Guides for Toronto permit site plans.
How to draw the site plan the City asks for, the rules for decks, sheds, fences and trees, and what each one is based on. Every guide names the City page or by-law clause it comes from.
Guides
- How to draw a site plan for a Toronto permitStep by step: scale, lot lines from your survey, buildings, setbacks, the zoning summary, driveway, then sign and send.
- Deck rules in TorontoWhen a deck needs a permit, how high its floor can be, and how far it may reach into your yard setbacks.
- Toronto site plan checklistEach item the City asks a site plan to show, and which ones the lotmara PDF covers.
Free tools
- Toronto lot size by addressLot area, every lot line, depth and buildings for any Toronto house lot, in metres and feet, with the zone label in plain words. Free.
- Do I need a permit? (Toronto)Shed, garage, deck, retaining wall or solar: answer two or three questions and get the City’s own rule back.
- Shed and garage rules (Toronto)How tall, how far from the lot lines and the house, and how big a shed or detached garage can be, from the zoning by-law. Type your numbers and see what fits.
- Fence height check (Toronto)The tallest fence allowed where yours goes: front yard, back yard, corner lot, beside a driveway or a street.
- Building near a tree (Toronto)Is the tree protected, and how far must a shed, deck or pool stay from it? Measure the trunk and see.
From the blog
- A 15 m² shed with no permit can still break the zoning rulesToronto’s permit page and its zoning by-law use different numbers for sheds. A worked example of a shed that passes one and fails the other.
lotmara isn’t made by or connected to the City of Toronto. Rules change: check the source before you build.