Subdivision

Subdivision Process

• Pre-Application Consultation

  An Applicant is encouraged to meet with Town Staff to discuss the requirements of making application and receive preliminary feedback regarding appropriateness of use, development constraints, and other potential concerns.

• Application

  Applicant submits a complete Subdivision Application package to the Town for review and processing. The Town has 20 days to review the application to ensure all elements have been included to constitute a complete application.

  Subdivision Application

  Subdivision Application Requirements

• Circulation and Review

  The application is circulated to adjacent landowners, public utility providers, provincial departments, school divisions, and other referral agencies. The responses are collected, key issues identified and provided to the Applicant. Administration also undertakes a detailed review of the application and provides comments to the Applicant.

  Internal and external meetings may be held to discuss items of concern arising from circulation responses. Additionally, the applicant may be directed to revise or amend the subdivision application at this time subject to Administration's and referral agencies’ comments.

• Subdivision Authority Decision

  If the Subdivision Officer can decide on the application, a notice of decision is prepared and sent to the Applicant.

  If the application is subject to approval by the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC), the Subdivision Officer prepares a report with recommended conditions of approval/refusal for the proposed subdivision. The Applicant may attend the MPC meeting, which is held in public. The meeting is not a public hearing and the Applicant does not have an opportunity to address the MPC and so should ensure any comments or areas of concern are reported to staff in advance of the meeting.

  The Subdivision Authority, when considering whether to approve the application, will either:

  • (a) approve the plan subject to conditions presented,
  • (b) approve the plan subject to amended conditions, or
  • (c) refuse the plan with reasons. 
• Notice of Decision and Appeal Period

  A notice of the decision is sent to applicant and affected agencies following decision by the subdivision authority.

  There is a 14 day appeal period on the decision but only the applicant, a provincial department, or a school authority may appeal a subdivision decision.

• Endorsement and Conditions of Approval

  Typically an Applicant will be required to submit engineering design drawings that are prepared by a professional Engineer on the construction of the subdivision, including roadways, sidewalks, deep utility mains, and grading information. 

  Once the Engineering Design Drawings are accepted, the Applicant will enter into a subdivision servicing agreement. The agreement spells out the requirements for construction as well as securities and off-site levy payments required by the Town. The Applicant has two years to construct the subdivision after entering into the subdivision servicing agreement.

  If there are any public landscaped areas, such as boulevard trees or municipal reserve lands, the Applicant will also be required to submit detailed Landscape Plans prepared by a Landscape Architect.

  Upon satisfying any prior to registration conditions of approval, the applicant can submit the legal plans and documents for endorsement by Town. The legal plan, or ‘linen’, provides an accurate record of the survey markers placed in the ground, in the form of iron pins, from which dimensions are taken. It shows detail as to location, orientation, and size of all parcels.

  The Applicant has one year following approval of the subdivision to submit the endorsement package. If the Applicant is unable to complete the prior to endorsement conditions within that one year period they can apply for an extension to the approval period.

  Once endorsement has been issued by Town, the Applicant has one year to register the Plan of Subdivision and associated requirements at the Land Title Office.

  More information

  • General Design and Construction Specifications
  • Subdivision Endorsement Submission Requirements
  • Subdivision Endorsement and Permit Release Requirements
  • Off-site Levies Bylaw