Item - 2018.PG25.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on January 31, 2018 with amendments.
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on January 15, 2018 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on January 31, 2018.
PG25.5 - Bill 139 - Proposed Transition Regulation Associated with the Amendments to the Province’s Land Use Planning Appeal System
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on January 31 and February 1, 2018, adopted the following:
1. City Council express its appreciation to the Province with regard to advancing the changes to the Planning Act.
2. City Council advise the Province that, if Bill 139 is not proclaimed into force until April of 2018, then there could be potentially 380 privately-initiated developments in the City of Toronto, representing 130,000 residential units, including many affordable housing units, that could be appealed for adjudication under the current system, and that as a result of the delay in the passing of Bill 139 into law coupled with the proposed regulations, there will likely be significant delays in delivering a significant portion of these housing units in the City of Toronto.
3. City Council request the Province to proclaim Bill 139, Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 to be in force at the earliest possible date.
4. City Council request the Ontario Municipal Board to prioritize the disposition of municipally initiated Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendments still subject to the existing Planning Act regime.
5. City Council forward this Item to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Attorney General for their information.
6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to report to the April 5, 2018 meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee on the anticipated resources required to process development applications in anticipation of the implementation of Bill 139.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-110693.pdf
(December 28, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor on Bill 139 - Proposed Transition Regulation Associated with the Amendments to the Province’s Land Use Planning Appeal System - Notice of Pending Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-110643.pdf
Communications (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/pg/comm/communicationfile-74948.pdf
(January 13, 2018) E-mail from Harold B. Smith (PG.New.PG25.5.2)
Motions (City Council)
That City Council request the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning and the City Solicitor to report to the April 5, 2018 meeting of Planning and Growth Management Committee on the anticipated resources required to process development applications in anticipation of the implementation of Bill 139.
PG25.5 - Bill 139 - Proposed Transition Regulation Associated with the Amendments to the Province’s Land Use Planning Appeal System
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:
1. City Council express their appreciation to the Province with regard to advancing the changes to the Planning Act.
2. City Council advise the Province that, if Bill139 is not proclaimed into force until April of 2018, then there could be potentially 380 privately-initiated developments in the City of Toronto, representing 130,000 residential units, including many affordable housing units, that could be appealed for adjudication under the current system, and that as a result of the delay in the passing of Bill 139 into law coupled with the proposed regulations, there will likely be significant delays in delivering a significant portion of these housing units in the City of Toronto.
3. City Council request that the Province proclaim Bill 139, Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 to be in force at the earliest possible date.
4. City Council request the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to prioritize the disposition of municipally initiated official plan and zoning by-law amendments still subject to the existing Planning Act regime.
5. City Council forward the report (January 10, 2018) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Attorney General for their information.
Origin
Summary
This report comments and provides recommendations for Council's consideration on the proposed transition regulation associated with Bill 139, the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017, which was given Royal Assent on December 12, 2017 and which is expected to be proclaimed in the first quarter of this year.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-110693.pdf
(December 28, 2017) Report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor on Bill 139 - Proposed Transition Regulation Associated with the Amendments to the Province’s Land Use Planning Appeal System - Notice of Pending Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-110643.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/pg/comm/communicationfile-74948.pdf
(January 13, 2018) E-mail from Harold B. Smith (PG.New.PG25.5.2)
Motions
That:
1. City Council advise the Province that, if Bill139 is not proclaimed into force until April of 2018, then there could be potentially 380 privately-initiated developments in the City of Toronto, representing 130,000 residential units, including many affordable housing units, that could be appealed for adjudication under the current system, and that as a result of the delay in the passing of Bill 139 into law coupled with the proposed regulations, there will likely be significant delays in delivering a significant portion of these housing units in the City of Toronto.