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Planning Application User Fees & Service Charges
USER FEE DESCRIPTION
2026 Approved
ZONING & OFFICIAL PLAN
Official Plan Amendment - standard
13,940
$
Official Plan Amendment - Major (Review of 4 or more Studies)
24,150
$
Official Plan Amendment - For each subsequent submission after 2 Submissions of Plans and Studies for Review
1,590
$
Aggregate Resource Extraction
Cost Recovery
Zoning By-law Amendment
14,980
$
Zoning By-law Amendment - Complex (Review of 4 or more studies required for the application)
22,740
$
Zoning By-law Amendment - Request for a Minister's Zoning Order (MZO)/Review Ministry Initiated MZO
18,860
$
Zoning By-law Amendment - For each subsequent submission after 2 Submissions of Plans and Studies for Review
1,590
$
Minor Zoning By-law Amendment (e.g. Agricultural Purposes Only (APO), Temporary Use Zoning Renewals)
7,960
$
Other By-laws (e.g. deeming, part lot control, Holding (H) removal)
2,700
$
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Combined - Major (4 or more studies for review)
32,820
$
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Combined - Standard
20,250
$
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Combined - For each subsequent submission after 2 Submissions of Plans and Studies for Review
1,590
$
SUBDIVISION
Draft Plan of Subdivision - base charge
18,880
$
Draft Plan of Subdivision - base charge plus per fee lot beyond the first 10 lots (for an additional maximum charge $25,000)
370
$
Final Plan Approval/Condition Clearance
4,280
$
Draft Plan of Subdivision - For each subsequent submission after 2 Submissions of Plans and Studies for Review
1,590
$
Extension of Draft Plan Approval
2,840
$
Modification of Draft Plan approval
8,610
$
Subdivision/Condominium Agreement base charge
8,000
$
Minor Amendment to Subdivision Agreement
1,200
$
CONDOMINIUM
Draft Plan of Condominium Fee
15,400
$
Draft Plan of Condominium Fee - Conversion
12,660
$
Modification of Draft Plan of Condominium
8,610
$
Draft Plan of Condominium - For each subsequent submission after 2 Submissions of Plans and Studies for Review
1,590
$
Extension of Draft Plan Approval
2,840
$
Condominium Agreement Fee
6,010
$
Minor Amendment to Condominium Agreement
1,200
$
USER FEE DESCRIPTION
2026 Approved
SITE PLAN
Site Plan Application or Amendment - Standard
14,680
$
Site Plan Application of Amendment- Minor (e.g. minor building addition or parking changes, limited supporting studies required)
4,860
$
Site Plan Application - Clearance (Standard)
800
$
Site Plan Application - Clearance (Minor)
400
$
Site Plan Resubmissions - For each subsequent submission after 2 Submissions of Plans and Studies for Review
1,590
$
Site Plan Discharge Fee (Legal costs will be additional)
780
$
Minor Amendment to Site Plan Agreement
400
$
COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATIONS
Minor Variance & Legal Non-Conforming Use Application
2,480
$
Fence and Sign Variance
2,210
$
Consent
4,150
$
Combined Minor Variance & Consent Application
4,950
$
Final Consent Certification - Condition Clearance
430
$
Adjournment/Re-circulation Fee - Minor Variance
1,270
$
Appeal Fees for Fence & Signs (non-refundable)
600
$
Change of Conditions
840
$
Validation Certificate
2,490
$
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
Rapid Processing Stream
630
$
Preferred Processing Stream
1,580
$
Full Processing Stream
3,960
$
PRE-CONSULTATION FEE
Consent and Minor Site Plan applications
660
$
All other Applications (No fee for Variances)
1,740
$
OTHERS
Cash-in-lieu of Parkland: Residential - 5% of appraised value; Commercial - 2% of appraised value; Appraised value is considered the market value on the
day as determined under the applicable section of the Planning Act
Development Agreement preparation
890
$
Minor Amendment to Development Agreement
400
$
Cash-in-lieu of Parking (per stall)
75,716
$
Cash-in-lieu of Parking Review Fee
3,120
$
USER FEE DESCRIPTION
2026 Approved
OTHERS (continued)
Heritage Grant Applications
300
$
Heritage Permit Application - Demolition
500
$
Renewable Energy Review
2,920
$
Scoping for a Terms of Reference
300
$
Lifting of a Reserve
890
$
Fee for a Model Home Agreement
890
$
Engineering Review Fee (Deposit). Final fee will be actual review cost less the deposit
4,000
$
Miscellaneous Planning Reviews (Deposit). Final fee will be actual review costs less the deposit
2,000
$
Conformity Statement
650
$
Zoning/Use Statement Only (Permitted use, liquor license clearance, other)
300
$
REFUND OF FEES
Refund of fees would be to the extent provided for under the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990
REACTIVATION
Any application which has been withdrawn or has been inactive for a period of one year shall be considered abandoned and a full fee shall be required to
activate a new application.
NIAGARA REGION FEES
All planning applications are subject to additional fees that would apply for planning services provided by Niagara Region under the agreement between the
Town and the Region for such services. These fees shall be the most current fees indicated the Niagara Region fees by-law as may be indexed annually or
amended from time to time.
APPEAL TO THE ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL (OLT)
Municipal Processing Fee
500
$
CONSULTING SERVICES
Where any application requires the Town to hire a consultant to review supporting technical studies on behalf of the Town, the applicant shall be responsible for
all costs, and those costs shall be payable upon submission of an invoice from the Town.
LEGAL/ADMINISTRATION FEES
Applicants are responsible for payment of all legal fees associated with the registration of documents for Planning approvals