It is recommended that prior to the submission of an application for Consent or Minor Variance, an applicant should consult with planning staff to determine all application requirements. This consultation will ensure that each application is processed in an effective and efficient manner. Please e-mail ServiceBarrie@barrie.ca to arrange for a consultation.

Consent Applications or Minor Variance Applications can be submitted:

• online via barrie.ca/APLI
• by email to CofA@barrie.ca
• by mail to the City of Barrie Planning Department
  70 Collier Street, P.O. Box 400, Barrie, ON, L4M 4T5 
• by drop boxes at City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie

The applications must include all required documentation and the prescribed fees. Required documentation includes:

1. A survey
2. A site plan
3. The owner's consent if applicable
4. Supporting documentation if applicable (i.e. technical reports and studies, elevation drawings, floor plans, civil engineering and landscape plans, etc.)

Once an application has been deemed complete, the applicant will be required to post a public notice sign on the subject property. The public notice sign will provide details of the application including the project description, Committee meeting information and who members of the public can contact for additional information. In addition, a public notice will be sent to all property owners within 60 metres of the subject property.

A Committee meeting is scheduled each month. At the Committee meeting, members of the public have an opportunity to provide comments and the Committee will make a decision on the application.

At the meeting, the Committee will announce the application(s) to be heard and the applicant will provide a brief overview of the application to the Committee and the public. The Secretary-Treasurer will provide a summary of staff and agency comments, after which the chair will open the floor to members of the public to provide comments on the application.

Members of the public may also submit written comments to the Secretary-Treasurer in advance of the meeting by:

• emailing comments to CofA@barrie.ca
• mailing comments to the City of Barrie Planning Department
  70 Collier Street, P.O. Box 400, Barrie, ON, L4M 4T5 
• delivering via the drop boxes at City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie

Once a decision has been made at the meeting, a notice of decision will be sent to all interested parties and the application will be subject to a 20-day appeal period.

If no appeal is received within the 20-day appeal period, the decision is final and binding.