ontario regulation 588/06

made under the

municipal act, 2001

Made: December 21, 2006
Filed: December 27, 2006
Published on e-Laws: December 29, 2006
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: January 13, 2007

transitional matters under clause 453 (1) (a) of the Act — Demolition and conversion of residential rental properties

Definitions

1. In this Regulation,

“conversion” means conversion to a purpose other than the purpose of a residential rental property;

“effective date” means the day on which section 40 of Schedule A to the Municipal Statute Law Amendment Act, 2006 comes into force.

Transition rules, demolition

2. (1) A by-law passed under section 99.1 of the Act does not apply with respect to a demolition of a residential rental property if subsection (2) or (3) applies.

(2) This subsection applies if,

(a) a permit in respect of the demolition has been issued under section 8 of the Building Code Act, 1992 or section 33 of the Planning Act; and

(b) the application for the permit was made before the effective date.

(3) This subsection applies if,

(a) an event described in section 4 has taken place;

(b) the request or application under the Planning Act or the application under the Condominium Act, 1998 that led to the event,

(i) was made before the effective date, and

(ii) provides for the demolition, expressly or by necessary implication.

Transition rules, conversion

3. (1) A by-law passed under section 99.1 of the Act does not apply with respect to a conversion of a residential rental property if subsection (2) applies.

(2) This subsection applies if,

(a) an event described in section 4 has taken place; and

(b) the request or application under the Planning Act or the application under the Condominium Act, 1998 that led to the event,

(i) was made before the effective date, and

(ii) provides for the conversion, expressly or by necessary implication.

Events

4. The following are events for the purposes of sections 2 and 3:

1. An official plan is amended, on a request, under section 22 of the Planning Act.

2. A zoning by-law is amended, on an application, under section 34 of the Planning Act.

3. Plans and drawings are approved under subsection 41 (4) of the Planning Act.

4. A minor variance is granted under section 45 of the Planning Act.

5. A plan of subdivision is approved under section 51 of the Planning Act.

6. A condominium, or exemption from approval for a condominium, is approved under section 9 of the Condominium Act, 1998.

7. A consent is granted under section 53 of the Planning Act.

Commencement

5. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day it is filed and the day section 40 of Schedule A to the Municipal Statute Law Amendment Act, 2006 comes into force.

Made by:

John Philip Gerretsen

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Date made: December 21, 2006.