Deck, porch or balcony

• Applicable Law Form
• Schedule 1 Designer Information

The site plan must include the following:

• Scale (metric only)
• Direction (North arrow)
• Municipal address
• Legal description (lot and plan numbers)
• Existing buildings and accessory structures labelled “existing”
• Proposed construction (hatch and label “PROPOSED”)
• Dimensioned property lines
• Overall building dimensions
• Rights-of-way and easements
• Landscaped areas and hard surfaces such as driveways and walkways

Set backs

• Setbacks from all property lines to all new and existing structures

Site statistics

• Lot area
• Lot frontage
• Lot coverage (meters squared and percent)
• Description or breakdown of what is included in coverage

The floor plan must include the following:

• Direction (North arrow)
• Title and scale
• Structural framing indicating the size, type, grade, spacing, direction of span and location of all structural members (joists, piers, beams, posts and lintels)
• Section marks
• Soil bearing capacity
• Size, thickness and material specifications of foundation

The roof plan must include the following:

• Roof slopes
• Roof space ventilation
• Location of skylights and surrounding framing
• Size, grade and spacing of roof rafters, roof joists (if cathedral or flat), ceiling joists, collar ties and ridge supports for conventional roof framing
• When applicable, spacing and direction of span of engineered roof trusses
• Location of girder trusses and beams
• Building Designer’s statement of roof truss system coordination with architectural/structural drawings

Elevations are required for each side of the project. They must include the following information:

• Title and scale
• Grade level
• Existing and proposed work
• Finished floor levels
• Vertical dimension of guards
• Roof overhang and dimensions (if applicable)