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Apply for the removal of an “H” holding symbol

If the zoning of your property includes an “H” holding symbol, you’ll need to remove it before any development can begin.

Step 1: Submit your pre-application request

To initiate your application, submit a pre-application meeting request. You can choose to waive your pre-application meeting later.

You can submit your pre-application meeting request through ePlans:

  1. If you don’t already have one, create an ePlans account.
  2. Log in to ePlans and follow the steps to submit your pre-application meeting request.
  3. Upload your pre-application drawings and documents, including a cover letter indicating whether you would like to participate in a pre-application meeting.
  4. Select the “Complete – Notify the City of Mississauga” button to submit your request.

Submit the following drawings and documents with your pre-application meeting request:

  • A cover letter that includes:
    • Applicant and property owner names
    • Brief description of the proposal
    • Proposed tenure
    • Development application you’re seeking
    • Request for a formal pre-application meeting with City Staff and external commenting agencies, if desired
  • Site plan, including the following:
    • Building footprint and dimensions (existing and proposed)
    • Building setbacks from all lot lines (existing and proposed)
    • Site statistics, such as lot area, existing and proposed gross floor area, and required and provided parking
    • Site access, driveway location, parking areas and dimensions
  • Elevation drawings with height dimensions, such as floor-to-floor and overall building height
  • Floor plans, survey plan and images of the property and surrounding area, if available
  • Above-ground services plan (Drawing No. AG1) specifying which above-ground features are proposed and which will remain or be removed or relocated. Features may include:
    • Fire hydrants
    • Hydro poles
    • Municipal right-of-way for new roads
    • Boulevard elements, such as bus pads, lay-bys, tree corridor footprint, concrete sidewalk and tactile plates

File requirements

Drawings and documents should be saved in the correct page orientation. Each drawing plan sheet should be saved as an individual file.

File names for all drawings should include the:

  • First letter of the discipline name, such as “A” for architectural
  • 3-digit sheet number
  • Drawing type

For example: A100 Site Plan.

What happens next

After we receive your pre-application meeting request, we’ll review the drawings and documents. Next steps will depend on whether you’ve requested a pre-application meeting or if you need a pre-engineering submission meeting.

What to expect for your pre-application or pre-engineering submission meeting

  1. Staff will schedule a meeting with you.
  2. At the meeting, we will give you feedback on your proposal, along with information on all the plans, studies and documentation that you must submit. All feedback will also be available in ePlans.
  3. Staff will provide you with a submission checklist.
  4. We will deduct the pre-application meeting fee from the application fee once you submit it.

What happens if you skip the pre-application meeting

  1. Staff will upload a standard submission checklist to ePlans. It will list all required studies, as well as those required only in certain situations.
  2. You and your consulting team must review the checklist to determine which studies are required for a complete application submission.
  3. Depending on the nature of your application, a pre-engineering submission meeting may still be needed. Staff will contact you to schedule the meeting and explain what you need to know.

Step 2: Submit your application

Log in to ePlans and follow the steps to create a removal of an “H” holding symbol application.

You’ll receive an email that includes your temporary project number and a request to upload your drawings and documents.

You will need to upload all of the required drawings and documents on your submission checklist, as well as the following forms and schedules:

What happens next

Pre-screen review

After you upload the drawings and documents, we’ll do a pre-screen review to check that the application meets requirements. This usually takes 3 to 5 business days.

If we need more information, we’ll email you. The application will move forward when you make all of the pre-screen corrections.

Payment

After the City completes the pre-screen review, we’ll email you to let you know it’s time to pay your fees.

Submit your fee calculation worksheet for approval before you make a payment.

You can pay your fees by Interac e-Transfer, electronic funds transfer (EFT) or credit card. We no longer accept payment by cheque.

Planning application fees over $30,000 that can’t be paid through ePlans or by email payment can be paid by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or wire transfer.

A $15 surcharge applies to all wire transfers. Add this amount to your amount due before transferring payment to the City.

EFT payment process
  1. Complete the electronic payment information form.
    • If you’re paying as an individual, include your name, full address, phone number and email address.
    • If you’re paying as a company, include the legal business name, GST/HST registration number, company address, phone number and the email address of a company representative listed on the information form.
    • The form must match the information that you send with your payment so that we can verify and process your payment. Discrepancies will result in delays.
  2. Email the form to both the City staff member who requested the payment and to eftpayment@mississauga.ca with “Electronic Payment” and the file number or the property address in the subject line.
  3. Once staff emails you the City’s banking information, make the transfer through your financial institution and email the receipt to the City staff member who requested the payment and to eftpayment@mississauga.ca.

You can pay planning application fees of less than $25,000 by Interac e-Transfer payment:

  1. Prepare your email transfer through your bank.
  2. Include the ePlans pre-application number in your message to the contact.
  3. Send the payment to  com.planningfees@mississauga.ca.

Payments are automatically deposited to the City. We can’t reverse or cancel payments.

You can pay planning application fees of less than $30,000 by credit card through ePlans.

It can take up to 2 business days for us to receive the transaction information and for the payment condition to be cleared.

When your payment is processed, the City will create your application and email you an application number.

Department review

All relevant City departments and agencies will review your application to make sure it meets requirements. You can view comments in your project status report in ePlans.

You may be required to file 1 to 2 resubmissions prior to your application being approved.

Approval

Once you have addressed all comments and conditions of approval, we’ll send a memo to the Mayor and City Clerk authorizing the by-law to remove the “H” holding symbol from the zoning of your property.

Contact us

If you have questions about application comments, contact your reviewers directly. The phone number and email address for each reviewer is located on the first page of the project status report in ePlans.

For general questions, call 311 (905-615-4311 outside city limits) or email eplans.devdes@mississsauga.ca.

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