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Originally Posted by kevman
Haha yeah I've read that but the brochure states:
Which leads me to believe that with the proper permitting it's possible.
I also live in a community were secondary suites are permitted so I figure there is nothing stopping me from building a "secondary suite" that I simply use myself. Except I'd rather not spend money on a kitchen above my garage. The bathroom part however could come in handy...
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To be clear I've never tried adding a second storey to a garage, but I do work on making development and building permits. A development permit is essentially an approval of design and every new building requires one. The city bylaws dictate what and where you can build something. If you go outside those rules you have to justify to them why you should be allowed to break those rules. It can be easy for small things or lot specific things. Like if something was very different about your lot that could make bending the rules reasonable. So unless your case falls into those, then I bet the city allowing a 2 storey garage would be next to nill. But like I said I have never tried.