Close Alert Banner
Skip to Content
Contact us
MyKitchener

City of Kitchener

  • Development and construction
    Toggle Section Development and construction Menu
    • Official Plan
      Toggle Section Official Plan Menu
      • Official Plan amendment
    • Zoning
      Toggle Section Zoning Menu
      • Zoning bylaw
      • Zoning bylaw amendment
      • Zoning (occupancy) certificate
      • Letter of zoning compliance
      • Comprehensive review of zoning bylaw (CRoZBy)
    • Site plans
    • Community plans
    • Building permits
      Toggle Section Building permits Menu
      • Apply for a building permit
      • Residential building permits
      • ICI building permits
      • Miscellaneous permits and applications
      • Building applications and standard forms
      • Building permit fees
      • Standard details and guides
      • Active permits and interactive mapping
      • Building and industry updates
      • Building requests
      • Online services portal
    • Engineering
      Toggle Section Engineering Menu
      • Site alteration
      • Site certification
      • Off-site works
      • Driveway widening
    • Current planning applications
    • Construction
      Toggle Section Construction Menu
      • Construction projects
      • Road construction
      • Road closures
      • Road occupancy or work permits
    • Heritage permits and guidelines
      Toggle Section Heritage permits and guidelines Menu
      • Cultural heritage in Kitchener
      • Heritage best practices
      • Heritage properties and districts
      • Heritage funding
    • Urban design
    • Fire safety
      Toggle Section Fire safety Menu
      • Emergency service policy
      • Fire permits and inspections
      • Fire safety plans
      • Report a fire safety hazard
    • Understanding city planning
      Toggle Section Understanding city planning Menu
      • Neighbourhood development guide
      • Current planning applications
      • Walking tours
      • Land development applications
      • Land use planning and development videos
      • Building and renovating
    • Resources for builders and developers
      Toggle Section Resources for builders and developers Menu
      • Building and industry updates
      • Building standards
      • Demolition control
      • Development charges
      • Development manual
      • Grants and incentives
      • Land development applications
      • Planning around rapid transit (PARTS)
      • Park dedication
      • Part-lot control
      • Plan of condominium
      • Plan of subdivision
      • Planning resources
      • Pre-submission consultation
      • Public art for developers
      • Rental replacement bylaw
      • Road occupancy or work permits
      • Sanitary or stormwater discharge permits
      • Sanitary and stormwater system alterations
      • Sign permits
      • Telecommunication towers
    • FAQs for Bill 23
    • Access Over City Property Permit
  • Recreation and sports
    Toggle Section Recreation and sports Menu
    • Community centres
      Toggle Section Community centres Menu
      • Breithaupt Centre
      • Bridgeport Community Centre
      • Centreville Chicopee Community Centre
      • Chandler Mowat Community Centre
      • Country Hills Community Centre
      • Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre
      • Downtown Community Centre
      • Forest Heights Community Centre
      • Huron Community Centre
      • Kingsdale Community Centre
      • Mill Courtland Community Centre
      • Rockway Centre
      • Stanley Park Community Centre
      • Victoria Hills Community Centre
      • Williamsburg Community Centre
    • Arenas
      Toggle Section Arenas Menu
      • The Aud
      • Activa Sportsplex
      • Community arenas
      • All arenas
      • Public skating schedule
      • How to book ice time at The Aud or one of the arenas
    • Sports and fitness
      Toggle Section Sports and fitness Menu
      • Sports programs
      • Fitness classes
      • Minor sports
      • Outdoor fitness options
        Toggle Section Outdoor fitness options Menu
        • Mobile skatepark
      • Skating
      • Public skating schedule
      • Outdoor skating rinks
      • Seniors fitness
      • Book a field
        Toggle Section Book a field Menu
        • Field conditions
      • Kitchener Golf
        Toggle Section Kitchener Golf Menu
        • Doon Valley Golf Course
        • Rockway Golf Course
        • Golf clubhouses
        • Golf memberships
        • Green fees
        • Golf leagues
        • Kitchener Golf Academy
        • Accessible golf carts
      • Sports Parades of History Refresh
    • Seniors
      Toggle Section Seniors Menu
      • Ongoing groups
      • Senior day program
      • Discounts for adults 55+
      • Mayor's Advisory Council for Kitchener Seniors
      • Seniors fitness
      • Kitchener Tech Connects
      • Connected @ Home
      • Senior of the year
    • Children and youth programs
      Toggle Section Children and youth programs Menu
      • Play in the park
      • Summer programs
        Toggle Section Summer programs Menu
        • BYLD program
      • School year programs
      • Mental health resources
      • Leadership development
      • Outdoor fitness options
      • Ambush the Arts
      • Young Art
      • Youth Month
    • Program registration
      Toggle Section Program registration Menu
      • Register for a program
      • Registration info
      • ActiveNet questions
      • Leisure Access (fee assistance)
      • Using your Leisure Access funds
      • Inclusion support
    • Active Kitchener
    • Free or nearly free
    • Week at a glance
    • Book free space
    • Accessibility and inclusion
      Toggle Section Accessibility and inclusion Menu
      • Assistive devices
      • Every Kid Counts
      • Programs for those with disabilities
      • Textnet
      • Accessible golf carts
      • Inclusion support
      • Personal assistance for leisure activities (PAL)
      • Life Made Accessible
    • Parks and facilities
    • Guides
      Toggle Section Guides Menu
      • How to book a tee time
      • How to book ice time at The Aud or one of the arenas
      • How to register for a program
      • How to request inclusion support
      • How to sign up for ActiveNet
  • Parks and trails
    Toggle Section Parks and trails Menu
    • Parks
      Toggle Section Parks Menu
      • Huron Natural Area
      • Kitchener Cemeteries
      • Budd Park
      • Kiwanis park and pool
      • McLennan Park
      • Upper Canada Park
      • Rockway Gardens
      • RBJ Schlegel Park
      • Victoria Park
      • All parks
      • Dog parks
      • Park development and improvements
      • Parks strategic plan
    • Trails
      Toggle Section Trails Menu
      • Iron Horse Trail
      • Walter Bean Grand River Trail
      • Dom Cardillo Trail
      • Trillium Trail
      • Laurentian Trail
      • Spurline Trail
      • Forest Heights, Henry Sturm and Sandrock Trails
      • All trails
    • All parks and trails
    • Dogs in parks and on trails
    • Plogging in Kitchener
    • Kitchener Natural Areas Program
    • Tobogganing hills
    • Grass management
    • Indigenous placemaking at parks and open spaces
    • Trees and invasive species
  • Pools and swimming
    Toggle Section Pools and swimming Menu
    • Pools
      Toggle Section Pools Menu
      • Breithaupt Centre Pool
      • Cameron Heights Pool
      • Forest Heights Pool
      • Lyle Hallman Pool
      • Harry Class outdoor pool
      • Idlewood outdoor pool
      • Kiwanis park and pool
      • Wilson outdoor pool
    • Splashpads
    • Swimming lessons and programs
      Toggle Section Swimming lessons and programs Menu
      • Swimming lessons
      • Swimming programs
      • Lifeguarding and leadership
      • Recreational swimming calendar
      • AquaFit calendar
      • Lane swimming calendar
  • Council and city administration
    Toggle Section Council and city administration Menu
    • About Kitchener
      Toggle Section About Kitchener Menu
      • Fun facts
    • Mayor and council
      Toggle Section Mayor and council Menu
      • Mayor Berry Vrbanovic
        Toggle Section Mayor Berry Vrbanovic Menu
        • Biography
        • Mayor's Advisory Council for Kitchener Seniors
        • Mayor's City Builder Award
        • Mayoral decisions
        • New Year's Levee
        • State of the City
      • City council
        Toggle Section City council Menu
        • Find your city councillor
        • Councillor Scott Davey
        • Councillor Dave Schnider
        • Councillor Jason Deneault
        • Councillor Christine Michaud
        • Councillor Ayo Owodunni
        • Councillor Paul Singh
        • Councillor Bil Ioannidis
        • Councillor Margaret Johnston
        • Councillor Debbie Chapman
        • Councillor Stephanie Stretch
      • Mayoral decisions
      • Role of city council
        Toggle Section Role of city council Menu
        • Code of conduct
        • Municipal advocacy
        • Requests and invitations
    • Council and committee meetings
      Toggle Section Council and committee meetings Menu
      • Decision making process
      • Council and committee calendar
      • Current agendas and reports
      • Minutes
      • Staff reports
      • Watch a meeting
      • Standing committees
      • Closed meeting investigations
      • Appear as a delegation
      • Disclosures
      • Public meetings
      • Corporate policies
    • City departments
    • Commitment to respectful interactions
    • Election
      Toggle Section Election Menu
      • 2022 election results
      • Election accessibility plan
      • Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee
    • Staff directory
    • News & stories
      Toggle Section News & stories Menu
      • Kitchener Stories
      • News
      • Key decisions of Council
      • Public consultations
      • Facility notices
    • Data and maps
      Toggle Section Data and maps Menu
      • Open data
      • Open data licence
      • Maps
    • Awards and recognition programs
      Toggle Section Awards and recognition programs Menu
      • Athletic awards
      • Business Heritage Awards
      • Good Neighbour recognition program
      • Great Places Awards
      • Kitchener in Bloom
      • KYAC Youth Awards
      • Mayor's City Builder Award
      • Senior of the year
    • Civic engagement
      Toggle Section Civic engagement Menu
      • Advisory committees and boards
      • Community engagement
      • Council and committee calendar
      • Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee
      • Leadership development
        Toggle Section Leadership development Menu
        • Kitchener Youth Action Council
        • Kitchener Youth Crew
        • My Ideal City
        • School tours
      • Mayor's Advisory Council for Kitchener Seniors
    • City archives
    • Transparency
      Toggle Section Transparency Menu
      • Accountability and transparency
      • Freedom of information
        Toggle Section Freedom of information Menu
        • Freedom of information requests
      • Integrity commissioner
      • Salary disclosure
      • Remuneration and expenses
    • Making a claim
    • Feedback about city services
    • City and regional services
    • Book an appointment
    • Joint services with Waterloo
    • Storm and emergency updates
    • How to contact staff, council or the mayor
  • Parking
    Toggle Section Parking Menu
    • Parking in Kitchener
    • Find a place to park
    • Pay for monthly parking
    • Pay for hourly parking
    • Parking and non-parking tickets
    • Bike parking
    • Overnight parking exemptions
    • Parking bylaws
    • Guides
      Toggle Section Guides Menu
      • How to pay a parking or non-parking ticket
      • How to dispute a parking or non-parking ticket
      • How to request an overnight parking exemption
  • Jobs and volunteering
    Toggle Section Jobs and volunteering Menu
    • Job opportunities
    • Sign up for job alerts
    • Become a firefighter
    • Culture and people
      Toggle Section Culture and people Menu
      • Top reasons to work for us
      • People Plan
    • Find a job
    • Volunteer opportunities
    • Volunteer with us
    • Advisory committees and boards
    • Youth summer employment support
    • Guides
      Toggle Section Guides Menu
      • How to apply for a job
      • How to volunteer with the city
  • Arts, culture and events
    Toggle Section Arts, culture and events Menu
    • Public art
      Toggle Section Public art Menu
      • Artist in Residence
      • Berlin Tower ARTSPACE
      • Rotunda Gallery
      • Public art collection
      • Public art for developers
      • Walking tours
    • Calls for proposals
      Toggle Section Calls for proposals Menu
      • Artist in Residence call for proposals
      • Kitchener Indoor Recreation Complex public art competition
      • Kitchener Arts newsletter
      • 44 Gaukel Mentorship Matchup program
    • Theatres, museums and galleries
    • Arts resources
    • Events
      Toggle Section Events Menu
      • Bike events
      • Black Heritage Month
      • Canada Day
      • Caribana Ignite
      • Christkindl Market
        Toggle Section Christkindl Market Menu
        • Visit Christkindl Market
        • Christkindl Market vendors
        • Eat and drink
        • Become a vendor
        • Christkindl Market entertainment
        • History, folklore and traditions
      • Cruising on King
      • Downtown Paddle Palooza Pickleball Festival
      • Downtown Showdown
      • Endless Summer
      • Erick Traplin Day
      • Family Day
      • Grillefest
      • KidsPark
      • National Indigenous History Month
      • Neighbours Day
      • New Year's Eve
      • New Year's Levee
      • Public Works Week
      • Rockin' it at Rockway
      • State of the City
      • Wayback Festival
      • Wicked Sing-Along
      • Young Art
      • Event vendor application
    • Plan an event
    • Facility rentals
      Toggle Section Facility rentals Menu
      • Rental spaces
      • City Hall rentals
      • Victoria Park Pavilion
      • The Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts
      • Wedding venues
      • Indigenous communities use of space
      • Book free space
    • Events calendar
    • Places to visit
    • Explore Waterloo Region
  • Living in Kitchener
    Toggle Section Living in Kitchener Menu
    • Births and deaths
    • Bylaws at home
    • Commissioning documents
    • Contact us
    • In your neighbourhood
      Toggle Section In your neighbourhood Menu
      • Neighbourhood associations
      • Our neighbourhood strategy
      • Community centres
      • Pools
      • Kitchener Public Library
      • #LoveMyHood
      • Shopping
      • Education
    • Kitchener Cemeteries
    • Kitchener Fire Department
      Toggle Section Kitchener Fire Department Menu
      • About Kitchener Fire
      • Fire Master Plan
      • Public education
        Toggle Section Public education Menu
        • About Kitchener Fire
        • Become a firefighter
        • Cooking fire safety
        • Escape plans
      • Become a firefighter
      • Keep your home safe
        Toggle Section Keep your home safe Menu
        • Backyard pool safety
        • Cooking fire safety
        • Direct Detect
        • Escape plans
        • Fire and carbon monoxide alarms
        • Natural gas emergency
        • Watermain break repairs
      • Fire safety
      • Emergency planning
        Toggle Section Emergency planning Menu
        • Emergency preparedness
        • Natural gas emergency
        • Emergency Response Plan
        • Alert Waterloo Region
        • Flu and pandemic prevention
        • Flooding
    • Leaves, snow and garbage
      Toggle Section Leaves, snow and garbage Menu
      • Leaf collection
        Toggle Section Leaf collection Menu
        • Leaf collection schedule
      • Snow removal
      • Snow removal questions
      • Snow plow priorities map
      • Getting Around map
      • Sandbox locator
      • Yard waste
      • Garbage and recycling
    • Marriage and divorce
    • Moving to Kitchener
    • MyKitchener
      Toggle Section MyKitchener Menu
      • MyKitchener support
        Toggle Section MyKitchener support Menu
        • MyKitchener: How to create an account and log in or out
        • MyKitchener: How to add, remove or switch addresses
        • MyKitchener: How to customize your dashboard
        • MyKitchener: How to change or reset your password
        • MyKitchener: How to give us feedback
        • MyKitchener: How to manage your notifications
        • MyKitchener support videos
    • Regional courthouse
    • Renting in Kitchener
    • Social services
      Toggle Section Social services Menu
      • Cooling centres
      • Warming centres
      • Kitchener Housing Inc.
      • Encampments
      • Region of Waterloo community services
    • How to apply for a marriage licence
  • Roads and cycling
    Toggle Section Roads and cycling Menu
    • Roads
      Toggle Section Roads Menu
      • Road closures
      • Road construction
      • How road construction affects you
      • Potholes
      • Traffic calming
      • Bike infrastructure
      • Snow removal
      • Parking bylaws
      • Grand River Transit
      • Road occupancy or work permits
      • Regional roads
      • Traffic signals
    • Cycling and scooters
      Toggle Section Cycling and scooters Menu
      • Bike events
      • Bike infrastructure
      • Bike parking
      • Bike map
      • E-scooters
      • How to use secure bike parking
    • Transportation initiatives
      Toggle Section Transportation initiatives Menu
      • Cycling and Trails Master Plan
      • Pedestrians and sidewalks
      • Traffic calming
      • Transportation projects
      • Vision Zero
    • Public transit
  • Bylaws and enforcement
    Toggle Section Bylaws and enforcement Menu
    • Bylaw guide
    • Noise complaints and exemptions
    • Bylaws at home
    • Parking bylaws
      Toggle Section Parking bylaws Menu
      • Overnight parking exemptions
      • Parking tickets
    • Parking and non-parking tickets
    • Bylaws (municipal code)
    • Pets and animals
      Toggle Section Pets and animals Menu
      • Backyard chickens
      • Coyotes and wildlife
      • Dog licensing and registration
      • Dogs in parks and on trails
    • Report a problem
    • Report an illegal sign
    • Report pollution
    • Graffiti
    • Litter
    • Guides
      Toggle Section Guides Menu
      • How to appeal a property standards complaint
      • How to apply for a noise exemption
      • How to make a property standards complaint
      • How to report a problem or make a bylaw complaint
      • How to report graffiti
    • Lodging houses
  • Building and renovating
    Toggle Section Building and renovating Menu
    • Residential building permits
    • When you need a building permit
    • Committee of Adjustment
    • Your home and property
      Toggle Section Your home and property Menu
      • Property standards
      • Encroachment issues
      • Termites
    • Additional dwelling units
    • Residential dwelling units
    • Backyard pools and hot tubs
    • Heritage permits and guidelines
    • Driveway widening
    • Building requests
    • Access Over City Property Permit
  • Business in Kitchener
    Toggle Section Business in Kitchener Menu
    • Business development
      Toggle Section Business development Menu
      • Starting a business
      • Supporting your business
      • Waterloo Region Small Business Centre
      • Tariff Response and Resources
    • Economic development
      Toggle Section Economic development Menu
      • Downtown development
      • Film and television
      • Make it Kitchener
      • Music in Kitchener
      • Tariff Response and Resources
    • Licences
      Toggle Section Licences Menu
      • Business licences
      • Apply for a business licence
      • Lottery licences
    • Downtown patios
    • Procurement
      Toggle Section Procurement Menu
      • Pitch Kitchener
    • Sponsorship and advertising
      Toggle Section Sponsorship and advertising Menu
      • Sponsorship opportunities
      • Advertising opportunities
      • Publication advertising
    • Guides
      Toggle Section Guides Menu
      • How to apply for a business licence
      • How to hold a lottery or raffle
  • Water and environment
    Toggle Section Water and environment Menu
    • Stormwater
      Toggle Section Stormwater Menu
      • Stormwater utility
      • Stormwater management
      • Stormwater credits
      • Stormwater developments and improvements
    • Watermains
    • Sanitary sewer system
    • Backflow prevention
    • Kitchener Utilities
    • Trees and natural areas
      Toggle Section Trees and natural areas Menu
      • Tree bylaws and management
      • Tree planting and maintenance
      • Leaf collection
      • Urban forest strategy
      • Urban forest map
      • Suggest a planting location
      • Tree and natural area health
      • Community Canopy
    • Environment
      Toggle Section Environment Menu
      • Corporate sustainability
      • Energy management
      • Environmental impact study
      • Natural heritage system
      • Subwatershed studies
      • Strategic Plan for the Environment
      • Report pollution
    • Pollinators
  • Taxes, utilities and finance
    Toggle Section Taxes, utilities and finance Menu
    • Property taxes
      Toggle Section Property taxes Menu
      • Understanding your property taxes
      • Property tax calculator
      • Property assessments
      • Tax and utility certificates
      • Change of ownership or address
      • Tax adjustments, rebates and deferrals
      • Paying your taxes
      • Property tax bill inserts
      • Property tax sale process
      • Tax questions
      • How to pay your taxes
    • Utilities
      Toggle Section Utilities Menu
      • Kitchener Utilities
      • Kitchener Wilmot Hydro
      • Tax and utility certificates
      • Utility rates
    • Tax and utility e-billing
    • Budget and financial reports
      Toggle Section Budget and financial reports Menu
      • 2025 budget
      • Audited financial statements
      • Remuneration and expenses
      • Past budgets
        Toggle Section Past budgets Menu
        • 2024 budget
        • 2023 budget
        • 2022 budget
        • 2021 budget
        • 2020 budget
    • Grants and incentives
      Toggle Section Grants and incentives Menu
      • Affordable housing incentives
      • Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund
      • Brownfield incentive program
      • Community Development Infrastructure Program
      • Community grants
      • Façade grant program
      • Facility grants
      • Heritage funding
      • LoveMyHood matching grant
      • RISE Fund: Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Equity
      • Startup grant program
      • Travel assistance grant
      • Youth summer employment support
    • Financial services invoices
    • Tariff Response and Resources
  • Strategic plans and projects
    Toggle Section Strategic plans and projects Menu
    • Strategic plan
      Toggle Section Strategic plan Menu
      • 2023-2026 strategic plan progress
    • Plans
      Toggle Section Plans Menu
      • A seat at the table
      • Accessibility Plan
      • Age Friendly Kitchener Action Plan
      • Arts and culture plan
      • Asset management
      • Community grants review
      • Corporate Strategy on Equity and Anti-Racism
      • Cricket Strategy
      • Cycling and Trails Master Plan
      • Economic development strategy
      • Growth management
      • Housing For All
      • Leisure facilities master plan
      • Newcomer strategy
      • Parks strategic plan
      • Strategic Plan for the Environment
      • Stormwater master plan
      • Transportation master plan
      • Urban forest strategy
      • Vision Zero
    • Projects
      Toggle Section Projects Menu
      • Audit and accountability fund
      • Building Kitchener Together
      • City Hall outdoor spaces
      • Comprehensive review of zoning bylaw (CRoZBy)
      • Digital Kitchener
      • Growing Together
        Toggle Section Growing Together Menu
        • Cedar Hill and Schneider Creek
        • Civic Centre
        • King Street East
        • K-W Hospital/Midtown
        • Mill Courtland Woodside Park/Rockway
        • Victoria Park planning review
        • Victoria Street
        • Planning around rapid transit (PARTS)
          Toggle Section Planning around rapid transit (PARTS) Menu
          • PARTS study areas
          • PARTS phases 1 and 2
      • Kitchener indoor recreation complex
      • Neighbourhood planning reviews
        Toggle Section Neighbourhood planning reviews Menu
        • Dundee Secondary Plan
        • Hidden Valley
        • Lower Doon
      • Park development and improvements
      • Pitch Kitchener
      • Residential intensification in established neighbourhoods study
      • Rockway Centre redevelopment
      • Upper Canada Park
    • Indigenous reconciliation
      Toggle Section Indigenous reconciliation Menu
      • Indigenous communities use of space
      • Indigenous placemaking at parks and open spaces

    Contact us

    City of Kitchener

    Planning resources

    HomeDevelopment and constructionResources for builders and developersPlanning resources
    • Share this page via Facebook Facebook
    • Share this page via Twitter Twitter
    • Share this page via LinkedIn LinkedIn
    • Email this page Email

    On this page, you’ll find resources to help you plan your development in Kitchener.

    On this page:

    1. Plans
    2. Manuals
    3. Policies and bylaws
    4. Studies and reports
    5. Other resources
    6. Terms of reference

    Plans

    • community plans
    • growth management
    • heritage district plans
    • Official Plan
    • Places to Grow (provincial growth plan)
    • Strategic Plan for the Environment

    Manuals

    • development manual
    • urban design manual

    Policies and bylaws

    • emergency service policy
    • tree bylaws and management
    • zoning bylaw

    Studies and reports

    • Commercial Policy Review – project summary report
    • Development charges background study
    • Environmental impact study
    • Natural heritage system background report

    Other resources

    • Public art for developers
    • Site alteration
    • Sustainability statement

    Terms of reference

    • Planning Justification Study
    • Sun-shadow Study
    • Urban Design Brief
    • Wind Study
    • Risk Management Plan
    • Commemoration
    • Conservation Plan
    • Cultural Heritage Protection Plan
    • Heritage Impact Assessment
    • Relocation Plan
     
    • Resources for builders and developers
      • Official Plan
        Toggle Section Official Plan Menu
        • Official Plan amendment
      • Zoning
        Toggle Section Zoning Menu
        • Zoning bylaw
        • Zoning bylaw amendment
        • Zoning (occupancy) certificate
        • Letter of zoning compliance
        • Comprehensive review of zoning bylaw (CRoZBy)
      • Site plans
      • Community plans
      • Building permits
        Toggle Section Building permits Menu
        • Apply for a building permit
        • Residential building permits
        • ICI building permits
        • Miscellaneous permits and applications
        • Building applications and standard forms
        • Building permit fees
        • Standard details and guides
        • Active permits and interactive mapping
        • Building and industry updates
        • Building requests
        • Online services portal
      • Engineering
        Toggle Section Engineering Menu
        • Site alteration
        • Site certification
        • Off-site works
        • Driveway widening
      • Current planning applications
      • Construction
        Toggle Section Construction Menu
        • Construction projects
        • Road construction
        • Road closures
        • Road occupancy or work permits
      • Heritage permits and guidelines
        Toggle Section Heritage permits and guidelines Menu
        • Cultural heritage in Kitchener
        • Heritage best practices
        • Heritage properties and districts
        • Heritage funding
      • Urban design
      • Fire safety
        Toggle Section Fire safety Menu
        • Emergency service policy
        • Fire permits and inspections
        • Fire safety plans
        • Report a fire safety hazard
      • Understanding city planning
        Toggle Section Understanding city planning Menu
        • Neighbourhood development guide
        • Current planning applications
        • Walking tours
        • Land development applications
        • Land use planning and development videos
        • Building and renovating
      • Resources for builders and developers
        Toggle Section Resources for builders and developers Menu
        • Building and industry updates
        • Building standards
        • Demolition control
        • Development charges
        • Development manual
        • Grants and incentives
        • Land development applications
        • Planning around rapid transit (PARTS)
        • Park dedication
        • Part-lot control
        • Plan of condominium
        • Plan of subdivision
        • Planning resources
        • Pre-submission consultation
        • Public art for developers
        • Rental replacement bylaw
        • Road occupancy or work permits
        • Sanitary or stormwater discharge permits
        • Sanitary and stormwater system alterations
        • Sign permits
        • Telecommunication towers
      • FAQs for Bill 23
      • Access Over City Property Permit

    My favourite pages

      There are no favourite pages

    Contact us

    Planning division
    Map this location
    Phone: 519-741-2426
    TTY: 1-866-969-9994
    Email our planning division


    Subscribe to page updates Top

    Others also viewed

    Related content

    Recently viewed

      You haven't visited any pages on our site in this session

    Follow Us: View our Facebook Page View our Instagram Page View our Twitter Page View our YouTube Page View our Flickr Page View our Phone Page View our Engage Page
    Contact usMyKitchenerReport a problem

    City of Kitchener Footer logo

    © 2025 City of Kitchener | 200 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario | Telephone: 519-741-2345, TTY: 1-866-969-9994, Email us

    PrivacyAccessibilityWebsite policySitemapA-Z Services
    By GHD Digital
    Close Old Browser Notification
    Browser Compatibility Notification
    It appears you are trying to access this site using an outdated browser. As a result, parts of the site may not function properly for you. We recommend updating your browser to its most recent version at your earliest convenience.