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Planning Application Fees

Planning Fee Schedule 2021

We are currently experiencing a high volume of planning-related inquiries.  In order to provide you with the information you are looking for quickly, we have created a "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ) section, linked here.
If you are unable to obtain the information that you require in the FAQ section please send an email to planning@orillia.ca or call us at 705-325-1870.  Please note that inquiries will be answered in sequence based on the time/date of receipt.
For more involved inquiries about larger development proposals, an appointment is required.  Due to COVID restrictions, appointments are being offered for video or telephone meetings only at this time.  To book an appointment, visit orillia.ca/onlineservices.

* NEW * - Digital Submission of Applications (click here for more information)

The below fees will be affective as of January 1, 2021.

If assistance from experts or professionals is required to evaluate, review and/or report on an application, then the applicant is responsible for any and all costs associated.

All Fees are subject to an automatic increase, effective January 1st of each year, based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (All-Items) issued in October of the preceding year.

Printable Planning Fee Schedule

Preconsultation Fee

Preconsultation is required for all Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision or Condominium, and Site Plan Control applications. To initiate the mandatory Preconsultation process, you must submit a Concept Site Plan and the pay the applicable fee. This Preconsultation is only valid for one year. A new Preconsultation must be submitted and fee paid if the planning application is not received within one year of the Preconsultation.

Official Plan Amendment or Zoning Amendment $255
Minor Site Plan Approval $255
Major Site Plan Approval $510
Draft Plan of Subdivision/Condominium $510

For concurrent applications, only one fee will be applicable (at the highest applicable rate). City staff will determine if the Preconsultation is Minor or Major for Site Plan Approval.

Consent

FEE

$1,230 - for 1st lot 

ADDITIONAL FEES

$635 - per subsequent lot

$243 - to amend and recirculate the application

$127 - to defer an application after circulation has occurred

$127 - per lot or $65 for leases, easements, mortgages to issue Certificate of Official

$243 - to accommodate applicant's request for conditions of consent to be changed
Minor Variance

FEE

$940

ADDITIONAL FEES

$127 - to amend and recirculate the application

$127- to defer an application after circulation has occurred

$97- reduction in total fee if a Consent application is submitted with a Minor Variance application
Validation of Title

FEE 

$535

ADDITIONAL FEES

$65 - to issue Certificate of Official for each request for Validation of Title
Right-of-Way, Easements or Leases

FEE

$1,230

ADDITIONAL FEES

$243 - to amend and recirculate the application

$127 - to defer an application after circulation has occurred

$127 - per lot or $65 for leases, easements, mortgages, validation of title to issue Certificate of Official

$243 - to accommodate applicant's request for conditions of consent to be changed

$1,828 - combined fee for a right-of-way, easement or lease submitted together with a Consent

$127 - for each subsequent right-of-way, easement or lease
Official Plan Amendment

FEE

$4,885

ADDITIONAL FEE

$612 - reduction in total fee for a combined Official Plan Amendment and Subdivision/Condominium application
Subdivision or Condominium (Up to 20 lots/units/POTLs/blocks)

FEE

$8,450 - Application for Draft Plan of Subdivision and/or Condominium; only one fee is applicable if a concurrent Draft Plan of Subdivision and Condominium application is submitted for the same lands. 

ADDITIONAL FEES

$243 - request for draft conditions to be changed

$372 - stamping of Final Plan
Subdivision or Condominium (21 or more lots/units/POTLs/blocks)

FEE 

$12,675 - Application for Draft Plan of Subdivision and/or Condominium; only one fee is applicable if a concurrent Draft Plan of Subdivision and Condominium application is submitted for the same lands.

ADDITIONAL FEES

$243 - request for draft conditions to be changed

$371 - stamping of Final Plan

$121 - plus an additional fee per lot for more than 21 lots/units/POTLs/blocks up to a maximum of 500 lots
Red Line Revision

FEE

$3,455 - fee with covering letter to explain revision required; no application form required
Draft Approval Extension

FEE 

$2,030 - fee with covering letter to explain revision required; no application form required
Amendment to Subdivision / Condominium Agreement

FEE 

$2,030 - amendment to an existing municipal subdivision or condominium agreement
Final Approval Plan of Subdivision / Condominium Administration Fee

FEE 

$6,600 - administration fee for process of granting Final Approval to an existing Draft Plan of Subdivision / Condominium
Exemption of Plan of Condominium

FEE

$3,060 - processing an Exemption for a Plan of Condominium
Zoning By-law Amendment

FEE 

$3,540 
Removal of Holding "H" Zone

FEE

$820
Compliance Letters

FEE 

$97 - applies to Building, Zoning, Subdivision or Combined Inquiries

$180 - for 48 hour response
Site Plan Approval (Up to 10 lots/units/POTLs/blocks for residential or up to 500 sq. m. of G.F.A for Industrial, Commercial, or Institutional)

FEE 

$3,045
Site Plan Approval (11 - 20 lots/units/POTLs/blocks for residential or 501 to 9,999 sq. m. of G.F.A for Industrial, Commercial, or Institutional)

FEE

$5,075
Site Plan Approval (more than 20 lots/units/POTLs/blocks for residential or greater than 10,000 sq. m. of G.F.A. for Industrial, Commercial, or Institutional)

FEE

$6,600
 More than 3 Submissions for Site Plan Approval

FEE

$1,065 - for each additional submission beyond the first 3 submissions
 Site Plan Amendment

FEE

$2,030 - Minor amendments such as topping up securities, accessory buildings, or building additions

See Site Plan Agreement Fees for major amendments - Major amendments are proposed buildings or dwellings part of a phased development or new principle buildings not previously planned for
 Undertaking Agreement or Parking Agreement

FEE

$1,015 - Applicable to an Undertaking Agreement for minor site works or Parking Agreement
 Shoreline Development Agreement

FEE

$635 - applicable to a Shoreline Development Agreement
 Combined Site Plan Approval and Zoning By-law Amendment for Redevelopment of Sites

FEE 

$3,670 - applicable to existing developed sites which utilize an existing building or does not require the construction of a new building and only requires minor site works (i.e. paving, landscaping, fencing etc.); planning staff to identify during pre-consultation the applicability of this fee
 Part Lot Control Exemption

FEE

$1,230
 Deeming By-law

FEE

$820
 Amendment to the Parkland Dedication By-law

FEE

$1,230
 Appeal to the Parkland Dedication By-law

FEE

$1,230 
Parkland Dedication Fee

FEE

$865- Non-Waterfront Residential (per Unit)

$290-Non-Waterfront Communal Housing Bed (per Bed)

$1,500- Waterfront Residential (per Unit)

$450- Waterfront Communal Housing (per Bed)

$1.93 per m² of land area- Commercial- Area of land less than 4047 m² (1 Acre)

$0.97 per m² of land area-Commercial-Area of land greater than 4047 m² (1 Acre) and less than 20,235 m² (5 Acres)

$2.69 per m² of land area- Institutional- Area of land less than 20,235 m² (5 Acres)
 Official Plan Copy

FEE

$97 - Includes text and 11" x 17" Schedules 
 Official Plan Schedule

FEE

$23 - for each "Arch-E" (34"x 44") sized, colour plot; total of five (5) schedules available
 Zoning By-law Copy

FEE

$97 - includes text and 8.5" x 11" colour schedules; total of three (3) schedules available
 Zoning By-law Schedule

FEE

$23 - for each "Arch-E" (34" x 44") sized, colour plot