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Development Approval Application Form (2023)
City of Toronto: City Planning · version Effective January 1, 2023 (form version V24APRIL2023)
The single application form used for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Control, Part Lot Control, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Draft Plan of Condominium. Use this list to gather everything the form asks for before you fill it in.
Page 1: application and parties
| 1 | District office selected: Toronto & East York (City Hall, 100 Queen St W), North York (5100 Yonge St), Scarborough (150 Borough Dr) or Etobicoke York (2 Civic Centre Court); all 416-397-5330 |
| 2 | Application type(s) checked: Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Control, Part Lot Control, Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Condominium |
| 3 | Address of subject lands; location description (closest major intersection and side of the street); legal description |
| 4 | Registered owner(s) as on the deed/transfer, owner email, business address, telephone and fax |
| 5 | Applicant name, business email, address, telephone and fax; applicant is: Owner, Lawyer, Architect, Planner, Contractor or Other |
| 6 | Public record notice acknowledged: the form is a public record (s.27 MFIPPA) and the City may reproduce and publish any document in a complete application. If there is a security risk in public access to any portion, identify those portions with supporting documentation (the Chief Planner will consider but is not bound by the request). |
Page 2: proposal details
| 7 | Have the lands ever been subject to a Planning Act / City of Toronto Act application (Draft Plan of Subdivision or Condominium, Consent to Sever, ZBA, OPA, Variance, Site Plan Control)? Yes / No / Unknown |
| 8 | Have lands within 120 m ever been subject to such an application? Yes / No / Unknown. If yes to either, provide file number(s) and status; for OPAs also the purpose and effect and the address of affected lands. |
| 9 | Within an area of archaeological potential? Yes / No / Unknown |
| 10 | Listed or designated under the Ontario Heritage Act? Yes / No |
| 11 | Easements or restrictive covenants affecting the lands? Yes / No / Unknown. If yes, instrument number(s) and a description of each and its effect. |
| 12 | Does the proposal remove lands from Employment Areas? Yes / No / Unknown |
| 13 | Six (6) or more dwelling units? Any residential rental dwellings (number of rental units and rooms)? If 6+ units and at least 1 rental unit, a Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Declaration of Use and Screening Form is required; a Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Application may also be required (submitted as a companion application). See the Housing Issues Report Terms of Reference where there are fewer than six rental units/rooms. |
| 14 | Consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020)? Yes / No (OPA, ZBA, Subdivision, Condominium) |
| 15 | Conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and/or the Greenbelt Plan (2017)? Yes / No |
Page 3: declaration of land owner(s) and authorization of agent
| 16 | Option 1: registered owner of all the lands, with name, signature, address and date. OR option 2: NOT the registered owner of all lands; confirm all owners were notified; attach permissions and signatures of consenting owners and a list of every property with the owner notified and whether permission was given. |
| 17 | If any land is owned by the City of Toronto: a letter of consent from the City (as land owner), requested from the Director of Property Management Services, Corporate Real Estate Management. |
| 18 | If the release of a City easement from title is required, a request to the appropriate City division; if approved, the release is subject to payment of the easement's full fair market value. |
| 19 | Authorization of Agent: owner(s) authorize the agent to sign on their behalf for the named lands; owner names, signatures, dates; signing officer(s) of the corporation and corporate seal, if applicable. |
Page 4: declaration of applicant
| 20 | Applicant declares they examined the application, the information is accurate and they concur with the submission; the required fee, prescribed information and supporting documentation are enclosed, and they agree to pay further costs determined during review. Name, applicant signature, owner/agent signature and dates. |
Page 5: fee schedules (complete and attach all that apply)
| 21 | Schedule 1 – Official Plan Amendment (line 101); Schedule 2 – Zoning By-law Amendment (line 227); Schedule 3 – Combined OPA & ZBA (line 326); Schedule 4 – Site Plan Control (line 436); Schedule 5 – Draft Plan of Condominium (line 509); Schedule 6 – Draft Plan of Subdivision (line 605); Schedule 7 – Part Lot Control Exemption (line 705); and the total. |
Fee notes
| 22 | Surcharges may apply, levied at the time of notice: Notification of Complete Application (OPA, ZBA, SUB, CDM vacant land only), Notice of Public Meeting (same), Notice of Adoption/Refusal (OPA, ZBA only); and for facility rental, translation, sign language and expanded notification (levied at the time of the meeting). |
| 23 | Additional financial requirements may arise, including park dedication or cash-in-lieu, peer review of technical reports, agreements and associated fees, and applicable securities. |
| 24 | Fees are adjusted every January 1 for inflation (previous October CPI) per Municipal Code Chapter 441-4. |
| 25 | Payment: debit, certified cheque, money order, cash, MasterCard, Amex or Visa. Credit card is limited to $20,000; personal or company cheques under $2,000 must be certified; cheques payable to "The Treasurer – City of Toronto". Wire/EFT instructions are provided by the Planning Consultant when the City is ready to accept payment. |
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