Fees and Applications
Sault Ste. Marie North Planning Board
Fee Schedule (Approved September 12, 2024)
Applications
| Official Plan Amendment |
$1500 + Costs* |
|
Formal Consultation Zoning By-law Amendment Deeming By-law |
$500 $1500.00 + Costs $500.00 |
|
Consent Cancel Consent Certificate of Validation |
$1000.00 + $500.00 for additional lot + Costs
$500.00 $1000.00 |
| Minor Variance | $500.00 + Costs |
|
Letter of Conformity Post Construction |
$100.00 $250.00 |
| Letter of Concurrence | $100.00 |
| Plan of Subdivision/Condominium | $3000 |
Deferred Applications
| If deferred by the Board | No Cost |
| Deferred by the applicant with no new notice required (must be under 6 months from submission). Includes circumstances where applicant has not posted signage by notice deadline. | $100.00 |
| Deferred by the applicant with new notice required (must be under one year from submission). | $500.00 |
Other Fees
| Written Property Inquires | $50.00 / hour |
| In Office Consult Fee – Application Review | $150.00 |
|
Additional Public Notice Signs Photocopies |
$30 $0.30 / page |
Base Fee Covers: Mailing of notices and one public notice sign, staff review and report.
Potential Costs May Include: Third-party review of special studies, additional signage, newspaper advertisements, requirements at the sole discretion of the Board.
Application fees do not cover the cost of permits and studies required from other agencies. All planning applications are circulated to Algoma Public Health (APH): for more information on potential permit requirements from APH, please visit their website.
Located on Highway 17, 556, 552 or 563? Your application may need approval from the Ministry of Transportation and you should request a pre-consultation through their Highway Corridor Management Online Services portal.
*Official Plan Amendments will also be subject to a fee paid directly to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs of $4377. For more information about the process on the Ministry’s website here: https://www.ontario.ca/page/applying-changes-land-use. The
Letters of Conformity applications must be submitted one (1) week before or earlier prior to the next Board meeting to be considered for the Agenda.
Application Forms:
Please note, all our forms are editable and can be digitally signed for submission.
For best results, download the form and open in Adobe Acrobat for editing and signing digitally.
Official Plan Amendment Application
Letter of Conformity – Required for New Buildings & Development
Subdivision/Condominium Application
Payment Options: Cash, Cheque / Money Order made out to the Sault North Planning Board, and Electronic-Funds Transfer (EFT). Payments made by EFT must be sent to billing@ssmnpb.ca. Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit/debit payments at this time.
