Join us for YEGarden Suites' Deep Dive Workshop. This 3 hour workshop provides attendees with an in-depth look at backyard housing, formerly known as garden suites, in Edmonton. If you are considering building a backyard home, and want to know if it would be right for you, this workshop is a must. Past YEGarden Suites workshop participants have found information at these sessions crucial for understanding this significant financial decision, saving them time, money, and headaches. The value of preparing to develop your property by connecting with expert who have built Backyard Homes cannot be overstated.

This event covers everything from rules and regulations, City bylaws, and costs, to challenges, the building process, and property analysis.

Presenting the latest Backyard Housing rules & regulations. You'll learn what types of lots can accommodate a Backyard Home, the permitting process, and the exciting approved changes to rules and regulations.

If you'd like to build something outside the typical rules and regulations for Backyard Housing, you may have to present before the SDAB. We'll help to explain the process, and the procedure for speaking to this quasi-judicial body.

Utility connections are an important consideration, prior to deciding to build a Backyard Home. We'll walk you through the best case options for connecting your Backyard Home to utilities, and what to do/how much it costs to overcome any challenges associated with different utility connections.

Hear the options for financing a garden suite from a Mortgage and Finance specialist, and receive a budget template.

You'll have the opportunity to get to know Edmonton's leading builders and designers of Backyard Housing. Different builders and designers will each give a short presentation on their work and what they can offer you.

We will be holding a discussion where we will cover the process to build a suite, costs associated with Backyard Housing, challenges, etc. and any other questions generated from our audience.

We will be providing a brief overview of design considerations for garden suites, including how to design a barrier free suite (fully accessible), so that you can tap into the City's incentives.

We'll take you through an example lesson looking at a Real Property Report (RPR), and lay out considerations for where a Backyard Home can be located on that lot. We will also identify things to watch out for and what properties are the best fit for a Backyard Home. Finally, we'll show you how to look up your own property, and see any information such as neighbourhood overlays, or parking reduction zones.

We encourage you to bring your own Real Property Report, if you have one, so that you can work through it with us.

We invite you to stick around after the formal part of the event to mix, mingle, and ask questions of industry experts and speakers. If you have any lingering questions, or want to set up a following-up meeting with an industry expert, now is the time to do so.