Official Plan Amendment

Submission requirements

The applicant must provide appropriate answers to all questions on the application form. The application will not be circulated for review if all of the information is not provided. The completed application should be submitted with the required fees and the following:

1. A plan based upon an actual property survey by an Ontario land surveyor. The plan must include:
   • Total land holdings of the applicant(s) in the area, with the property proposed for redesignation outlined in red and other holdings suitably indicated.
   • Adjacent properties, road, and main physical features (for example, streams, creeks, other watercourses, woodlots, etc.).
   • Existing location, size, and use of any buildings or structures on the subject land.
   • Existing and proposed servicing (for example, water, storm, and sanitary sewers).
   • Proposed location, size, and use of buildings or structures on the subject land.
   • Plans must be drawn to a usable metric scale (for example, 1:100, 1:300, 1:500). One legible copy of the draft plan reduced to 21.6 centimetres x 35.6 centimetres (8.5 inches x 14 inches) must be submitted with the application. Depending on the scope of the application, additional copies of the draft plan may be required. Please contact planning division staff for advice.
2. A Phase I Environmental Audit Report for lands included in the application.
3. A preliminary study to determine the location and status of any gas wells located on the subject land.
4. An environmental impact study (EIS) will be submitted with the application if it is determined, through pre-consultation with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) and/or Niagara Region planning and development staff, that such a study is required.
5. A registered deed must be provided, including a full legal description of the subject land, and a copy of the current parcel register PIN sheet from the Land Registry Office.
6. The City and Region application fees. A cheque for the total amount should be made payable to the City of Welland. City staff will screen the application and advise if the NPCA plan review fee is applicable; if required, the NPCA fee should be included.
7. For larger projects, an electronic version of the reference plan in AutoCAD (dwg) format, version 14 or higher, with the following spatial characteristics:
   Map projection: Universal Transverse Mercator
   Horizontal datum: NAD83 Zone 17 north
   Horizontal units: Metres
   The graphics in the drawing must be geographically positioned to third-order accuracy. The City’s horizontal control network (UTM NAD83) may be used as a control reference and can be accessed on the City’s map server.
8. Information addressing the applicable issues as set out in the Provincial Policy Statement, 2005 as provided by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. If a proposal is affected by a policy statement which would require qualifying or mitigating studies (for example, Policy 2.3.1b), then a study will be required to be submitted at the time of the application. Failure to do so may delay the City’s decision-making process or could result in a decision to deny the application as premature with insufficient information due to the implementation of a timeframe for decision-making under the Planning Act, as amended. The application will state that the plan is consistent with policy statements issued under Section 3.1 of the Planning Act. Copies of the policy statements are available from the Publications Ontario Bookstore at 1-800-668-9938.
9. The attached environmental site screening questionnaire completed by the applicant is required.