Development and Planning

Coming Soon! The Township is moving to an on-line planning application platform. As part of that transition, we now require electronic copies to be submitted via a USB key for all applications.

In the Township of Uxbridge, we are committed to responsible growth and development. Review our current development applications and find out how we are planning for future development through our Official Plan and Zoning By-law.

Before you start

Prior to submitting an application, you should book a pre-consultation meeting. The fee for a Pre-Consultation Meeting is $769. Contact us and we will set up a meeting and review your development proposal.

Applications

Learn how to apply for the following development and planning applications:

Development Charges

New development including each new housing and commercial unit and the corresponding occupancy of that unit generates capital costs for the Township. Development charges are one-time fees collected from new development to help fund the net cost of capital infrastructure related to growth.

The Province of Ontario enacted the Development Charges Act, 1997, which gives municipalities the authority to create development charges by-laws to help recover some of the capital costs incurred in providing services to residential and non-residential developments, while also setting limits on the types of infrastructure costs development charges can fund.

Development Charges are used to ensure that the cost of providing infrastructure to service new development is not borne by existing residents and businesses in the form of higher property taxes.

If you are planning to build new residential, commercial or industrial units, you may need to pay development charges. Please consult with us and review the Township's Development Charges By-laws for the charges that will apply to a specific development. Further information is also available on our Development Charges Background Study website page.

Development Charges Calculations

The Township of Uxbridge’s development charges apply to most new buildings and some expansions. The Township uses current development charges rates and the following criteria, to calculate development charges:

In the case of residential development or the residential portion of a mixed-use development, based upon the number and type of dwelling units (ie single house, semi-detached house, row house or apartment); and
In the case of non-residential (ie. commercial, industrial or institutional) development or the non-residential portion of a mixed-use development, based upon the gross floor area of such development (square metres).

The Development Charges by-laws may provide for credits, exemptions and special provisions for residential and non-residential development.

The Region of Durham and School Boards are responsible for setting their own development charge by-laws and rates. The Region of Durham and School Boards provide the Township of Uxbridge with the calculation of their development charges to be collected, based on information provided by the applicants.

Collecting Development Charges

Development charges are to be paid prior to the issuance of a building permit, unless otherwise specified in the development agreement.

All development charges (Township, Region and Education) are collected by the Township of Uxbridge and forwarded to the Region of Durham or the School Boards, as applicable.

Indexing of Development Charge Rates

The Township's Development Charges By-laws provide for the automatic indexing of of the Development Charges, without amendment, annually on July 1st of each year in accordance with the most recent twelve-month change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Statistics, as prescribed by the Development Charges Act.

Note that the first adjustment will commence on July 1st, 2024, based upon the change in the prescribed index for the six-month period preceding the most recent issue of the index.

Annual Treasurer's Statement

The Development Charges Act requires the Treasurer of the municipality to provide Council with a statement annually regarding each development charge reserve fund established under the Act. The statement reflects the opening and closing balances of each year, the current year's distribution of the development charges proceeds, any financing transfers and the interest earned on the funds. Details of the financing transfers to specific projects/accounts accompanies the annual statement. The Treasurer’s Annual Statement may be viewed by contacting the Township of Uxbridge, during regular business hours.

Residential development charges

View the residential development charges for all new residential developments.

Residential Development Charge Rates (as of July 1st, 2024)

Residential Development Charges
Service	Singles and semis $/unit	Rows and other multiples $/unit	Apartments $/unit	Special care $/unit
Development Related Studies	$46	$38	$24	$16
Library Services	$1,487	$1,206	$788	$542
Fire Services	$1,543	$1,251	$817	$562
By-law Enforcement	$89	$72	$48	$32
Parks & Recreation	$13,798	$11,193	$7,310	$5,025
Public Works & Fleet Services*	$2,056	$1,669	$1,089	$749
Roads & Related*	$10,028	$8,135	$5,314	$3,653
Storm Water Drainage & Control Services	$3,276	$2,658	$1,736	$1,194
Total municipal charges	$32,323	$26,222	$17,126	$11,773

*Related to a Highway

Non-residential development charges

View the non-residential development charges for all new non-residential developments. All charges are per square metre of floor area.

Non-residential Development Charge Rates (as of July 1st, 2024)

Non-Residential Development Charges
Service	Fee per square metre of floor area
Development Related Studies	$0.43
Parks & Recreation	$0.00
Fire Services	$14.26
By-law Enforcement	$0.00
Library services	$0.00
Public Works & Fleet Services*	$19.00
Roads & Related*	$92.68
Storm Water Drainage & Control Services	$30.28
Total	$156.65

*Related to a Highway

Development Charges Fees Charts

Single Family Dwelling (Standard Fees) - Effective January 2025 (Town Fees)/ Effective July 2024 (Development Charges Town)/Effective January 2025 (Development Charges Region)/Effective May 2024 (Development Charges Education)

Development Charges Fees Chart (Township, Region, Education) - Effective July 2024 (Town)/January 2025 (Region)/May 2024 (Education)

Planning fees

View the planning fees in the Township of Uxbridge.

Subdivision and condominium fees

The following fees below apply to subdivision and condominium applications.

Further information can be found on the Subdivision Development page.

Plan of Subdivision and Condominium Fees
Size of subdivision	Fee per lot plus external costs
10 lots/unit or less	$9,856 + $477 per lot
11 to 100/unit or less	$18,763 + $477 per lot in excess of 10 lots
101 lots/unit or more	$27,752 + $477 per lot in excess of 10 lots
Designating Lands Not Subject to Part Lot Control	$1,866

If you need to revise your plan of subdivision or condominium, it costs $3,588.

Zoning by-law amendment fees

The following fees below apply to zoning by-law amendment applications and minor variances.

Zoning By-law Amendment Fees
Service	Fee plus all external costs
Temporary Use, including potential Holding Symbol removal	$3,537*
Single Renewal of Temporary Use	$1,615*
Minor Amendment including potential Holding Symbol	$6,100*
Major Amendment including potential Holding Symbol	$13,580*
Removal of Holding H Symbol or Existing By-laws	$1,700*
Removal of Part Lot Control	$887*
Release of 1 Foot Reserve (.3m)	$887*
Dwellings in Ancillary Buildings	$2,968*

*Plus all external costs

Site plan fees

The following fees below apply to site plan applications.

Further information can be found on the Site Plans page.

Site Plan Application Fees
Service	Fee plus all external costs
Minor Site Plan arising from minor variance approval	$908
Site plan for single building commercial or industrial proposal on a single lot exclusive of a plaza, department store or supermarket proposal	$4,423
Site Plan for Agricultural Building	$672
Major Site Plan	$8,949
Site Plan Amendment	$902

Review fees

Review Fees
Service	Fee plus all external costs
Aggregate Site Plans: Minor Review Fee - Aggregate Resource Act Applications (By-law No. 2024-028)	$1,025
Aggregate Site Plans: Major Review Fee - Aggregate Resource Act Applications (By-law No. 2024-028)	$5,125
Exempt Telecommunication Tower Review	$641
Telecommunication Towers Review	$4,357
Medical Marijuana Facilities Review	$3,393

Consent applications

Consent Applications
Service	Fee plus all external costs
Consent Application (including Land Division Clearance Letter)	$3,163
Deed Stamping Package Review and Stamping	$1,065
Tabling Fee - fee is applicable whether applicant or Council requests tabling of applications	$490

Committee of Adjustment fees

The following fees below apply to Committee of Adjustment applications.

Further information can be found on the Committee of Adjustment page.

Committee of Adjustment Fees
Services	Fee
Residential	$877
Non-Residential	$1,200
Plan of Subdivision to accommodate siting of a particular model	$990
Tabling fee – applicable whether applicant or committee requests tabling of application	$490
Retroactive fee – where conditions of approval have not lapsed but the applicant anticipates conditions of approval will not be fulfilled in the required timeframe	$410
Emergency meeting	$1,605

Other fees/permits

Review other development and permit fees in the Township of Uxbridge.

Development and Permit Fees
Services	Fee
Pool Enclosure Permit	$236 (additional fee of $580 if grading plan required)
Grading Deposits	$3,957
Grading Plan Approval (residential lots)	$605
Compliance Letters	$144
Compliance Letters (express - if required within 7 days)	$252
Fence By-law Exemptions	$113
Applications requiring additional public meetings	$867
Pre-consultation Fee	$769

Sign permit fees

Review the sign permit fees in the Township of Uxbridge.

Sign Permit Fees
Permit type	Fee
Sign Permit – temporary (30 days or less)	$93 each
Sign Permit – permanent (longer than 30 days)	$200
Sign Variance	$313
Rural Number Signs	$36

Fill permit fees

Review the fill permit fees in the Township of Uxbridge.

Fill Permit Fees
Permit type	Fee
Fill less than 1,000 cubic metres	$651 plus $5.00 per cubic metre
Fill greater than 1,000 cubic metres	$2,855 plus $5.00 per cubic metre
Extension of permit for fill less than 1,000 cubic metres	$323
Extension of permit for fill greater than 1,000 cubic metres	$1,077