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The Backyard Suite Feasibility Checklist
Before you pay a designer, find out whether your lot can actually take a suite. Eighteen checks in the order that matters — starting with the one lot line that decides your entire rulebook, and the two blockers that aren't in the zoning by-law at all.
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All 5 steps
- Run the lane test first — one lot line decides which rulebook, which setbacks, and which access rules apply
- Check the emergency access route before you pay for a design — it isn't in the zoning by-law
- Find out whether your existing garage was built with a permit — relief depends entirely on it
- Settle the development charge question in writing before you apply, not after
- If you're buying a house with a suite, title-search for a deferral agreement you'd be assuming
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