Building permits in Clarington

Clarington normally requires permits for raised porches or decks and normally exempts decks 60 cm or less from grade; attachment, area and other project details can still matter.

Clarington normally requires a permit for a detached accessory structure larger than 10 m² and normally exempts detached structures 10 m² or less.

Clarington normally requires a permit for partitioning a basement or adding a basement entrance, while basement waterproofing repairs are listed as normally exempt.

Clarington lists creating an apartment in a house among work that normally requires a building permit.

Clarington states that a building permit is normally required for an addition to a home.

Clarington requires permits for significant alterations and structural work while new wall/floor/ceiling finishes and some repairs are normally exempt; scope determines the result.

Clarington explicitly lists structural alterations among work that normally requires a building permit.

Clarington lists building a pool enclosure (fence) around a pool among work that normally requires a building permit.

Clarington explicitly lists carports and garages among work that normally requires a building permit.

Clarington normally requires a permit when altering or adding plumbing, while replacement plumbing fixtures and replacement furnaces are listed as normally exempt.

Clarington identifies fences as a permit topic and separately lists pool enclosures as permit work, but does not infer that every ordinary residential fence needs a building permit.

Clarington’s current permit page does not publish one residential retaining-wall building-permit rule.

Clarington requires demolition permits for buildings greater than 10 m², except farm buildings.