The City of Guelph has charged itself for construction at the West End Community Centre without a permit.

The city has fined itself $1,125.00 under the Ontario Building Code Act after beginning and completing construction work at the community centre without a building permit.

The city had applied for the permit, but it had not been obtained by the time they had started the project.

According to City of Guelph officials, when they learned of the error they closed the construction area to the public and only re-opened it after a full inspection was completed and met the standards of the Building Services Department.

A building permit was then issued for a short time and then closed again following the inspections.

“The City of Guelph has always held its own facilities to the same rigourous standards as other buildings in the city,” said Scott Stewart, Deputy CAO Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise in a press release to CTV. “A violation of the Building Code Act is a serious matter. As soon as we learned of this situation the City took action to ensure the safety of facility patrons. Then we launched an investigation and responded.”

It is the city’s first fine of this type. The fine will be paid to the province.

The change room at the West End Community Centre is once again open to the public.