EDRD 2650 Study Guide - Final Guide: Public Property, Good Governance

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 2650
• Professor: John Fitzgibbon

Document Summary

Unit 02: introduction to planning law in ontario. The ontario municipal act, 2001 came into force on january 1, 2003, in an attempt to consolidate dozens of acts that were related to municipal governance, and to incorporate more flexibility for the municipalities. The municipal act, 2001 was recently amended in congruence with the municipal statute law. Amendment act, 2006, and the resulting changes came into force on january 1, 2007. 10 principle spheres under municipal jurisdiction, as delegated by the municipal act, sections. 24 114, include: public utilities, waste management, highways, transportation systems other than highways, culture, parks, recreation and heritage, drainage and flood control, structures, including fences and signs, parking, except on highways, animals, economic development services. Most of these provisions are permissive as opposed to mandatory, in that municipalities have the choice of whether to make use of these powers or not. The authority to implement the municipal act resides with each municipal council.