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Amending Item 2024.PH14.1 in response to Bill 97 Proclamation - Employment Area Land Use Permissions - Official Plan Amendment 680
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The decision
2024-10-09 · Toronto City Council · adopted
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City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item PH14.1 by deleting part 2: Part to be deleted: 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the introduction of the necessary Bills until such time as: a. Subsection 1(1) of the Planning Act, as amended by Bill 97, has been proclaimed and is in full force and effect; and b. Official Plan Amendment 668 is in full force and effect with the exception of any outstanding site-specific appeals.
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2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bills at the October 9 and 10, 2024, meeting of City Council.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
On July 24, 2024, City Council adopted Item PH14.1 , which included Official Plan Amendment 680. Official Plan Amendment 680 amends various Employment Area related policies to bring the Official Plan into alignment with the provincial definition of "Area of Employment" in the Planning Act, as amended by Bill 97 the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act ("Bill 97"). Council adopted recommendations which included a phased approach to the introduction of the bill for Official Plan Amendment 680 at a future date.
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Since the adoption of Item PH14.1 , the province announced on August 20, 2024, an October 20, 2024 proclamation date for Bill 97 as it pertains to the amended definition of "Area of Employment". With more certainty around this timing and process, a phased approach to bill introduction is no longer recommended. The City Solicitor recommends that City Council authorize the enactment of the Official Plan Amendment 680 bill at this Council meeting.
Staff recommended
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item PH14.1 by deleting part 2: Part to be deleted: 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the introduction of the necessary Bills until such time as: a. Subsection 1(1) of the Planning Act, as amended by Bill 97, has been proclaimed and is in full force and effect; and b. Official Plan Amendment 668 is in full force and effect with the exception of any outstanding site-specific appeals.
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2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bills at the October 9, 10, and 11, 2024, meeting of City Council.
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