Policy Text:
In accordance with Section 59 of the Clean Water Act, 2006, all land uses identified within the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Official Plan and the Area Municipal Official Plan and Area Municipal Zoning By-laws are designated as land uses to which the restricted land uses provisions of the Clean Water Act, 2006 apply where activities are or would be a significant drinking water threat.
Despite the above policy, a Risk Management Official may issue written direction specifying the situations under which a planning authority or building official may be permitted to make the determination that a site specific land use, building or construction is not designated for the purposes of section 59. Where such direction has been issued, a site specific land use, building or construction that is the subject of an application for approval under the Planning Act, Condominium Act or for a permit under the Building Code Act is not designated for the purposes of Section 59, provided that the planning authority or building official, as applicable, is satisfied that:
a. The application complies with the written direction issued by the Risk Management Official; and
b. The applicant has demonstrated that a significant drinking water threat activity designated for the purposes of section 57 or 58 will not be engaged in, or will not be affected by the application.