Planning Services operates within the Community and Development Services Department to ensure that land development proposed by residents, developers and others supports the public interest. Lakeshore's Official Plan and Zoning By-law are the main tools utilized by the division to achieve this goal.
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Planning Services provides professional advice to the public, Council, and Council endorsed committees on a wide variety of development and policy related issues. A major function of the division is to help with the delivery of the following municipal services at the Municipality of Lakeshore:
- Committee of Adjustment - Minor variances, consents, enlargements, extensions or changes to legal non-conforming uses; consent to mortgages, partial discharge of mortgages, validation of title, access right-of-ways, easement and leases over 21 years and property standard appeals;
- Land Use Planning - Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Plans of subdivisions, Plans of Condominium, Part Lot Control and Site Plan Approvals, and;
- Long Range Planning - Policy Research and Long Range Planning, Official Plan and Zoning By-law updates, Secondary Plan preparation, Special Studies, Population and Demographic Studies, Master Plans, Design Guidelines and Community Improvement, Subdivision summaries, Exhibit preparation and Mapping. Planning Services will use the community consultation platform Placespeak to obtain public opinion on a variety of planning matters.
Please contact the Planning Department at (519) 728-1975, ext. 276 for details on the applicable fee structures.
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