The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) reviews applications made under the Planning Act, and provides written comments to its member municipalities. Circulation regulations require that we be notified. We review your application for potential impact on natural resources such as floodplains, wetlands, water quality, steep slopes, and fish and wildlife habitat.
In order to recover part of the cost of the service, the CRCA charges fees for our review of privately initiated Planning Act applications. The CRCA Board has approved a fee increase for these applications to help cover our costs. The proposed fee schedule effective May 1, 2012 is shown in the table below.
We have also changed our regulations application fees effective May 1, 2012. Click here to view the 2012 regulations application fees.
Planning Application Type |
Fee2 | Notes |
| Official Plan Amendment | $600 (minor)3 |
Where these applications are submitted concurrently, the fee for a Zoning By-law Amendment is waived. |
| Zoning By-law Amendment | $250 | See above. |
| Consent | $340/lot | Fees for the review of applications required to fulfill a condition of consent approval are waived. |
| Minor Variance | $290 | Where the application is submitted with a site plan control application, the fee for a minor variance application is waived. |
| Site Plan Control | $290 $1225 |
Minor3 Major |
| Plan of Condominium | $1225 | |
| Plan of Subdivision | $2,040 $920 $600 |
Conditions of draft approval Clearance of conditions Lapsed draft plan approval, resubmission or amendment |
Reports 4 |
$275 $660 $1,325 |
Brief Standard Major |
1All fees for the review of an application and supporting reports must be received before written comments will be provided.
2Significant amendments to an application or report or resubmission within a period of 3 years will be charged a review fee of 50 per cent of the current fee. A resubmission after 3 years will be considered a new application and will be subject to the full current fee.
3Minor refers to single residential or small single-unit commercial applications. Major refers to all larger-scale applications.
4Report fees shall apply to any report circulated in support of an application. Reports include: floodplain delineation/hydrotechnical studies, erosion and slope stability studies, terrain analyses, stormwater management reports, environmental impact statements, hydrogeological studies or similar assessments of natural resources.