Planning Services

Current Applications

Residents are encouraged to provide comments on any open applications. Comments can be provided through this form.

Planning Application Forms

• Pre-Consultation Meeting Request Form
• Encroachment Application Form
• Minor Variance Application Form
• Official Plan Amendment Application Form
• Part Lot Control Application Form
• Site Plan Control Application Form
• Zoning Amendment Application Form
• Tree Permit
• Site Alteration Permit

PLEASE NOTE: Additional review fees are payable to the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Upon receiving your application from the municipality, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority will contact you for the review fee based on the information you have provided.

Please review the Conservation Authority’s fee schedule.

Fee Schedule/Development Charges

Town of Perth

• View the 2023 fee schedule for Development Charges

Lanark County

• By-law 2021-44 Revised Tariff of Fees
• View the consent fees for 2023
• Lanark County Development Charges Pamphlet Effective January 1, 2022

• Municipal Planning Approvals Fee Schedule
• Regulations - Section 28

About Bill 23

Affordable Housing

Secondary Unit Grant Program

The Secondary Unit Grant Program provides homeowners with a grant of up to $5,000 to construct either an addition to an existing house as an additional dwelling or an accessory structure functioning as a second dwelling on the property.

Secondary Unit Grant Program Application Form

Secondary Unit Information Sheet

Tree Removal Information

Development Support Team

The Development Support Team (DST) is made up of Town staff who have a responsibility for economic growth.

The DST:

• is a one-stop shop for a developer to meet with all the key stakeholders
• delivers a coordinated response with the aim of facilitating development in our community

The team meets at least once a month to discuss and review:

• Current development initiatives
• Future development strategies
• Barriers to development
• Proponents of development

Let us assist you in managing the barriers prohibiting your development from occurring. If you are a developer or are interested in investing in the Town of Perth, we encourage you to meet with the team.

To arrange a meeting with the Development Support Team, contact the Planning Department at (613) 267-3311 ext. 2235 or complete the scheduling form.

Zoning

The Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 3558 is a legally enforceable document that regulates the development of all lands within the Town of Perth.

• The Zoning Map or Schedule "A" to the By-law assigns different zones to various areas throughout the Town based on the type and form of development to be permitted in each area.
• For each zone category the by-law specifies uses permitted (e.g. residential or commercial) and creates specific regulations for the size, location and height of buildings and structures on individual lots and for the minimum lot size for different types of uses.
• The general provisions in Part 4 of By-law No. 3358 establish regulations applicable in more than one zone and addresses such issues as parking requirements, parking lot design standards, fencing regulations and separation requirements to maintain minimum distances between different types of land use.

To change the uses permitted on a property or to make significant changes to the requirements limiting size or location of buildings requires an Application for a Zoning Amendment. Minor variations to zoning requirements may be considered under an application to the Town's Committee of Adjustment. The Planning Act establishes the requirements for both processes including mandatory public notification procedures.

It is recommended that people with zoning or development inquiries call the Department in advance to ensure staff and the necessary information will be available: 613-267-3311, extension 2252 or 2235.

The zoning information provided on this website, including zoning map and the text of Zoning By-law No. 3358, are provided for general information purposes only. In the event of a dispute, the final determination of the zoning applicable to an individual lot will be based on the original Zoning By-law and Schedule and any amendments to the by-law.

Official Plan

Click here for details on the Official Plan Update

Official Plan (OP) - Consolidated 2019

This is a working consolidation of the Official Plan (OP) for the Town of Perth updated as of September 2019.  The Amendments table lists all approved amendments.  For complete accuracy, reference to individual amendments is recommended.

• Official Plan Appendices
  • Appendix 1 - Inventory of Heritage Buildings 
  • Appendix 2 - Procedures and Supplementary Information
  • Appendix 3 - Road Classifications and Design Guideline Table
  • Appendix 4 - Private Lanes List and Public Lanes List
  • Appendix 5 - Urban Design Guidelines Commercial Uses
  • Appendix 6 - Universal Design Principles
  • Appendix 7 - Servicing Capacity Allocation Protocol
  • Appendix 8 - Potential Heritage Character Areas/Sites for Protection
  • Appendix 9 - Heritage Character
  • Appendix 10 - List of Endangered and Threatened Species
• Official Plan Schedules
  • Schedule A - Land Use Designations and Overlays
  • Schedule B - Transportation and Utility Corridors

County of Lanark - approval authority for severances and subdivisions

The County of Lanark has the authority to approve consents (severances), plans of subdivision and condominium, part-lot control by-laws, local Official Plan Amendments, and local Official Plan 5-Year Reviews. View Lanark County's Development and Land Use Planning page for more information.

Consent applications report to the Land Division Committee. Subdivision, condominium and official plan amendment application report to the economic development committee of Lanark County council. 

Application For Consent

Guide To The Consent Process

Checklist For Submitting Applications

View the consent fees for 2023