When You Need a Permit vs When You Do Not: The Risk of Guessing Wrong
The most expensive permit mistake is not pulling a permit when you need one. The close second is pulling the wrong permit, too late, after drawings, budgets, and schedules have already hardened. In Ottawa, both errors usually show up the same way: sudden delays,...
Zoning Constraints that Change Design: Setbacks, Height, Lot Coverage, Parking, and What Must be Understood Early
Zoning is not a paperwork step you deal with after you fall in love with a design. In Ottawa, the by-law rules around setbacks, height, lot coverage, and parking often define what is physically possible on a property long before drawings feel “real”. If those...