VERT / GREEN
Project meets standards and is not subject to qualitative review: proceed with normal permitting.
Variance, design review and discretionary planning approval
Identify before final design whether the project is as-of-right or must pass through a variance, design review or another municipal approval.
JAUNE / YELLOW
Heritage/sensitive or design-review area: integrate criteria before freezing façade, massing or siting.
ROUGE / RED
A variance is not a right or a way around a prohibited use; obtain the decision before irreversible work.
Project triage
What the professional checks
- Read regulation, criteria and eligibility of the mechanism
- Adapt siting/architecture and prepare the municipal submission
Official sources
Sources checked: 2026-08-22. Always confirm local rules and the applicable edition.
Manage the project through closeout
V19
Edge systems to integrate into the project
V19 covers interfaces that become important when multiple home systems interact.