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WHEN DO I REQUIRE A BUILDING PERMIT?

Projects that DO Require a Permit
Projects that MIGHT NOT Require a Permit
(but must still comply with zoning requirements)

  • Construction of a New Building
  • Installing pool heaters
  • Addition of a carport, garage, porch or room(s) to an existing building
  • Painting and decorating
  • Construction or finishing of rooms in a basement or attic
  • Landscaping
  • Any structural work, including alterations to interior partitions or the installation of new sky-lights, windows or doors
  • Fencing
  • Addition of dormer(s)
  • Eaves-troughing
  • Enclosing a porch or deck
  • Minor repairs to masonry
  • Addition of a deck to an existing home
  • Small sheds under 10 square meters (or 100 square feet)
  • Raising or excavating under a house to provide a basement or foundation
  • Kitchen or bathroom cupboards without plumbing
  • Constructing or installing detached accessory buildings such as garage, shed or playhouse larger than 100 square feet (or 10 square meters)
  • Free-standing satellite dishes
  • Installation of a firecplace and other heating applicances including the replacement of furnaces, ductwork and chimneys

  • Installation of central air conditioning

  • Installation of siding, brick or other exterior wall coverings

  • Installation or re-installation of insulation, air/vapour barrier and/or drywall

  • Replacing or installing plumbing, including repair or installation of an on-site sewage system

  • Damp proofing or waterproofing foundation walls including installation of weeping tile

  • Installing a ramp or elevating device

  • Change of use to provide for occupancy of an existing building

  • Repairs or renovations

  • Replacement of exterior doors or windows

  • Re-shingling a roof

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December 2007
 

 
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