OakvillePlanning ApplicationsMinor Variance & Consent

Citizens’ Guide to Minor Variance and Consent Processes

Published by Town of Oakville

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Type: Guide
Published by: Town of Oakville
Also called: Citizens’ Guide to Minor Variances and Consent Processes
For: any
Building types: All building types
Pages: 8
Agencies: Committee of Adjustment · Ontario Land Tribunal
Instruments: Planning Act

Overview

An eight-page Town of Oakville Committee of Adjustment brochure in question-and-answer form for the public and applicants. It explains the Planning Act, the five-citizen committee, and the criteria for a minor variance under sections 45(1) and 45(2) and for a consent, with a side-by-side step chart showing 30-day and 90-day timelines, notice, hearing and appeal periods. It also covers the Ontario Land Tribunal, official plans, zoning by-laws and the Design Guidelines for Stable Residential Communities.

What it covers

What is a minor variance?
What is a consent?
What are the steps in a minor variance and consent application process?
How do I make an application?
What is a zoning by-law?
What is an official plan?
What are the design guidelines?
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