Application for Permanent Highway Closure (Original Road and Shore Road Allowance Closure)

Please review the following Policies to familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations prior to getting started:

• Purchase of a shore road allowance as a condition of planning applications Policy
• Permanent Highway Closure Policy (Original Road and Shore Road Allowance Closure)
• Revegetation of shoreline buffers Policy

Requirements

Please ensure that your application contains the following information:

1. Required Application Fee: $1,125.00.
2. Letter with reasons for applying for the road / shore road allowance closure.
3. Sketch of subject lands showing location of buildings / structures, including docks, boathouses, pump houses, wells, septic, etc.
4. Location Map showing the property in relation to surrounding area.

Notes for Applicant

• Please note that your neighbours will be contacted as part of the application process;
• There may be additional approvals (i.e., building permit, etc.) and additional fees and charges (i.e., building permit fees) associated with any encroachment approved in conjunction with this application;
• Have your credit card ready for payment at the end of the application
  • $1,125.00 application fee
• Have your roll number and the legal description of the property prior to beginning the application. This information can be found on your Property Tax bill.
• If you do not know the Roll Number or the legal description of the property, please use our digital mapping system to look up the property: https://www.huntsville.ca/en/home-property-and-planning/tohm-interactive-map.aspx

Costs

In addition to the application fee, the following is a list of approximate costs that would be associated with the closure:

1. Land costs 2023 (more particularly described in Fees & Charges By-law):
   1. OSRA (Muskoka River between Port Sydney Dam) $11.00 per square meter of unflooded area (flooding determined by survey); or
   2. OSRA (all over areas) $15.00 per sq m of unflooded area (flooding determined by survey); or
   3. All other highways $9.00 per sq m or appraised value (appraisal at the sole cost of the applicant).
2. Legal deposit $2,590 to cover Town legal fees and Notice advertising costs
3. Survey costs as arranged and paid for by the applicant

Applicant Information

Agent Information

Municipal and Legal Address of Benefitting Property

Document Upload

Note: The maximum file size is 10MB. If your attachment(s) exceed the allowable file size, please contact the department by telephone at 705-789-1751 to arrange for an alternate method of sending the large documents

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• A detailed sketch or site plan, “to scale”, which clearly shows the following:
  • The location and measurements of all existing and/or proposed structures/encroachments on the benefitting property;
  • the location and measurements of all existing and/or proposed structures/encroachments on the Town’s property;
  • the distance from the structures/encroachments to the abutting lot lines and from the shore line (where applicable);
  • existing and proposed vegetation; 
  • driveways and paths; 
• Letter with reasons for applying for the road / shore road allowance closure;
• Location Map showing the property in relation to surrounding area.
• Copy of registered transfer or deed detailing ownership of benefitting property; and
• Letter of authorization if an agent is acting on your behalf (where necessary).