Office of Deputy City Manager, Planning and Infrastructure Development

This portfolio includes the following City departments:

• Building Standards ensures the safe and lawful use of land and buildings through the administration of the Building Code Act. The department also enforces the regulations (including health and safety standards) and the requirements of the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law. Building Standards issues building permits and conducts building inspections while overseeing Zoning By-law processes, sign permits and minor variances.
• Development and Parks Planning is responsible for making professional recommendations to Council on land use applications based on Provincial policies, regulations and legislations, the City's Official Plan and Zoning By-law, public and Indigenous consultations, and technical analyses, as prescribed by the Planning Act.
• Development Engineering facilitates and supports the city’s growth through timely engineering review, and the approval of development applications and engineering submissions for the construction of new municipal services, such as roads, sewers and watermains. It also reviews and approves construction plans, and undertakes inspections for all development projects throughout the city.
• Facilities and Parks Delivery collaborates with residents and stakeholders to support the development of an innovative, accessible, sustainable and safe parks and open space network that fosters physical activity, health and wellness.
• Infrastructure Delivery is responsible for capital project planning, design, tendering, construction, contract administration and inspection of the City’s buildings and linear infrastructure – such as roads, power lines and pipelines.
• Infrastructure Planning and Corporate Asset Management works closely with internal departments, the Province of Ontario and York Region to protect the City’s infrastructure interests in the development of growth and renewal infrastructure planning studies and reports. The department also leads a corporate-wide strategy and roadmap for the asset management policy while improving asset management processes, technologies and data.
• Office of Planning Law participates in the review and analyses of land use applications and defends the City’s interests at the Ontario Land Tribunal.
• Policy Planning and Special Programs is responsible for long-range planning and policy development to guide the creation of a strong, healthy, sustainable, resilient and prosperous city. The department also oversees the development of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.