Such issues may only appear when, and if, you want to sell. A Real Property Report is required. The survey may expose an issue with the 'land use' clause that dictates how much of your property may be covered by any development. A friend in Calgary put a french door on the back wall of his 4 level split, included a small deck and a set of stairs leading down to an existing ground level deck without checking and without a permit. After he sold and left town he was summoned to court and fined over $3500.00 for violations to the code and tax laws. Your city codes may be different.
Also in Calgary, a concrete driveway is taxable but an asphalt one, being "portable" is not.
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