Whitchurch-StouffvilleBuilding PermitsSecond Suites

Second Suite Step Guide

Published by Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville

This is the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville’s document, as published on its website on 16 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type
Guide
Published by
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Also called
Second Suites Building Process Step Guide
For
homeowner
Building types
Houses
Pages
1
Agencies
Building Services Division · Clerk’s Department · Electrical Safety Authority
Covers note
Each checklist heading is printed as a full sentence; these are its opening words, as printed.

Overview

The Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Building Services Division's one-page Second Suite Step Guide, linked from the Second Suite Permits page. Its two checklists, to construct a new second suite or legalize an existing one, name in order the documents each involves: the Application for a Permit to Construct, Schedules 1 and 2, the Applicable Law Declaration and Plumbing & Drain Declaration, a survey showing three parking spaces, plans, a septic review report, fees and inspections, then registration with the Clerk's Department. The legalize list adds a professional's report and doubled fees.

What it covers

  • To CONSTRUCT a new Second Suite
  • To LEGALIZE an existing Second Suite
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