Integrated Services - Planning Division
Planning Application Fees and Development Charges:
Application Fees:
- The Corporation of the City of Welland
- The Regional Municipality of Niagara - Fee Schedule (pdf)
- Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (pdf)
Development Charges:
Application Fees
Effective January 1, 2013| * Official Plan Amendment | $2,700.00 plus Regional Fee |
| * Zoning By-law Amendment | $2,700.00 plus Regional Fee |
| * Concurrent Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment | $4,100.00 plus Regional Fee |
| Removal of Holding Symbol | $510.00 |
| Temporary Use By-law | $2,700.00 |
| * Site Plan Control Application (including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$1,800.00 plus Regional Fee |
| * Minor Change to Site Plan Agreement | $800.00 |
| * Processing of Subdivision Application/Development Agreements
(including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$6,000.00
$50/Lot or Block excluding 0.3 metre reserves plus Regional Fee |
| Subdivision Fee for each Plan Registration greater than 1 dealing with the same Draft Plan | $2,000.00 |
| * Modification to Draft Plan Conditions Involving Circulation | $1,200.00 plus Regional Fee |
| Extension to Draft Plan Approval | $600.00 plus Regional Fee |
| Processing of Short Form Subdivision Agreement | $670.00 |
| Processing of Condominium Application/Exemption Request (including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$6,000.00
plus Regional Fee |
| Processing Part Lot Control By-law (including registration) | $510.00 |
| Processing Servicing/Development Agreement (including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$1,500.00 |
| Processing Front-Ending Agreement (including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$1,500.00 |
| Certificates of Compliance - Tax - $40.00 Water -$25.00 ($155.00) | $90.00 |
| * Minor Variance/Change of Use Application
Regional Niagara Planning Review - $225.00
|
$700.00
$125.00 |
| * Consent to Sever / Validation of Title Regional Niagara Planning Review - Within Urban Area Boundary +$325.00 Outside +$525.00
|
$1,000.00
$125.00 |
| * Concurrent Minor Variance and Consent | $1,400.00 |
| Rescheduling of Consent or Minor Variance Application | $400.00 |
| Change of Conditions for Consent | $235.00 |
* NIAGARA PENNISULA CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FEES (IF APPLICABLE) - SEE PLANNING STAFF FOR DETAILS
Source: The Corporation of the City of
A By-law to Establish and Regulate Fees and Charges for Various Services or Activities and use of Property as Provided by the Municipality; and to Repeal By-laws 2002-197 and 2002-208
Passed by
City of Welland Development Charge
January 2013
1) Introduction
In November, 1989, the Development Charges Act S.0., 1989 became law. As a result of the new Act, municipalities were presented with the choice of not imposing lot levies on new development after November 23, 1991 or alternatively developing new lot levies or Development Charges, as such charges are now called.In 1997, the Provincial Government enacted a new Development Charges Act which required municipalities to prepare Development Charge By-laws based upon Background Studies every five years.
The City of Welland engaged C.N. Watson and Associates Ltd. to prepare the Development Charge Background Study for the new Development Charge By-law.
2) Purpose Of The Development Charges
The purpose for which various Charges have been imposed is to help offset increases in capital costs which fall to the City of Welland as a result of new growth in the City. Specifically, the City will collect Development Charges relative to increased capital costs involved with the provision of:
- Administration (Development-related Studies);
- Fire Facilities and Equipment;
- Roads;
- Public Works;
- Transit Vehicles;
- Recreation; and
- Water Distribution.
The City of Welland will also collect Development Charges on behalf of the Welland Public Library for library materials and equipment.
3) Other Information
a) When Is A Development Charge Imposed?
A Development Charge on new residential development will be imposed by the City of Welland when the development of land will increase the need for service and where the development requires approvals with respect to zoning, minor variance, conveyance of land, subdivision approval, consent for servicing development or the issuing of a Building Permit. Unlike in the past, the City now imposes Development Charge for Non-Residential Development, with the exception of Industrial development.
b) When Are The Development Charges Payable?
Development Charges will be collected immediately prior to the issuance of a Building Permit.
c) Treasurer's Statement
On or before June 1st of each year, the City Treasurer is required to produce a Statement with respect to Development Charges collected by the City of Welland.
The Statement must report upon the opening and closing balances of the reserve funds into which the Development Charges collected are deposited. The Statement must also report upon all transactions relating to the reserve funds.
In addition, the Statement will set out:
- a description of each service for which a Charge is collected;
- the credits, if any, which are outstanding for any service (including the opening and closing balances of such credits);
- the amount of funds borrowed, if any, from each reserve fund and the purpose for which the borrowed funds were used;
- the amount of interest owed to the reserve funds for funds borrowed from same;
- the amount and source of City funds used to repay and money borrowed from any reserve fund;
- a list of projects which Development Charges have been expended including the total project cost and the Development Charges fund contribution to the project.
The Statement, once received by Council, will be available from either the Office of the City Clerk or Integrated Services - Planning Division.
4) Schedule Of Charges
The following tables summarize the various Development Charges imposed by City of Welland By-law 2009-93, as amended.
CITY WATER SERVICE AND SANITARY SEWER (BY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE - PER DWELLING UNIT) Single/Semi/Duplex Dwellings/Model Homes * Low Density Multiple Dwellings * Bachelor and One Bedroom Apartment * Two or More Bedroom Apartments * Retirement Home or Lodge/Special Care/Special Needs * Non-Residential (per sq.ft. of GFA) *
NO SANITARY SEWERS OR WATER SERVICE (BY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE - PER DWELLING UNIT) Single/Semi/Duplex Dwellings/Model Homes * Low Density Multiple Dwellings * Bachelor and One Bedroom Apartment * Two or More Bedroom Apartments * Retirement Home or Lodge/Special Care/Special Needs * Non-Residential (per sq.ft. of GFA) *
WATER SERVICE AVAILABLE,
NO SANITARY SEWERS(BY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE - PER DWELLING UNIT) Single/Semi/Duplex Dwellings/Model Homes * Low Density Multiple Dwellings * Bachelor and One Bedroom Apartment * Two or More Bedroom Apartments * Retirement Home or Lodge/Special Care/Special Needs * Non-Residential (per sq.ft. of GFA) *
SANITARY SEWERS AVAILABLE,
NO WATER SERVICE(BY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE - PER DWELLING UNIT) Single/Semi/Duplex Dwellings/Model Homes * Low Density Multiple Dwellings * Bachelor and One Bedroom Apartment * Two or More Bedroom Apartments * Retirement Home or Lodge/Special Care/Special Needs * Non-Residential (per sq.ft. of GFA) * There is a special set of City Development Charges applicable to St. Andrew's Terrace Subdivision as set out below:
(BY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE - PER DWELLING UNIT) Single/Semi/Duplex Dwellings/Model Homes * Low Density Multiple Dwellings * Non-Residential (per sq.ft. of GFA) * NOTE 1: Should the existing private roads become public (assumed by the City of Welland) full Development Charges shall apply - Plan 59M-269 and 59M-373
* COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2011, DEVELOPMENT CHARGES WILL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, BASED UPON STATISTICS CANADA QUARTERLY, "CONSTRUCTION PRICE STATISTICS" (CATALOGUE NO. 62-007)
Regional Niagara Development Charges
September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013
Residential Charge Per Dwelling Unit:
- Single Detached - $9,950.00
- Other Multiple - $6,053.00
- Apartment - $4,414
- Per Dwelling Room - $2,664
Non-Residential Charge per square foot of gross floor area
- Commercial - $11.50
- Industrial - $5.16
- Institutional - $5.41
- Hotel/Motel - $3.47
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