Part Lot Control | Burlington

Learn how to apply for removal of part lot control in Burlington, including eligibility, application requirements, fees and the approval process.

Once a plan of subdivision has been registered within the City of Burlington, a landowner may sell any complete lot or block within that plan. However, a landowner may not sell a piece of any lot or block in that plan, such as for multi residential development, without further municipal approvals as required under the Ontario Planning Act.

The removal of Part Lot Control is administered by the municipality. You can apply to have the City pass a bylaw that removes part lot control, enabling you to sell parts of an original lot or block of land created as part of a registered plan of subdivision.

How to apply for a part lot control bylaw

View the steps below to learn how to apply for the removal of part lot control and implementing by-law within a registered plan of subdivision.

1. Review and complete our Application to Remove Part Lot Control

Download, review and complete our Application Form to Remove Part Lot Control.

2. Review application requirements and fees

Review our Part Lot Control Application Requirements below, and our Development Application Fees for information on requirements and fees related to your application.

3. Contact us to complete and submit your application

Contact us at planning@burlington.ca with your gathered information to facilitate the completion of your application. We will notify you of next steps and how to submit your application, requirements and payment.

4. Approval of part lot control bylaw by City Council

Your part lot control bylaw will be presented for approval at an upcoming City Council meeting. Once Council approves the by-law, part lot control is removed from your lot or block and further subdivision is allowed. We will notify you with the date of the meeting and how to attend.

Part lot control Application Requirements

Please submit 2 copies of the completed application form, fees and plans to the Planning Division.

Applicants must pre-consult with the Planning Division prior to formally submitting an application
The City of Burlington collects an application fee for processing part lot control applications. The fee must accompany the application at the time of submission. Separate cheques payable to the City of Burlington and the Region of Halton are required for the amounts noted in the Development Application Fee Schedule.
All application fees collected by the City are non-refundable. If the application is withdrawn or if an application file remains inactive for a period of six months, the file, following due notice and warning to the applicant, will be closed.
Nine reference plan drawings prepared by an O.L.S. in metric must accompany this application, and shall show all dimensions of the severed and retained lands and any existing buildings and proposed building envelopes.
If this application does not conform to Burlington's Zoning By-law, a rezoning or minor variance application may be required before staff can begin to process the part lot control application. Copies of the rezoning and minor variance application form may be obtained from the Planning Division.
The Region of Halton requires an Engineer’s letter indicating that water and wastewater services do not cross the lot lines created by the part lot control by-law.

NOTE 1: The Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act can only be used for properties situated in recognized registered plans of subdivision

NOTE 2: Following approval of the application, further fees, disbursements and documentation will be required by the Legal Department to finalize the by-law. Please contact the Legal Department for further information.

Bylaw expiry

Please note that the part lot control bylaw expires after two years, or when the purpose of your part lot control application has been completed, whichever occurs first.

Limitations

Part lot control can only be removed from lots and blocks of land contained within a registered plans of subdivision.
Our Development Applications Bylaw identifies subdivisions under which part lot control bylaws cannot be processed for properties. The creation of lots under these plans must be processed by an application for subdivision or land division.