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You must allow neighbours access to your property to carry out construction, repair or maintenance work on their own property. However, they must give you spoken or written notice, and must repair any damage caused in order to restore your property......
Read moreWhat are the Good Neighbour Practices? Obtain all required permits, including those required for use of the public way; Inform all immediate neighbours of your plans prior to undertaking the work; Protect the immediate neighbourhood, including......
Read more(Please note that the City of Westmount provides this information as a public service, does not endorse any external website and cannot be responsible for the accuracy of the information nor the quality of the services offered.) Régie du bâtiment......
Read moreAsk Hydro Westmount for an evaluation before beginning: work on a roof, an exterior façade or a chimney; work that requires the use of ladders or scaffolding; tree pruning or tree felling; construction work; installation and operation of a cra......
Read moreLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system that is recognized as the international mark of excellence for sustainable building in over 132 countries. Since 2002, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and LEED Canada......
Read moreThe guidelines entitled “Building and Renovating in Westmount” form an integral part of the by-law on Site Planning and Architectural Integration Programmes. These guidelines are applied by the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) when reviewing any pr......
Read moreAn application for authorization of a Special Proposal is limited to the following: the siting, the construction, the extension, or the renovation and redevelopment in respect of a proposal for a residential, multifamily immovable with six (6) or......
Read moreRequired documents for review: Commercial Occupancy Certificate New business, change of ownership, change of business name or modification of floor space A letter from the building owner authorizing the certificate application, if the request......
Read moreGather all mandatory documents marked by an asterisk (*): *A letter describing the scope of the proposed work; *A letter from the building owner authorizing the permit application, if the request is made by a third party; *A letter from the a......
Read morePrerequisites for application analysis: Mandatory documents are marked with an asterisk (*) *A letter describing the scope of the work; *A letter from the owner authorizing the application, if the application is submitted by a third party; *A......
Read moreDo you know the historical value of your property? Do you know the zone of your property? Did you read guideline #3 concerning roofs? Did you read the guidelines for renovating and building? Did you read By-law #1387 concerning Noise?......
Read moreRequired documents for review: A letter describing the scope of the proposed work; A letter from the building owner authorizing the permit application, if the request is made by a third party; A letter from the association of co-owners authori......
Read moreThe City has established committees responsible for heritage such as the Westmount Local Heritage Council (LHC) and the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC). Each of these has their respective mandates. Discover the City's Committees The City also......
Read moreGeneral Information For each collection, place your bin street side between 8 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m. the day of the collection. Some lanes are inaccessible to collection trucks, in which case collection is done street side. Consult the......
Read moreThe City of Westmount now has an outstanding facility that, at the time of its construction, had no equal in the world. This sports and recreational building, with a net floor area of 7,500 m 2 (80,500 ft 2 ), is almost entirely built underground.......
Read moreConstruction on Greene Avenue: Plan your commute! Learn more Voting at the Office of the Returning Officer Voting at the office of the Returning Officer will take place on October 24, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. , at Victoria Hall, 4626 Sherb......
Read moreRequired Documents Documents indicated by an asterisk (*) are required. *A letter describing the scope of the proposed work *A letter from the building owner authorizing the permit application, if the request is made by a third party *A letter......
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The following information concerns permit requests for: a new construction; an addition up to 40 square metres; an addition over 40 square metres; an accessory structure.
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All comments or oppositions regarding demolitions must pertain to the demolition, as opposed to their respective preliminary replacement programs. Moreover, should a preliminary replacement program be subject to the By-law on Site Planning and Arch......
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