Appeal of planning application fees dismissed; fees were reasonably connected to municipality's anticipated processing costs.
The Appellant appealed the levying of fees by the Town of Milton for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, having paid $231,371.70 under protest pursuant to section 69(3) of the Planning Act.
The Appellant argued the fees were unreasonable as they exceeded the cost of preparing the original application materials.
The Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the Town's fees were reasonably connected to its anticipated processing costs, as supported by a comprehensive User Fee Review Study, and that the Act does not require fees to be based on the actual costs incurred by the applicant.
OLTOntario Land TribunalNov 26, 2025
