Project definition
Property information, intended work and municipal requirements are confirmed.
Building permit drawings and engineering.
Coordinated drawings and engineering for residential and commercial work, carried from first review through municipal comments.
What a complete permit package may need.
A permit is rarely just a drawing. Structure, life safety, zoning, mechanical systems, electrical service and plumbing can all shape what the municipality needs to review.
Kernel brings those requirements into a coordinated direction so the package is clear before it reaches the plans examiner.
Selected permit projects.
Examples of the drawings, site conditions and engineering decisions involved in different project types.
How permit work moves forward.
The exact deliverables depend on the project and municipality, but the direction stays disciplined from start to finish.
Site review
Existing conditions are measured, photographed and assessed in context.
Coordinated design
Structural, architectural and building-system requirements are resolved together.
Permit drawings
The submission set is prepared with the required design information and schedules.
Municipal review
Plans-examiner comments are tracked and addressed with the project team.
Construction support
Clarifications and engineering review continue where the approved scope requires them.
Structural design begins with the existing load path.
Openings, additions, underpinning, new levels and equipment loads begin with an accurate understanding of the existing structure.
What a permit package can include.
The written proposal identifies the exact disciplines and deliverables required for the project. A coordinated package commonly includes the following.
Existing conditions
Site measurements, available records and drawings that establish the building before the proposed work.
Architectural drawings
Site or floor plans, elevations, sections, layouts, assemblies and schedules needed to describe the intended work.
Structural design
Foundation, framing, member, connection and alteration drawings supported by the calculations required for the scope.
Building systems
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings, equipment information and schedules where those disciplines are triggered.
Code and zoning information
Applicable zoning, occupancy, life-safety, energy and Ontario Building Code information coordinated into the submission.
Review support
Responses and revised drawings for municipal comments that relate to the agreed design scope.
Permit services by project type.
Each scope is assembled around the code path, approval authority and systems touched by the work.
Renovations and additions
- Rear, side and second-storey additions
- Load-bearing wall alterations
- Basements and secondary units
- Decks, porches and exterior structures
Commercial and restaurants
- Tenant fit-outs and interior alterations
- Restaurant kitchens and exhaust coordination
- Occupancy and life-safety changes
- Equipment support and service upgrades
Zoning and change of use
- Zoning review and applicable-law coordination
- Change-of-use permit packages
- Existing-building documentation
- Support through municipal comments
Mechanical systems
- Heating, cooling and ventilation design
- Commercial exhaust and make-up air
- Equipment selection and layouts
- Coordination with architectural plans
Electrical systems
- Power, lighting and service design
- Panel and equipment schedules
- Emergency and life-safety coordination
- Permit-ready electrical drawings
Plumbing systems
- Water, sanitary and vent layouts
- Fixture and equipment coordination
- Commercial kitchen requirements
- Integration with mechanical design
Ready to plan the permit work?
Municipal approval remains the authority’s decision. Our role is to prepare a complete, coordinated submission and respond clearly when the plans examiner needs more information.
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