Roads and Sign Permits

Establishing entrances, transporting heavy loads, placing signs or billboards or temporarily obstructing and/or holding events on or along county roads all require permits.

Entrance permits

You will need an entrance permit if you are making or changing a property entrance on a County road.

Fees that may apply
Classification	Fee	Deposit	Total
Residential	$225.00	$500.00	$725.00
Field	$225.00	$500.00	$725.00
Commercial	$300.00	$500.00	$800.00
Mutual/Shared	$300.00	$500.00	$800.00
Temporary	$225.00	$500.00	$725.00
Update ownership	$75.00	0.00	$75.00

Your deposit is refundable when your entrance is completed.

You can apply for an entrance permit via the Permit Central App.

Oversize/overweight trip permit (OD permit)

You will need an OD permit if you are transporting any vehicle and load combination on a County road in excess of the limits set by the Ministry of Transportation.

An OD permit is required if your vehicle and load is greater than:

Length of 23 m
Width of 2.6 m
Height of 4.15 m

Fees that may apply
Class	Cost
Single Trip	$75.00
Annual Trip	$400.00

Apply for an annual OD permit via the Permit Central App

Apply for a single OD permit via the Permit Central App

Road occupancy permit

You will need a road occupancy permit if you are doing any work that temporarily blocks or occupies a portion of a County road or road allowance. There is no fee for low-impact requests.

Apply for a permit for an event in right-of-way via the Permit Central App.

Apply for a municipal consent permit via the Permit Central App.

Apply for a permit to work in our right-of-way via the Permit Central App.

Sign permits

You will need a sign permit to put up or alter an advertising sign along a County road.

Field advertising signs (billboards) are only permitted on the following roads:

County Road 1 (Gelert Road)
County Road 3 (Glamorgan Road)
County Road 14 (Haliburton Lake Road)
County Road 21
County Road 48 (Dyno Road)
County Road 121
County Road 503
County Road 507
County Road 648 (Loop Road).

Please note that new field advertising permits are not being issued at this time.

Fees that may apply
Classification	Initial Fee	Administration Fee	Total	Annual Renewal
Field	$7.50 / m²	$150.00	Minimum $300.00	$150.00
Location	$7.50 / m²	$150.00	Minimum $300.00	none
Commercial/business 30 cm fingerboard 40 cm fingerboard	$150.00 $175.00	none	$150.00 $175.00	$150.00
Cemeteries Places of worship	$150.00 $175.00	none	$150.00 $175.00	none
A-Frame	$155.00	none	$155.00	$100.00
Special – banners etc.	$100.00 per event	none	$100.00	none
Decorative Municipal Identification Display	None, but permit required	none	0.00	none

Apply for a permit to erect a sign in our right-of-way via the Permit Central App.

Apply for a permit to erect a sign adjacent to our right-of-way via the Permit Central App.

Special events permit (Rail Trail)

You will need a special events permit if you are holding an event on the Haliburton County Rail Trail. Your permit does not allow for exclusive use of the trail. There is no fee for this permit.

Download Special Events Permit Application (PDF)

Contact us!

If you require further information on the permit process please contact our Public Works Staff