A. Review of Zoning By-Laws…

A. Review of Zoning By-Laws Required
• Process should be changed to require a municipal support resolution approved by Council for at least the transition period that will be required to make necessary modifications to zoning by-laws and official plans.
• Before municipalities are encouraged to pass zoning by-laws, which will include set-back provisions, changes to the set-backs contained in Regulation 359/09 need to be implemented by the province, reflective of changes in technology, research, international regulations, and experience gained since 2009.

MUNICIPAL CONSULTATION
• Municipal consultations with the developer should be disclosed to the public on an ongoing basis and immediately after they are initiated.
• Wider changes are required to Regulation 359/09 to provide opportunities for full public input that is then taken into consideration by the MECP in the approval process.

PROJECTS AFFECTED
• New provincial guidelines and municipal by-laws should apply to any replacement of turbine components
• Complaints regarding the operation of the existing turbines need to be resolved to the satisfaction of residents as required by the REA before changes to turbines are approved.
- the majority of voting-age residents in a municipality must be in agreement with the changes to turbine components proposed, before these can be enforced by the municipality/province