City of Clarence-Rockland Application for Consent
Page 2 of 10 Version: 2021
1. Pre-consultation with a municipal planner is required before submitting an
application. Additional consultations with various provincial ministries may be
recommended. You should familiarize yourself with the Provincial Policy Statement,
the applicable Official Plans and the City of Clarence-Rockland Zoning By-law.
2. Where development is proposed in areas where water or septic services are to be
provided through private on-site services, it is strongly recommended that you
contact South Nation Conservation at 38 Victoria Street, Finch, ON, K0C 1K0,
www.nation.on.ca, at 613-984-2948 or toll free at 1-877-984-2948, prior to
submitting your application in order to ensure that your proposal is consistent with
provincial standards respecting water supply and septic system installation. These
standards may affect the size and configuration of the proposed severed and
retained lots.
3. The original application is to be completed and submitted to the Infrastructure &
Planning Department of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland in paper
and digital (PDF) format and must be signed by all the applicant(s) and owner(s) of
the affected lands. The application must be accompanied by:
i) Fees for the amount indicated on the attached Schedule B. The fees for the
application represent a portion of the anticipated costs for the processing of
the application;
i) A Cover Letter or Planning Rationale
describing the application and
outlining reasons for its support and justification;
ii) A sketch indicating the proposed dimensions of the
lots as well as the location
of any buildings or structures, well and septic system (see Section 9);
iii) One copy of any additional supporting information (see Section 10);
iv) A recent copy of the Deed of Land or Parcel Register
indicating the name
of the current property owner as well as a complete legal description of the
property;
4. If, in the opinion of the Manager of Development, the application is not complete (as
described in the Planning Act of Ontario, R.S.O. 1990, as amended)
, the required
circulation of the application and any necessary hearing will be delayed until a
complete application is submitted.
5. For more information regarding the review process and the timeline for approval
once a complete application has been su
bmitted, please refer to the City’s process
guide (A Guide to Consents).