Your detached garage permit package.

The drawings

The drawings your project needs depend on your answers and your municipality. Here is what each one shows and why it matters.

• Site plan. Your lot with the garage placed on it, showing setbacks, lot coverage and access from the lane or street.
• Garage floor plan. Size, door and window locations, slab and wall layout.
• Garage elevations. Each side of the garage with height, roof pitch, doors, windows and exterior finishes.
• Construction details. Slab and foundation, wall framing, roof framing based on your supplier's truss layout, and fire separation where required.

Every step we handle

1. Information collection and initial zoning review

• We review your Real Property Report (RPR) or survey, photos and project details.
• We check the zoning bylaw that applies to your property: setbacks, lot coverage, height and use.
• We confirm which permits your project needs and flag anything that could trigger a development permit.
• For existing work and interior projects, our technician visits to measure and photograph what is there.

2. Drawings

• We prepare every drawing listed below, to the standard your municipality expects.
• You receive a draft to review and approve before anything is submitted.
• One round of revisions is included.
• Our team checks the package internally before it goes to you, so the municipality has fewer questions.

3. Permit submission and management

• We prepare the application forms and upload everything through the municipal portal.
• We coordinate payment of the municipal fees.
• We answer the municipality's questions and handle requested changes, with your approval.
• You get a weekly update from your project manager until the permit is issued.
• When your permit is issued, we send it with the permit conditions explained and step by step instructions for booking inspections.

What we need from you

• Your RPR or survey plan
• Garage size, wall height, roof pitch and siding
• Door and window locations
• Your supplier's engineered truss layout and the beam run for the garage door, which come with the garage package you buy from your supplier