Accessory commercial buildings are structures that serve supplementary purposes on commercial properties. Examples include storage facilities, private studios, pergolas, garden structures, greenhouses, pool houses, and similar buildings. Requirements for these structures vary by type:
A permit is required for any accessory structure that exceeds 107 square feet.
These are the requirements for each Accessory Commercial buildings
Central Commercial (C2)
Fuel pumps and related storage facilities
Permits Required
- Building Permit/Development Permit
- Drainage Permit
- Plumbing Permit is required if you are adding plumbing
- Electrical Permit (if there is electrical, this is not a city permit, you must go to Manitoba Hydro)
- Street Cut Permit (if applicable)
- Approach Permit (if applicable)
Locates must be done prior to starting your project
Drawings Required
- Site Plan (see Frequently Asked Questions page for requirements),
- Construction Drawings
- Cross Sections
- Window Schedule
- Foundation Plans
- Engineered Drawings (if applicable)
- Plumbing Schematics
- Red Seal ticket for Plumber
- Engineered Drainage Plan (if applicable)
- Status of Title (issued by the Winnipeg Land Titles Office no later than 30 days before the date of the application)
Site Requirements
| Minimum Standards | |
| Front Yard | 25 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Rear Yard | 2 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Interior Side Yard | 5 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Corner Side Yard | 10 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Height* | 30 feet |
| Maximum Coverage | n/a |
| Building Separation | 8 feet from Principal Building |
| Maximum Size | n/a |
*see definition of height in the Zoning By-Law
Other than fuel
Permits Required
- Building Permit/Development Permit
- Drainage Permit
- Plumbing Permit is required if you are adding plumbing
- Electrical Permit (if there is electrical, this is not a city permit, you must go to Manitoba Hydro)
Locates must be done prior to starting your project
Drawings Required
- Site Plan (see Frequently Asked Questions page for requirements),
- Construction Drawings
- Cross Sections
- Window Schedule
- Foundation Plans
- Engineered Drawings (if applicable)
- Plumbing Schematics (if a licensed plumber won’t be doing the plumbing)
- Engineered Drainage Plan (if applicable)
- Status of Title (issued by the Winnipeg Land Titles Office no later than 30 days before the date of the application)
Site Requirements
| Minimum Standards | |
| Front Yard | 40 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Rear Yard | 2 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Interior Side Yard | 5 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Corner Side Yard | 10 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Height* | 30 feet |
| Maximum Coverage | n/a |
| Building Separation | 8 feet from Principal Building |
| Maximum Size | n/a |
*see definition of height in the Zoning By-Law
Strip Commercial Buildings (C3)
Fuel pumps and related storage facilities
Permits Required
- Building Permit/Development Permit
- Drainage Permit
- Plumbing Permit is required if you are adding plumbing
- Electrical Permit (if there is electrical, this is not a city permit, you must go to Manitoba Hydro)
- Street Cut Permit (if applicable)
- Approach Permit (if applicable)
Locates must be done prior to starting your project
Drawings Required
- Site Plan (see Frequently Asked Questions page for requirements),
- Construction Drawings
- Cross Sections
- Window Schedule
- Foundation Plans
- Engineered Drawings (if applicable)
- Plumbing Schematics
- Red Seal ticket for Plumber
- Engineered Drainage Plan (if applicable)
- Status of Title (issued by the Winnipeg Land Titles Office no later than 30 days before the date of the application)
Site Requirements
| Minimum Standards | |
| Front Yard | 25 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Rear Yard | 2 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Interior Side Yard | 5 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Corner Side Yard | 10 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Height* | 30 feet |
| Maximum Coverage | n/a |
| Building Separation | 8 feet from Principal Building |
| Maximum Size | n/a |
*see definition of height in the Zoning By-Law
Other than fuel
Permits Required
- Building Permit/Development Permit
- Drainage Permit
- Plumbing Permit is required if you are adding plumbing
- Electrical Permit (if there is electrical, this is not a city permit, you must go to Manitoba Hydro)
Locates must be done prior to starting your project
Drawings Required
- Site Plan (see Frequently Asked Questions page for requirements),
- Construction Drawings
- Cross Sections
- Window Schedule
- Foundation Plans
- Engineered Drawings (if applicable)
- Plumbing Schematics (if a licensed plumber won’t be doing the plumbing)
- Engineered Drainage Plan (if applicable)
- Status of Title (issued by the Winnipeg Land Titles Office no later than 30 days before the date of the application)
Site Requirements
| Minimum Standards | |
| Front Yard | 40 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Rear Yard | 2 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Interior Side Yard | 5 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Corner Side Yard | 10 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Height* | 30 feet |
| Maximum Coverage | n/a |
| Building Separation | 8 feet from Principal Building |
| Maximum Size | n/a |
*see definition of height in the Zoning By-Law
Highway Commercial (C4)
Fuel pumps and related storage facilities
Permits Required
- Building Permit/Development Permit
- Drainage Permit
- Plumbing Permit is required if you are adding plumbing
- Electrical Permit (if there is electrical, this is not a city permit, you must go to Manitoba Hydro)
- Street Cut Permit (if applicable)
- Approach Permit (if applicable)
Locates must be done prior to starting your project
Drawings Required
- Site Plan (see Frequently Asked Questions page for requirements),
- Construction Drawings
- Cross Sections
- Window Schedule
- Foundation Plans
- Engineered Drawings (if applicable)
- Plumbing Schematics
- Engineered Drainage Plan (if applicable)
- Status of Title (issued by the Winnipeg Land Titles Office no later than 30 days before the date of the application)
Site Requirements
| Minimum Standards | |
| Front Yard | 25 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Rear Yard | 2 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Interior Side Yard | 5 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Corner Side Yard | 10 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Height* | 30 feet |
| Maximum Coverage | n/a |
| Building Separation | 8 feet from Principal Building |
| Maximum Size | n/a |
*see definition of height in the Zoning By-Law
Other than fuel
Permits Required
- Building Permit/Development Permit
- Drainage Permit
- Plumbing Permit is required if you are adding plumbing
- Electrical Permit (if there is electrical, this is not a city permit, you must go to Manitoba Hydro)
Locates must be done prior to starting your project
Drawings Required
- Site Plan (see Frequently Asked Questions page for requirements),
- Construction Drawings
- Cross Sections
- Window Schedule
- Foundation Plans
- Engineered Drawings (if applicable)
- Plumbing Schematics (if a licensed plumber won’t be doing the plumbing)
- Red Seal ticket for Plumber
- Engineered Drainage Plan (if applicable)
- Status of Title (issued by the Winnipeg Land Titles Office no later than 30 days before the date of the application)
Site Requirements
| Minimum Standards | |
| Front Yard | 40 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Rear Yard | 2 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Interior Side Yard | 5 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Corner Side Yard | 10 feet from property line (finished exterior) |
| Height* | 30 feet |
| Maximum Coverage | n/a |
| Building Separation | 8 feet from Principal Building |
| Maximum Size | n/a |
*see definition of height in the Zoning By-Law
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