Policy Edit

Policy Id:

SPR/SPA:

Risk:

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Policy Text:

The County shall amend the Official Plan and the Area Municipalities shall amend their respective Zoning By-laws to:

- Identify the WHPAs and/or ICAs in which a significant drinking water threat could occur;
- Indicate that within the areas identified, any use or activity that is, or would be, a significant drinking water threat is required to conform with all applicable Source Protection Plan policies and, as such, may be prohibited, restricted or otherwise regulated by the policies contained in the Source Protection Plan;
- Identify the significant drinking water threats that are prohibited through Prescribed Instruments, or Section 57 of the Clean Water Act, in accordance with the significant drinking water threat-specific policies contained in this Source Protection Plan;
- Incorporate any other amendments required to conform with the significant drinking water threat-specific land use policies or to have regard to the low and/or moderate threat-specific land use policies identified in this Source Protection Plan; and,
- Incorporate a cross-reference indicating an applicant cannot make a planning application unless it includes a notice issued by the risk management official, as set out in Section 59(1) of the CWA and Section 62 of O.Reg. 287/07.

Monitoring Text:

OC-5.02: Where this Source Protection Plan requires the County or Area
Municipality to amend their Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law and provide
confirmation of such amendments to the Source Protection Authority, they
shall provide confirmation of such compliance within 30 days of adoption of
the amendment(s) by County and/or Area Municipal Council or, where the
matter has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, the date their
decision is issued.