Heritage Permits and Clearances

Heritage Permit

Properties located within Heritage Conservation Districts (HCD) and Individually Designated Properties are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

A Heritage Permit is required for any work that changes the appearance of these properties.  This includes the entire property and any additional structures located within.

              

A Heritage Permit is obtained through a successful Heritage Review.

Large and Complex Buildings

Large and complex buildings are defined as:

  • All assembly, industrial and high hazard industrial occupancies
  • All buildings greater than three storeys in building height, or greater than 600 square metres in building area

 

The City’s Building Inspectors can discuss the various stages of construction requiring inspection and the types of reports that will be submitted to the City.

 

High-rise Residential Buildings

Designer requirements

All drawings submitted for building permit applications are required to be prepared and reviewed by a qualified designer, architect or professional engineer or as outlined in the Ontario Building Code.

 

All drawings prepared by an architect or professional engineer must be sealed, signed and dated. A general review, where required by the Ontario Building Code, is to be conducted during construction by an architect or professional engineer.

Small Buildings

Not all stages of inspection will apply to every project. Please call the Building Standards department to clarify which stages of construction require inspections.

 

The inspection categories below apply to small buildings:

  • That are a maximum of three storeys in building height
  • That are a maximum of 600square metres in building area
  • That do not include assembly, institutional or high hazard industrial occupancies

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