Planning Application Fees

Effective January 1, 2024


Application Fee
Official Plan amendment * $9,841
plus regional fee
Zoning by-law amendment * $9,841
plus regional fee
Concurrent Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendment * $14,470
plus regional fee
Removal of holding symbol $1,763
Temporary Use by-law $10,028
Site plan control application *
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$9,390
plus regional fee
Site plan exemption * $5,374
Minor change to site plan agreement * $8,573
Processing of subdivision application/development agreements *
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$16,341

$2,989 for each phase over one

$136 per lot or block excluding 0.3 metre reserves

plus regional fee
Subdivision fee for each plan registration greater than one dealing with the same draft plan $5,870
Modification to draft plan conditions involving circulation * $2,106
plus regional fee
Extension to draft plan approval $3,295
plus $135 per lot or block
plus regional fee
Processing of short-form subdivision agreement $2,387
Processing of condominium application/exemption request
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$17,321
plus regional fee
Processing Part Lot Control by-law
(including registration)
$2,921
Processing servicing/development agreement
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$9,653
Processing front-ending agreement
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$9,688
Certificates of compliance
- Tax - $60 and Water - $60 ($493)
$373
Minor variance/change of use application * $862
plus regional fee
Consent to sever/validation of title * $3,839
Concurrent minor variance and consent * $3,534
Rescheduling of consent or minor variance application $1,983
Change of conditions for consent $1,473
Change of address requests $480
Written information letter/business/licence $284

* Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority fees, if applicable — contact planning staff for details.

Source: City of Welland By-law 2006-193, as amended.

Municipality to establish rates effective January 1, 2022, and to repeal By-laws 2020-131 and 2020-148.

Passed by Welland City Council — November 16, 2021.


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