Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List - City Development Department (July 1, 2026)

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Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 1 of 16 Planning Application Processing Fees In addition to the fees identified below, there may be additional fees charged by other City Departments or agencies, such as Engineering Review Fees, Inspection Fees, Clearance Fees, and Agreement Preparation and Registration Fees and Disbursements. Applicants are advised that The Corporation of the City of Pickering may be required to collect fees charged by other agencies as part of the application review process. Description Fee Payable Telecommunications Tower Approval $10,200.00 Description Fee Payable Committee of Adjustment Minor Variance Application to recognize an "As built condition" Double the regular fee Accessory buildings, structures, decks, platforms and driveway widening $1,000.00 Residential Minor - a lot for a detached dwelling unit, semi-detached dwelling unit and/or freehold townhouse dwelling unit 2,500.00 - Single Variance 3,000.00 - Multiple Variances Residential Major - all other residential and mixed use buildings 4,000.00 - Single Variance 4,500.00 - Multiple Variances Institutional, Commercial & Industrial 4,500.00 - Single Variance 5,000.00 - Multiple Variances Tabling Fee & Recirculation (applicant initiated) 820.00 Special Meeting 5,175.00 Land Division (Consent) Application for Severance (creation of new lots) 12,000.00 Plus fee per additional lot created beyond the first new lot 1,000.00 Application for Title Validation, Long Term Lease, Easement, and Lot Line Adjustment 6,000.00 Stamping Fee 1,180.00 Restamping Fee 300.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 2 of 16 Description Fee Payable Cash-in-Lieu Parkland Conveyance - for the creation of up to 3 additional lots $8,080.00 per lot - for the creation of more than 3 additional lots See Parkland By-law Council authorization to proceed by land division instead of draft plan of subdivision 1 12,000.00 Description Fee Payable Pre-Consultation - Simple 2 - Site Plans - All other applications $370.00 1,540.00 3,700.00 Description Fee Payable Zoning By-law Amendment - Application (including Temporary Use By-laws and Section 37 Bonus Zoning By-laws) Zoning By-law Amendment - Major 3 $22,700.00 - Plus Fee per Residential Unit - First 25 units (1-25) 550.00 - Next 75 units (26-100) 410.00 - Next 100 units (101-200) 340.00 - All additional units (201 to 400) 17 145.00 - Plus Fee per hectare of Non-Residential of Land Area (or part thereof) 4, 18 1,540.00 - Plus Fee per hectare of Development Block Land Area (or part thereof) 5 715.00 Zoning By-law Amendment - Minor 6 14,420.00 Zoning By-law Recirculation 7 2,180.00 Additional fee if within Oak Ridges Moraine or Greenbelt 2,805.00 Zoning By-law Removal of Holding Zone 10,000.00 Zoning By-law Removal of Holding Zone - Complex/Block Plan required 25,000.00 Zoning By-law Extension of Temporary Use By-law 22,700.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 3 of 16 Description Fee Payable Combined Application Fees - where two or more applications for Official Plan Amendment (Major or Minor), Zoning By-law Amendment (Major), Draft Plan of Subdivision and Draft Plan of Condominiums are submitted concurrently 20% reduction to the total combined fee will apply Description Fee Payable Pickering Official Plan Amendment - Application Pickering Official Plan Amendment - Major 10 - may include an amendment to Envision Durham (former Regional Official Plan) $95,000.00 Pickering Official Plan Amendment - Minor 11 55,000.00 Recirculation of Pickering Official Plan Amendment 7 2,180.00 Additional fee if within Oak Ridges Moraine or Greenbelt 2,805.00 Description Fee Payable Draft Plan of Subdivision - Application Draft Plan of Subdivision $78,315.00 - Plus Fee per Residential Unit - First 25 units (1-25) 1,150.00 - Next 75 units (26-100) 925.00 - Next 100 units (101-200) 730.00 - All additional units (201 to 400) 17 470.00 - Plus Fee per hectare of Non-Residential Land Area (or part thereof) 4, 18 365.00 - Plus Fee per hectare of Development Block Land Area (of part thereof) 5 230.00 Draft Plan of Subdivision Recirculation 7 2,180.00 Additional fee if within Oak Ridges Moraine or Greenbelt 2,805.00 Applicant-Initiated Major Revisions (prior to Draft Plan Approval) 24,340.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 4 of 16 Description Fee Payable Revisions to Draft Approved Plan - Application (Red Line Revisions) Revisions to Draft Approved Plan (Red Lined Revisions) $30,055.00 - Plus Fee per Additional Residential Units - First 25 units (1-25) 1,150.00 - Next 75 units (26-100) 925.00 - Next 100 units (101-200) 730.00 - All additional units (201 to 400) 17 470.00 - Plus Fee per additional Non-Residential Hectare (or part thereof) of Land Area 365.00 - Plus Fee per additional Development Block Hectare (or part thereof) of Land Area 230.00 Revision to Draft Approved Plan Recirculation 7 2,180.00 Description Fee Payable Extension of Draft Approved Plan $3,085.00 Release of Draft Plan of Subdivision/Clearance Fee 5,000.00 Description Fee Payable Draft Plan of Condominium - Application Draft Plan of Condominium $44,000.00 Common Element Condominium 50,000.00 Plan of Condominium Recirculation 7 2,180.00 Condominium Conversion 50,000.00 Revisions to a Draft Approved Plan (Red Line Revisions) 15,000.00 Description Fee Payable Release of Draft Plan of Condominium/Clearance Fee $5,000.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 5 of 16 Description Fee Payable Site Plan - Application 12 (fees does not include registration costs and/or disbursements) Site Plan (Residential, Non-Residential, Mixed-Use) $20,000.00 - Plus Fee per Residential Unit - First 25 units (1-25) 750.00 - Next 75 units (26-100) 650.00 - Next 100 units (101-200) 500.00 - All additional units (201 to 400) 17 160.00 - Plus Fee per 2,000 m2 of Non-Residential Gross Floor Area 7,300.00 Site Plan Recirculation 7 2,180.00 Minor Revision of approved Site Plan 13 5,000.00 Major Revision of approved Site Plans Application base fee plus additional units and additional non-residential Gross Floor Area Credit for Pre-submission Review Equal to the amount of the Pre-submission Review fee previously paid Compliance Inspections/LC Release Report (includes 2 inspections) 1,060.00 Additional Compliance Inspections 480.00 Description Fee Payable Neighbourhood Development Guideline Amendment 1 $20,000.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 6 of 16 Other Processing Fees Description Fee Payable Request for Zoning Information 150.00 Preliminary Zoning Review - Residential (single, semi, townhouse, accessory structure) initial review plus 1 revision 170.00 - Accessory buildings, structures, decks, platforms and driveway widening; initial review plus 1 revision 80.00 - Development (within infill precincts, ORM, or requiring MDS calculation) initial review plus 1 revision 630.00 - Mixed-use/Multi Residential/Non-Residential (industrial commercial, institutional) initial review plus 1 revision 1,440.00 - All Fee Types (after two reviews already provided) 50% of the fee type Peer Reviews Full recovery of the City cost plus 15% administrative fee + HST Minor Revision to Approved Condo Site Plan (by unit owner, i.e., decks, sheds, fences) 130.00 File Reactivation 14 5,700.00 Opinion Letter for Complex Inquiries 5,000.00 Add Street Name to Approved List 5,000.00 + HST Request to Change Municipal Address 5,000.00 + HST Request for Exception to Council Adopted Policies on Municipal Addressing and Street Naming 10,000.00 Any other matter requiring a Report to Committee or Council 10,000.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 7 of 16 Refund Fees Description Fee Payable When an application15 is withdrawn: - Before it has been circulated 90% of original fee 16 - Before an Open House Meeting or a Statutory Public Meeting has been held; or - After the first submission comments have been provided to the applicant, but before a second submission has been submitted. 50% of original fee 16 - After an Open House Meeting or a Statutory Public Meeting has been held; or - After the second submission have been received. No refund When a Minor Variance or Land Division (Consent) is withdrawn: - Before public notice is mailed 90% of original fee 16 - After public notice is mailed No refund When a Pre-consultation is withdrawn: - Before a Pre-consultation is held 50% of original fee 16 - After a Pre-consultation has been held No refund Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 8 of 16 Please check with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for information on their application fees. Just as other agencies collect fees to review applications submitted to the City of Pickering, the City collects review fees for applications submitted to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The fees are listed below. Applications from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Description Fee Payable Minister's Zoning Order Amendment - Major 8 $18,000.00 Minister's Zoning Order Amendment - Minor 9 5,800.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 9 of 16 Reports/Documents/Special Studies Description Fee Payable Pickering Official Plan $225.00 + HST Pickering Official Plan Compendium 50.00 + HST Guidelines and Special Studies - 30 pages or less - Greater than 30 pages 0.50 per page + HST $50.00 + HST Zoning By-laws Description Fee Payable 8149/24 - Full Set (4 volumes) 1,330.00 + HST 8149/24 - Volume 1 150.00 + HST 8149/24 - Volume 2, Schedules 100.00 + HST 8149/24 - Volume 3, Exceptions 600.00 + HST 8149/24 - Volume 4, Exceptions 500.00 + HST 3036 - Full Set 110.00 + HST 3036 - Per Volume 15.00 + HST 3037 50.00 + HST 2511 50.00 + HST 2520 50.00 + HST 7364/14 (Seaton) 50.00 + HST 7553/17 (City Centre) 50.00 + HST Zoning By-laws Digital (each) 15.00 + HST Information Booklet Description Fee Payable 20 Year Household & Population Projections $30.00 + HST Maps/Copies/Standards Description Fee Payable Microfiche Prints Price Varies + HST Ask for details Special Requests such as mapping, mailing labels, data queries 71.00/hour + HST Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 10 of 16 Building Permit Application Fees - Part A (Building By-law 8057/23) Class of Permit Fee Payable Building Permit See Part B Demolition Permit $33.00 for each 100m² of gross floor area minimum $180.00 Conditional Permit 10% of application permit fee to a maximum of $5,280.00 in addition to applicable fee Change of Use Permit 345.00 Authority to Occupy Permit 427.00 Alternative Solution 504.50/hour (4 hour minimum) Resubmission of Incomplete Application 25% of application fee Revision to permit (houses) 180.00 Revision to permit (all other building types) 15% of applicable permit fee to a maximum of $3,454.00 Transfer of permit 180.00 House Models - Re-examination (required by Code Changes) Reconfiguration of interior does not qualify 600.00 plus the fee prescribed in Part B as a result of any additional area 10% of applicable permit fee to a maximum of $1,553.00 House Models Certification 8.60/m2 of gross floor area House Models Re-certification (minor change) 546.00 Reactivation of Dormant File 180.00 Building Permit Surcharge Prescribed in Part B Additional Inspection 490.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 11 of 16 Building Permit Application Fees - Part B (Building By-law 8057/23) Building Type Fee Payable Minimum Building Permit Fee $180.00 Assembly Occupancies "A" Classification (BPA1) 33.88 per m² of gross floor area Care and Detention Occupancies "B" Classification (BPB1) 38.75 per m² of gross floor area Residential Occupancies "C" Classification (BPC1) - Apartment buildings, hotels, motels, detached, semi-detached and townhouse dwellings, and other residential occupancies - 1 to 20 Storeys 20.12 per m² of gross floor area - 21 to 40 Storeys 21.82 per m² of gross floor area - Plus 41 Storeys 23.58 per m² of gross floor area Business & Personal Services Occupancies "D" Classification (BPD1) - Single storey buildings * - Multi storey buildings ** *21.38 per m² of floor area or part thereof **26.50 per m² of floor area or part thereof Mercantile Occupancies "E" Classification (BPE1) - Single storey buildings * - Multi storey buildings ** *21.38 per m² of floor area or part thereof **26.50 per m² of floor area or part thereof Industrial Occupancies "F" Classification - Unserviced storage buildings, unfinished basements ^ - Parking garages and other industrial buildings ^^ ^8.75 per m² of floor area or part thereof ^^15.88 per m² of floor area or part thereof Low Human Occupancies "G" Classification 8.19 per m² of gross floor area or part thereof Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 12 of 16 Alterations, Repairs and Other Structures Fee Payable Interior Partitioning and Finishing (including new tenant fit-ups, apartments in houses, and finished basements) $7.37 per m² of gross floor area Minor Residential Structures and Alterations, including - Decks, gazebos, trellis, pergola, pool equipment shed, cabanas (each) - Loadbearing wall removal, basement walkout (each) - Fireplace, wood stove (each) - Garage, carport, storage shed (each) - Water and sewer connection (each) - Other similar minor projects associated with a residential use (each) 180.00 Temporary Sales Centres (max. 2 years) 2,021.00 Minor Non-Residential Structures, including - School portables (each) - Decks, gazebos, sheds, trellis/sunshades (each) - Temporary prefabricated trailers (each) - Tents or garden centres (each) - Other similar minor structures associated with a non-residential use $490.55 Alterations, Building and Designated Structures not provided above 17.10 for each $1,000.00 of construction value Solar Collector for All Buildings 305.20 flat fee Wind Turbines 305.20 flat fee Performance Deposit (new and semi-detached, towns, row, stacked dwelling units, and additions larger than 60 m2 in gross floor area) 2,379.00 Performance Deposit (additions, sheds, garages larger than 60m2, secondary suites, finished basements and basement walk ups) 1,000.00 Mag Locks (per building fee - allows for multiple devices to be installed) 354.50 flat fee Fire Alarm Installation/Replacement (stand alone) - include devices, panel and associated components 411.00 Fire Suppression System (when submitted separately from parent document - stand alone permit) - include sprinklers, kitchen systems, and specialized systems 411.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 13 of 16 Notes Building permit fees are required to meet the City costs to administer and enforce the Building Code Act. Building permit fee amounts will not exceed the anticipated reasonable City costs to administer and enforce the Act following implementation of the changes in this schedule. GFA: represents Gross Floor Area. Sign Permit Fees Description Fee Payable Ground Sign $695.00 Wall Sign 695.00 Development Sign 695.00 Billboard Permit 695.00 Additional fee for any sign installed prior to permit issuance 695.00 Revision Fee 201.00 Sign Variance - ground sign, wall sign or development sign 786.00 Miscellaneous Fees Description Fee Payable Lawyer Compliance Letter - Building Code and Zoning Matters $206.00 - Legal Matters 206.00 - Site Plan Control Matters 206.00 Recovery of costs for Clandestine Investigations 3,069.00 + HST per investigation (minimum) Administrative Fee for Processing Clandestine Investigations 640.00 Request for Building and/or Planning Records (minor search - survey or single page item) 26.00 + HST Request for Building and/or Planning Records (extensive search, multiple pages) 58.00 + HST After Hours Inspections 257.00/hour (4 hour minimum) Licence/Zoning Compliance Letter 206.00 Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 14 of 16 Description Fee Payable Records Management Fee - Houses (all forms) and other minor residential alterations 13.35 - All other permit applications 3% to a maximum of $311.00 ($13.35 minimum) Daycare Compliance Letter 586.00 AGCO Compliance Letter 180.00 Complaint driven inspection after 2nd site visit for the same matter or closely related as verified by City staff 180.00 Building Permit Surcharge (minimum permit fee applies) Description Fee Payable Group "C" (Residential), Part 9 Footings/Foundations Commenced 50% of fee Framing Commenced 60% of fee Framing Substantially Complete 75% of fee Building Envelope is Substantially Complete 95% of fee Any other work requiring the issuance of a building permit (i.e., HVAC, plumbing, site works etc.) not within the scope of Group "C" (Residential), Part 9 - If 25% of the scope of work substantially completed 50% of fee - If 50% of the scope of work substantially completed 60% of fee - If 75% of the scope of work substantially completed 75% of fee - If 95% of the scope of work substantially completed 95% of fee - Demolition or partial demolition has commenced 100% of fee Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 15 of 16 Notes 1. Charged only if no other planning applications or reports are being processed by Council. 2. Applications for severance (creation of new lots), Oak Ridges Moraine applications, minor additions to existing bldgs. (up to 20% of the current gross floor area) and inclusion of related uses. 3. An application for an amendment that is more significant in scale and scope than a minor zoning amendment, and which may have greater impact beyond the subject lands, as determined by the Director, City Development or designate. Major applications must meet one or more of the following conditions: - an application relating to more than one property - a site specific application, if considered to represent a large scale redevelopment - any change in use and/or zone category, except as identified under a minor amendment - an application involving significant changes to the development standards or general provisions of the by-law - an application which requires major technical studies and extensive consultation 4. Applies to blocks intended to be developed for commercial, industrial, and institutional uses (including school blocks). 5. Excludes lands to be conveyed for roads, parkland, natural hazards, and stormwater or other public infrastructure. 6. An application for minor or small scale zoning amendment having no significant impact on adjoining lands, as determined by the Director, City Development or designate. Minor applications must be site specific and meet one or more of the following conditions: - request for additional permitted use, within an existing building with no significant impact on existing development standards - changes in development standards or zone to accommodate a residential severance to create one additional lot - application for Temporary Use 7. Application fees include two resubmissions before re-circulation fees apply. Recirculation fees will be charged for the fourth submission and every submission thereafter. 8. A major Minister's Zoning Order application is where the proposed use or standards do not comply with the City's zoning by-law and a Report to Council is required. 9. A minor Minister's Zoning Order application is where the proposed use or standards comply with the City's zoning by-law. 10. An application that is more significant in scale and scope than a minor amendment and which may have greater impact or policy implications beyond the subject lands, as determined by the Director, City Development or designate. Major applications must meet one or more of the following conditions: - an application which requires major technical studies and extensive consultation - an application relating to more than one property Schedule of Application Fees and Information Price List City Development Department (July 1, 2026) Page 16 of 16 - a site specific application if considered to represent large scale redevelopment or significant change to the designations and permitted uses - an application involving significant changes to the policies of the Official Plan 11. An application for a minor, site specific and small scale amendment or exception to Official Plan policies and designations, having limited impact or policy implications beyond the subject lands, as determined by the Director, City Development or designate. 12. Zoning review and comments are not included in the Site Plan Application Fee. Preliminary Zoning Review must be paid separately. 13. Minor revisions to approved Site Plans include, but are not limited to: - accessory structures - façade changes - minor parking lot expansions (not to exceed 25% of the existing parking supply) - development of detached dwellings and accessory structures on the Oak Ridges Moraine - garden centres - restaurant patios - additions to existing buildings not exceeding, the lesser of, 1,000 square metres and 25% of the existing gross floor area 14. Fee applies to planning applications that have been inactive over 1 year. 15. Applications include Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Condominium, and Site Plan Applications. 16. Also subject to deduction of credit card fee if paid by credit card. 17. Fee applies to a maximum unit count of 400. 18. For mixed-use development, the fee for non-residential uses shall also apply.