Building Permits in Whitchurch-Stouffville
The permit guides and documents DocHub holds for building permits in Whitchurch-Stouffville, each taken from the municipality’s own pages.
Permit guides
- New house and addition permitsYou need a building permit to build a new house of up to three storeys, or to put an addition on an existing house.
- Apartment and stacked townhouse permitsYou need a building permit to build a new apartment or stacked townhouse building, or to make interior alterations to an apartment or stacked townhouse building.
- Residential alteration permitsYou need a permit if you are making alterations to the inside of your house, including interior alterations to replace a load bearing wall with a beam.
- Second suite permitsYou need a building permit to add a second suite within an existing house, and once you have an approved permit, you need to register your secondary suite with the Town.
- Pre-approved additional residential unit designsHomeowners can choose from up to four pre-approved ARU designs, free of charge, and must still comply with the Town's Official Plan and Zoning By-law and obtain a building permit prior to any construction.
- Basement entrance permitsYou need a permit to add a basement entrance to an existing house.
- Deck and porch permitsYou need a building permit for a deck or porch more than 600 mm above the ground.
- Sign permitsYou need a permit to install permanent signs in the Town of Stouffville.
- Garage and carport permitsYou need a permit to construct a detached or attached garage or carport on your property.
- Pool enclosure permitsYou must apply for a pool enclosure permit to build the fence that needs to enclose a pool or hot tub from neighbouring properties.
- Tent and temporary structure permitsYou need a permit to construct a temporary outdoor structure, like a tent or temporary sales office.
- Designated structure permitsYou need a building permit to construct designated structures in the Town of Stouffville.
- Commercial, industrial and institutional building permitsYou need a non-residential building permit to build any commercial, industrial or institutional building, and for exterior alterations to any non-housing building.
- Building a fenceA fence (not including a pool fence) needs no permit, but you need to request certain approvals before you can begin construction.
- Demolition permitsYou need a demolition permit if you have plans to demolish a building, including demolishing an existing house to construct a new house.