Residential building permits

• permit fee: $0.37 per square foot or $95 (minimum)
• rebate fee: $250 (automatically refunded when the final building inspection is approved)

• process guide - interior alterations

• application form
• schedule 1 form, completed by a qualified designer or homeowner
• Project Information: Residential

• window and door sizes
• room names
• kitchen and/or bathroom layout
• location of stairs, furnace, etc.
• new wall construction
• location of existing ducting or overhead beams
• ceiling height

• permit fee: $95

• application form

Show these items on your site plan:

• dimensions of the deck
• distance from the deck to the property lines
• other structures in the area (example: shed, pool)

• building centre drawings or hand drawn to scale and dimensioned

Plan view showing

• posts
• floor joists
• beams
• stairs
• landings

Side view showing

• height of deck and guard

Under the Ontario Building Code, you can install wooden guards or railings.

If you want to install anything other than wooden guards or railings, you need to include the package of details from your supplier.

• 5/4” wood decking
• all other decking products require approval and documentation, please send us an email to learn more

• details, elevations, layout and span tables

• permit fee: $1.07 per square foot
• rebate fee: $250 (automatically refunded when the final building inspection is approved)

• application form
• schedule 1 form – completed by the listed homeowner or a qualified designer
• energy efficiency design summary (performance)
• energy efficiency design summary (prescriptive)
• Project Information: Residential

If the addition is 25% or more of the existing building’s heated area:

• schedule 1 form – HVAC qualified designer

Show these items in your site plan:

• property boundaries
• existing building(s)
• other structure locations (example: shed)
• proposed location of the addition
• dimensions and distance to the property lines of the proposed addition

Floor plans

• note and size all structural elements such as floor joints, rafters, beams, columns, lintels, and footing pad sizes
• window/door locations and width and height
• room names including finished basements
• stair location and direction, cabinets and fixtures (fridges, stove, sinks, etc.)
• show Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Detector
• dimensions of interior and exterior walls and overall dimensions
• provide floor area totals in square feet for each level including basement
• deck plan and guard details (if applicable) 

Elevations

• show size and location of existing window and door openings
• label wall cladding and roofing material
• show finished grade
• show footing and foundations below grade (broken lines) including steps in foundation

Wall sections and details (cross-section)

• show materials to be used on section
• provide construction notes for:
  • exterior and interior wall assemblies
  • all floors assemblies
  • roof / ceiling assemblies
  • footings and foundation
  • weeping tile and damp proofing
• locate finished grade, dimension grade to exterior cladding
• dimensions for all floor heights
• details for:
  • items that are not typical and/or clarify construction
  • examples – plans view for unique stair, guards, deck connection to house, section of cathedral / vaulted ceiling

Other information

• truss layout drawings (if applicable)
• pre-engineering floor joist layout drawings (if applicable)

• permit fee: $95

• pool enclosure application form
• Project Information: Residential

Show these items on your site plan:

• location and configuration of the proposed pool
• distance to all property lines and existing building
• fence locations which confirm compliance with the fence bylaw and includes the type of construction 

• when installing a pool, consider other bylaws and policies around grading, zoning and fences
• review the pool enclosure requirements
• visit our backyard pools and hot tubs page to learn about pool draining

If you live in a newer subdivision, your property may have an infiltration gallery. To find out if your property has an infiltration gallery and where it might be located call us at 519-741-2312.

If you either uncover or damage an infiltration gallery when installing a pool, there may be repairs or relocation required. As the homeowner, it is your responsibility to contact a contractor to assess the damage to the infiltration gallery and/or relocate it somewhere else on the property. These infiltration galleries are important to the overall Stormwater Management design of the subdivision and must remain in functioning order.

If you have any questions, call 519-741-2406.

• permit fee: $1.07 per square foot
• rebate fee: $500 (automatically refunded when the final building inspection is approved)
• development charges
• other fees such as a damage deposit fee and a stormwater management fee may apply. Please see our webpage for a more detailed explanation  

All documents and drawings must be submitted in PDF format. When uploading the permit requirements, please combine related documents into files when applying. All forms should be in one document with drawings in another document.

• permit application
• schedule 1 designer information form (one for HVAC and one for house design)
• heat loss/heat gain calculations
• mechanical summary form
• energy efficiency design summary (performance) or energy efficiency design summary (prescriptive) (when drawings do not include this as a matrix)
• site grading plan
• one set of software generated drawings

Drawings must be fully dimensioned, drawn at minimum 3/16"= 1'-0" and note all sizes and types of construction materials to be used and their respective locations, finishes to all walls, ceilings and floors and all existing and proposed fire separations. We do not accept scanned drawings.

• truss layout drawings
• sewage system design
• schedule 2 – sewage system installer information form
• lot grading plan
• foundation plan
• floor plans
• framing plans
• roof plans
• building elevations
• sections and details
• pre-engineered floor joist layout drawings

All submitted drawings must be prepared by either the owner, or prepared and reviewed by a qualified designer, architect, professional engineer or a combination. Some drawings must be designed by a professional engineer when the design falls outside of the prescriptive requirements of the Building Code.

The Building Code requires qualified, registered designers, who review and take responsibility for design activities, to include the following information on documents submitted to a chief building official or registered code agency:

• name and building code identification number (BCIN) of the registered firm
• statement that the qualified person has reviewed and taken responsibility for the design activities
• name, BCIN and signature of the qualified person

• permit fee: $95 per bay
• rebate fee: $250 (automatically refunded when the final building inspection is approved)

• application form
• schedule 1 form, completed by a qualified designer or homeowner
• Project Information: Residential

Show these items on your site plan:

• location of the proposed carport or attached garage
• dimensions and distance from proposed structure to property lines
• other structures in the area (example: deck, pool)

Plan view

• window and door sizes
• floor, wall and roof construction
• connection to existing structure (only if attached)

Front and side view

• height of structure
• exterior materials

• carport details

• building a carport guide

• permit fee: $95 per accessory building or per bay of garage
• rebate fee: $250 (for garages only, automatically refunded when the final building inspection is approved)

• process guide - detached garage or accessory structure (other than a shed)

• application form
• Project Information: Residential

If the proposed structure is larger than 592 square feet, you need a schedule 1 designer form. You will need to complete the drawings with a qualified designer.

Qualified designers need to include their:

• name
• BCIN #
• designer statement
• signature on the plans
• completed schedule 1 form

Show these items on your site plan:

• location of the proposed accessory building or garage
• dimensions and distance from building to property line
• other structures in the area (example: deck, pool)

Plan view

• window and door sizes
• floor, wall and roof construction
• connection to existing structure (only if attached)

Front and side view

• height of structure
• exterior materials

• detached garage and shed – floating slab
• detached garage and shed – cross-section
• detached garage and shed – mudsill anchorage

• permit fee: $95 per shed

• process guide - shed

• application form
• Project Information: Residential

If the proposed shed is larger than 592 square feet, you need a schedule 1 designer form. You will need to complete the drawings with a qualified designer.

Qualified designers need to include their:

• name
• BCIN #
• designer statement
• signature on the plans
• completed schedule 1 form

Show these items on your site plan:

• location of the proposed shed
• dimensions and distance from shed to property line
• other structures in the area (example: deck, pool)

Plan view

• window and door sizes
• floor, wall and roof construction
• connection to existing structure (only if attached)

Front and side view

• height of structure
• exterior materials

• detached garage and shed – floating slab
• detached garage and shed – cross-section
• detached garage and shed – mudsill anchorage

• permit fee: $0.37 per square foot of finished space (or $163 minimum)
• rebate fee: $250 (automatically refunded when the final building inspection is approved)

• process guide - duplexes
• guide to a successful inspection - duplex

• application form
• schedule 1 form, completed by a qualified designer or homeowner
• Project Information: Residential

If you're installing a separate heating system:

• schedule 1 designer information form - completed by HVAC qualified BCIN designer
• heat loss/heat gain calculations

• entire property with dimensions of lot lines
• all existing and proposed buildings
• existing and proposed entrances
• external building features such as chimneys, window sills, hydro meters, and heating/cooling/ventilation equipment, etc
• setbacks to all lot lines
• easements
• existing and proposed driveway
• required parking spaces
• 1.1m wide unobstructed walkway from principal entrance to street
• location and depth of window wells, including any required escape windows
• stairs and access ramps

• window/door sizes – include glass area
• room names
• kitchen/bathroom layout
• stair, furnace, etc. location
• location of any existing walls and ceilings – indicate existing construction
• new wall/ceiling construction
• new beam sizes and supports
• location of existing ducting or overhead beams
• ceiling height
• location of proposed separation between units

• window/door locations
• room names and locations
• stair, furnace etc. location
• new wall construction

• permit fee: $95
• rebate fee: $250 (automatically refunded when the final building inspection is approved)

• application form
• schedule 1 form, completed by the listed homeowner or a qualified designer

Plan view – for the floor level where the wall is being removed

• direction of the existing floor joists span
• new beam sizes and supports
• distance measure from the new beam to the next wall or beam that is supporting the floor joists (for each side of the beam)

Plan view – for all floor levels above and below the floor where the wall is being removed

• direction of the existing floor joists span
• all existing beams below the new posts from above and their sizes and post locations
• distance measured from the existing beam to the next wall or beam that is supporting the floor joists (for each side of the beam)

• removing a load-bearing wall guide

• permit fee: $95 (per residential suite)
• rebate fee: $250 (automatically refunded when the final building inspection is approved)

• application form
• schedule 1 form completed by BCIN HVAC designer
• heat loss/heat gain calculations (prepared by BCIN designer or professional engineer)

• permit fee: $95

• application form
• minor demolition agreement form

Where, in the opinion of the Chief Building Official or Inspector, a demolition site presents a hazard to the public, the Chief Building Official or Inspector may require the owner to erect fences to fully enclose all areas of the site which prevent a hazard.

• permit fee: $95
• rebate fee and engineering fee may be applicable

• application form
• demolition agreement form
• demolition tracking sheets with all sign-offs completed

• pre-grading plan, prepared by a professional engineer or an Ontario land surveyor
• post-grading plan, prepared by a professional engineer or an Ontario land surveyor