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The City of Cambridge has many different types of Planning and Building applications, including:

  • Development Pre-consultation (for proposed official plan and zoning by-law amendments, plans of subdivision and condominium).
  • Site Plan Pre-consultation
  • Site Plans
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  • Sanitary Sewer Capacity Assessment
  • Minor Variance (for more information about Minor Variances visit our Zoning page). 
  • Severances (Consents)
  • Condominiums (submitted to the Region of Waterloo)
  • Subdivision Plans (submitted to the Region of Waterloo)
  • Part Lot Control
  • Building and Zoning Compliance Letters
  • Legal Non-conforming Use Verification
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  • Building Permits
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  • Acknowledgement and Permission to Enter Property
  • Authorization of Owner(s) for Agent to Make the Application
  • Contaminated Site Screening Questionnaire
  • Environmental Site Screening Questionnaire
  • Urban Design Brief
  • Application Summary

Learn more about our Development Review Process.

View the Planning Application Fee Summary. 

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