p43 s1 bill 27 b027 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 43ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO CHARLES III, 2022 Bill

An Act to amend the Planning Act to protect agricultural land Mr. J. Vanthof Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading October 27, 2022 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill 27

An Act to amend the Planning Act to protect agricultural land His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1 The Planning Act is amended by adding the following

section after the heading to

Part V: Agricultural Impact Assessment Application 33.1

(1) This

section applies with respect to land that was zoned for prescribed agricultural uses as of the day the Protecting Agricultural Land Act, 2022 came into force. Restriction on change to zoning by-law

(2) Despite anything in this Part, the council of a local municipality shall not pass a zoning by- law that purports to change the uses permitted on the land or the zoning of the land itself unless an Agricultural Impact Assessment has been carried out in accordance with the regulations. Restriction on Minister’s zoning order

(3) Despite anything in this Part, the Minister shall not make an order under

section 34.1 or that purports to change the uses permitted on the land or the zoning of the land itself unless an Agricultural Impact Asses sment has been carried out in accordance with the regulations. 2

Section of the Act is amended by adding the following clause: (

b) for the purposes of

section 33.1, (

i) prescribing agricultural uses, and (ii) governing Agricultural Impact Assessments; Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Protecting Agricultural Land Act, 2022. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Planning Act with respect to land that is zoned for prescribed agricultural uses. The Bill provides that the land cannot be rezoned, and the uses permitted on the land cannot be changed, unless an Agricultural Impact Assessment has been carried out. The restriction applies to a municipality passing a zoning by-law and to the Minister making a Minister’s Zoning Order.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p43 s1 bill 27 b027 e.pdf
Type	bill
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Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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