Project template
Your preparation checklist
Use it as a working list. The final submission still needs to match your actual scope and the City’s current requirements.
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What to do next
- Measure the structure
- Confirm location and setbacks
- Check conservation/MTO constraints
- Apply when the size trigger applies
Official sources behind this page
Brock states that sheds greater than 15 m² require a building permit.
The application information includes a site plan with setbacks and septic location where applicable.
Conservation and MTO clearance are examples of other approvals that can depend on the property.
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The main guide keeps the permit trigger, zoning questions, documents, fees, timing and next steps together.
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