Budget - Planning, Development and Urban Design
Planning, Development and Urban Design maintains and administers the City's land use planning policies, by-laws and processes including the Official Plan, the Zoning By-law, the Central Area Community Improvement Plan, the Central Area Master Plan, and the Downtown Patio Program. The Division consists of Policy Planning, Development Planning, Urban Design, Development Engineering, and Heritage Preservation business units.
The Division processes all municipal land use and related development engineering approvals for subdivision plans, site plans, zoning and Official Plan amendments, and administers the work of the Committee of Adjustment. Staff research and monitor trends in community planning, built and cultural heritage, legislation and development opportunities, and administer the development of City industrial parks.
The Division is also responsible for administering the Heritage Property Tax Relief Program, heritage property designations under the Heritage Act, archaeological investigations, Doors Open events and to preserve built heritage and support the Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC).
The net decrease in the 2025 budget is a result of increased revenue from planning application fees offsetting increased expenses for approved salary and benefits costs, and the annualization of a new staff position approved with the 2024 budget.
The 2025 budget includes a new staff position, Intermediate Planner, Urban Design which is fully funded by planning application fees and has no tax requirement. This position will help manage site plan approval and development application review workload and create additional capacity for Urban Design staff to manage major projects.
Interactive Budget
Explore the City's budget using the interactive OpenBook feature, including expenses by department and division as well as a breakdown of what a typical residential property taxpayer pays per $100,000 of assessment.
The full budget information is available in the Draft 2025 Budget book.
OpenBook Budget tool instructions
Use our interactive OpenBook budget tool to view a breakdown of what a residential taxpayer pays for each municipal services.
The Where Your Tax Dollars Go feature shows how much a residential taxpayer pays per $100,000 of assessment. It starts at the City Department level then you can click on each department to view the cost for services within that department. For example:
- Click on Municipal Operations and it goes to the service/division level, where you can see the typical residential taxpayer pays $85.41 per $100,000 of assessment, or 5.22% of the municipal tax dollar for that service
- Click on Outside Organizations at the top level of the tool and it breaks it down to individual outside organizations that receive City funding, showing that the typical residential taxpayer pays $300.42 per $100,000 of assessment, or 18.36% of the municipal tax dollar for that service
See where your municipal tax dollar goes for municipal services. Explore the OpenBook budget tool.
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