3514 Pre-Consultation By-lawTHE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
BY-LAW NUMBER 3514
A by-law to require an applicant to consult with the Town of Tillsonburg prior to
making an application for Zone Change or Site Plan Approval as per the
Planning Act.
WHEREAS Subsections 34(10.0.1) and 41(3.1) of the Planning Act. R.S.O.
1990, c. P. 13, as amended (the "Act"), permit Town Council, by by-law, to require
an applicant to consult with the Town before submitting a request to amend
Zoning By-law No. 3295 or prior to submission of an application;
AND WHEREAS the purpose of consultation prior to making an application is to
permit the Director of Development and Communication Services, or his/her
delegate and the County Development Planner to have an opportunity, in
consultation with the applicant, to clarify the information and materials that the
applicant may be required by the to submit concurrently with the application;
NOW THEREFORE the Town Council of The Corporation of the Town of
Tillsonburg enacts as follows:
1. Definitions:
the "Act" shall mean the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended
"Applicant" shall mean:
i. a person or public body applying to Council to amend Zoning By-law No.
3295, under section 34 of the Act; or
ii. a person applying for Site Plan Approval of plans and drawings under
section 41 of the Act;
"Application" shall mean:
i. an application or applications to amend Zoning By-law No. 3295 under
section 34 of the Act; and
ii. a submission or submissions of plans and drawings for Site Plan Approval
under section 41 of the Act;
"Council" shall mean the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg;
"Formal Consultation Meeting" shall mean a meeting with the Director of
Development and Communication Services or his/her designate and the County
Development Planner, and additional Town/County staff or applicable provincial
agencies, as the case may be, as permitted in subsections 34(10.0.1) and
41 (3.1) of the Act;
The Corporation of the
Town of Tillsonburg
By-law Number 3514__________________________________________
"Director of Development and Communication Services" shall mean the person
who holds the position of Director of Development and Communication Services
for The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg or his/her designate;
"County Development Planner" shall mean the person who holds the position of
County of Oxford Development Planner responsible for providing Planning
services within the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg, or his/her designate;
"Record of Formal Consultation" shall mean a written document (included as
'Appendix A' to Site Plan Control By-law 3513) that includes the following
information:
i. the date, or dates, that the Formal Consultation Meeting or any further
Formal Consultation Meeting is held;
ii. a copy of a written summary of the proposed application provided by the
applicant to the Director of Development and Communication Services
and/or the County Development Planner, as the case may be;
iii. a copy of a written statement identifying the information and materials
from Section 10.5 that may be required;
iv. a copy of any written minutes of the Formal Consultation Meeting; and
v. a statement that the Consultation Meeting has occurred.
"Section 10.5" shall mean Section 10.5 of the Official Plan of the County of
Oxford, as approved by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, as
amended.
2. An applicant shall consult with the Director of Development and
Communication Services and/or the County Development Planner, as the case
may be, as follows:
i. for applications to amend Zoning By-law No. 3295, prior to filing
application to amend said Zoning By-law under subsection 34(10) of the
Act; and
ii. for submissions of plans and drawings for Site Plan Approval, prior to
submitting the said plans and drawings for approval under subsection
41 (4) of the Act;
The Corporation of the
Town of Tillsonburg
By-law Number 3514 ___________________________________________
3. An applicant shall deliver to the County Development Planner, a written
summary of the applicant's proposed application, including the location of
the subject property, the current use of the property, and a short summary
of the proposed application including servicing requirements and any
prepared drawings.
4. The Director of Development and Communication Services and/or the
County Development Planner, shall:
determine the written form or format of the Record of Consultation;
determine whether the applicant's written summary shall be submitted at
the date of the Formal Consultation Meeting or prior to the Formal
Consultation Meeting;
iii. determine whether additional information or material is required from the
applicant other than the information contained in the written summary, for
the purpose of conducting the Formal Consultation Meeting;
iv. determine whether more than one Formal Consultation Meeting is
required and, if more than one Meeting is determined to be required, shall
make all necessary arrangements with the applicant;
v. prepare the Record of Consultation; and
vi. deliver a copy of the Record of Consultation to the applicant within seven
(7) business days of the date of the last Formal Consultation Meeting.
Delivery may be personal, by email or by regular letter mail, at the
discretion of the Director of Development and Communication Services
and/or County Development Planner.
5. This by-law comes into force and effect on the date that it is passed.
READ a first and second time this \\ day of ~T\uiA ______ , 201 1 .
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READ a third time and finally passed this %b day of S^cAcrAWf ___ , 201 1 .
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