Office of the City Solicitor Planning & Building Department Planning Division
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Verify that you are using the most current application form.
- Section 1: Pre-Submission consultation with a staff Planner is mandatory per By-law 199-2007. If you do not have a valid Pre-Submission Letter, you must meet with a staff Planner who must sign and date this section.
- Section 2: During Pre-Submission consultation a staff Planner will indicate what supporting information must be submitted with the application.
- Section 3: Provide the full name, address, phone number, fax number and email address of the applicant, agent and registered owner. If any of these are a corporation, provide the full corporate name. Include the full name of the contact person. If there is more than one person, corporation or registered owner, use additional sheets.
- Section 4: Indicate if you are submitting other companion applications with this application.
- Section 5: Provide information about the subject land. This information is used to determine supporting information requirements and to assist in the review of the application.
- Section 6: Indicate the amendment, proposed uses and describe the nature and extent of the amendment being requested. Indicate why the amendment is being requested and how it is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conforms to the City of Windsor Official Plan. If this information is in a Planning Rationale Report, check the box beside "See Planning Rationale Report".
- Section 7: If there are any existing buildings or structures on the subject land, provide the required information or submit a sketch, drawing or plan that shows this information.
- Section 8: If you propose to build any buildings or structures on the subject land, provide the required information or submit a sketch, drawing or plan that shows the information.
- Section 9: Indicate how the property is accessed. Check all boxes that apply.
- Section 10: Provide information about water service, sanitary sewage disposal, and storm drainage.
- Section 11: Provide a sketch of the subject land showing, in metric units, the items listed or indicate if this information is provided on an existing plan or a conceptual site plan.
- Section 12: Check the appropriate box based on a valid Pre-Submission Letter or pre-submission consultation.
- Section 13: Explain your proposed strategy for consulting with the public with respect to the application.
- Section 14: Complete and sign in the presence of a Commissioner of Taking Affidavits.
Schedules: Read, complete in full, and sign Schedules A & E.
Submit the application form, supporting studies and information, and the fee to Ashley D’Alessandro, Senior Clerk Steno,
Planning Division, 350 City Hall Square West, Suite 210, Windsor, ON N9A 6S1.
TYPE OF REZONING AMENDMENT
The type of amendment is determined by the City Planner or their designate.
Minor Zoning Amendment
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Site zoned commercial, institutional, or manufacturing – addition to the list of permitted uses
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Site already zoned – change to existing regulations or to zoning district boundary to match lot lines
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Site designated in the Official Plan for residential use – rezoning to accommodate a maximum of six dwelling units
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Site designated in the Official Plan for the proposed use other than residential – site-specific zoning for a site with a lot area of less than 1,000.0 m2
Major Zoning Amendment
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Any other amendment not listed as minor.