Municipal Amendment Act (Green Roofs), 2009 Ruprecht, Tony — Bill 211 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 211, 39-1

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Bill 211, Municipal Amendment Act (Green Roofs), 2009

Ruprecht, Tony

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Bill 211 2009

An Act to amend the Municipal Act, 2001 to encourage the

construction of green roofs

Note:

This Act amends the Municipal

Act, 2001 . For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table

of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History at

www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The Municipal Act, 2001 is

amended by adding the following section:

Construction of green roofs

97.1

(1) Without

limiting sections 9, 10 and 11, those sections authorize a municipality to pass

a by-law requiring and governing the construction of green roofs if the

provisions of the by-law do not conflict with the provisions of a regulation made

under the Building Code

Act, 1992 respecting public health and safety, fire protection,

structural sufficiency, conservation and environmental protection and the

requirements respecting barrier-free access.

Same

(2) A by-law under subsection (1) prevails over a

regulation made under the Building

Code Act, 1992 , despite

section 35 of that Act.

Definition

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1),

"green

roof" means a roof surface that supports the growth of vegetation over a

substantial portion of its area for the purposes of,

(

a) water

conservation,

(

b) energy

conservation,

(

c) creating

green space, or

(

d) local

production of healthy food.

Local food production

(4) If any food is produced on a green roof required by a

by-law mentioned in subsection (1), the food shall be,

(

a) consumed

by the residents of the building on which the green roof is constructed; or

(

b) donated

to a local non-profit organization.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Municipal Amendment Act (Green Roofs),

2009 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill amends the Municipal Act, 2001 to expressly authorize municipalities to

pass by-laws requiring and governing the construction of green roofs.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

October 21, 2009

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 21, 2009

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

Acts affected - Bill 211

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Municipal Act, 2001

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 211, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 211 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	bd59857284e89e46b7119edb61a403f4f59c21d2

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