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Ontario Planning Legislation & Commentary, 2020 Edition

In one single, index-tabbed, portable volume, this text offers expert commentary outlining key features of the latest legislative changes presented with both historical context and with citations to relevant case law from both the Courts and the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formally the Ontario Municipal Board).
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Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
Publication Language: English
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Everything that was new is old again. In April 2018, the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 (Bill 139) made fundamental changes to the way land use planning applications and appeals were determined in Ontario. These changes were short lived. On September 3, 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) came into effect and effectively undid much of what Bill 139 put into place.

In one single, index-tabbed, portable volume, Ontario Planning Legislation & Commentary, 2020 Edition offers expert commentary outlining key features of the latest legislative changes presented with both historical context and with citations to relevant case law from both the Courts and the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board).

Features and Benefits

  • Full text of the Planning Act; Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act, 2017, Greenbelt Act, 2005; Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008; Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001 Places to Grow Act, 2005, and all key Regulations – pertinent legislation at your fingertips
  • Full text of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan and the 2017-updated Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe – handy references for land use planning
  • Expert commentary – gain a solid understanding of how the Planning Act and related legislation fit together and expert insights on recent planning issues and noteworthy court decisions
  • Provincial Policy Statements (2014) – discover what planning decision-makers must apply from a provincial policy perspective
  • Index-tabbed format – Easy to locate the different sections of the book

Highlights of the 2020 Edition

  • Commentary on the features of Bill 138 and changes to planning law practice in Ontario
  • Commentary on and text of the revised 2019 Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

Who Should Buy:

  • Planners requiring a concise, yet in-depth guide to the Planning Act for everyday reference
  • Municipal councillors who need straightforward information on how the legislation and planning process work
  • Real estate and municipal law practitioners who need to be well grounded in the statutory and regulatory framework of the legislation
  • Students looking for a resource that describes not only the current state of planning law in Ontario, but how it has evolved over time
 

Featured Authors

Patricia A. Foran
Patrick Harrington

Patricia A. Foran

Patricia A. Foran has been a partner of Aird & Berlis LLP in Toronto since 1998, and is the former head of the firm's Municipal and Land Use Planning Group. She practises in the area of municipal and land use planning, acting for both private sector developers and for municipalities. Ms. Foran regularly appears before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, municipal councils and committees and various levels of Courts in Ontario.

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Patrick Harrington

Patrick Harrington is a partner of Aird & Berlis LLP in Toronto. He frequently appears before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal for a broad range of clients. He has also represented both public and private sector clients on motions, actions, applications and appeals before various levels of Courts in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. He regularly advises municipalities, private businesses, landowners, property managers and ratepayer groups on a broad range of regulatory matters including zoning and Building Code infractions, by-law interpretation, sign regulation, property standards, development charges and minor variances. Mr. Harrington also represents private/public housing landlords and tenants on a variety of matters before the Landlord and Tenant Board.

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Table of contents

Commentary
Planning Act
Selected Planning Act Regulations
Provincial Policy Statement, 2014
Greenbelt Act, 2005
Greenbelt Act, 2005 Regulations
Greenbelt Plan, 2017 
Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008
Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 Regulation
Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001 Regulations
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, 2017
Places to Grow Act, 2005
Places to Grow Act, 2005 Regulations
Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2019

Table of Cases
 

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