Apply for Plan of Condominium approval

This is the form to apply for Plan of Condominium approval.

Required fields are marked with asterisks (*)

Prior to submitting a complete Plan of Condominium application, the City of Waterloo strongly encourages applicants to have completed the Pre-Submission Consultation process. Use our form to request a pre-submission consultation.

Applications should include at a minimum:

• cover letter
• draft plan
• summary of the proposed development
• summary of the proposed application (including type of condominium application)
• a Planning Justification Brief
• digital copy of all submission materials to be uploaded and attached to this form

Applications will not be reviewed until they are deemed complete by the planner.

Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Planning Act and will be used to process this application and may be publicly disclosed.

Questions about this collection may be directed to the Commissioner of Integrated Planning and Public Works, Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina Street South, P.O. Box 337, Station Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8. Telephone 519-747-8752.

The requirements for the contents to be shown on a draft plan of condominium are set out in Section 51(17) of the Planning Act. Review the list and be prepared to provide the following information:

(a) boundaries of the land to be subdivided, certified by an Ontario Land Surveyor

(b) locations, widths and names of proposed highways within the subdivision and of existing highways abutting the subdivision

(c) on a small key plan, all of the adjacent land owned by the applicant or in which the applicant has an interest and every adjacent subdivision

(d) the purpose for which the propose lots/units are to be used

(e) existing uses of all adjoining lands

(f) approx. dimensions and layout of proposed lots

(f.1) if any affordable housing units are proposed, the shape and dimensions of each proposed affordable housing unit and approx. location of each in relation to other proposed residential units

(g) natural and artificial features such as buildings, structures, railways, highways, watercourses, drainage ditches, wetlands, and wooded areas within or adjacent to the subdivision lands

(h) the availability and nature of domestic water supplies

(i) nature and porosity of the soil

(j) existing contours and elevations as may be required to determine the grade of the ways and drainage of the land

(k) the municipal services available or to be available to the land

(l) the nature and extent of any restrictions affecting the land, ie, restrictive covenants, easements, etc.

Additionally, all exclusive use areas to be labelled and dimensioned on the plan.

Check that the draft plan you are submitting includes all of the above requirements before submitting as they will be required as part of a complete application.

Section 1: Agent, owner and land surveyor information

Section 2 - Property details

The following fields are for information about the property subject to this application. Click the "Add another property" button if this application includes more than one subject property.

Section 3 - Planning information

This section contains questions about the proposed site and building plans for the property and how they conform to the Official Plan and the Zoning Bylaw.

Section 4 - Description of condominium proposal

Complete the following fields for each proposed residential land use on the subject property. Include NA or 0 if not applicable.

Detached residential buildings

Semi-detached residential buildings

Stacked or townhouse buildings

Multi-unit residential or apartment buildings

Mobile homes or seasonal residential

Complete the following fields for each proposed NON-residential land use on the subject property. Include NA or 0 if not applicable.

Commercial land use

Industrial land use

Insitutional land use

Other uses of space

Section 5 - Proposed access and servicing

If the plan would permit the development of more than five lots or units on privately owned and operated individual or communal wells, a servicing options report and a hydrogeological report are required as part of a complete application.

If the plan would permit either the development of five or more lots or units on privately owned and operated individual or communal septic systems, or fewer than five lots or units on privately owned and operated individual or communal septic systems producing more than 4,500 litres of effluent per day as a result of the development being completed, a servicing options report and a hydrogeological report are required as part of a complete application.

Section 6 - Acknowledgements

Section 7 - Upload documents

Provide the following documents for each application:

1. If the applicant is the purchaser or the purchaser's agent, a copy of the portion of the agreement of purchase and sale that authorizes the purchaser to make the application in respect of the land that is the subject of the application.
2. Cover letter with a summary of the proposed development and the required information identified above.
3. A draft plan showing the following:
   
   • project name
   • applicant name
   • name of the firm preparing the plans (if applicable)
   • dimensions provided in metric 
   • scale of the drawing
   • north symbol
   • municipal address
   • names of adjacent streets

View the web page for more information about the documents required. Documents MUST be AODA compliant.