Amendments to the Municipal Code: Chapter 103 - Heritage, and Chapter 27 - Council Procedures

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2020-10-27 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on October 27, 28 and 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the New Business provisions of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to City Council in order to make recommendations on decisions under the Ontario Heritage Act, when a matter is deemed urgent. 2. City Council amend

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the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, directing that all reports recommending designation of a property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act report to Planning and Housing Committee, after consultation with the Toronto Preservation Board, except in cases where the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning reports directly to City Council as contemplated in Part 1 above. 3. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, Article 8, Delegation of Authority, to delegate authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate(s) to negotiate and sign heritage easement agreements, to agree to extensions of statutory timelines where permitted under the Ontario Heritage Act and other administrative decision making powers. 4. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, Articles 3 and 4 to update the complete application types and requirements as generally described in Attachment 1 to the report (October 5, 2020) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and to make any necessary clarifications, specifications, refinements, modifications, technical amendments, or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in order to give effect to the implementation of changes to the Ontario Heritage Act, including coordinating the enactment date of the municipal code changes with proclamation of the relevant provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act. 6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review options on introducing a fee associated with the review of the required applications under the Ontario Heritage Act.

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On May 2, 2019, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced Bill 108, the Province's Housing Supply Action Plan (More Homes, More Choice Act). Through Bill 108 the Province passed, but has not yet enacted, significant amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act ("OHA"). Many of the OHA amendments will require Council to make decisions, specifically in relation to designations, alterations and demolitions, within very tight timelines (90 days).

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As such, it will be imperative that Council be able to make decisions as quickly as possible. Failure to make a decision within the prescribed time limits will, as a result of the amendments, result in deemed consent. On September 21, 2020, the Province has released a draft regulation associated with the amendments for consultation and comment. This report recommends amendments to Chapter 27 of the Municipal Code, Council Procedures, to allow the Chief Planner, when required, to report on specified heritage matters directly to Council in order to meet timelines prescribed by the Ontario Heritage Act. This report also recommends amendments to Chapter 103 of the Municipal Code, Heritage, in order to delegate authority to the Chief Planner to agree to the extension of timeframes at an owner's request to extend of deadlines prescribed by the Ontario Heritage Act and expand on and update the heritage complete application requirements.

Staff recommended

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council amend the New Business provisions of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to Council, in order to make recommendations on decisions under the Ontario Heritage Act, when a matter is deemed urgent. 2. City Council amend

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the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, directing that all reports recommending designation of a property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act report to Planning and Housing Committee, after consultation with the Toronto Preservation Board, except in cases where the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning reports directly to City Council as contemplated in Recommendation 1. 3. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, Article 8, Delegation of Authority, to delegate authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate(s) to negotiate and sign heritage easement agreements, to agree to extensions of statutory timelines where permitted under the Ontario Heritage Act and other administrative decision making powers. 4. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, Articles 3 and 4 to update the complete application types and requirements as generally described in Attachment 1 of this report. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's Decision and to make any necessary clarifications, specifications, refinements, modifications, technical amendments, or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in order to give effect to the implementation of changes to the Ontario Heritage Act, including coordinating the enactment date of the municipal code changes with proclamation of the relevant provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act. 6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review options on introducing a fee associated with the review of the required applications under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Considered

2020-10-20 · Planning and Housing Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend the New Business provisions of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to Council, in order to make recommendations on decisions under the Ontario Heritage Act, when a matter is deemed urgent. 2. City Council amend the City of Toronto
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Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, directing that all reports recommending designation of a property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act report to Planning and Housing Committee, after consultation with the Toronto Preservation Board, except in cases where the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning reports directly to City Council as contemplated in Recommendation 1 above. 3. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, Article 8, Delegation of Authority, to delegate authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate(s) to negotiate and sign heritage easement agreements, to agree to extensions of statutory timelines where permitted under the Ontario Heritage Act and other administrative decision making powers. 4. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, Articles 3 and 4 to update the complete application types and requirements as generally described in Attachment 1 to the report (October 5, 2020) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's Decision and to make any necessary clarifications, specifications, refinements, modifications, technical amendments, or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in order to give effect to the implementation of changes to the Ontario Heritage Act, including coordinating the enactment date of the municipal code changes with proclamation of the relevant provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act. 6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review options on introducing a fee associated with the review of the required applications under the Ontario Heritage Act.
2020-10-27 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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