As presented by Councillor Cormier:
WHEREAS the Planning Act regulates the land use planning system in Ontario, including matters related to the subdivision of land;
AND WHEREAS certain transfers of land are prohibited without consent of a municipality, including situations where a landowner retains interest in abutting lands (commonly known as ‘merging on title’);
AND WHEREAS Policy 7 of Section 7.3.1 of the City’s Official Plan requires either the dedication of land or payment-in-lieu of the parkland dedication as a condition of consent;
AND WHEREAS the City is in the process of developing a parkland dedication by-law to supplement the Official Plan Policies;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to include in the upcoming draft by-law language that would exempt the taking of parkland dedication in situations where lots have ‘merged on title’;
AND THAT the City’s delegated official be directed not to apply the parkland dedication requirement in those situations until such time that a parkland dedication by-law is passed.