Site Plan Control

Site Plan Control Guidelines

The Township's Site Plan Control Guidelines state that all development in the following zones is subject to site plan control:

• Commercial zones: Hamlet Commercial (C1), Tourist Commercial (C2) and Recreational Commercial (C3);
• Industrial zones: Industrial (M1) and Extractive Industrial (M2);
• Institutional (I) zone;
• Mobile Home Park (MHP) zone;
• Medical Marihuana Facilities in the Agricultural (A1, A2 or A3) and Rural (A4) zones;
• Home Industries in the Agricultural (A1, A2 or A3) and Rural (A4) zones;
• Farm Help House in the Agricultural (A1, A2 or A3) and Rural (A4) zones;
• Day Care Facility in the Residential (RH, RLS) zones;
• Group Homes in the Agricultural (A1, A2 or A3), Rural (A4) and Residential (RH, RLS) zones.

Levels of Site Plan Control

There are three different levels of site plan control:

Level 1 – Council Approval

• New buildings or additions larger than 25% of the site's existing gross floor area;
• Any medical marihuana facility;
• New buildings or additions of any size that change the configuration of a site such as grading, parking areas, loading areas and vehicular access.

Level 2 – Planner Approval

• New buildings or additions less than 25% of the site's existing gross floor area;
• New buildings or additions greater than 25% of the site's existing gross floor area with no change to the existing site configuration at the discretion of the Manager of Planning.

Level 3 – Planner Approval

• New home industry;
• New help house;
• New or expanded day care facility;
• New or expanded group homes.

Application Requirements

In order to obtain site plan approval certain drawings, reports or studies will be required, including:

• Site plan professionally prepared that shows how the site will be developed;
• Building floor and elevation plans;
• Lot grading and drainage plan;
• Landscaping plan;
• Other drawings, reports or studies identified at a pre-consultation meeting.

A pre-consultation meeting is required before submitting an application for site plan approval. The pre-consultation meeting will identify any studies or information that is required to be submitted with your application and the required application fees.

Application Forms

• Pre-Consultation Meeting Request Form
• Site Plan Application

Application Fees

• Township Application Fees
• Niagara Region Development Review Fees
• Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Review Fees