I think that these changes are good. I would suggest clarification on removing third party appeal rights. Is the intent to prevent third party appeals of comprehensive zoning bylaws initiated by municipalities as well?
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Please stop “cutting red tape” and using MZOs to make it easier for developers to destroy wildlife habitat, wetlands, forests, etc. The UN says that affordable housing must not come at a coat to the environment. And these projects are mostly commercial and industrial.
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Please stop “cutting red tape” and using MZOs to make it easier for developers to destroy wildlife habitat, wetlands, forests, etc. The UN says that affordable housing must not come at a coat to the environment. And these projects are mostly commercial and industrial.
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I am of the belief that we as citizens have a responsibility to provide feedback and guidance to our elected representatives particularly when it comes to such critical issues as our present Housing and Climate emergencies.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ERO 019-8369.
Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ERO 019-8369.
Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ERO 019-8369.
Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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Regrettably this seems to remove in almost all cases the decision making authority from local Councils. Instead rights of appeal to the OLT will shortcut Council review, and giving the Minister the right to decide parking and lot coverage etc, again centralizes decisions with the Minister.
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Why Bill 185 must go.
1. Citizens must have a right to appeal planning decisions at the Ontario Land Tribunal or its equivalent.
2. Low density urban sprawl must not be allowed on farmland and other rural land. Local food and water security must come first.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ERO 019-8369.
Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ERO 019-8369.
Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ERO 019-8369.
Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ERO 019-8369.
Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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I am commenting on ERO 019-8369. Thank you for the chance to comment on it.
Please note that I am not in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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I do not believe that limits on lot coverage or limits on the number of bedrooms are a barrier to the creation of Additional Residential Units. The largest barrier will be the building costs of creating the units including hooking up to municipal services such as sewer and water. The limits on bed
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on ERO 019-8369.
Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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Please note that I am NOT in favour of the following proposals, and I strongly request that these be removed from Bill 185.
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WHEREAS on April 10, 2024, the Province of Ontario released for comment the proposed 2023 Provincial Planning Statement and Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024; and
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Bill 185 once again seeks to remove the public’s ability to appeal the adoption or amendment of Official Plans and Zoning By-Laws. These amendments were first included in Bill 23 in 2022 but were rightly removed from the Bill in response to public concern.
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