Planning Applications include Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Minor Variances, Subdivisions/Condominiums and Consents (Severances).
Other types of planning applications include removal of Holding (H) symbol, renewal of Temporary Use Zoning By-law, Deeming By-law, Part Lot Control Exemption, Agreements and Draft Approval Extension.
There is an application form (available online here) and fee associated with each type of planning application.
The following fee schedules were approved by County Council.
| Type of Application | Total Fee Effective August 1st, 2024 |
| Official Plan Amendment (OPA), Local OPA, County OPA | $6,000.00 |
| Official Plan Amendment (OPA), Local OPA, County OPA – New or expanding aggregate operation |
$12,000.00 |
| Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA) | $4,000.00 |
| Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA) -New or expanding aggregate operation if no OPA is required |
$10,000.00 |
| Minor Variance (1 variance) | $2,500.00 |
| Minor Variance (2 variances) | $3,250.00 |
| Minor Variance (3 or more variances) | $4,000.00 |
| Consent-Technical (e.g. lot additions, easements, ROW’s, Validation Certificates, re-creation of original lots, etc.) | $3,000.00 |
| Consent-New Lot Creation (e.g. new lots, surplus farm severances)
Base fee includes one severed and one retained. Add $2500 for each additional lot created. |
$4,500.00
Base fee includes one severed and one retained – add $2500 for each additional lot created |
| Retained Land Certificate | $500.00 |
| Cancellation Certificate | $500.00 |
| Change of Consent Conditions or Draft Deed | $500.00 |
| Plan of Subdivision/Condominium
Lots/Blocks/Units over 10 |
$10,000.00
add $200 per lot/unit/ block |
| Draft approval extension – First extension
-Any subsequent extension |
$2,500.00
$5,000.00 |
| Phasing, Final Approval* | $3,000 per final approval/phase* |
| Changes to a Draft Approval Plan or Conditions* | $2,000.00 |
| *Note: Where Final Approval, Phasing or Changes to draft plan conditions result in the creation of additional lots/blocks/units, an additional fee of $200/lot/block/unit shall apply. | add $200 per lot/block/unit |
| Removal of Holding (H) Symbol | $1,000.00 |
| Renewal of Temporary Use Zoning By-law | $3,000.00 |
| By-law to Deem lots not in a Plan of Subdivision, or the repeal of such By-law *
*applicants cover all legal costs & by-law prep |
$1,000.00
*applicants cover all legal costs & by-law prep |
| Part Lot Control *
additional conveyable Parts over 2
|
$3,000.00
add $200 per additional conveyable Part over 2 *applicants cover all legal costs & by-law prep |
| Application Re-circulation fee (resulting from a change/meeting cancellation requested by the applicant) | $500.00 |
| Site Plan Control | Variable |
| Agreements: subdivision, condominium, development, lot grading & drainage (Costs to be reimbursed for legal and engineering). | Variable – Cost recovery |
| Natural Heritage Review by County Biologist (if development is proposed within 120m of a Natural Heritage feature): comments on planning application
Review terms of reference and EIS |
$500 for comments on planning application
$60/hour billed hourly for review of Terms of Reference and EIS |
| Note: On January 1st each year (starting January 1st, 2025), planning fees will be increased on a percentage basis rounded up or down to the nearest ten-dollar increment consistent with the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index for Ontario for the previous calendar year (October to October), if the index shows an increase. |
| Application | Total Fee January 1 to July 31 2024 |
| Official Plan Amendment (OPA, Local OPA, County OPA) | $4100 |
| Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA) | $2108 |
| Minor Variance (1 or 2) | $1639 |
| Minor Variance (3 or more) | $2100 |
| Consent-Technical (e.g. lot additions, easements, ROW’s, Validation Certificates, re- creation of original lots, etc.) | $2341 |
| Consent-New Lot Creation (e.g. new lots, surplus farm severances) | $3381 |
| Plan of Subdivision/Condominium | $9364 |
|
add $176 per lot/unit/block |
|
$2081 |
|
$1171 per final approval/phase* |
*Note: Where Final Approval, Phasing or Changes to draft plan conditions result in the creation of additional lots/blocks/units, an additional fee per lot/block/unit shall apply. (Developable lots/blocks only) |
$584*
$176/lot/block/unit |
| Combined Local OPA & ZBL | $5154 |
| Combined County & Local OPA | $6795 |
| Combined County OPA, Local OPA & ZBL | $7908 |
| Removal of Holding (H) Symbol
|
$583
$0 |
| Renewal of Temporary Use Zoning By-law | $1581 |
| By-law to Deem lots not in a Plan of Subdivision, or the repeal of such By-law ** | $467 |
|
$233 |
| Part Lot Control **
|
$2341 add $176 per additional conveyable Part over 2 |
| **applicants cover all legal costs & by-law prep | |
| Application Re-circulation fee (resulting from a change/meeting cancellation requested by the applicant) | $312 |
| Agreements: site plan control, subdivision, condominium, development, lot grading & draining (Planning costs to be reimbursed like legal, and engineering). Application fee determined by local municipality. | Cost recovery for legal, engineering and planning costs. Application fee determined by local municipality |
| Natural Heritage Review by County Biologist (if development is proposed within 120m of a Natural Heritage feature) -comments on planning application |
$228
|
| Natural Heritage Review by County Biologist (if development is proposed within 120m of a Natural Heritage feature)
-review terms of reference and EIS |
Variable |