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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Up until now, developers have been able to input the costs of existing bonusing by-laws (i.e., development charges and parkland by-laws) into their pro forma when the amount has been finalized. However, these amounts have been dependant on individual ward councillors, whom have been given great amounts of discretion by their municipalities. The result has been varying amounts of charges and a degree of unpredictability, even for adjacent lots. The new community benefit charges regime provid...

Article content The owners of the former Sands motel say they are negotiating the sale of the downtown property, just as the city seeks quotes for the site’s eventual demolition. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sands owners negotiating a sale Back to video In an email to The Nugget, owner Paul Lamarche says the sale of the property is being negotiated and they are “excited to see what the new owners will be doing with it.” The Sands property is currently owned by a numbered company, operated by Lamarche and Robert Kingsnorth, land title an...

Introduction The City of Toronto (the "City") has released details of its proposed inclusionary zoning framework. At its September 22, 2020 meeting, the Planning and Housing Committee endorsed a draft official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment to implement inclusionary zoning as a basis for public consultation. While final approval by Council is still many months away, the details of the report paint a clearer picture for the development community in Toronto of what is to come. Background Inclusionary zoning is a powerful land use planning tool municipalities can use to require that ...

  KITCHENER -- The Chief Building Official in Cambridge has issued an Emergency Order to go ahead with the demolition of the former Preston Springs Hotel. In a news release, Dennis Purcell cited "immediate risk to the community" in his decision, pointing to the "unsafe condition of the structure, approaching winter weather, and the ongoing challenges of securing the property from trespassers." "Unfortunately, it has now come to a point where the structure is unsound and a threat to public safety. Anyone entering the building, including emergency or fire officials, could be placed in peril...

Counsel: C.G. Bendick, for the respondent Keywords: Provincial Offences, Building Code Violations, Administrative Law, Orders, Collateral Attack, Building Code Act, ss. 1, ss. 8(1), ss. 12(2), ss. 25, ss. 36(1), R v Consolidated Maybrun Mines Ltd., [1998] 1 SCR 706, Wilson v The Queen, [1983] 2 SCR 594, R v Bird, 2019 SCC 7, Garland v Consumers' Gas Co., 2004 SCC 25, Amtim Capital Inc. v Appliance Recycling Centers of America, 2014 ONCA 62, R v Domm, (1996) 31 OR (3d) 540 (CA), Canada (Attorney General) v Telezone Inc., 2010 SCC 62, Toronto (City) v CUPE, Local 79, 203 SCC 63, 864503 ...