Policy Edit

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Policy Text:

Municipalities shall adopt Official Plan policies that require the enactment or amendment of Site Plan Control By-laws containing provisions for the siting and design of septic systems, including holding tanks, governed under the Building Code Act, 1992 as amended, as follows:

Site Plan Control is required for existing vacant lots of record to ensure that the siting and design of on-site septic systems, including the siting of future reserve bed locations, is optimized in relation to significant drinking water threats in any of the following areas:
 WHPA-A (future); or
 WHPA-B (VS = 10) (future); or
 WHPA-E (VS = 10) (future); or
 the remainder of an Issue Contributing Area for Nitrates or Pathogens (future).

Monitoring Text:

MON-1: The municipality or planning approval authority shall, by February 1 of each year, prepare and submit a report equivalent to s. 65 of O. Reg. 287/07 under the Clean Water Act, 2006 to the Source Protection Authority on the actions taken in the previous calendar year to achieve the outcomes of the source protection policy. Where applicable, municipal planning authorities shall provide a copy of the notice of adoption of amendments to official plans and/or zoning by laws. Reporting shall include information related to the effectiveness of the policies in ensuring a threat ceases to be, or does not become significant, and any actions required to respond to a drinking water threat during the reporting period.