Posted on
November 21, 2019
by
Heather Cleveland
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Do you have an existing secondary suite that is not currently on the City of Calgary's Registered Secondary Suite list?
If your answer is yes, then you may want to seriously consider legalizing it before June 1, 2020, because the City will have a new approach to illegal secondary suites.
Why Now?
There are two good reasons. First, until May 31, 2020, the City is discounting and waiving fees and using the current Building Code. Any existing suites submitted for approval after June 1, 2020, no discounts will apply, and the new building code will be affected (National Building Code - 2019 Alberta edition). One of the significant changes in the new building code is that secondary suites a dedicated heat source, such as a furnace, for each unit = $$$
The second reason is that as of June 1, 2020, the City of Calgary will be actively pursuing illegal suites that are not on their registered list. ...