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Committee of Adjustment

Committee of Adjustment

For more information on submissions and appeal dates, please see the Committee of Adjustment Schedule below.

Citizens appointed are governed by the Planning Act, 1990. This Committee reviews applications for the following:
  1. Minor Variance Applications for:
    1. minor variances to existing by-laws enacted under The Planning Act;
    2. expansions to legal non-conforming uses; and
    3. changes in legal non-conforming uses.
  2. Consent Applications for:
    1. severance of new lots;
    2. severance of existing semi-detached dwellings and linear townhouse dwellings;
    3. severance to create a lot extension or lot line adjustment;
    4. granting of easements and rights-of-way;
    5. a technical severance and correction of title;
    6. partial discharge of mortgages; and
    7. leases of land for more than 21 years.


Please note: fees involved include but may not be limited to $600 for a Minor Variance and $700 for an Application of Consent


Planner/Secretary-Treasurer to the Committee of Adjustment
(Staff Liaison)
City of Cambridge
Planning Services Department
50 Dickson Street, P.O. Box 669
Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5W8

Related Documents

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Committee of Adjustment
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Committee of Adjustment Meeting Schedule for 2012 Committee of Adjustment Meeting Schedule for 2012 2010-11-17 PDF 132Kb
Committee of Adjustment - Application for Consent Committee of Adjustment - Application for Consent 2010-07-06 PDF 161Kb
Contaminated Sites Screening Questionnaire Contaminated Sites Screening Questionnaire Form 2008-05-05 PDF 14Kb
Committee of Adjustment - Application for Minor Variance Application for Minor Variance 2008-02-22 PDF 86Kb