Planning and Development

We accept the following types of planning and development applications:

• Consent/Severance Application
• Deeming Application
• Minor Variance
• Official Plan Amendment
• Site Plan Approval
• Zoning Amendment

Review our planning and development fees:

• $1,908.14* for a Consent/Severance
• $886.44* for a Minor Variance
• $379.91* for a Deeming
• $2,825.03* for an Official Plan Amendment
• $2,825.03* for a Zoning Amendment
• $2,813.27* for a Certificate of Validation
• $949.76* for a Property Addition

*Any charges from MMAH to review an Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-Law Amendment would be the responsibility of the applicant. 

Fee noted is the minimum fee charged. The applicant is required to pay any additional fees incurred by the Municipality, including but not limited to additional Planning Consultant Fees, Ontario Land Tribunal hearing, cost for peer review of technical studies, legal fees, etc. 

In Ontario, a deeming by-law is a municipal planning tool used to declare certain lots within a registered plan of subdivision to no longer be separately conveyable lands within that plan. This requires the properties to be dealt with treated together. It is important to note that deeming and consolidation are separate processes. Deeming is completed by the municipality through a by-law process. Consolidation is a separate land registration process that puts properties into one parcel on title through the Land Registry.

A deeming by-law can be completed without the property owner proceeding with consolidation. However, consolidation generally cannot occur unless the lots have first been deemed, or unless another applicable planning approval or legal mechanism allows the properties to merge.

Consolidation can occur whether or not the involved lots can subsequently be conveyed separately. They are simply registered together in a parcel.

Deeming can take place without consolidation because it has a different effect. The two lots cannot be dealt with separately without a consent or other exemption.

In Ontario, whether consolidation can occur without a deeming by-law depends on the specific title history and circumstances of the properties, including whether the parcels have already merged by operation of law under the Planning Act.

Property owners should consult their solicitor, surveyor, or other qualified professional regarding title consolidation and deeming by-laws.