I'm considering purchasing a freehold town house and want to rent out the basement. I want the basement to be legal.
Can be basement be considered legal if the separate entrance is from the garage?
I guess my general question is - can we make a legal basement out of all three types of houses (detached, semi, freehold town house)?
Call the Zoning department at the City of Brampton. They will give you all the information needed.
The answer is yes. The three most important things to consider are 1/ Egress 2/ Fire safety 3/Ceiling height.
Doors and windows sizes that meet the local cities requirements , interconnected smoke detectors and ceiling heights are all spelled out in Peels conforming to legal basement apartment regulations.
Some municipalities will also you to install a smoke detector in the furnace switch safely turns off gas in the event of smoke detection.
Thank you
Mark Nazar
The Art of Renovation
In Alberta it's not permitted for the entrance to a secondary suite to pass through a garage (likely to be same in the Ontario Code).
City development regulations may not permit a secondary suite in a townhouse - parking is just one consideration.
You probably know that air cannot be mixed from one suite to another (completely separate HVAC systems).
You may have to settle for an 'in-law suite' instead (No stove).
Yes for the separate entrance from the garage and also yes to make a legal basement out of a townhouse. the only thing that you have to do is to get a set of permit drawings done right and apply for the city permit and do the work and it's done...
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