Build on Your Property
Building permits are required for:
- new building or structures on your property like a house, garage, swimming pool or mobile home
- recreation rooms, secondary suites or fireplaces in your home
- parking lots
- repairs that change or affect the structural nature of a building/structure
- the demolition, repair, alteration or addition to an existing building or structure
- the move of an existing building or structure (read about overdimensional moves under Roads & Traffic)
Building permits are NOT required for:
- fences
- sidewalks
- driveways
- cabinetwork
- painting or decorating
- play structures
- repairs using similar or same materials that do not affect any mechanical work
- accessory buildings that are less than 10 square metres in area, provided the building does not create a hazard. However, this accessory building must conform to zoning regulations.