What Projects Require a Building Permit?
Under the Ontario Building Code Act, a building permit is required for the construction of a new building, an addition, or alteration of any building or structure which results in a building area of over 10 square metres (approximately 108 square feet).
The following is a list of typical projects that require a permit:
- A deck that is adjacent to or attached to the house and its walking surface is more than 600 mm (24 in.) above the adjacent grade
- An elevated deck providing principal access to a building
- A deck that is independent from the house (e.g. is in the middle of the yard) and has a walking surface greater than 10 square metres (approximately108 square feet) in area and its walking surface is more than 600 mm (24 in.) above the adjacent grade
- Attached or detached garages and sheds
- Installation of solid fuel appliances (i.e. woodstoves and fireplaces)
- Sunrooms, solariums and porches
- Alterations to a plumbing system (except replacing fixtures)
- Structural foundation repairs
- Demolition
- Interior and exterior structural alterations, such as,
- adding or removing walls, i.e., creating different room sizes and/or uses
- one and two storey additions
- new windows where there were none before
- enlarging or relocating a window or door
- finishing a basement
- Installation of cleanouts and backwater valves
- Conversion from septic to sanitary sewer
- Livestock buildings
- Equipment storage buildings
- Silos
- Manure storage structures (exclusion – earthen)
- Riding Arena
- Cover all type structures (fabric / hoop)
- Installation of solar collector systems mounted on a building having a face area equal to or greater than 5 m² (“face area” shall include the aggregate area of all panels or modules either in a series or an array).
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