Submission to Standing Committee on Resources Development Regarding Bill 20: Amendments to the Planning Act

Title

Submission to Standing Committee on Resources Development Regarding Bill 20: Amendments to the Planning Act

Author

Moran, Ambrose

Supervising Faculty

Wadland, John; Whillans, Tom
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies

Reference Number

TPB-545

Date

1996

Location of Document

U-Links Office and online

Area

Ontario

Subject

Bill 20 and land-use planning reform

Abstract

This is the text of a submission by the author acting as Vice-President and Chair of Land Use Planning Committee for the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations Incorporated. In it, the Committee presents their concerns to the Government around the issues of planning reform proposed by Bill 20. Four major areas of concern are outlined in the submission and suggestions for amendments put forth. The concerns are: reduced public access to the planning process, minor variance decisions and the right to appeal, official plans criteria, and the restriction of provincial agency appeals to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, thus minimizing the role of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Municipal Board.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Moran, Ambrose, Submission to Standing Committee on Resources Development Regarding Bill 20: Amendments to the Planning Act, Trent University, 1996