Tel: 416 989 8900
Email: info@permitworks.ca
Address: 3575 14th Ave Unit 18 Markham, ON L3R 0H6
Permit Works helps Markham homeowners, contractors and business owners prepare permit-ready drawings, review zoning requirements, coordinate required consultants and organize building permit applications for submission through the City of Markham’s ePLAN system.
The City of Markham’s Building Standards division reviews building permit applications for construction, demolition, additions, renovations, structural alterations, changes of use and other regulated work. Whether a permit is needed depends on the project scope, existing conditions and applicable law.
Markham requires building permit applications to be submitted electronically through ePLAN. The submission generally includes application forms, drawings, supporting documents and applicable approvals suited to the project. Markham’s permit guides identify typical requirements for different application types, but not every project needs the same plans or consultant input.
Zoning and other applicable laws should be considered before the permit package is finalized. Markham conducts a pre-screen of uploaded material against its submission standards before the file proceeds as a permit application. During plan review, municipal staff may provide mark-ups or comments and request revised drawings or documents through ePLAN.
Permit Works can review the proposed work, prepare architectural permit drawings, coordinate structural or mechanical consultants where needed, and organize the application material. If municipal comments are issued, we can review them, update our work where required and help prepare a coordinated resubmission.
Markham zoning regulates matters such as permitted land and building uses, building size, height and location, setbacks, lot coverage, parking and other property-specific standards. These requirements can affect additions, decks, accessory structures, basement entrances, additional residential units and commercial projects.
Markham’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2024-19 is in force across most of the city, subject to remaining site-specific appeals, mapped exclusions and applicable transitional provisions. The property address, interactive zoning information, applicable schedules and exception provisions should therefore be checked together.
Reviewing zoning early helps determine whether the proposed use and building form fit the applicable rules before detailed permit drawings are completed. Markham also offers a Zoning Preliminary Review service for certain low-rise residential, multiple-residential and non-residential proposals.
If a proposal does not comply, the appropriate response depends on the property and the specific issue. The design may be revised, or an additional planning or zoning process may be needed. Not every project requires a minor variance, and zoning compliance should be assessed individually.
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Permit Works supports residential and commercial permit projects throughout Markham, including Markham Village, Unionville, Thornhill, Cornell, Milliken and surrounding communities. Projects may include basement alterations, additional residential units, additions, decks, structural changes, tenant improvements and changes of use.
Property conditions vary across the city. Established neighbourhoods, newer subdivisions, mixed-use centres, employment areas and commercial plazas can be affected by different zoning provisions, site-specific exceptions, lot conditions and existing approvals. Heritage considerations, grading, tree protection, conservation authority requirements or other applicable laws may also be relevant to some properties and scopes of work.
Each project should be reviewed using its address and a clear description of the proposed work. Permit Works can examine the available information, identify likely zoning and permit considerations, and outline the drawings, consultant coordination and submission steps that may apply.
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