Guide to Occupying Unfinished Buildings

Overview

The City of Markham's Guide to Occupying Unfinished Buildings as linked from its Building Permit Forms page, where it is titled Occupancy of Unfinished Buildings. It covers authorization to occupy a building, or part of one, before completion under Division C, Part 1 of the Ontario Building Code: the scope of occupancy by dwelling unit or area, the scheduled date, general review reports, occupancy conditions and a flow chart of the request. The 'Application to Occupy an Unfinished Building' form closes it, with completion criteria and partial occupancy permit fees.

What it covers

• Building Code Requirements
• Owners' Responsibilities
• Scope of the Occupancy
• Scheduled Date of the Occupancy
• General Review Reports
• Occupancy Conditions
• Application to Occupy an Unfinished Building
• Scope of Partial Occupancy Requested
• General Review Report Status
• Construction Completion Status
• Payment and Issuance of Partial Occupancy Permit