Garage conversion

• Applicable Law Form
• Residential Mechanical Data Sheet
• Heat loss and duct design calculations
• Schedule 1: Designer Information
• Single Dwelling Unit Information Letter
• Water Service Pipe Sizing

The site plan must include:

• 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” in capital letters)
• Dimensioned property lines
• Overall building dimensions
• Rights-of-way and easements
• Landscaped areas and hard surfaces such as driveways and walkways

Setbacks

Setbacks from all property lines to all:

• New and existing structures
• Encroachments (porch, stairs, window wells, decks)

Site statistics

• Lot area
• Lot frontage
• Lot coverage (metres squared and percent)
• Description or breakdown of what is included in coverage
• Gross floor area infill residential figure (metres squared) with breakdown of each floor
• Garage area (metres squared)
• Area of the yard in which the driveway is located (metres squared)
• Landscaped soft area of yard where the driveway is located (metres squared and percent)

Driveway and walkways

• Driveway width
• Driveway setback to adjacent property lines
• Driveway surface treatment
• Dimension of any walkway attachment width to driveway

Other

• Air conditioner location and setback
• Window well locations and setbacks
• Dwelling unit depth

The floor plan must include:

• Direction (north arrow)
• Title and scale
• Use and size of rooms and spaces
• Interior and exterior dimensions, including door and window sizes
• Structural framing indicating the size, type, grade, spacing, direction of span and location of all structural members (joists, beams, posts and lintels, as well as engineered floor members when applicable)
• Location of required smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
• Location of existing and proposed plumbing fixtures labelled accordingly
• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) supply and return grilles, if maintaining the existing system
• Cross-section details

The roof plan must include:

• 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
• Spacing and direction of span of engineered roof trusses, when applicable
• Location of girder trusses and beams
• Building designer’s statement of roof truss system coordination with architectural or structural drawings, if applicable

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

• Title and scale
• Grade level
• Existing and proposed work
• Finished floor levels
• Vertical dimensions to the:
  • Highest ridge from the average grade
  • Eaves from average grade
  • Midpoint of the roof from average grade
• Exterior wall cladding, finishes and flashing
• Sizes and location of windows and doors
• Roof overhang and dimensions
• Roof shape, slope and finish
• Height of chimneys
• Rainwater leaders and eavestroughs
• Percentage of glazed areas relative to exposed building face calculations