Make it concrete
Examples
- Missing drawings can keep an application from being complete.
- A required zoning or applicable-law approval can affect completeness.
- A complete house application in Ontario is subject to a 10-day Building Code review timeframe when the statutory criteria are met.
Related terms
Building permit
A municipal approval required before certain construction, alteration, demolition or change-of-use work can proceed. The permit review checks the proposed work against the Ontario Building Code, local zoning and other applicable law.
Applicable law
Requirements outside the Ontario Building Code that must be satisfied before a building permit can be issued when the Building Code identifies them as applicable law.
Zoning Applicable Law Certificate
A Toronto preliminary review of submitted plans used to confirm zoning and other applicable-law compliance before a building permit application is treated as complete.
Official sources
Ontario — Building permits
Open official source Toronto — Building Permit Review Streams
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