Condominium Act

c. 19, s. 8 (5).

LANNING

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