This is the worst idea that I have ever seen! This is free reign for developers to dodge all rules it’s development for pure profit and completely bypasses environmental, conservation and public opinion and concerns along with long term effects to the communities!
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It is imperative that agricultural land be preserved in order to guarantee future food security. Despite occupying less than 5% of Ontario’s overall area, agriculture and agri-food processing are Ontario’s number one economic drivers.
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I have concerns about the long term ramifications that this will have on our watershed. I am concerned as a citizen about all of the development that is happening in my area as a result of these provisions in this act. Please do not go forward with this.
Please Stop MZO's Please stop the MZO for the City of Stratford Ontario wanting the XINYI GLASS COMPANY to come to Stratford and destroy our Water, Air, Environment and our farm land.
The request came three times from the Mayor of Stratford Dan Mathieson.
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I urge you to not continue with this proposal which is another assault on Nature.
You would think that with intense heat waves, damaging tropical storms, raging wildfires and yes, COVID 19, we would finally see that the destruction of the natural world is having catastrophic consequences.
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Section 47 of Bill 197 should NOT bestow zoning authority upon the MMAH. This is the clear jurisdiction of municipal governments and should remain so. Zoning authority must remain with municipal governments with guidance from Conservation Authorities -- and include public consultations.
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In July 2020 the government enacted Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, an omnibus bill that purported to be supporting actual economic recovery.
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Many people more qualified than I have sent comments asking you NOT to create and use MZOs. To use them would be to bypass all the efforts of local people, organizations and municipal governments in land use and conservation protections.
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Please accept the attached letter from the London Development Institute. The letter highlights our support of the changes to the Planning Act regarding the Minister's authority regarding site plan control and inclusionary zoning matters.
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As an individual involved with residential and commercial planning/application issues at the Committee of Adjustment, TLAB and LPAT levels in my community within Toronto, I do NOT agree with the Minister having the powers to take control of the site plan control process within a municipality/city.
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Whether I live in downtown Toronto or a small town in the province I want the local municipality to have more, not less, input in to how development occurs. Decisions should involve local councils and their constituents as those are the people that will live with results of the decisions.
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I am concerned that your government is, as Toronto City Councillor Shelley Carroll has announced, “proposing to expand the authority of the Minister's Zoning Order to bypass municipalities' site plan control process for development applications and remove the requirement to give public notice when u
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Whether I live in downtown Toronto or a small town in the province I want the local municipality to have more, not less, input in to how development occurs. Decisions should involve local councils and their constituents as those are the people that will live with the results of the decisions.
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Having chaired a Community association, member of Friends of Dingman Creek Watershed, grew up on a working farm which is now slated for residential development I am dismayed by the complicated, expensive, and inept beurocracy.
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How does this proposal consider the management of wildlife and natural areas within development areas? As conservation authorities have been removed, how will the environment be treated and protected in these zoned areas of development?
The Minister has no place in dictating or overriding what the Conservation Authorities, from their scientific knowledge and experience, determine what is best for water, flora and fauna conservation. The mandate of the Conservation Authorities needs to be strengthened not weakened.
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I am strongly opposed to the newly introduced additional powers given to the Minister via the Ministerial Zoning Orders. There are enough safe-guards in place. This is an overreach on the part of the government.
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