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Pre-consultation checklist
The list ADB brings to the meeting, and the sheet the planners fill for you: every study, plan and fee the application will need, with an owner and a cost column so the planning budget exists the same day.
- Price
- Free
- Format
- On this page, 4 sheets, always the current version
- Built by
- ADB, from the sheets its projects run on
- Next step
- Book a project review
Who gets the most from it
- Owners before a severance or infill application
- Investors buying a lot to develop
- Designers preparing a client
- Anyone who has been sent away from a counter
4 sheets, one template
- Bring: the items to prepare, with a ready column
- Questions: what to ask the planners
- Study list: the studies and plans the city may require, with owner, cost and status
- Approvals: which applications apply and in what order
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- Bring: the items to prepare, with a ready column
- Questions: what to ask the planners
- Study list: the studies and plans the city may require, with owner, cost and status
- Approvals: which applications apply and in what order
The template, on the page
View it here, fill it in your own sheet. The template stays on this page so it is always the current version.
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Open the templatePre-consultation: what to bring
Tick each item as it is ready.
Shaded cells are yours to fill in. ADB, Acquisition Design Build Inc. General information, not planning or legal advice; the municipal requirements in force prevail.
| Item | Ready |
|---|---|
| Concept sketch to scale: lot, proposed lots or buildings, setbacks, parking | |
| Zoning check: zone, exceptions, the numbers met and not met | |
| Survey, or the registered plan and parcel register | |
| Photos: the lot, the street, the neighbours | |
| Servicing facts: where water, sanitary and storm connect | |
| Ownership: deed or agreement of purchase and sale | |
| Your questions, written down |
What to ask the planners
Write the answer beside each.
Shaded cells are yours to fill in. ADB, Acquisition Design Build Inc. General information, not planning or legal advice; the municipal requirements in force prevail.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which applications apply to this proposal, and in what order? | |
| Which studies and plans will the submission need? | |
| What are the application fees? | |
| Is there a fallback the planners would support? | |
| Which agencies comment (region, conservation authority, utilities)? | |
| Is the lot in a site plan control, heritage or floodplain area? | |
| What is the usual timeline from submission to hearing? | |
| What would make the committee say no? |
The study list you leave with
Mark Required as the planners say; the rest are not needed.
Shaded cells are yours to fill in. ADB, Acquisition Design Build Inc. General information, not planning or legal advice; the municipal requirements in force prevail.
| Study or plan | Usual provider | Required | Owner | Estimate | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey (legal, topographic) | Surveyor | Not started | |||
| Site plan | Designer | Not started | |||
| Severance sketch or draft reference plan | Surveyor | Not started | |||
| Tree inventory and arborist report | Arborist | Not started | |||
| Functional servicing report | Engineer | Not started | |||
| Stormwater management | Engineer | Not started | |||
| Noise study | Consultant | Not started | |||
| Heritage impact assessment | Consultant | Not started | |||
| Traffic or parking study | Consultant | Not started | |||
| Planning justification report | Planner | Not started | |||
| Geotechnical | Engineer | Not started | |||
| Environmental (if near a watercourse or slope) | Consultant | Not started |
Which approvals apply
Tick the ones the planners named, and the order.
Shaded cells are yours to fill in. ADB, Acquisition Design Build Inc. General information, not planning or legal advice; the municipal requirements in force prevail.
| Approval | Decided by | Applies |
|---|---|---|
| Consent (severance) | Committee of Adjustment or regional land division committee | |
| Minor variance | Committee of Adjustment | |
| Zoning by-law amendment | Council | |
| Official plan amendment | Council, region where two-tier | |
| Site plan approval | Municipality | |
| Building permit | Municipality |
Pre-consultation checklist: your questions
Is the checklist really free?
Yes. Leave your email and the full template opens on the page straight away, and stays open on this device. No card, no trial.
What do I need to open it?
Nothing to install. The template opens on this page as sheets you can read, and you copy the structure into your own spreadsheet. It is always the current version.
Will you email me afterwards?
A short series of practical emails on severances, infill and building in Ontario, and the new tools as they come out. Unsubscribe in one click.
Can ADB do it with me?
Book a project review. We read the zoning on your lot before the call, and the template becomes the first stage of the work.
Book a project review
Two questions, then the address and your details. We review the property against the zoning before we call, so the first conversation is about your lot, not a sales pitch.
Nothing in chat is legal or planning advice for a specific property. Your municipality's by-law in force prevails.
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