Planning and Legal Inquiries – planning@ltvca.ca
The health and economic well being of an area requires planning to avoid or, at least minimize, natural or man-made environmental disasters. Now, more than ever, proper planning is necessary to identify potential hazards before complications arise. The Conservation Authority’s Plan Input and Review Program equates to an insurance policy against these significant expenses in terms of both dollars and loss of life.
In order to support this program, the LTVCA has accumulated a significant collection of flood and other related mapping. The Conservation Authority reviews municipal documents and policies on a regular basis to provide a uniform planning direction throughout the watershed for upstream and downstream residents to protect lives and property. This helps to prevent increased flooding from modifications to floodplains and decreased flood storage capacity from wetland loss.
This program can be of great importance to developers and private individuals who may not be aware of these potential hazards. Municipal documents reviewed include: official plans and amendments, comprehensive zoning bylaws and amendments, minor variances, severances, property clearances, drainage reports, lawyer and general inquiries and plans of subdivision.
Regulations Permit Application
Guide for Shoreline Landowners
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority Planning Review Fee Schedule – April 2022
The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA) is proceeding with the development of Planning Agreements with its member municipalities. These required agreements are part of changes to the Conservation Authorities Act. As a component of these agreements, Conservation Authority staff have developed a fee schedule for review of planning applications. Currently, the LTVCA is the only Southwestern Ontario Conservation Authority that does not charge fees for these services. In the past, the LTVCA used funding from provincial grants to offset these review costs. However in 2019, provincial funding for this work was cut by 50% and as a result, other avenues of funding are now required.
The following fee schedule has been approved by the LTVCA Board of Directors for the purpose of negotiating planning agreements with municipalities. During these negotiations, municipal and community input will be gathered, and if necessary, a revised fee schedule will be recommended to the LTVCA Board. Please direct any comments to Valerie Towsley at valerie.towsley@ltvca.ca.