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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law 2023-073
Being a by-law to amend By-law 2021-009 to expand the responsibilities of the
Committee of Adjustment to include consent granting authority pursuant to the Planning
Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended.
Whereas subsection 54(2) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, cP.13, as amended,
authorizes where authority is delegated to a council under subsection (1), such council
may, in turn, by by-law, delegate the authority or any part of such authority, to a
committee of council, to an appointed officer identified in the by-law by name or position
occupied or to a committee of adjustment;
And whereas Council deems it appropriate to expand the responsibilities of the
Committee of Adjustment to include the authority for the giving of consents under
Section 53 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, cP.13, as amended, as described in PDS-
068-23;
And whereas Council deems it appropriate to appoint an additional member to the
Committee of Adjustment as described in PDS-068-23.
Now Therefore Be It Resolved That the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Clarington enacts as follows:
That Section 2 of By-law 2021-009 be amended by deleting the following words:
"The Committee of Adjustment shall be composed of six (6) persons
appointed by Council."
And replacing them with the following words:
"The Committee of Adjustment shall be comprised of seven (7) persons
appointed by Council."
2. That the following be added to the beginning of Section 5 of By-law 2021-009:
"In accordance with Section 44(5) of the Planning Act,"
3. That the following be added to By-law 2021-009 as Section 11.1..
"That the Committee of Adjustment be delegated the functions of Council
pursuant to subsection 54(2) with respect to applications made for the
giving of consents under Section (53) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990,
cP13, as amended."
4. That this By-law shall come into force and effect on January 1st, 2024.
By-law passed in open session this 18th day of December, 2023.
Adrian Foster, Mayor
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Written approval of the by-law was given by Mayoral Decision MDE-2023-18 dated
December 18, 2023.