Renovations, Infill, And Custom Building
Additional time is needed to apply for a building permit. Applications are circulated for review amongst various City departments, such as transportation, urban forestry and heritage, which may provide contradictory comments on the same application. While this process is supposed to take 20 days, it often ends up taking much longer. All told, it can take as long as a year for a project to go through the entire approval process with the City of Toronto.