Curb Cuts
The curb along your property is municipally-owned.
If your driveway project involves cutting a curb or any work within the right of way, property owners must apply for a Road Occupancy and Access Permit.
This applies to properties in both assumed and unassumed subdivisions, as well as commercial and industrial properties.
Before you begin any work on your driveway, it is advisable to check with the Zoning Department to see whether your driveway widening project complies with City by-laws.
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If a permit is required, property owners are reminded that only licensed contractors are allowed to do driveway paving work in Brampton.
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How to apply
Commercial / Industrial
A road occupancy and access permit is required to perform a curb cut for a commercial or industrial property under an approved site plan on a City right-of way.
The following are required as part of the application:
- A Traffic Control/Management Plan to scale, showing the placement of all signs and barricades in accordance with
Book 7 of the Ontario Traffic Manual.
- A copy of the approved drawings stamped by City of Brampton Engineering Services in the Engineering & Development Services Division (Phone: 905.874.2050).
- A
certificate of insurance on a City-provided form with minimum liability insurance of $3,000,000.
- A $250.00 permit fee.
Residential
For residential properties, a road occupancy and access permit is required to perform a curb cut. As part of the application process, a legal lot survey is required.
If you do not have a copy of your legal lot survey:
- Check your original closing documents from when you purchased your home;
- Contact Document Services in the Building Division, as they may be able to provide a copy;
- Request a copy from the
Peel Land Registry Office;
- Contact your builder if you are in a new area; or
- Contact an Ontario Land Surveyor to have a legal lot survey performed.
There is a fee of $50.00 for residential properties.
What happens next?
Your application will be reviewed by staff from Zoning.
As part of the review process, a site inspection is required.
If your application is approved, you will be notified by email that a Road Occupancy and Access permit is being issued by Public Works and Engineering.
Once the $50 fee has been paid the permit will be issued, along with a list of qualified contractors.
The entire process – including the inspection – may take several weeks.
Once your project is complete and the permit has expired, the City will conduct an inspection to ensure the modifications meet the City of Brampton’s current standards.
