Non-residential exterior alterations

• Applicable Law Form
• Commitment to General Review
• Letter of Use

The site plan must include the following:

• Scale (metric only)
• Direction (North arrow)
• Municipal address
• Legal description (lot and plan numbers)
• All existing buildings and accessory structures labelled “existing”
• Proposed construction (hatch and label “PROPOSED” in capital letters)
• Dimensioned property lines
• Overall building dimensions
• Rights-of-way and easements
• OBC Matrix

Parking

• Location of parking areas
• Setback to adjacent property line(s)
• Surface treatment
• Typical parking space dimensioned
• Typical accessible parking space dimensioned
• Aisles dimensioned

Set backs

• Setbacks from all property lines to all new and existing structures

Site statistics

• Lot area
• Lot frontage
• “Gross floor area (GFA) Non-Residential” figure (meters squared) with breakdown of each floor
• Number of parking spaces required and parking rate
• Number of parking spaces provided
• Number of accessible parking spaces required

The key plan must:

• Indicate the unit number and location
• Indicate the project area in relation to the rest of the building and the occupancies of any adjacent units (a combined Site Plan/Key Plan may be provided)

These drawings must:

• Identify the use and size of all rooms and spaces
• Specify existing and proposed construction/demolition work,
• Identify all existing and proposed fire separations, partition and door schedules
• Show all necessary construction details for proposed construction including fire-rated assemblies

These drawings must:

• Provide design criteria, construction details and specifications for all proposed structural modifications required as a result of a change of use or new construction

These drawings must:

• Provide distribution system plan including unit location and specification, duct size and volume, fire dampers and fire stop flap locations
• Include heat loss/heat gain calculations

These drawings must:

• Provide existing and proposed fixtures and a drain plan indicating the pipe size if changes to existing or additional plumbing are proposed

These drawings must:

• Provide the location of all required exit signs and emergency lights.
• Show where the building is equipped with a fire alarm system
• Provide a complete layout designed by an electrical engineer

This plan must:

• Show proposed changes to existing rooms or layouts (hydraulic calculations where applicable)

These drawings must:

• Be designed in compliance with NFPA 96, applicable to all commercial cooking facilities

Elevations are required for each side of the project. They must include the following information:

• Title and scale
• Grade level
• Existing and proposed work
• Finished floor levels
• Exterior wall cladding, finishes and flashing
• Sizes and location of windows and doors
• The percentage of glazed areas relative to exposed building face calculations