City of Toronto Act,
2006 Public Notice
Noise By-law Review
Proposed Amendments to Chapter 591, Noise
Toronto City
Council will be considering recommendations to adopt amendments to Toronto
Municipal Code Chapter 591, Noise, including amendments to Section 591-11.
Offences.
It
is proposed that the amendments to the By-law be adopted at the Council meeting
to be held on April 16, 2019 or at a subsequent meeting. If adopted by City Council, the proposed amendments
to Section 591-11. Offences will:
1.
Increase the maximum fine to $100,000.
2.
Add a special fine in an amount equal to any economic gain obtained from
non-compliance.
3.
Designate each offence as continuing offence with a maximum daily fine
of $10,000 and a total fine which may exceed $100,000.
4.
Include offences for obstruction and failure to provide information as
required.
5.
Include authority to enter to inspect, to make orders to comply and to
take remedial action.
The
proposed amendments are outlined in the report titled "Noise By-law Review
- Proposed Amendments to Chapter 591, Noise". To view or obtain a copy of the report, visit
the City's website at: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=15381#Meeting-2019.EC3
At
its meeting to be held in Committee Room 1, 2nd Floor, Toronto City
Hall on Wednesday April 3, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible
thereafter, the Economic and Community Development Committee of Toronto City
Council will hear in person or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any
person who wishes to speak to the matter.
To
submit comments or make a presentation to the Economic and Community
Development Committee on April 3, 2019, please contact the Committee no later
than 12:00 p.m. on April 2, 2019:
Economic and Community
Development Committee
Toronto City Hall, 100
Queen Street West
10th Floor,
West Tower,
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-338-5089
Fax: 416-392-1879
Email: ecdc@toronto.ca
To
ask questions regarding the content of the report, contact:
Carleton Grant
Director, Policy and
Strategic Support
Municipal Licensing and
Standards
Toronto City Hall, 100
Queen Street West
16th Floor,
West Tower
Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Email: Carleton.Grant@toronto.ca
Any comments
received after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to Council.
While
the staff report sets out proposed changes, the Committee and/or City Council
may adopt additional or other amendments that differ from the recommendations
set out in the report. The proposed
amendments are subject to the decision of the Economic and Community
Development Committee and the decision of Toronto City Council.
If this
matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered
at a subsequent Committee or Council meeting, no additional notice will be
provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council
agenda. Please contact the above City
officials if you require notice in these cases.
The Economic
and Community Development Committee will make its final recommendations on
April 3, 2019 which will be forwarded to City Council on April 16, 2019.
Notice to people writing or
making presentations to the Economic and Community Development Committee:
The City of Toronto Act, 2006
and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect
any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council
or its committees.
The City collects this
information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s).
If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other
communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact
that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and
will appear on the Citys website. The City will also make your communication
and any personal information in it such as your postal address, telephone
number or e-mail address available to the public.
Many Committee, Board and
Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to
view. If you speak at the meeting you
will appear in the video broadcast.
Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.
If you want to learn more about
why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerks
Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON
M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-338-5089.
Dated
at the City of Toronto this 27th day of March, 2019.
Ulli
S. Watkiss
City
Clerk