Second unit (basement apartment)

• Applicable Law Form
• Application to Register a Second Unit
• Schedule 1 Designer Information

The site plan must include the following:

• Scale (metric only)
• Direction (North arrow)
• Municipal address
• Legal description (lot and plan numbers)
• Existing buildings and accessory structures labelled “existing”
• Dimensioned property lines
• Overall building dimensions
• Rights-of-way and easements
• Landscaped areas and hard surfaces such as driveways and walkways

Site statistics

• Lot area
• Lot frontage
• Lot coverage (meters squared and percent)
• Gross Floor area (total and per floor)
• Area of second unit

Driveway and walkways

• Driveway width
• Driveway surface treatment
• Dimension of any walkway attachment width to driveway

The floor plan must include the following:

• Direction (North arrow)
• Title and scale
• Use and size of rooms and spaces
• Interior and exterior dimensions, including door and window sizes
• Legend indicating which existing walls are to remain, which are to be demolished and which are proposed
• Structural framing indicating the size, type, grade, spacing, direction of span and location of all structural members (studs, joists, beams, columns, posts and lintels)
• Location of required smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
• Location of existing and proposed plumbing fixtures labelled accordingly
• Floor drains and ventilation provisions
• Section marks
• Location of existing and proposed air supply and return grills

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
• Roof overhang and dimensions
• Roof shape, slope and finish
• Rain water leaders and eavestroughs
• The percentage of glazed areas relative to exposed building face calculations