We’ve been through this a few times in my 6-lot building and in every case the lot owner wanting to renovate pays all costs associated with the application. Recent applicant told me it cost him about $1000 to get his approval prepared and through the Committee. that’s chicken-feed compared with the cost of the Reno.
The one exception was when two lots owned by the same person raised the possibility of installing aircon. We decided to prepare an aircon bylaw that would cover all six lots. The strata manager sent me a few model bylaws and to reduce cost, I adapted one of those to suit our needs. I got the Committee to check it over at every step so when it came time to vote, it sailed through. Everyone shared the cost of that exercise, including the two lot owners who said they had no interest in aircon.