Applications and Study Requirements
Preconsultation Form
Subdivision and Condominium Application & Submission Guidelines
County of Simcoe Official Plan Amendment Submission Form
Traffic Impact Study (TIS) Requirements
MOE Guideline D4 (Land Use On or Near Landfills)
MOE D4 Application for Individuals
MOE D4 Application for Developers
Stormwater Management Reports & Requirements
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Requirements
The requirement for the completion of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a process that has become entrenched in current environmental planning processes throughout the Province of Ontario. The intent is that an individual proposing development must demonstrate that the development will not negatively impact the features and functions for which an area has been identified. Such studies must be completed by a consultant qualified to make such determinations and an explanation of these qualifications must be appended to any submitted study.
The County works in partnership, through agreements, with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and the Severn Sound Environmental Association, and also with our member municipalities to avoid duplication of the production and content of EIS's.
Where the Local Municipal Official Plan is in conformity with the County of Simcoe Official Plan, the responsibility for the approval and implementation of an EIS rests with the approval authority for the development application. Where the Local Official Plan does not conform to the County Official Plan, the County retains the approval and implementation responsibilities for an EIS for all development applications.