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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 6942/09 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. 6942/09 Being a by-law to require consultation with the City prior to submission of applications for official plan amendments, zoning by-law amendments, site plans, plans of subdivision and plans of condominium WHEREAS Subsections 22(3,.1), 34(10.0.1), 41(3.1) and 51(16.1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P.13 authorize municipalities to pass by-laws to require land use planning applicants to consult with the municipality before submitting applications for official plan amendments, zoning by-law amendments, site plans, plans of subdivision and plans of condominium; WHEREAS Council wishes to have applicants discuss planning applications with City staff before the applications are submitted to the City, to ensure that the appropriate studies and other requirements are completed to the satisfaction of the City, prior to final submission; AND WHEREAS Council wishes to provide City staff with an opportunity to determine and provide advice about City submission requirements, and identify to the applicant which agencies and senior levels of government will need to be consulted before an application is deemed complete; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Applicants shall consult with the City's Planning & Development Department prior to submitting requests to amend the City's Official Plan or zoning by-laws, and prior to submitting applications for site plan, plan of subdivision or plan of condominium approval. 2. Planning applications submitted to the City prior to a required consultation meeting will not be accepted as Planning Act applications or processed by the City until after the consultation meeting. 3. If an applicant is proposing to, or is required to, submit more than one application for planning approval in support of a single development proposal, a single meeting with Planning & Development staff can satisfy the requirement to consult. This By-law shall come into force and effect upon Official Plan Amendment 17 coming into force. i By-law No. 6942/09 Continued Page 2 BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 20th day of April, 2009. C ~_4 David Ryan, Ma Debi A. Wilcox, City Clerk