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 | Total Fee Effective
January 1, 2025 |
| Official Plan Amendment (OPA), Local OPA, County OPA | $6,000 | $6,120 |
| Official Plan Amendment (OPA), Local OPA, County OPA – New or expanding aggregate operation |
$12,000 | $12,240 |
| Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA) | $4,000 | $4,080 |
| Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA) -New or expanding aggregate operation if no OPA is required |
$10,000 | $10,200 |
| Minor Variance (1 variance) | $2,500 | $2,550 |
| Minor Variance (2 variances) | $3,250 | $3,320 |
| Minor Variance (3 or more variances) | $4,000 | $4080 |
| Consent-Technical (e.g. lot additions, easements, ROW’s, Validation Certificates, re-creation of original lots, etc.) | $3,000 | $3,060 |
| 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
Base fee includes one severed and one retained – add $2500 for each additional lot created |
$4,590
Base fee includes one severed and one retained-add $2550 for each additional lot created |
| Retained Land Certificate | $500 | $510 |
| Cancellation Certificate | $500 | $510 |
| Change of Consent Conditions or Draft Deed | $500 | $510 |
| Plan of Subdivision/Condominium
Lots/Blocks/Units over 10 |
$10,000
add $200 per lot/unit/ block |
$10,200
add $200 per lot/unit/block |
| Draft approval extension – First extension
-Any subsequent extension |
$2,500
$5,000 |
$2,550
$5,100 |
| Phasing, Final Approval* | $3,000 per final approval/phase* | $3,060 per final approval/phase* |
| Changes to a Draft Approval Plan or Conditions* | $2,000 | $2,040 |
| *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 | add $200 per lot/block/unit |
| Removal of Holding (H) Symbol | $1,000 | $1,020 |
| Renewal of Temporary Use Zoning By-law | $3,000 | $3,060 |
| 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
*Applicants cover all legal costs & by-law prep |
$1,020
|
| Part Lot Control *
additional conveyable Parts over 2
|
$3,000
add $200 per additional conveyable Part over 2 *Applicants cover all legal costs & by-law prep |
$3,060
add $200 per additional conveyable Part over 2
|
| Application Re-circulation fee (resulting from a change/meeting cancellation requested by the applicant) | $500 | $510 |
| Site Plan Control | Variable | Variable |
| Agreements: subdivision, condominium, development, lot grading & drainage (Costs to be reimbursed for legal and engineering). | Variable – Cost recovery | 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 for review of Terms of Reference and EIS |
$510 for comments on planning application
$60/hour billed 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. |