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Partial Occupancy of Unfinished Building Applicant Guide
Published by City of Richmond Hill
This is the City of Richmond Hill’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- City of Richmond Hill
- Also called
- Partial Occupancy Applicant Package
- For
- owner
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 3
- Window
- A minimum of 10 business days from the time the application is submitted
- Submit to
- Customer Service counter at 225 East Beaver Creek Road or via the City's permit portal (Building – Partial Occupancy)
- Instruments
- Ontario Building Code Division C, Article 1.3.3.1 · Building By-law, 19-24 (Schedule A, Table 3.5)
Overview
Richmond Hill's applicant guide to partial occupancy of an unfinished building under Ontario Building Code Division C, Article 1.3.3.1. It explains the scope of an occupancy request for entire floors, part of a floor on a colour-coded floor plan, or part of an underground parking garage, then the proposed occupancy date, general review reports, contacting building and fire inspectors, the application and its fee under Building By-law 19-24, inspections and the partial occupancy certificate. The Occupancy Checklist and Application to Occupy Unfinished Building are separate.
What it covers
- Occupancy Permit Requirements
- Scope of Occupancy
- Occupancy of Entire Floor(s)
- Occupancy of Part of a Floor
- Occupancy of Underground Parking Garage
- Occupancy Date
- General Review Reports
- Applying for an Occupancy Permit
- Contacting Inspectors
- Application
- Inspections
- Occupancy Permit
- Other Applicant Information Documents
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