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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.

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Request a pre-application meeting

To initiate your application, submit a pre-application meeting request in ePlans, including the pre-application drawings and documents. We’ll review them and determine if you need a pre-engineering submission meeting. You can choose to waive your pre-application meeting later.

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

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, “C” for civil, and “L” for landscape
  • 3-digit sheet number
  • Drawing type

For example: A100 Site Plan.

  1. We’ll schedule a meeting with you.
  2. At the meeting, we’ll 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. We’ll provide you with a submission checklist.
  4. We’ll deduct the pre-application or pre-engineering meeting fee from the application fee once you submit your application.
  1. We’ll upload a standard submission checklist to ePlans. It’ll 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. We’ll contact you to schedule the meeting and explain what you need to know.

Submit your application

Follow the steps in ePlans to create a removal of an “H” holding symbol application. We’ll email you your temporary project number and a request to upload your drawings and documents.

Review the terms of reference for details on the required information for each study, report or plan that you need to submit with your application.

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

City review, payment and decision

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. You must make all the pre-screen corrections for the application to move forward.

Payment

After we complete 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.

When your full payment is processed, we’ll create your application and email you an application number. We’ll then review your application to make sure it’s complete. You’ll receive an email:

  • if your application is incomplete
  • if we require more information
  • when your application has been deemed complete

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.

Resubmissions

You may be required to file resubmissions. If a third resubmission is required, we recommend that you meet with reviewers for direction on how to resolve comments and get your application approved.

Approval

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.

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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