The Township of West Lincoln…

Numéro du REO

013-4293

Identifiant (ID) du commentaire

19307

Commentaire fait au nom

Township of West Lincoln

Statut du commentaire

Commentaire

The Township of West Lincoln's Council received the following 11 comments/questions regarding Bill 66 as a part of Info Report PD-001-19 on January 14th, 2019. As such, the Township of West Lincoln Staff submit the following 11 comments/questions to the Province in regards to Bill 66:

1) As lower tier municipalities pass Zoning By-laws, what would be the role of the upper/Regional Municipality through this process? Would they have a role?

2) Please provide examples for the types of prescribed criteria that may be required to pass an Open for Business By-law.

3) Please provide examples of the type of conditions the Minister may provide in order for the municipality to approve an Open for Business By-law.

4) Please provide clarification on how specific the “prescribed purpose” needs to be. Should the purpose be limited to a specific business, specific type of use, or to a specific category of zoning?

5) Please clarify when site plan control does apply to a piece of property subject to an Open for Business By-law. Is it when the property subject to the Open for Business By-law is expanded upon?

6) Please clarify the process and how/what the Minister can amend in an OFB and if the municipality has a chance to address the modifications provided by the Minister before the Open for Business By-law is approved.

7) Please clarify if a by-law passed by a municipality amending or revoking an Open for Business By-law needs approval from the Minister. If it does not, does this mean the normal planning process should be followed? (ie. Public meeting, appeal period, can go to the LPAT)

8) 1) Please provide a definition for “employment purposes.” Does “employment purposes” refer to jobs created from the existence of the proposed development, or are jobs created from constructing the development considered “employment purposes?” Would construction jobs created from constructing a Public Work project be considered for “employment purposes”? In the same vein, would construction jobs resulting from the construction of a private business’ facilities be considered for “employment purposes”? 2) Please indicate how the minimum job threshold will be identified and if it is a per hectare ratio or a general number. 3) If the business is a relocation from somewhere within the GTA, Region or municipality for expansion purposes, does this count towards the total number of jobs? Or would it have to be a brand new business or a brand new branch in order to count towards the total number of jobs? 4) The proposed legislation does not limit an OFB By-law to “employment purposes,” could it be used for other purposes?

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