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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW NUMBER 92- 20
being a by-law to provide for the General Purpose and Administration
Committee to conduct hearings in the place and stead of Council.
WHEREAS the Planning Act 1983 requires the Council of a municipality to
hold public meetings or hearings at which interested parties may make
representation in respect of zoning by-laws, official plans, community
improvement plans, and amendments thereto, before the necessary by-law
is passed by Council.
AND WHEREAS section 106 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 1980 as amended,
permits the Council of a municipality to pass a by-law providing for a
committee of the Council to hear such parties or afford them an
opportunity to be heard in the place and stead of Council.
AND WHEREAS Council has adopted By-law 81-143 that establishes the Terms
of Reference of the General Purpose and Administration Committee and
empowers it to .consider all planning matters related to official plans,
zoning, and special studies.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the
Town of Newcastle enacts as follows:
1. Where, the council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle
(hereinafter called the "Council") is required by the Planning Act,
1983 to hold a public meeting or a hearing before enacting or
adopting a zoning by-law, official plan, community improvement
plan, or amendments thereto, the General Purpose and Administration
Committee (hereinafter called the "Committee") may, in addition to
other duties assigned by the Council, hear such parties or persons
or afford them an opportunity to make representation in the place
and stead of Council.
2. Upon the conclusion of the public meeting or the hearing conducted
by the Committee under this by-law, the Committee shall, as soon
as practicable, make a written report to Council summarizing the
evidence and arguments presented by the parties, the findings of
fact made by the Committee and the recommendations, if any, of the
Committee, with reasons therefore, on the merits of the application
in respect of which the public meeting or the hearing has been
conducted.
3.
After considering the
thereupon in respect of
might have passed had
hearing itself.
report of the Committee, Council may
such application, pass any by-law that it
it conducted' the public meeting or the
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BY-LAW read a first time this 13th day of
BY-LAW read a second time this 13th day of
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed
January , 1991.
January
January
this 13th
, 1992.
, 1992.
day of