Planning and Zoning Applications

If you wish to use, alter or develop your property in a way that does not conform with the Official Plan, you must apply for an Official Plan Amendment. Any change to the Official Plan requires an Official Plan Amendment application.

Application through Cloudpermit 

If you wish to use, alter or develop your property in a way that does not conform with the Zoning By-law, you must apply for an amendment to the Zoning By-law. You can do this through a Zoning By-law Amendment application. 

This is a development review process that evaluates the layout of site features like buildings, parking areas and landscaping but not the interior spaces of the proposed structures. It reviews the impact of development on municipal services as well as ensures development occurs in a responsible manner. It occurs prior to the building permit process. As a condition of Site Plan Approval, the land is required to be developed in accordance with the approved plans, which many include access to the site, building location, parking, loading bays, protection of adjoining properties, to name a few. A security deposit or letter of credit is required to ensure all work is carried out in accordance to approved plans. These requirements are outlined in the site plan agreement registered on title. 

Application through Cloudpermit 

A Minor Variance Application seeks permission to differ from the requirements of the Zoning By-law and to allow enlargements and extensions of non-conforming uses. Common variances include the reduction of a required setback from a property line, a reduction to the required lot area or frontage or an increase to the maximum permitted height of a building.  

Consent Application is used where land division by Plan of Subdivision is not required, the Planning Act allows the granting of consents.  

A draft plan of subdivision is required to create more than four (4) lots on a single property; and to create lots that require the extension of municipal services and/or the construction of roads. 

A draft plan of condominium is required for the following: 

• To create a standard condominium; 

• To amalgamate condominiums that have similar buildings and/or management corporations; 

• To create a common elements condominium; 

• To create a phased condominium; 

• To create a vacant land condominium; 

• To create a leasehold condominium; or 

• To convert an existing building(s) to a condominium form of tenure. 

Application through Cloudpermit

This application is for approved plans and subdivisions. Part Lot Control exemptions allow for the subdivision of land with a survey to register part interest in what is considered one piece of property. This process is necessary to allow semi-detached and townhouses to sell as two separate units, despite existing on a single lot.  

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A Removal of Hold application is required when the Zoning By-law contains a holding symbol “H” on the subject property. The “H” restricts future uses and development on the property until conditions for removing the “H” are met. A Zoning By-law amendment through a Removal of Hold application is required to remove the “H.”  

Application through Cloudpermit

•  419 Notre Dame St_Architectural_Plans.pdf 
• 419 Notre Dame St__ Public_Utilities_Plans.pdf 
• 419 Notre Dame St__ Survey_Plans.pdf 
• 419 Notre Dame St__ Parking_Study.pdf 
• 419 Notre Dame St__Heritage_Impact_Study.pdf 
• 419 Notre Dame St__Photometrics.pdf 

Land use planning helps each community to set development goals while keeping social, economic and environmental factors in mind. You may be surprised to learn that everything we do locally must be consistent with provincial policy. That means, if the province permits land use, such as secondary dwelling units, we are mandated to allow those uses at the municipal level. What we can regulate municipally are things like: size, numbers of bedrooms, parking spaces, and which areas in our Municipality can support the use, etc. Want to learn more about Land Use Planning? Check out the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for their Citizens Guide to Land Use Planning. 

The Official Plan is a statement of goals, objectives and policies intended to guide future land use, physical development, and growth within the Municipality of Lakeshore. The policies of the Plan are designed to promote public interest in the future development of the Municipality, reduce uncertainty relating to future development, and to provide a basis for the Zoning By-law and other land use control. The Official Plan is reviewed every five years.

The current Municipality of Lakeshore Zoning By-law implements the objectives and policies of our Municipalities official plan and provides a legal and precise way of managing land use and future development. In addition to the official plan, our zoning by-law protects the community from conflicting and possibly incompatible land uses. The Zoning By-law states how land may be used, where buildings and other structures can be located, the types of buildings that are permitted and how they may be used, the lot sizes and dimensions, parking requirements, building heights and densities (the number of people, jobs and building floor area per hectare), and setbacks from the street. Zoning Maps

The Official Plan is a high-level document that brings the Municipality’s general land use planning policies together in a single plan, whereas the Zoning By-law is much more specific. The Zoning By-law is what regulates what you can build, where you can build, how high you can build, etc.

The Committee of Adjustment is the approval body for minor variance and consent applications under the Planning Act. The Committee hears submissions, discusses concerns, and makes a decision. 

Site Plan Control is used by the Municipality of Lakeshore to ensure the construction of safe, functional, and well-designed developments. It ensures development meets the requirements of legislation, including the Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Ontario Building Code.  

Site Plan Control allows the Municipality to review development proposals for various items, including:  

A Compliance Letter is a document from planning and building divisions describing compliance (or non-compliance) with certain regulations, policies, codes or agreements.  The following types of compliance requests can be submitted through the Municipality's On-Line Application Portal:   

 The approval body (Committee of Adjustment, Planning Committee or Council depending on the application) is the only body that can give an approval of an application. Staff are available to review the application prior to the submission of an application. Staff will provide as much guidance as possible based on their knowledge of the Municipality’s planning documents, the history of Committee decisions on similar applications, and the circumstances of the individual property. Applicants should be advised that while staff have a good understanding of the Municipality’s regulations and policies and how the approval bodies have reviewed similar applications in the past, it is not always possible or advisable for staff to be absolutely confident of how successful an application will ultimately be. 

Your application is automatically saved.  If you need to change something just press “back” and it will take you to the previous page.

Once you have completed your application, click the “Back to Workspace” on the top left and it will take you to your application dashboard.

Please submit a Planning Inquiry on Cloudpermit 

In the inquiry box, please provide the following information: 

• Business Name:
• Municipality: Lakeshore
• Postal Code:
• Primary Contact Number:
• Applicant’s Relationship to Establishment:
• Email Address:
• Proposed hours of operation of the temporary patio extension:
• Proposed start date for the temporary patio:
• Do you plan to serve alcohol on your Temporary Patio:

Upload all docs listed here by clicking and dragging into the attachments box.

If alcohol is being served on the Temporary Patio, please upload a copy of the establishment’s valid liquor license (To be uploaded on Cloudpermit)

Please provide proof of insurance for the establishment (To be uploaded on Cloudpermit)

Drawings (Professional or handwritten) or proposed patio considering the requirements above (To be uploaded through Cloudpermit)

Ensure that all documents are named appropriately. For example: EstablishentName_ProofOfInsurance

A planner will then invoice you for your application and fees must be paid prior to review.