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Committee of Adjustment Virtual Meetings beginning July 15, 2020

Due to COVID-19, Committee of Adjustment meetings will be held virtually beginning Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 1 p.m.. All Committee members, staff, applicants and delegations will participate remotely.

To assist with the volume of applications, Committee of Adjustment meetings will take place weekly, on Wednesdays, alternating each week between afternoons beginning at 1 p.m. and evenings beginning at 5:30 p.m. This weekly meeting schedule will continue throughout the summer and be revisited in the fall. Applications that were scheduled to a hearing prior to the shutdown of City Hall, will be scheduled first and all other applications will be assigned to a hearing date based on review completion date. Staff will be in touch with a scheduled hearing date and further instruction.

Please note: Staff response times to general inquiries/status updates may be longer than normal as we focus our efforts on weekly meetings and meeting legislated requirements under the Planning Act.

**Committee of Adjustment Update**
Committee of Adjustment is now accepting new applications digitally. Please submit a complete digital application and drawings to committeeofadjustment@burlington.ca and ensure the subject line reads: “New MV or Consent (chose one) Application_Applicant Name_Property Address.” All documents should be submitted in PDF. Staff will contact you to: Confirm the application fees and, Provide payment options: E-transfers are the preferred payment method and must be sent from a bank that recognizes auto-deposit. If this is not possible, cheques submitted via Canada Post mail and credit card payments can be accepted; processing times will be longer.

As updates related to the Committee of Adjustment process become available, they will be posted on this webpage. If you have any questions, you may send us an e-mail at committeeofadjustment@burlington.ca

2020 Summer Meeting Schedule

July 15, 2020 at 1 p.m.
July 22, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.
July 29, 2020 at 1 p.m.
Aug. 12, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 19, 2020 at 1 p.m.
Aug. 26, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

2020 Meeting Agendas

Responsibilities and Objectives

The Committee of Adjustment is an independent body appointed by Council under authority granted by the Province of Ontario. The Committee has seven members and two alternates who are all residents of the City of Burlington.

The Committee of Adjustment is authorized by the Planning Act to consider applications for:

Minor variances from the zoning bylaw.
Extensions, enlargements or variations of existing legal non-conforming uses under the zoning bylaw.
Land division and consents - severing a new lot from an existing lot, adding land to an existing lot, easements, mortgages or leases in excess of 21 years.
Conformity to the zoning bylaw for a particular use.

See the Committee of Adjustment Terms of Reference (PDF).

Committee of Adjustment online documents:

2020 Variance Application Form [PDF]
2020 Land Division Application Form [PDF]
2020 Development Application Fees (PDF)

*NEW: Changes to Development Application Pre-consultation Process Start Jan. 1, 2020

Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, new development applications requesting an Official Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Subdivision, Site Plan, or Minor Variance and Consent will be required to follow the pre-consultation process, outlined below, prior to submitting a formal development application.

Steps for Pre-consultation Submission – New for January 2020

Pre-consultation submission will consist, at a minimum, of:

Completed pre-consultation form
Details of the proposed development, as described in the form
Pre-consultation fee of $1200 for Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments and Subdivisions; and $300 for Site Plans, Minor Variances and Consents

Once the pre-consultation submission is received by City staff, a pre-consultation meeting between City staff and the applicant will be scheduled. Pre-consultation meetings take place on Wednesdays at Burlington City Hall at 426 Brant St.

A minimum of three weeks will be provided, between the submission of the pre-consultation materials and the meeting, to allow City staff time to circulate the submission materials to departments and agencies for their comments.

Applicants will be contacted directly with the date and time of their pre-consultation meeting with City staff once it has been determined.

Pre-consultation form

For more information please view the Development Applications webpage