Community Planning Permit System

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As of June 2025, the City is currently in the planning phases for a public consultation on a Community Planning Permit System for the Study Area: Urban Growth Centre and Allandale Major Transit Station Area (MTSA).

What is a Community Planning Permit System (CPPS?)

A CPPS is a land use planning tool established under Section 70.2 of the Planning Act.

It streamlines development approvals by consolidating zoning, site plan, and minor variance applications into a single, efficient process, reducing review and approval timelines to 45 days. Once a permit is issued, landowners can proceed directly to a building permit application, bypassing the traditional multi-step process.

This can accelerate housing delivery while creating transparency and certainty for the community, landowners and developers. A CPPS provides new opportunities for collaboration with the development industry to effectively deliver on Barrie's housing pledge.

Similar to a traditional zoning by-law, a CPPS By-law outlines permitted uses and development standards, such as setbacks, height and density. However, it also introduces other elements not found in a traditional zoning by-law, including:

  • Conditional uses: Certain land uses permitted only under certain conditions.

  • Exemptions: Some classes of development or uses do not require a development permit (though a building permit is still required).

  • Permitted levels of variations to standards: Specific standards can be outlined to be varied by a particular percentage amount or specific amount at the discretion of staff, therefore not requiring a zoning by-law amendment or minor variance if the variation to the standard is within the specified range in the CPPS document.

Study Need and Purpose:

The Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) project is a key initiative under the City’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Action Plan (Staff Report DEV039-24) .

What areas will the CPPS apply to?

These two strategic locations (Urban Growth Centre and Allandale Major Transit Station Area) are identified in the Official Plan for higher density developments and affordable housing targets.

Once approved, the CPPS will apply exclusively to these areas, while the rest of the city will continue to be regulated by the in-force Zoning By-law 2009-141, until it is replaced by the new comprehensive zoning by-law.

The CPPS By-law will replace the Zoning By-law and Site Plan Control By-law in these areas, once approved.


Get Involved!

There will be many opportunities to get involved and provide input on the CPPS project to help shape the rules of development for the CPPS. Information about community engagement opportunities is coming soon and will be posted to this webpage when available. Please subscribe to the project (by clicking "Subscribe" under the "Stay Informed" widget), to receive communications on relevant engagement opportunities or project updates.

Any questions about the project can be directed to CPPS@barrie.ca.

As of June 2025, the City is currently in the planning phases for a public consultation on a Community Planning Permit System for the Study Area: Urban Growth Centre and Allandale Major Transit Station Area (MTSA).

What is a Community Planning Permit System (CPPS?)

A CPPS is a land use planning tool established under Section 70.2 of the Planning Act.

It streamlines development approvals by consolidating zoning, site plan, and minor variance applications into a single, efficient process, reducing review and approval timelines to 45 days. Once a permit is issued, landowners can proceed directly to a building permit application, bypassing the traditional multi-step process.

This can accelerate housing delivery while creating transparency and certainty for the community, landowners and developers. A CPPS provides new opportunities for collaboration with the development industry to effectively deliver on Barrie's housing pledge.

Similar to a traditional zoning by-law, a CPPS By-law outlines permitted uses and development standards, such as setbacks, height and density. However, it also introduces other elements not found in a traditional zoning by-law, including:

  • Conditional uses: Certain land uses permitted only under certain conditions.

  • Exemptions: Some classes of development or uses do not require a development permit (though a building permit is still required).

  • Permitted levels of variations to standards: Specific standards can be outlined to be varied by a particular percentage amount or specific amount at the discretion of staff, therefore not requiring a zoning by-law amendment or minor variance if the variation to the standard is within the specified range in the CPPS document.

Study Need and Purpose:

The Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) project is a key initiative under the City’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Action Plan (Staff Report DEV039-24) .

What areas will the CPPS apply to?

These two strategic locations (Urban Growth Centre and Allandale Major Transit Station Area) are identified in the Official Plan for higher density developments and affordable housing targets.

Once approved, the CPPS will apply exclusively to these areas, while the rest of the city will continue to be regulated by the in-force Zoning By-law 2009-141, until it is replaced by the new comprehensive zoning by-law.

The CPPS By-law will replace the Zoning By-law and Site Plan Control By-law in these areas, once approved.


Get Involved!

There will be many opportunities to get involved and provide input on the CPPS project to help shape the rules of development for the CPPS. Information about community engagement opportunities is coming soon and will be posted to this webpage when available. Please subscribe to the project (by clicking "Subscribe" under the "Stay Informed" widget), to receive communications on relevant engagement opportunities or project updates.

Any questions about the project can be directed to CPPS@barrie.ca.

Page last updated: 11 Jun 2025, 02:20 PM