Development Engineering Review

Payment of Fees

To make a payment, please use the following options:

• Send all cheques through mail or courier outlining the file number and applicant's name
• Drop-off cheques at 17250 Yonge Street — use Drop Box at the north facing entrance doors and e-mail developmentservices@york.ca noting drop-off

• Use wire or electronic fund transfer — e-mail developmentservices@york.ca  for details

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Delivery of Security Deposit

Security Deposit may be in the form of a letter of credit or a certified cheque.

To deliver a letter of credit or a certified cheque, please use the following options:

• Send letter of credit or certified cheque through mail or courier outlining the file number and applicant's name
• Drop-off letter of credit or certified cheque 17250 Yonge Street — use Drop Box at the north facing entrance doors and e-mail developmentservices@york.ca noting drop-off

Engineering Approval may be required from York Region as part of subdivision applications, site applications, local municipal or other agencies infrastructure projects when works are being proposed within or near the Region's right-of-way or the Region’s infrastructure. The projects may involve:

• Road, intersection and traffic signals infrastructure
• Sewers and watermains servicing infrastructure
• Utilities and streetscape/landscape infrastructure
• Environmental matters
• Other Regional interests or initiatives such as transit and source water protection area

The Region reviews Engineering Approval applications to ensure compliance with requirements such as:

• Road and intersection design
• Transit requirements
• Travel demand management requirements
• Rapid Transit requirements
• Traffic requirements /management
• Access control
• Stormwater, sanitary, water supply, forcemain, and pumping stations servicing design
• Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP) Environment Compliance Approval (ECA)
• Grading design
• Erosion and sediment control design
• Utilities design
• Traffic control signal design (Electrical design)
• Pavement marking and signage design (Electrical design)
• Illumination/Streetlighting design (Electrical design)
• Planning and legal considerations
• Land conveyance
• Property requirements
• Easements
• Noise requirements
• Environmental Site Assessment requirements
• Source water and wellhead protection
• Dewatering requirement
• Tree proctection requirements
• Street tree and horticultural design
• Streetscape requirements

Applicants may request a pre-submission consultation meeting and proceed to the detailed engineering submission stage, if appropriate.

All submissions must be certified by a Professional Engineer, a Certified Arborist, a Landscape Architect, and/or a qualified professional, as required.

Submission Requirements

• Engineering Submission Checklist
• York Region Development Application Fees

Please consult Other Financial Requirements for insurance and security deposit requirements.

Site Plan applications are received, processed and circulated by the local municipality. Contact the appropriate local municipality regarding their application process:

Town of Aurora, Town of East Gwillimbury, Town of Georgina, Township of King, Town of Newmarket, City of Markham, City of Richmond Hill, City of Vaughan and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.

York Region reviews and approves Site Plan Applications for projects involving:

• Neighbouring Regional roadways and infrastructure
• Environmental matters
• Other Regional interests or initiatives such as transit and source water protection area

The Region reviews these Site Plan applications to ensure compliance with requirements such as:

• Road and intersection design
• Transit requirements
• Travel demand management requirements
• Rapid Transit requirements
• Traffic requirements /management
• Access control
• Stormwater, sanitary, water supply, forcemain, and pumping stations servicing design
• Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP) Environment Compliance Approval (ECA)
• Grading design
• Erosion and sediment control design
• Utilities design
• Traffic control signal design (Electrical design)
• Pavement marking and signage design (Electrical design)
• Illumination/Streetlighting design (Electrical design)
• Planning and legal considerations
• Land conveyance
• Property requirements
• Easements
• Noise requirements
• Environmental Site Assessment requirements
• Source water and wellhead protection
• Dewatering requirement
• Tree protection requirements
• Street tree and horticultural design
• Streetscape requirements

Applicants may request a pre-submission consultation meeting and proceed to the detailed engineering submission stage, if appropriate.

All submissions must be certified by a Professional Engineer, a Certified Arborist, a Landscape Architect, and/or a qualified professional, as required.

Submission Requirements

• Site Plan Control Application Submission Checklist
• York Region Development Application Fees

Please consult Other Financial Requirements for insurance and security deposit requirements.

Development consultants and contractors undertaking work within the Regional Road allowance should consult the following resources:

• Refer to Road Construction Design Guidelines and Standards for Road Design Guidelines, CAD Standards, Standard Drawings (Civil, Electrical, Streetscape, Transit, Utility), Specifications and Development Charge Credits
• The Mid and High Rise Development Process and Implementation Guide provides guiding principles, standards and checklists for mid and high density development applications in the Region’s built-up areas, particularly in the Centres and Corridors, and also for Site Plan applications in general. Please note Section 23 has been updated
• Visit the Street Tree and Horticultural Design Guidelines and Standards section for Natural Heritage and Forestry resources
• Visit the Streetscape Program page for streetscape and landscape design requirements and standards
• Please request e-drawings from past or existing projects on Regional roads by emailing drawings@york.ca

To access the Ontario Provincial Standards for Roads and Public Works, please visit the Ontario Ministry of Transportation Ontario Provincial Standards Volume page.

Liability Insurance Coverage Requirements (Engineering Approval & Site Plan)

The Owner must submit to the Regional Development Engineering Section a certificate of insurance to show they have sufficient insurance coverage to meet the Region’s requirements. The following two forms must be completed to the satisfaction of the Region’s Manager of Risk Management:

• York Region Certificate of Insurance Form
• Certificate of Insurance Specific Information Requirements form

The certificate must name The Regional Municipality of York as an additional insured with respect to:

1. the Commercial General Liability Insurance, for an amount not less than $5,000,000 per occurrence.
2. the Non-Owned Automobile Liability Insurance, for limits of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence for each insurance.

Please consult the Certificate of Insurance form and COI Specific Information Requirements form for details.

Security Deposit Requirements

• Security deposits are required as part of engineering and site plan approvals to ensure:
• Construction works proposed in the Region’s right-of-way are completed in accordance with the approved design
• Right-of-way is restored to the original conditions
• Right-of-way is kept in good repair and free of mud, debris and encumbrances
• Execution of required legal agreements
• Conveyance of lands
• Removal of accesses, wells, temporary encroachments and de-stressing of tie-backs
• Implementation of noise attenuation and travel demand management features are implemented on site, etc.

The security deposit must be made payable to the “The Regional Municipality of York” in the form of a certified cheque or Letter of Credit and must be provided by the Owner of the property. Letters of Credit must be provided using the Region's standard form.

A summary of security requirements for development projects is provided below.