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The Town of Kingsville Planning Department provides municipal planning services including:

Development review
Severance (consent)
Zoning
Site plan approval
Sub-division approval
Pre-consultation
Property information

Please contact Planning staff at the municipal office for a consultation. We recommend that you make an appointment. Appointments can be made by calling 519-733-2305 or by email.

ACCESSIBILITY UPDATES: PLEASE NOTE THAT DURING 2021 THE TOWN WILL BE UPDATING A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE TO MEET AODA STANDARDS. THOSE DOCUMENTS MAY BE UNAVAILABLE DURING THE UPDATING. PLEASE CONTACT STAFF DIRECTLY IF YOU HAVE ANY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

Planning Applications

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID - 19 SITUATION WE WILL BE LIMITING CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC. WE WILL BE MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP DELAYS TO A MINIMUM. SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC MEETINGS HAS RESUMED BUT ONLY ON AN ELECTRONIC BASIS. PRE-CONSULTATION CONTINUES TO BE LIMITED TO PHONE, E-MAIL OR VIDEO CONFERENCE VIA ZOOM. APPLICATIONS CAN BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY HOWEVER PLEASE CONTACT STAFF TO INSURE ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS ARE PREPARED PRIOR TO FILING.

WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS IS FRUSTRATING AND DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE TRADITIONAL ATTENDANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS. AS SUCH WE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO REACH OUT TO STAFF TO ENSURE THEIR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ARE BROUGHT FORWARD EARLY IN THE PROCESS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME.

REMAIN SAFE

Robert Brown, Manager, Planning Services

Pre-consultation:

Discussion of proposal
Review of municipal requirements
Review of required background information (traffic, environmental, archaeological etc.)
Review of applicable provincial, county, and town policies
Outline applicable fees

Completing application:

Please answer all of the questions within the application.
Please provide all required background information, outlined during pre-consultation, including (if applicable):
- draft survey sketch (prepared by an Ontario Land Surveyor)
- site plan drawings
- studies (traffic, servicing, environmental assessment, etc.)

Submission of the application:

Please submit one original application(s) including any items noted above
Submit any necessary application fees payable to the Town of Kingsville
Each application must be signed in front of a Commissioner. If signed by a Corporation, it must have the Corporate Seal affixed. If signed by an agent, a written authorization from the owner must be attached.

The following applications are available on-line. They are also available at the municipal office.

Applications not completed in full and in the current format below will not be accepted:

(PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ONLINE WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR REVIEW PURPOSES HOWEVER A SIGNED & COMMISSIONED HARD COPY MUST ALSO BE SUBMITTED)

Committee of Adjustment and Meeting Schedules:

The Committee of Adjustment reviews and approves consent and minor variance applications under the Planning Act. These applications deal with lot creation or lot adjustment. They provide relief from zoning by-law requirements. The Committee of Adjustment evaluates the merits of a proposal against criteria such as:

Provincial Policy Statement
The County and Town Official Plan
The Town of Kingsville Comprehensive Zoning By-law 1-2014

The Committee comprises two Council members and three appointed members of the public. Committee of Adjustment meetings are open to the public. Anyone may attend to discuss a particular application. The Committee hears submissions, discusses concerns, and makes a decision.

Committee of Adjustment meeting schedule
Meeting Date:	Submission Deadline Date:
March 16, 2021	January 8, 2021
April 20, 2021	February 12, 2021
May 18, 2021	March 11, 2021
June 15, 2021	April 8, 2021
July 20, 2021	May 13, 2021

The Committee of Adjustment holds hearings on the third Tuesday of each month. Meeting are at 6:00 p.m. Until further notice all meetings will be held electronically. In-person attendance at meetings is not currently available until regulations related to public gatherings are lifted. Please submit applications by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date. Hearings are only held when there are applications ready for consideration.

Planning Advisory Committee and Meeting Schedules:

The Committee comprises two Council members and three appointed members of the public. The Planning Advisory Committee generally holds hearings on the third Tuesday of each month. They meet at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, unless otherwise noted. Hearings are held only when there are applications ready for consideration.

Planning Advisory Committee meeting schedule
Meeting Date	Submission Deadline Date:
January 19, 2021	November 12, 2021
February 16, 2021	December 9, 2021
March 16, 2021	January 8, 2021
April 20, 2021	February 12, 2021

Main St. Development Policy Review Committee

Development within the Main Street East and West study area has been very strong over the last several years. This has consisted of new commercial development, residential intensification, commercial redevelopment and residential conversions. Many of the projects that have been undertaken have required some form of approval under the Planning Act including zoning, site plan approval or severance. As a result, of the ongoing development pressure occurring within the study area, the Town has experienced a variety of impacts including:

i. increased traffic;

ii. potential land use conflict;

iii. negative feedback from the public as to the type, scale and character of development;

iv. a perceived lack of public input, and

v. a lack of cohesive vision for the study area as a whole.

To this end Council approved the establishment of an ad hoc Committee to review the current Official Plan and zoning regulations applicable to Main Street development between Heritage Road and Kratz Road. Based on the review process develop recommendations for new, revised or updated policy to form a comprehensive plan for development on Main Street including but not limited to identifying the key development areas, establishment of urban design guidelines and a Downtown Community Improvement Plan, solutions to address traffic management and other areas or issues identified by the Committee.

The Committee will be meeting monthly on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting date is APRIL 6, 2021 @ 7pm via ZOOM. This will be the initial public open house.

Below are items that may be helpful to the committee during the review process. This section will be updated as additional items become available. The Planning Resources section of Planning and Zoning web page also includes items that may be of interest including the full Official Plan (text and maps), Zoning By-law (text and maps) and Provincial Policy Statement.

Current Official Plan Policy Summary Schedules

Applicable Zoning By-law Summary

Official Plan 5 Year Review (Adopted December 14, 2020 - Awaiting County Approval)

August 25 - Main St. Power Point Presentation

Kingsville BIA Improvement Facade Study

Meeting Minutes: August 25, 2020

September 29, 2020

October 6, 2020 (Special Meeting)

April 6, 2021 - pending

Study Group Topic Outline

Sub-Committee Reports & Presentations:

Traffic: Presentation with Comment from Town Staff

Heritage: Presentation Full Report

Urban Design: Presentation Full Report

Policy: Presentation

Zoning/Signage/Landscaping: Presentation

APRIL 6TH - COMMITTEE PRESENTATION OPEN HOUSE - PENDING

Next Steps for 2021

Transportation Master Plan (2012) - Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

Active Transportation Master Plan

Kingsville Development Manual

Link to Main St Design Challenge Playbook

Recent Council Approvals

5 Year Official Plan Review - Adopted OP Schedules

Notice of Adoption

Planning Resources (Official Plan/Zoning etc.):

The following documents are available to you for convenience purposes only, it is the user's responsibility to ensure that the copy obtained is the most recent and applicable version of the document. Accordingly, all information contained herein should be verified with the municipality.

The following documents are in PDF Form: