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Property and Planning Fees

View the fees for planning and development applications to the City of Kenora.

Pre-consultation

Before filing an application, it is recommended that you contact the Planning team to set up a pre-consultation meeting. During the meeting, we will outline what you need to include in your application, including the planning rationale.

Planning fees

View the planning fees for a variety different planning applications.

View the fees for Official Plan and Zoning Amendment applications.

Official Plan and Zoning Amendment fees
Fee description Fee Additional fees

Official Plan Amendment

$7,000

Plus professional fees and/or deposit

Zoning By-law Amendment 

$4,000

Plus professional fees and/or deposit

Additional meeting due to amendment by applicant

$370

n/a

Deposit for notice costs

$1,500

Unused balance to be refunded to applicant

Minor revisions requiring internal circulation only

$540

n/a

Major revisions requiring new notices (includes requests from applicant to reschedule/defer meeting date, temporary use and interim control by-laws, includes removal of holding provision)

$2,000

 

Rescheduling of meeting at request of applicant

$5,000

Plus new deposit for notice costs

View the fees for Minor Variance applications.

Minor Variance fees

Minor Variance fees
Fee description Fee

Minor Variance application (1)

$800

Minor Variance application (2)

$1,300

Minor Variance application (3 or more) $1,800

Deferral of Planning Advisory Committee meeting date at request of applicant

$215

Amendment to Minor Variance application requiring re-circulation

$350

Amendment to Minor Variance application not requiring re-circulation

$175

 View the fees for Consent applications.


Consent fees

Consent fees
Fee description Fee Additional fees

Consent application - technical

$1,000

 

n/a

Consent application - first lot $1,750 n/a

Consent application - second and subsequent lots

$400

n/a

Deferral of Planning Advisory Committee meeting at request of applicant

$215

n/a

Amendment to Consent application requiring re-circulation

$350

n/a

Amendment to Consent application not requiring re-circulation

$175

n/a

Agreement as a condition of Consent approval

$550

 

Plus deposit for legal fees

 View the fees for Plan of Subdivision or Condominium applications.


Plan of Subdivision or Condominium fees

Plan of Subdivision or Condominium fees
Fee description Fee Additional fees

Application for Plan of Subdivision or Condominium description

$4,000 plus $300 per lot

Plus deposit for legal fees

Draft approval extension request

$540

 n/a
Amendment to subdivision or condominium agreement

$500

Plus legal fees

View the fees for Site Plan Control applications.


Site Plan Control fees

Site Plan Control fees
Fee description Fee Additional fees
Site Plan Control Application - minor $750 Plus deposit for legal fees
Site Plan Control Application - major $1,750 Plus deposit for legal fees
Major revisions requiring recirculation $350  
Minor revision requiring recirculation $150  
Release of Site Plan Agreement $200 Plus deposit for legal fees
Amendment of Site Plan Agreement $200 Plus deposit for legal fees

 View the fees for other applications and general planning matters.


Other applications and general fees

Other planning applications and general fees
Fee description Fee Additional fees
Deposit for legal fees $1,100 Unused balance to be refunded to applicant.

Deposit for notice costs

n/a - included in application fees

n/a

Development Agreement

$1,750

Plus deposit for legal fees

Deeming by-law

$600 Plus deposit for legal fees

Part lot control

$475 n/a

Validation by-law

$775

n/a

Zoning and Building Compliance Letter

$150

n/a

Application for Letter of Comfort

$400

 

Application to purchase or lease municipal property, road or shore allowance abutting property owned by applicants

$675 plus costs and minimum of $1,150 or fair market value

Plus deposit for legal fees

Application to purchase or lease municipal property

$825 plus fair market value as established by Council 

Plus deposit for legal fees

Appeal of Order issued under Property Standards By-law

$500

Plus deposit for legal fees

Costs in respect to appeals to Ontario Land Tribunal

Cost recovery

n/a

License of Occupation, sidewalk cafe

$0

n/a
Merchandise display $0 n/a
Communication tower consultation $500 n/a
Phase I or Phase II environmental letter $300 n/a
Special meeting of the Planning Advisory Committee $600 n/a
Release from Title of any Agreement $325 Plus deposit for legal fees

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