Committee of Adjustment & London Consent Authority By-law - CP-23

A by-law to provide for the Committee of
Adjustment and Consent Authority and to
repeal By-law CP-7, as amended.

WHEREAS subsection 5(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25,
as amended, provides that a municipal power shall be exercised by by-law;

AND WHEREAS section 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended,
provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural
person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any other Act;

AND WHEREAS section 44 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as
amended, provides for a municipality to constitute and appoint a committee of
adjustment;

AND WHEREAS section 45 of the Planning Act, as amended, sets out the
powers of a committee of adjustment with respect to minor variance applications;

AND WHEREAS section 5 of the Planning Act, as amended, permits
municipal council by by-law to delegate the authority of the Council under section 53 of
the Planning to a committee of council or to an appointed officer identified in the by-law
by name or position occupied;

AND WHEREAS subsection 54(5) of the Planning Act, as amended,
provides that Municipal Council may by by-law delegate the authority of the council
under section 53 of the Act or any part of that authority to an appointed officer identified
in the by-law by name or position occupied or to the committee of adjustment;

AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to pass this by-law;

NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City
of London enacts as follows:

Part 1 - Committee of Adjustment

1.1 Established

The Committee of Adjustment for The Corporation of the City of London is established
and constituted pursuant to section 44 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13, as
amended.

1.2 Composition

The Committee of Adjustment for The Corporation of the City of London shall be
composed of 5 individual appointed by Municipal Council.

1.3 Powers – authority – set out – Planning Act

The Committee of Adjustment for The Corporation of the City of London is empowered
pursuant to section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder to grant minor variances and to change, to extend and/or to
enlarge non-conforming uses with respect to the provisions of any zoning by-law of the
municipality that implements the Official Plan for the City of London Planning Area.

Part 2 – Consent Authority

2.1 Established – Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment for The Corporation of the City of London, established
under section 1.1 of this by-law is hereby delegated the authority with respect to the
granting of consents provided for under section 53 of the Planning Act, as amended,
and the Committee of Adjustment shall act as the “London Consent Authority”.

2.2 Exception, London Consent Authority

a) Notwithstanding the delegation described in 2.1 of this by-law, The Corporation
of the City of London hereby delegates the following specific consent powers,
when not in conjunction with lot creation or variance to zoning regulation, to the
Director, Planning and Development, acting as the “London Consent Authority:

i) Lot additions/adjustments

ii) mortgages (over a part of a property)

iii) leases (over a part of a property when the term totals 21 years or
more)

iv) Rights-of-ways (easements)

v) Power of Sale

vi) Validation of Title.

b) Notwithstanding the delegation described in 2.1 of this By-law, The Corporation
of the City of London hereby delegates the authority with respect to the granting
of consents provided for under section 53 of the Planning Act, 1990, c.P. 13, as
amended, to the Director, Planning and Development, acting as the “London Consent
Authority” during the Province of Ontario Declaration of Emergency declared
pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protections
Act, R.S.O., 1990, Chapter E.9 related to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19),
and until December 1, 2020.

c) The powers delegated to the Committee of Adjustment under 2.1 of this by-law
shall be suspended for the period of the time described in 2.2 b) of this by-law.
Notwithstanding this section, the Committee of Adjustment may continue to
exercise powers delegated under section 1.3 of this By-law.

2.3 Director, Planning and Development Services – Further Delegation

For the purpose of granting consents in accordance with section 2.2 of this by-law or
entering into agreements in accordance with section 2.5, in the absence or vacancy of
Director, Planning and Development, The Corporation of the City of London hereby
delegates the authority under section 2.2 to the Manager, Current Development.

2.4 Authority to Execute Certificates

The Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment shall be delegated the
authority to give a certificate to the applicant stating that the consent has been given
pursuant to sections 53(42) and 53(44) of the Planning Act, as amended.

2.5 Authority to Execute Agreements

The Director, Planning and Development, shall be delegated the authority to execute any
agreements prepared in accordance with a condition imposed by the London Consent
Authority.

Part 3 – Repeal – Enactment

3.1 By-law – previous

By-law CP-7 and all of its amendments are hereby repealed.

3.2 Effective date

This by-law comes into force and effect on May 1, 2020.

PASSED in Open Council on December 10, 2019.

Ed Holder

Mayor

Michael Schulthess

Deputy City Clerk

First reading – December 10, 2019

Second reading – December 10, 2019

Third Reading – December 10, 2019