Planning Application Fees

Effective January 1, 2025


Application Fee
Official Plan amendment * $10,340
plus regional fee
Zoning by-law amendment * $10,340
plus regional fee
Concurrent Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendment * $15,204
plus regional fee
Removal of holding symbol $1,853
Temporary Use by-law $10,536
Site plan control application *
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$9,866
plus regional fee
Site plan exemption * $5,647
Minor change to site plan agreement * $9,866
Processing of subdivision application/development agreements *
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$17,139

$3,141 for each phase over one

$143 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 $6,168
Modification to draft plan conditions involving circulation * $2,214
plus regional fee
Extension to draft plan approval $3,462
plus $143 per lot or block
plus regional fee
Processing of short-form subdivision agreement $2,509
Processing of condominium application/exemption request
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$18,198
plus regional fee
Processing Part Lot Control by-law
(including registration)
$3,070
Processing servicing/development agreement
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$10,142
Processing front-ending agreement
(including preparation and registration of agreement)
$10,179
Certificates of compliance
- Tax - $60 and Water - $60 ($505)
$393
Minor variance/change of use application * $906
plus regional fee
Consent to sever/validation of title * $4,035
Concurrent minor variance and consent * $3,714
Rescheduling of consent or minor variance application $2,084
Change of conditions for consent $1,518
Change of address requests $495
Environmental Impact Study (EIS) Review $3,060
Written information letter/business/licence $299

* 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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