Permission for Wet bar in Basement in Brampton

7/30/2019 at 1:16:38 AM

I don't believe the City can tell you you're not permitted to have a wet bar; the dividing line is always stove or no stove. The most they should be able to do is make sure your plumbing and electrical satisfy Code, and periodically inspect your home to see that it's not being used as a separate suite. If you happen to be a follower of Mike Holmes's series, you can see how this works when he does basement developments in Ontario which is no different than here in Alberta.

With regard to the back yard entry you haven't said whether this was something the previous owner did as well; if so this is something the City could find very objectionable and ask you to return to original.

7/30/2019 at 7:33:38 AM

Good morning,

From my experience you should not have to remove the cabinets or anything else, except maybe a stove and hoodfan. The building department will likely want to make sure it's not an apartment, as you mentioned. So, if you're submitting plans for a permit make sure you do the following: don't call the space a kitchen anywhere on the plans but call it a wet bar or servery, make sure there is no stove or hoodfan on the plans or in the space. If anyone asks, make sure they know the space is for personal use as a recroom with a wet bar. We do most of our building in Dufferin County and I have little experience with Brampton (so I could be wrong with this advice) but I wouldn't tear anything out until specifically told to by the building department people.

Good luck

Paul

7/30/2019 at 10:06:26 AM

Thanks Ian & Paul

The separate entrance was also made by previous owner. I asked him about the construction and he said that separate entrance was done to the code but without taking permit. The motive for getting a separate entrance was because his old aged father used that basement for certain activities. prior to construction of separate entrance, the only entrance and exit from the basement was a door from the kitchen of the main floor.

he said, if there is a fire in the kitchen on the main floor, his old aged father wont be able to fastly climb the stairs and move out of the house avoiding the fire in the kitchen on the main floor. Neither his father was capable of throwing himself out of the egress window.

So he cut open a separate door in the basement which allows the person inside basement to move out of the building rightway in case there is a fire.

7/30/2019 at 6:34:48 PM

The basement exit as well as the other basement alterations will require all permits starting with development as you probably know already.

It's possible that because of the basement exit your neighbors will receive notification from the development department and will be given an opportunity to object to the development (if the city doesn't tell you outright that it wont be accepted).

3/13/2020 at 7:54:22 AM

I want to advise you pot filler pot filler . We have one installed above our plate, and no, no sewer for the floor.

Oh, our pot filler has two valves, one on the wall and the other on the end that swivels over the pots and pans. Very comfortable! My wife didn't see the need when I wanted to install it, but now she sees how convenient it is.