Application Forms

Development application process

The development application process includes multiple steps:

Step 1: Email consultation with a City Planner

Step 2: Submit a Pre-consultation Application

Step 3: Prepare and submit development application online

Step 1: Preliminary consultation with one of our Planners

You are strongly encouraged to have a preliminary discussion with one of our planners with respect to your concept plan. Please attach your concept plan to the email. Ensure to provide a brief description and property address(es) for your development proposal. Please note, for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Plan of Subdivision & Condominium, and Site Plan Applications which proceed without Pre-Consultation (Step 2 below), they will be subject to an additional fee as they require additional processing.

Email a planner

For removal of a holding provision, proceed directly to Step 3. 

Step 2: Submit a Pre-consultation Application

Pre-consultation application is only available for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Plan of Subdivision & Condominium, and Site Plan Applications.

Minor Variance and Severance applications do not require completion of this step but applicants will need to connect with the Planner to discuss their application via informal pre-consultation. If you require additional information on how to submit a Pre-consultation application, please visit our Pre-consultation information page.

• If you are applying on behalf of an individual or corporate owner, the Pre-consultation Application will require either a Corporate Owner Authorization Form or an Individual Owner Authorization form
• Submit a Pre-consultation Application online

Step 3: Download, prepare and submit your planning development application

Please note: For applications where Pre-consultation is identified in Step 2, you must have attended your Pre-consultation meeting and have received a letter from the City outlining requirements of your submission prior to your planning development application submission. Otherwise, the application will be subject to the additional processing fee.

• If you are applying on behalf of an individual or corporate owner, the application will require either a Corporate Owner Authorization Form or an Individual Owner Authorization form

Corporate or Individual Owner Authorization forms

The following forms must be included as part of the following applications: Pre-consultation; Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendments; Plan of Subdivision/Condominium; Site Plan Approval and Committee of Adjustment.

• Corporate Owner Authorization Form
• Individual Owner Authorization Form

Other Inquiries, Applications and Forms

Compliance Reports

The Planning Division processes requests for Site Plan and Subdivision compliance reports. Additional reports are available from the Building Division and the Tax Office. 

Request a Compliance Report online

Part Lot Control Exemption

The Planning Division processes requests for Part Lot Control Exemptions under Section 50(28) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P13.

Submit Part Lot Control Exemption application online 

Telecommunication Structure

The Infrastructure and Planning Services processes telecommunication structure applications in accordance with the Telecommunication Structure Procedure.

Online application - Telecommunication Structure