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Home Renovation, Addition or New Construction

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Looking to develop your basement? Renovate your existing home? Constructing a new home on your existing property? This project guide is designed to help walk you through the redevelopment process and provide additional resources and support for your project. 

Residential Dwelling Addition, Alteration, or New Construction

How to apply for your permit:

Find your Zoning Designation & Zoning District

Development regulations vary depending on the zoning designation of your property. Search for your property on the Development Portal map, and make note of your Zoning Designation.

Find your Residential Zoning District using the Digital Zoning Bylaw available at saskatoon.ca/digitalzoningbylaw or refer to the downloadable version at Zoning Bylaw No. 8770. 

Navigate to the appropriate Section and Subsection of the bylaw to review all development regulations that apply to your zoning district, such as permitted uses, discretionary uses, development standards, and landscaping requirements. Use these requirements to plan your project.

 New Home Construction & Additions

All drawings must be drawn to scale with dimensions. A complete application includes:

  1. Site plan, showing lot and building dimensions, City tree locations, curb crossings, and distances to property lines.
  2. Floor plans, showing all room dimensions, wall types, and window and door sizes.
  3. Structural Drawings, showing foundation plan (type, size, and dimensions), grade level, floor heights, and stair sections.
  4. Building Elevations, showing exterior finishes (all views), finished grade level, windows, doors, chimneys, stairs, etc.
  5. Building Cross Sections, showing building and wall sections (all construction materials), grade level, floor heights, and stair sections.
  6. Energy Efficiency Requirements for the New Homes and Additions: building envelope details and energy calculations are required for walls, attics, cantilevers and rim joists, as well as the insulation of foundation walls and basement slabs. If the building was in existence before January 1, 2019 and the addition(s) are 10 square metres (107 square feet) or less, the addition does not need to comply with energy requirements.
  7. All buildings constructed before 1990 require an Asbestos Removal Notification Form. This form indicates if any asbestos will be disturbed or removed during the work.

 Renovations and Basement Development

A complete application includes:

  1. Completion of the Basement Development Project Guide (for the development of basement) or completion of the Renovations to a Dwelling Guide (for any other type of renovation). 
  2. Site plan, showing lot and building dimensions, City tree locations, curb crossings, and distances to property lines.
  3. Floor plans, showing all room dimensions, wall types, and window and door sizes.
  4. Structural Drawings, showing foundation plan (type, size, and dimensions), grade level, floor heights, and stair sections.
  5. Building Elevations, showing exterior finishes (all views), finished grade level, windows, doors, chimneys, stairs, etc.
  6. All buildings constructed before 1990 require an Asbestos Removal Notification Form. This form indicates if any asbestos will be disturbed or removed during the work.

Apply for your Permit - saskatoon.ca/ePermitting

Track all permit and inspection activity from initial application to completion, renewal or expiration of your permit. Visit saskatoon.ca/epermitting to register your account or to sign-in to the online portal.

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