{"name":"BuildRules permit index: Stouffville","canonical_url":"https://buildrules.ca/permit-index/stouffville","generated_at":"2026-10-14T07:36:53.563Z","latest_verified":"2026-10-02","coverage":{"cities":1,"project_types":3,"city_project_answers":3,"official_source_urls":3},"methodology_url":"https://buildrules.ca/methodology","source_directory_url":"https://buildrules.ca/sources","records":[{"city":"Stouffville","city_slug":"stouffville","province":"Ontario","project":"Basement entrance / walkout","project_slug":"basement-entrance-permit","question":"Do you need a permit for a basement entrance in Stouffville?","guidance_status":"Depends on project conditions","direct_answer":"Yes. Stouffville requires a building permit to add a basement entrance to an existing house.","last_verified":"2026-10-02","official_source_count":1,"official_source_urls":["https://www.townofws.ca/work/building-and-renovating/building-permits/basement-entrance-permits/"],"buildrules_url":"https://buildrules.ca/stouffville/basement-entrance-permit"},{"city":"Stouffville","city_slug":"stouffville","province":"Ontario","project":"Deck","project_slug":"deck-permit","question":"Do you need a permit for a deck in Stouffville?","guidance_status":"Depends on project conditions","direct_answer":"A deck or porch more than 600 mm above the ground requires a building permit in Stouffville.","last_verified":"2026-10-02","official_source_count":2,"official_source_urls":["https://www.townofws.ca/work/building-and-renovating/building-permits/deck-porch-permits/","https://www.townofws.ca/work/building-and-renovating/building-permits/"],"buildrules_url":"https://buildrules.ca/stouffville/deck-permit"},{"city":"Stouffville","city_slug":"stouffville","province":"Ontario","project":"Shed / accessory structure","project_slug":"shed-permit","question":"Do you need a permit for a shed in Stouffville?","guidance_status":"Depends on project conditions","direct_answer":"A qualifying shed up to 15 m² can be permit-exempt when it is one storey, detached, storage-only and has no plumbing.","last_verified":"2026-10-02","official_source_count":1,"official_source_urls":["https://www.townofws.ca/work/building-and-renovating/building-permits/"],"buildrules_url":"https://buildrules.ca/stouffville/shed-permit"}]}