I was recently at a community meeting where adjustments to zoning by-laws were being decided. Typically, these meetings last 2-3 hours and many files are heard. This meeting however was different. A developer was looking to subdivide a lot into two 50-foot residential lots in an upscale neighborhood in Courtice. The community had recently spent […]
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I went into Oshawa City Hall this past week to see where things were at in regards to there new by-laws for coach houses. It turns out even though they have not yet passed the changes they have proposed to their by-laws they will accept submissions for coach houses! So what do you, need to
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More Changes Coming To Oshawa! As we mentioned in our first webinar, Oshawa has recently proposed changes to there By-laws, expected to be in effect later this year. The biggest change came with adopting the provincial mandate to allow 3-units on residential lots. However these were not the only proposed changes that we should take
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The primary thing that you will want to look at if you are going to build in stages is getting utilities into the correct locations during the initial phase of construction.
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How To Prepare The Existing Building For Your Third Unit.
The primary thing that you will want to look at if you are going to build in stages is getting utilities into the correct locations during the initial phase of construction. For a top up you should make sure that you have a 3/4” waterline run to the attic. If you would like the option of sub metering in the future, the line should make it’s way directly to the water meter.
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Planning an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) involves several stages, and it’s
essential to have a guideline in each step to carefully ensure a successful
outcome. When property owners begin their ADU projects without planning,
they often run into unforeseen issues and costs down the road and sometimes,
these things are enough to kill the project altogether, and that is precious time
and money down the drain.
Here are some of the typical stages in planning your ADU..
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