City of Barrie, Service Barrie, 1st Floor, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON, L4M 4T5, Mon-Fri-, 8:30am – 4:30pm. The Copyright Act All terms and conditions of the Copyright Act apply to the use of record(s).
• Search Process

  The following are key items you will need to know regarding the process:

  • The results of the search do not impact the cost of the search; the retrieval fee is non-refundable (even if no records are produced). 
  • Technical staff will contact the resident.  Please note that timelines will vary based on the scope of the search. ​Upon retrieval, the Building Department will contact the Requester advising that the records are ready for viewing at City Hall.
  • ​​There may be specific records that are required to be requested under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If this process is applicable, you will be notified.
• Building ​Compliance Letter Requests

  A Building Compliance Letter provides information the City may have ​with respect to the status of building permits on a property. This includes B​​uilding Code Orders and the status of permits. To obtain a Building Compliance Letter, please complete the Building Compliance Letter Request Form​ (PDF) and submit payment as outlined in the document.

• Land Surveys

  To obtain a copy of a land survey, please visit the Land Surveyors of Ontario website. ​