Business Concierge Program Services

A completely unique concept in York Region, the Town of Aurora's Business Concierge Program has been expanded, to now offer priority processing and personalized service for all non-residential development projects. In another exciting change, planners under the purview of the Office of Economic Development will guide non-residential projects through our 'One Window' concept with immediate input and access to key decision makers.

To learn more about the program and to find out if your project may qualify, please review our brochure here.

Understanding Development Application Processes

Whether your business' development project in Aurora qualifies for the Business Concierge Program or not, please take the time to review these four Development Planning Application Process Guidelines, most applicable for businesses.

Once determined which processes your application will need to follow, these handy guidelines will help you understand:

• What each process is, and how pre-consultation can help
• What the submission requirements are
• Principles in application review, and planning considerations that will be evaluated
• Approximate timelines, and a flow chart of the process

Click here for the Official Plan Amendment Process Guidelines.

Click here for the Zoning Bylaw Amendment Process Guidelines.

Click here for the Site Plan Approval Process Guidelines.

Click here for the Minor Variance Application Process Guideliness.