Welland moves at the speed of business
Instead of just policing, the City of Welland assists in streamlining your projects. City Staff have proven time and time again that Welland can get your project to the construction phase faster than anywhere else. If you don’t believe us, just ask some of the companies that have recently invested in Welland. We have aligned ourselves to work in a business and entrepreneurial mindset and will work with your timeline to get you to the building phase fast.
A key tool to our proven process is the Development Team Approach which combines building, economic development, planning, engineering, and utility representatives into one development team. This allows investors and developers to work with all services at one time. The end result is a coordinated and speedy approach to obtaining the necessary site plan approvals and building permits.
The City of Welland uses other effective tools to reduce red-tape and promote economic development which include the following:
Pre-consultation Meetings
New Comprehensive Zoning By-law
Site Plan Approval delegated to staff
Conditional permits
Community Improvement Plans
Development Charges Exemptions/Grant
Open for Business
Welland’s elected leaders and City Hall staff share a professional “can-do” attitude in encouraging economic development. We’ve had impressive results in expediting the approval process:
Holiday Inn Express
51,700 sq.ft. Hotel
4.5 month turnaround
Innio
500,000 sq.ft. Manufacturing Facility
8 week turnaround
Linamar
280,000 sq.ft. Manufacturing Facility
4 week turnaround
(Conditional Permit)
Canadian Tire Expansion
120,000 sq.ft. Expansion
15 week turnaround
Fonthill Lumber
96,000 sq.ft. Manufacturing and Warehouse Facility
2.5 month turnaround
(Sawmill/ Woodworking Plant)
Upper Canada Railway Service
20,000 sq.ft. Manufacturing Facility
2 month turnaround
150 Downs Drive
36,000 sq.ft. Multi Unit Industrial
3 month turnaround