Minor variance and consent applications

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• grant minor variances from our zoning bylaw
• allow changes to legal, non-conforming uses that current zoning does not permit
• give consent for land severance to divide a parcel of land into more than one lot, or as lot additions to abutting properties
• give consent to mortgages, partial discharge of mortgages and validation of title
• give consent to leases over 21 years, quit claims, easements and rights-of-way
• All development proposals must follow our zoning bylaw, which sets out detailed requirements dealing with the use of land and buildings, including building setbacks.
• Where a project design or lot size/shape makes it impossible to follow the zoning bylaw, the committee may consider a variation from the rules, called a minor variance.
• Example: reducing the required setback from the rear property line for a deck.
• Where land division by a plan of subdivision is unnecessary, or where a lot line is being adjusted, the Planning Act allows the consent granting process.
• This usually involves a land severance (dividing parcels of land into 2 or more new lots or as lot additions to abutting properties) or the establishment of a right-of-way, easement, lease or validation of title.

Download the right application form4Download the set4 forms

Download the right application form:

• minor varianceForm
• consents or validation of titlefee is per lot or block to be createdForm
• change of conditions to a provisional consentForm2 editions
• certificate of official – steps to obtain deed endorsementGuide2 editions

Submit your application

• Send us an email or call 519-741-2426 if you have any questions about the application form.
• You can book an appointment at City Hall for commissioning services for the affidavit section of your application form.
• Send your completed application by email (maximum 10 MB) by 5 p.m .on the application deadline date.
• Committee of Adjustment Coordinator City of Kitchener – Planning Division 200 King Street West, 6th floor P.O. Box 1118 Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
• Find the committee meeting dates and deadlines.

Pay the fee

• minor zoning variance small: $1,800
• minor zoning variance large: $3,110
• consent: $3,110 — fee is per lot or block to be created
• change of conditions of a provisional consent: $2,135
• certificate of official: $330
• deferral fee: $510
• The Region of Waterloo and/or Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) may collect other fees to process your application. Failure to pay these fees may delay or stop your application from moving forward.
• You can send these fees as separate cheques payable to the region and/or GRCA, along with your application form. We will send your cheques on your behalf.
• notice requirements outlined within the Planning Act have not been satisfied and further notice would be needed
• applicants/agents do not attend two or more consecutive meetings
• amendments are needed to the subject application and further notification is needed
• an application is deferred beyond three months
• an applicant/agent requests a deferral of the application
• The fee is only to cover the costs associated with publishing notices in the local newspaper and courtesy neighbourhood mailings. You must pay the fee before your application is rescheduled.