{"name":"BuildRules permit index: Cambridge","canonical_url":"https://buildrules.ca/permit-index/cambridge","generated_at":"2026-10-07T08:26:11.126Z","latest_verified":"2026-10-01","coverage":{"cities":1,"project_types":3,"city_project_answers":3,"official_source_urls":1},"methodology_url":"https://buildrules.ca/methodology","source_directory_url":"https://buildrules.ca/sources","records":[{"city":"Cambridge","city_slug":"cambridge","province":"Ontario","project":"Garage / carport","project_slug":"garage-permit","question":"Do you need a permit for a garage or carport in Cambridge?","guidance_status":"Depends on project conditions","direct_answer":"Cambridge lists attached and detached garages and carports among typical projects requiring a building permit.","last_verified":"2026-10-01","official_source_count":1,"official_source_urls":["https://www.cambridge.ca/business-building-development/building-planning/building-permits/"],"buildrules_url":"https://buildrules.ca/cambridge/garage-permit"},{"city":"Cambridge","city_slug":"cambridge","province":"Ontario","project":"Retaining wall","project_slug":"retaining-wall-permit","question":"Do you need a permit for a retaining wall in Cambridge?","guidance_status":"Depends on project conditions","direct_answer":"Cambridge lists retaining walls greater than 1 metre as permit-required depending on location.","last_verified":"2026-10-01","official_source_count":1,"official_source_urls":["https://www.cambridge.ca/business-building-development/building-planning/building-permits/"],"buildrules_url":"https://buildrules.ca/cambridge/retaining-wall-permit"},{"city":"Cambridge","city_slug":"cambridge","province":"Ontario","project":"Windows / doors","project_slug":"window-door-permit","question":"Do you need a permit for window or door changes in Cambridge?","guidance_status":"Depends on project conditions","direct_answer":"Cambridge lists new or altered windows and doors, such as increasing an opening size, among typical permit-required projects.","last_verified":"2026-10-01","official_source_count":1,"official_source_urls":["https://www.cambridge.ca/business-building-development/building-planning/building-permits/"],"buildrules_url":"https://buildrules.ca/cambridge/window-door-permit"}]}