Straight answers
Do you need a permit for a garden suite in Surrey?
Yes. A garden suite is a self-contained dwelling, and Surrey requires a building permit like any other home. Surrey permits garden suites on many single-family lots, with requirements covering lot size, siting, and servicing, and BC's small-scale multi-unit housing legislation has pushed municipalities, Surrey included, to enable more homes on single-family lots.
01 — The longer answer
What the Surrey permit process actually involves
Permits are usually the longest step in the project and vary by application. Once permits are in hand, the factory build runs in parallel with your site and foundation work, so the home is set and finished on-site in a fraction of the time of a stick build.
Our factory is in Surrey, so this is home turf: we review your lot's zoning and servicing before design begins, free, and provide the certified drawings and documentation the city asks for. The permit is issued in your name; we make sure the package behind it is right.
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