Comment
The Province of Ontario has requested comments regarding Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018, as announced December 6th, 2018. The Bill proposes significant changes to existing legislation, including but not limited to, the Planning Act 1990, Clean Water Act 2006, and Greenbelt Protection Act 2005, among others.
With respect to the proposed amendments to the Planning Act, the Province has stated that information regarding ‘Open-For-Business Zoning By-laws’ will be forthcoming; however current information is limited and no specific regulations have been made available under related ERO posting #013-4293.
Given the extent of legislative changes proposed along with a limited 45-day commenting period, Township Council has resolved (C015-2019) that the Township of Springwater requires further information regarding the proposed legislative changes of Bill 66 prior to providing further comments to the Province.
Supporting documents
Submitted January 16, 2019 2:49 PM
Comment on
Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018
ERO number
013-4293
Comment ID
18122
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