Committee of Adjustment

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Committee of Adjustment

2020 Meeting Schedule

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