

c. 19, s. 8 (5).
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LANNING
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CT
Subdivision control
9. (1)Section 50 of the
Planning Act
does not apply in respect of,
(a) dealings with whole units and common interests; or
(b) easements transferred by or reserved to the corporation. 1998, c. 19, s. 9 (1).
Approvals of descriptions
(2)Subject to this section, the provisions of sections 51, 51.1 and 51.2 of the
Planning Act
that apply to a plan of subdivision apply with necessary modifications to a description or an
amendment to a description. 1998, c. 19, s. 9 (2).
Registration
(3)A description or an amendment to a description shall not be registered unless,
(a) the approval authority has approved it; or
(b) the approval authority has exempted it from those provisions of sections 51 and 51.1 of
the
Planning Act
that would normally apply to it under subsection (2) and it is
accompanied by a certificate of exemption issued by the approval authority. 1998,
c. 19, s. 9 (3).
Conversion of rented residential premises
(4)If an applicant makes an application for approval in respect of a property that includes
a building or related group of buildings containing one or more premises that is used as a rented
residential premises or that has been used as a rented residential premises and is vacant, the
approval authority may, after consulting with the council of the local municipality in which the
property is located if the approval authority is not that municipality, require the applicant to have
a person who holds a certificate of authorization within the meaning of the
Professional
Engineers Act
or a certificate of practice within the meaning of the
Architects Act
or another
qualified person inspect the property and report to the approval authority all matters that the
approval authority considers may be of concern. 1998, c. 19, s. 9 (4).
Additional conditions
(5)In addition to the conditions that it may impose under subsection 51 (25) of the
Planning Act
, the approval authority that receives an application described in subsection (4) may
impose the conditions that it considers are reasonable in light of the report mentioned in
subsection (4). 1998, c. 19, s. 9 (5).
Application for exemption
(6)Before making an application under subsection 51 (16) of the
Planning Act
, the owner
of a property or a person authorized in writing by the owner of the property may apply to the
approval authority to have the description or any part of the description exempted from those
provisions of sections 51 and 51.1 of the
Planning Act
that would normally apply to it under
subsection (2). 1998, c. 19, s. 9 (6).
Individual exemption
(7)The approval authority may grant an exemption if it believes the exemption is