Purchase or Lease Town-Owned Land

There is a wide variety of available commercial, office, and industrial lands and properties available for purchase or lease in Whitby. If you are interested in purchasing or leasing Town owned property please follow the steps below.

Step #1 - Application

Purchase or Lease of Town-Owned Property

If you are interested in purchasing or leasing Town-owned land, an application is required for you to identify the Town-owned property you are interested in. There is also a non-refundable application fee to cover the Town’s costs of internal circulation and response. If there are no concerns, you may proceed with Stage 2.

Resident, Not-for-Profit, Registered Charity

Application

Non-Resident

Application

Step #2 - Appraisal

Land/Lease Appraisal

In this stage, the Town will obtain an appraisal to determine fair market value and initiate discussions regarding an agreement of lease or an agreement of land purchase and sale.

The fee for Stage 2 will range from $4,600 - $9,200 (+HST) depending on the cost of the appraisal quote. This fee is also non-refundable if you do not wish to proceed with the lease or land purchase or if Council does not approve to declare the land surplus or does not approve of the lease or land purchase and sale.

Step #3 - Council Approval and Public Notice

Following Stage 2, Staff will work on an agreement and a staff report for Town of Whitby Council consideration. The Town’s execution of an agreement of lease or purchase and sale will be subject to:

Council approval of the Staff Report;
A public consultation process. The public consultation process is outlined in Section 7 of Town Policy F 190;
Council consideration and approval of a second Staff Report, outlining results/objections received from the public consultation, if any, may be required.