Ontario Regulation 344/22 Minister's Zoning Order in the City of Richmond Hill

ERO number
019-5404
Notice type
Bulletin
Act
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Bulletin posted
Last updated

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Bulletin summary

On April 14, 2022, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed a Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, with the Registrar of Regulations as Ontario Regulation 344/22. The Minister of Infrastructure requested that the Minister consider making the Zoning Order.

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Part II of the Environmental Bill of Rights Act, 1993 does not apply to proposals to make a Minister's Zoning Order (MZO) under subsection 47(1) of the Planning Act, or to amend or revoke an MZO under subsection 47(8) of the Planning Act.

Bulletin details

A Zoning Order, made pursuant to clause 47(1)(a) of the Planning Act, regulates the use of land and the erection, location and use of any building or structure on the land.

O. Reg. 344/22 provides permissions for a range and mix of residential, commercial, and institutional uses to support the development of a Transit-Oriented Community. Specifically, the Zoning Order provides for a maximum gross floor area for all buildings or structures of 1,717998 square metres, of which the maximum gross floor area for all buildings or structures for residential uses is 1,540,520 square metres.

O. Reg. 344/22 applies to lands located on the north-east quadrant of Yonge Street and Highway 7 in the City of Richmond Hill. For illustrative purposes, the subject lands are shown in reference map 301, the link to which is set out below.

Pursuant to subsection 47(4) of the Planning Act, and except for the purposes of section 24, the Minister deemed O. Reg. 344/22 to be and to always have been a by-law passed by the Council of the City of Richmond Hill.

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