Planning Application Fees and Development Charges
Application Fees:
Effective January 1, 2021
| * Official Plan Amendment | $8,585.00 plus Regional Fee |
| * Zoning By-law Amendment | $8,585.00 plus Regional Fee |
| * Concurrent Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment | $12,623.00 plus Regional Fee |
| Removal of Holding Symbol | $1,537.00 |
| Temporary Use By-law | $8,585.00 |
| * Site Plan Control Application (including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$8,192.00 plus Regional Fee |
| * Site Plan Exemption | $4,688.00 |
| * Minor Change to Site Plan Agreement | $7,478.00 |
| * Processing of Subdivision Application/Development Agreements
(including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$14,256.00
$2,607.00 for each Phase over one $117/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 | $5,120.00 |
| * Modification to Draft Plan Conditions Involving Circulation | $1,836.00 plus Regional Fee |
| Extension to Draft Plan Approval | $2,873.00 plus $116/lot or block plus Regional Fee |
| Processing of Short Form Subdivision Agreement | $2,081.00 |
| Processing of Condominium Application/Exemption Request (including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$15,111.00 plus Regional Fee |
| Processing Part Lot Control By-law (including registration) | $2,604.00 |
| Processing Servicing/Development Agreement (including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$8,420.00 |
| Processing Front-Ending Agreement (including preparation and registration of Agreement) |
$8,451.00 |
| Certificates of Compliance - Tax - $40.00 Water -$25.00 ($221.00) | $156.00 |
| * Minor Variance/Change of Use Application | $750.00 |
| * Consent to Sever / Validation of Title | $3,348.00 |
| * Concurrent Minor Variance and Consent | $3,082.00 |
| Rescheduling of Consent or Minor Variance Application | $1,729.00 |
| Change of Conditions for Consent | $1,284.00 |
| Change of Address Requests | $417.00 |
| Written Information Letter/Business/License | $247.00 |
* NIAGARA PENNISULA CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FEES (IF APPLICABLE) - SEE PLANNING STAFF FOR DETAILS
Source: The Corporation of the City of Welland By-law No. 2006-193, as amended
Municipality to Establish Rates Effective January 1, 2021; and to Repeal By-laws 2020-86, 2020-29, 2019-157, 2016-81, 2013-156, 2013-56 and 2001-167.
Passed by Welland Council - November 3, 2020.
Development Charges:
January 2018
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 BMA Management Consulting Inc. 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:
- Studies;
- Parks & Recreation;
- Library;
- Transit;
- Fire Protection;
- Roads;
- Water;
- Wastewater; and
- Storm Water.
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, condominium 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 the Office of the City Clerk.
4) Schedule Of Charges
The following tables summarize the various Development Charges imposed by City of Welland By-law 2019-83, as amended. (see pdf below)
Please note that the following Planning Application and Service Fee increases were approved by Welland City Council on November 3, 2020 and will be effective January 1, 2021.