Official Plan amendment
The Official Plan is a living document, and changes are sometimes warranted. The Official Plan amendment process allows property owners to change one of the policies or designations applied to their property.
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Pre-submission consultation
To request a change to a land designation or to one of the Official Plan’s policies, you must submit an Official Plan amendment application.
The first step is a pre-submission consultation meeting with our city planners.
Application process
After your pre-submission consultation you will need to complete an application. The pre-submission consultation report you receive from staff will explain what is required for your project. Email a completed application form and a scan of the cheque to our planning division.
If your application is larger than 10mb, please contact us to arrange for a file transfer.
The original, signed hard copy application form and cheque should be mailed or couriered as soon as possible after sending your application by email.
Please mail or courier your application to:
City of Kitchener
Manager of Development Review - Planning Division
200 King Street West, 6th Floor
Kitchener, ON
N2G 4R6
Land acknowledgement
The City of Kitchener is situated on the traditional territory of the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples. We recognize our responsibility to act as stewards for the land and honour the original caretakers who came before us. Our community is enriched by the enduring knowledge and deep-rooted traditions of the diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples who live in Kitchener today.