Agricultural Severances and Rural Land-Use Planning in the County of Brant, Ontario

A Consent to Sever creates a new lot or boundary adjustment from an existing property, subject to County Official Plan policy, provincial agricultural policy, and applicable zoning. A surplus farm residence severance is a specific type of consent used when a farm dwelling becomes surplus following a farm consolidation. BORDEAUX plus reviews eligibility, prepares the application, and manages submission and municipal or County correspondence.

Lot additions and boundary adjustments realign property lines between adjacent parcels, often to consolidate a severed farm parcel with a neighbouring agricultural operation. BORDEAUX plus confirms the applicable policy framework and coordinates the required consent application.

Minimum Distance Separation, or MDS, calculations determine the required setback between a livestock facility and a proposed use, such as a new dwelling or severed lot. BORDEAUX plus carries out MDS calculations and agricultural zoning analysis as part of a rural severance or land-use application, alongside County Official Plan and provincial policy review.

Before pursuing a severance, lot addition, or rural land-use change, a feasibility review confirms whether the proposal is supportable under County Official Plan policy, provincial agricultural policy, zoning, and any applicable Conservation Authority, natural heritage, servicing, or heritage constraints. BORDEAUX plus carries out this review and identifies the applicable approval path for each property.

BORDEAUX plus prepares the required application materials, submits directly on the applicant's behalf, and represents the file through municipal, County, and Conservation Authority correspondence, coordinating any related Zoning By-law Amendment or Planning Justification Report where needed.

Requirements for consents, severances, lot additions, agricultural uses, and rural development vary by municipality, applicable Official Plan, zoning by-law, provincial policy, servicing, natural heritage conditions, Conservation Authority regulation, and site-specific circumstances. BORDEAUX plus assesses the applicable approval path for each property.

BORDEAUX plus manages the application through municipal review and decision-making; the municipality, Committee of Adjustment, Council, Conservation Authority, or other applicable approval authority makes the final decision.

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