Lease Provisions For Site Plan Approvals And Permits For New Premises

When drafting or negotiating leases, the best advice to give to your client is to always consider the questions WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY and HOW in connection with every issue that is relevant to the offer to lease or the lease. These questions are particularly important when providing legal advice in connection with determining what approvals and permits are required, WHO or which municipal or other governmental body controls the issuance of the required approvals and permits, WHERE are applications to be submitted to, HOW does the process work and are there appeal processes in place if an applicant is unsuccessful, WHEN can one apply for the approvals and permits, and WHY are approvals and permits required. Various permits and approvals are required not only for the initial development of a site, such as official plan amendment or site plan approval applications, but they are required right through the development stage, such as building and signage permits, and to