THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL

BY-LAW NUMBER 1-2000

A by-law to provide for the exemption of Local Municipal Official Plan Amendments from Region of Peel approval.

 

WHEREAS pursuant to Section 17(3) of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, Regional Council is the approval authority for the Official Plans of the City of Mississauga, the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon being local municipalities in the Region of Peel;

AND WHEREAS Section 17(10) of the Planning Act provides that Regional Council may pass a by-law to exempt from approval any or all proposed Local Municipal Official Plan Amendments (LOPAs) upon receipt of an authorization order by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing;

AND WHEREAS Regional Council has requested and received the required Order under Section 17(10) of the Planning Act from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing authorizing Regional Council to enact an Exemption By-law;

AND WHEREAS Section 17(11) of the Planning Act provides that Regional Council may require that exempting any of the proposed Local Official Plan Amendments from Regional approval, be subject to such conditions as the Minister or Regional Council may provide in the order or by-law;

NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Regional Municipality of Peel enacts as follows:

1. That all LOPAs adopted after March 1, 2000 by the Council of:

  1. the City of Mississauga;
  2. the City of Brampton; or
  3. the Town of Caledon

be exempt from approval of the Regional Municipality of Peel save and except those Amendments that require an Amendment to the Regional Official Plan in order for them to be in conformity with the Regional Official Plan as required by the Planning Act, provided that the Amendments comply with the Conditions for Exemption as outlined on Schedule A attached. LOPAs that do not comply with the following Conditions of Exemption are not exempted and must be submitted to the Region of Peel for approval.

 

READ THREE TIMES AND FINALLY PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL this 27th January, 2000.

 

 

Bonnie Zeran

Regional Clerk

David Culham

Acting Regional Chair

 

THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL

SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW 1-2000

 

Conditions of Exemption

  1. That the Regional Commissioner of Planning has advised, that in his opinion the application conforms with the Regional Official Plan (ROP), and that a Regional Official Plan Amendment (ROPA) is not required. Where an application or proposed amendment does not conform, the LOPA is not exempted and will be forwarded to the Region for approval by the Commissioner after the related ROPA comes into force.
  2. That, in the opinion of the Local Council, the LOPA has regard to the applicable Provincial Policy Statements issued under the Planning Act and conforms to Provincial Plans such as the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Parkway Belt West Plan;
  3. That the Local Municipal Clerk certify that the LOPA has been processed in accordance with all Planning Act requirements and all regulation requirements for notice, early consultation and decisions;
  4. That the Local Municipality shall not give notice of a Public Meeting for a LOPA until the Regional Commissioner of Planning has advised the Local Municipality whether or not a ROPA is required and the amendment shall not be considered by the Local Municipal Planning Committee or Council until the Regional Commissioner of Planning has provided regional comments and requirements.