Committee of adjustment
Ontario's Planning Act grants authority for a committee of adjustment to consider requests for land severances, rights of way, easements, leases and minor variances.
Applications
- Request a severance, right of way, easement or lease with an application for consent (PDF)
- Request a variance to zoning regulations through an application for minor variance (PDF)
Applications must be made in person at the IPPW counter on the second floor of city hall. We accept cash, cheque and debit.
Fees
See below for current City of Waterloo fees at request of the applicant. The Region of Waterloo also charges a $350 review fee for consent applications.
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Application type |
Fee |
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Consent application |
$1,520 |
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Minor variance application |
$1,300 |
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Change to conditions of consent* |
$295 |
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Application deferral* |
$160 |
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Request per section 45.1.3 and 45.1.4 of Planning Act |
$385 |
Submission and meeting dates
Applications are due four weeks ahead of a committee meeting. See schedule below.
2020 submission and meeting dates
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Application submission date |
Meeting date |
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September 18, 2020 |
October 20, 2020 |
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October 16, 2020 |
November 17, 2020 |
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November 6, 2020 |
December 8, 2020 |
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December 11, 2020 |
January 19, 2021 |
2021 submission and meeting dates
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Application submission date |
Meeting date |
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December 11, 2020 |
January 19, 2021 |
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January 15, 2021 |
February 16, 2021 |
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February 12, 2021 |
March 16, 2021 |
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March 19, 2021 |
April 20, 2021 |
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April 16, 2021 |
May 18, 2021 |
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May 14, 2021 |
June 15, 2021 |
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June 18, 2021 |
July 20, 2021 |
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July 16, 2021 |
August 17, 2021 |
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August 20, 2021 |
September 21, 2021 |
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September 17, 2021 |
October 19, 2021 |
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October 15, 2021 |
November 16, 2021 |
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November 19, 2021 |
December 14, 2021 |
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December 17, 2021 |
January 18, 2022 |
For information regarding future application deadlines and meeting dates, please contact Danielle Ingram at danielle.ingram@waterloo.ca
Source water protection
All applications must comply with the Region of Waterloo’s source water protection plan. Follow this process to ensure your committee of adjustment application is complete:
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Go to the region's source water protection map.
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Click on "I need a document for a building permit or development application" and enter location.
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Answer questions as prompted and download Notice of Source Protection Plan document.
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Print and sign document. Include it in your committee of adjustment application.
To ensure applicants have completed this step, we require a screening form (PDF) to be completed along with the Source Protection Plan document.
If you have questions about your application, contact the committee coordinator at 519-747-8773, TTY (for deaf) 1-866-786-3941 or danielle.ingram@waterloo.ca