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Bill 44, Building More Homes by Ending Exclusionary Zoning Act, 2022

Schreiner, Mike

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Planning Act to require official

plans to contain policies authorizing, in areas of settlement, the use of up to

four residential units in a detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse as

well as multi-unit residential buildings of up to four stories. The Act is amended

to provide that there are no appeals in respect of such policies, with the

exception of appeals by the Minister. A new

section 35.0.1 requires the council

of each local municipality to ensure that the by-laws it passes under

section

34 give effect to such policies.

Bill 44 2022

Act to amend the Planning Act with respect to residential unit policies in

official plans

His

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 16 of the Planning Act is amended by adding

the following subsections:

Residential

unit policies

(2.1) An

official plan shall contain policies that authorize, in areas of settlement,

(

a) the

use of additional residential units by authorizing the use of up to four

residential units in a detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse; and

(

b) multi-unit

residential buildings of up to four stories.

Appeals

re policies

(2.2) Despite

subsections 17 (24) and (36), there is no appeal in respect of the policies

described in subsection (2.1), including, for greater certainty, any

requirements or standards that are part of such policies.

Same

(2.3) Despite

subsection 34 (19), there is no appeal in respect of the parts of a by-law that

give effect to policies described in subsection (2.1), including, for greater

certainty, an appeal in respect of any requirements or standards relating to

such policies.

Exception

re Minister

(2.4) Subsections

(2.2) and (2.3) do not apply to an appeal by the Minister.

Subsection 22 (7.2) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(b.1) amend

or revoke the policies described in subsection 16 (2.1), including, for greater

certainty, any requirements or standards that are part of such policies;

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

By-laws

to give effect to residential unit policies

35.0.1 The council of each

local municipality shall ensure that the by-laws passed under

section 34 give

effect to the policies described in subsection 16 (2.1).

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Building More Homes by

Ending Exclusionary Zoning Act, 2022 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

November 22, 2022

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

November 22, 2022

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

November 22, 2022

Carried