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 "answer": "In the City of Kitchener, Ontario, fees & rates rules are set by Municipal Code Chapter 375 - Tariff of Fees Committee of Adjustment and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Schedule scope: tariff of fees for processing various planning matters. Effective date: January 1, 2026.",
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 "municipality": "Kitchener",
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 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
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   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 375 - Tariff of Fees Committee of Adjustment",
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   "summary": "Kitchener's 2026 Committee of Adjustment fees. Minor variance $1,800 (4 units or less) or $3,110 (5 units or more); consent or validation of title $3,110; certificate of official $330; deferral fee $510.",
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   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 380 - Tariff of Fees Planning Matters",
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   "summary": "Kitchener's 2026 planning application fees. Official Plan amendment $35,995; fence variance $1,181; demolition control $1,198 for the first building; condominium application $6,887; also zoning by-law amendments, site plans and part lot control.",
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    "notable_fees": "Fence Variance Application $1,181.00; Sign Variance Application $1,181.00; Planning Application Signs $287.00; Neighbourhood Information Meeting Fee $1,329.00; Public Notice Advertisement Fee Small $789.00, Large $1,579.00",
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   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 501 - Business License Fees",
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   "summary": "Kitchener's business licence fees (schedule in force January 2022). Food truck $230 new / $128 renewal; contractor $128 / $77; convenience store $219 / $128; lodging house $1,121 / $910. Change of location $75.",
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   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 710 - Building - Permits and Fees",
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   "summary": "Kitchener's building permit by-law and fee schedule (January 2024). Fees are charged per square foot: new house $1.07/sq ft; interior finishing incl. basements $0.37/sq ft; deck, pool, shed or garage $95 per application; change of use $163. Work started without a permit pays double.",
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    "notable_fees": "Single detached, Semi, Townhouse, Duplex $1.07; Garage/Carport (per bay) $95.00; Shed or Porch (per application) $95.00; Deck or Pool (per application) $95.00; Minimum Permit Fee $95.00; Transfer of Permit $95.00."
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   "title": "City of Kitchener 2026 Budget Appendix E User Fee Schedule",
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   "document_type": "council_report",
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   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.kitchener.ca/media/rnppeqzf/cok_fin_budget_2026_appendix-e_user-fees.pdf",
   "summary": "City-wide 2026 user fee schedule published with the budget (not a by-law); lists fees by department with 2025 comparison.",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Kitchener Bylaws and Municipal Code index",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.kitchener.ca/bylaws-and-enforcement/bylaws-municipal-code/",
   "summary": "Index listing fee-specific Municipal Code chapters: 375 Tariff of Fees Committee of Adjustment, 380 Tariff of Fees Planning Matters, 501 Business License Fees, 503 Adult Entertainment Parlour Fees, 710 Building Permits and Fees (Laserfiche viewer links).",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/kitchener/fees/"
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