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PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Passenger transportation systems
56 (1) This section applies to passenger transportation systems other than the following: 1. Vehicles used for sightseeing tours. 2. Vehicles exclusively chartered to transport a group of persons for a specific trip within the municipality for a group fee. 3. Buses used to transport pupils, including buses owned and operated by, or operated under a contract with, a school board, and private school. 4. Buses owned and operated by a corporation or organization solely for its own purposes without charging a fee for transportation. 5. Taxicabs. 6. Railway systems of railway companies incorporated under federal or provincial statutes.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 56 (1). Same (2) The City may, (a) by by-law provide that no person except the City shall establish, operate and maintain within the City all or any part of a passenger transportation system of a type that the City is authorized to provide; and (b) despite section 82 and any by-law under clause (a), enter into an agreement granting a person the exclusive or non-exclusive right to establish, operate or maintain within the City all or any part of a passenger transportation system of a type that the City is authorized to provide, and to do so under such conditions as the City provides, including a condition that the City pay any deficit incurred by the person in establishing, operating or maintaining the system. 2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 56 (2). Deficit (3) If the City incurs a deficit in establishing, operating or maintaining its own passenger transportation system or if the City enters into an agreement under clause (2) (b) to pay a deficit incurred by another person in establishing, operating or maintaining such a system, the City may levy a special rate on all the rateable property in the area served by its own system or in the area designated in the agreement to recover the deficit.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 56 (3). Rights unaffected (4) Nothing in this section prevents a person from establishing, operating or maintaining a passenger transportation system that is used to convey passengers or passengers and property through an area designated under subsection (2) from a point within the designated area to a point outside the designated area or from a point outside the designated area to a point inside the designated area.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 56 (4). (5) Repealed: 2020, c. 34, Sched. 23, s. 5 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2020, c. 34, Sched. 23, s. 5 (1) - 01/07/2021
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Geographic jurisdiction for passenger transportation systems, etc.
58 The whole of Steeles Avenue where it is the boundary of the City is deemed to be part of the City for the purposes of the City or the TTC exercising powers with respect to a passenger transportation system. 2020, c. 34, Sched. 23, s. 5 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2020, c. 34, Sched. 23, s. 5 (2) - 01/07/2021
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Operating outside City
59 Despite section 15, the City may exercise its powers with respect to a bus passenger transportation system and a ferry transportation system in the City and between any point within the City and any point outside the City, including outside Ontario, if the City does so for its own purposes in whole or in part.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 59; 2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 11; 2020, c. 34, Sched. 23, s. 5 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 11 - 01/01/2007 2020, c. 34, Sched. 23, s. 5 (3) - 01/07/2021
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Extra-territorial power
59.1 Despite section 15, the City may, if one of the purposes for so acting is for its own purposes, exercise its powers in relation to airports within the City, in another municipality or in unorganized territory.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 12. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 12 - 01/01/2007 Waste Management
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Entry and inspection
61 (1) For the purpose of obtaining information that the City considers necessary for the City to meet the requirements of or to obtain an approval under any Act relating to the planning, establishment, operation, management, alteration or improvement of a waste disposal site or any other waste management facility, the City may, at reasonable times, enter on and inspect any land, including conducting tests of the land and removing samples or extracts.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 61 (1). Restriction (2) Subsection (1) does not allow the City to enter any building.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 61 (2). Public Utilities
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Entry on land
62 (1) For the purposes of providing a water public utility, the City may, at any reasonable time, subject to section 15 and despite section 32, enter on highways in or outside of the City to install, construct and maintain pipes and other works for the distribution of water without the consent of the body which owns the highway.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 62 (1). Entry on highways (2) For the purposes of providing a public utility, other than a water public utility, the City may, at any reasonable time, despite section 32, enter on highways in the City to install, construct and maintain pipes, wires, poles, equipment, machinery and other works without the consent of the body which owns the highway.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 62 (2). Powers not restricted (3) Nothing in this section prevents a body that owns a highway from regulating the activities described in subsections (1) and (2) on its highway in a reasonable manner, including regulating with respect to notice, timing and co-ordination of the activities and the requirement to obtain a permit before engaging in the activities.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 62 (3).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Entry into buildings, etc.
63 (1) If the City has the consent of an owner or occupant to connect a public utility to a part of a building and other parts of the building belong to different owners or are in the possession of different occupants, the City may, at reasonable times, without consent, enter on their land and install, construct and maintain pipes, wires, equipment, machinery and other works necessary to make the connection.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 63 (1). Entry on common passages (2) If the City has the consent of an owner or occupant to connect a public utility to land and the owner or occupant shares a mutual driveway or other common passage with the owners or occupants of neighbouring land, the City may, at reasonable times, without consent, enter the common passage and install, construct and maintain pipes, wires, equipment, machinery and other works necessary to make the connection.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 63 (2).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Entry on land served by public utility
64 (1) The City may, at reasonable times, enter on land to which it supplies a public utility, (a) to inspect, repair, alter or disconnect the service pipe or wire, machinery, equipment and other works used to supply the public utility; or (b) to inspect, install, repair, replace or alter a public utility meter.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 64 (1). Reduced supply (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the City may shut off or reduce the supply of the public utility to the land.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 64 (2). Entry on land, discontinuance of utility (3) If a customer discontinues the use of a public utility on land or the City lawfully decides to cease supplying the public utility to land, the City may enter on the land, (a) to shut off the supply of the public utility; (b) to remove any property of the City; or (c) to determine whether the public utility has been or is being unlawfully used.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 64 (3).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Shut-off of public utility
65 (1) Without limiting sections 7 and 8, those sections authorize the City to shut off the supply of a public utility by the City to land if fees or charges payable by the owners or occupants of the land for the supply of the public utility to the land are overdue.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 65 (1). Additional power (2) In addition to the power under subsection (1), the City may shut off the supply of water to land if fees or charges payable by the owners or occupants of the land in respect of a sewage system are overdue and the fees or charges are based on the fees payable for the supply of water to the land.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 65 (2). Notice (3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the City shall provide reasonable notice of the proposed shut-off to the owners and occupants of the land by personal service or prepaid mail or by posting the notice on the land in a conspicuous place.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 65 (3). Recovery of fees (4) The City may recover all fees and charges payable despite shutting off the supply of the public utility.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 65 (4).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
No liability for damages re public utilities
66 (1) The City is not liable for damages caused by the interruption or reduction of the amount of a public utility supplied to the City or to the land of any person as a result of an emergency or a breakdown, repair or extension of its public utility if, in the circumstances, reasonable notice of its intention to interrupt or reduce the supply is given.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 66 (1). Allocation (2) If the supply of a public utility to the City is interrupted or reduced, the City may allocate the available public utility among its customers.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 66 (2). Effect (3) Nothing done under subsection (2) is deemed to be a breach of contract, to entitle any person to rescind a contract or to release a guarantor from the performance of the guarantor’s obligation.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 66 (3).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Exemption from seizure
68 Personal property of the City which is used for or in connection with the supply of a public utility to land is exempt from seizure, (a) against the owner or occupant of the land under the Execution Act; and (b) against a person with a leasehold interest in the land for overdue rent.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 68.
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Mandatory supply
69 (1) Despite section 15, the City shall supply a building with a water or sewage public utility if, (a) the building lies along a supply line of the City for the public utility; (b) in the case of a water public utility, there is a sufficient supply of water for the building; (c) in the case of a sewage public utility, there is sufficient capacity for handling sewage from the building; and (d) the owner, occupant or other person in charge of the building requests the supply in writing.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 69 (1). Exception (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the supply of the public utility to a building or to the land on which the building is located would contravene an official plan under the Planning Act
that applies to the building, land or public utility.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 69 (2).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Entry on land re sewage systems
70 The City may enter on land, at reasonable times, to inspect the discharge of any matter into the sewage system of the City or into any other sewage system the contents of which ultimately empty into the sewage system of the City and may conduct tests and take samples for this purpose.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 70.
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Exemption from levy
71 (1) Despite section 3 of the Assessment Act, land that is exempt from taxation under that Act is not exempt from a special local municipality levy of the City under section 277 for raising costs related to sewage works or water works.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 71 (1). Exemption by City (2) Despite subsection (1), the City may exempt any class of land from all or part of the levy described in that subsection.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 71 (2). New parcels of land (3) Despite any Act, if new parcels of land are created from existing parcels of land in respect of which the City has imposed a tax or fee to raise costs related to sewage works or water works, the City may impose the tax or fee on each new parcel.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 71 (3). Easements, public utilities
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Definition
72 (1) In this section, “public utility” includes a street lighting system and a transportation system.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (1). Easement (2) An easement of a public utility provided by the City does not have to be appurtenant or annexed to or for the benefit of any specific parcel of land to be valid.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (2). Restriction (3) Part III of the Registry Act does not apply to a claim of a person in respect of a part of a city public utility constructed on land before June 21, 1990 with the consent or acquiescence of the owner of the land.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (3). Interference with utilities (4) No person shall interfere with a part of the city public utility for which there is no city public utility easement unless, (a) the City consents; or (b) the interference is authorized by a court order under this section.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (4). Court orders with respect to utilities (5) A person who has an interest in land where part of a City public utility is located may apply to the Superior Court of Justice for an order authorizing that person to interfere with that part of the City public utility if the use of the land by the person is substantially affected.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (5). Notice (6) A person making an application for an order under subsection (5) shall give the City 90 days notice of the application or such other notice as the court may direct.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (6). Other orders (7) In making an order under subsection (5), the court may make such other orders as it considers necessary, including an order that the applicant provide an easement for an alternative location of the public utility with such compensation as the court may determine.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (7). Stay of orders (8) The court shall stay an order under subsection (5) at the request of the City for such time as the court determines to allow the City to acquire an interest in land to accommodate the part of its public utility that is subject to the order.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (8). Right to repair utilities (9) Subject to any court order under this section, the City may enter upon any land to repair and maintain its public utilities.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (9). Utilities located by mistake (10) If, before June 21, 1990, the City located a part of a city public utility where it had no right to do so in the mistaken belief that the part was being located on a road allowance of the City or of another municipality, the City is deemed to have an easement in respect of the utility and the owner of the land on which the part is located shall be entitled to compensation for the easement determined in accordance with the Expropriations Act.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (10). Offence (11) Every person who knowingly contravenes subsection (4) is guilty of an offence.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 72 (11).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Non-municipal public utilities
73 (1) Except as otherwise provided, no person shall construct, maintain or operate a water or sewage public utility in the City without first obtaining the consent of the City.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 73 (1). Terms (2) A consent under this section may be given subject to such conditions and limits on the powers to which the consent relates as may be agreed upon.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 73 (2). Culture, Parks, Recreation and Heritage
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Removal and impounding of vehicles, etc., in parks
74.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), this section applies if a by-law of the City has been passed for prohibiting the parking, standing, stopping or placing in a park under the jurisdiction of the City of any object or vehicle that is used to sell or display anything and that obstructs pedestrians, unless, (a) the owner of the object or vehicle holds a valid permit issued by the City granting the exclusive use of a designated area within the park; and (b) the by-law or another by-law of the City has designated the park or the area of the park as a removal zone.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 13. Signs required (2) A by-law under subsection (1) is not effective in respect of a particular removal zone unless signs are erected to indicate the removal zone.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 13. Enforcement (3) A police officer or municipal by-law enforcement officer or any person authorized by by-law to enforce a by-law under subsection (1) who has reason to believe that any object or vehicle is parked, standing, stopped or placed in a removal zone in contravention of the by-law may, if no valid permit issued under the by-law is produced upon request, cause the object or vehicle to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 13. Costs (4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), all costs and charges for the removal, care and storage of any object or vehicle under the by-law are a lien upon the object or vehicle which may be enforced by the City under the Repair and Storage Liens Act.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 13. Proceeds to City (5) Any object or vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, removed and stored in accordance with subsection (3) and not claimed by the owner within 60 days is the property of the City and may be sold and the proceeds shall form part of the general funds of the City.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 13. Perishables (6) Despite subsection (5), any perishable object or refreshment is the property of the City upon being moved from the removal zone in accordance with subsection (3) and at any time thereafter may be destroyed or given to a charitable institution.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 13. Exception (7) Subsection (6) does not apply to a perishable object or refreshment that comes into the possession of a police force in the circumstances described in section 132 of the Police Services Act.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 13. Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 74.1 (7) of the Act is amended by striking out “a police force in the circumstances described in section 132 of the Police Services Act” at the end and substituting “a police service in the circumstances described in section 258 of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019”. (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 10 (4)) Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 13 - 01/01/2007 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 11 (4) - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 10 (4) - not in force Drainage and Flood Control
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Impounding vehicles parked
77 (1) If the City passes a by-law for regulating or prohibiting the parking or leaving of a motor vehicle on land, it may provide for the removal and impounding or restraining and immobilizing of any vehicle, at the vehicle owner’s expense, parked or left in contravention of the by-law and subsection 170 (15) of the Highway Traffic Act applies with necessary modifications to the by-law.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 77 (1). Entry on land (2) The City may enter on land, at reasonable times, for the purposes described in subsection (1).  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 77 (2). Signs (3) If signs are erected on land specifying conditions on which a motor vehicle may be parked or left on the land or regulating or prohibiting the parking or leaving of a motor vehicle on the land, a motor vehicle parked or left on the land contrary to the conditions or prohibition is deemed to have been parked or left without consent.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 77 (3).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Parking lots
78 (1) If the City passes a by-law for regulating or prohibiting the parking or leaving of motor vehicles on land not owned or occupied by the City without the consent of the owner of the land or regulating or prohibiting traffic on that land, the City may enforce the by-law on the land but only if a sign is erected at each entrance to the land clearly indicating the regulation or prohibition.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 78 (1). Same (2) This section applies to land used as a parking lot and not to any other land.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 78 (2).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Evidence re enforcement of parking by-laws
79 (1) If it is alleged in a proceeding that a by-law under section 77 or 78 has been contravened, the oral or written evidence of a police officer, police cadet or municipal law enforcement officer is receivable in evidence as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the facts stated in it in respect of, (a) the ownership or occupancy of the land; (b) the absence of the consent of the owner or occupant; and (c) whether any person is an occupant or is an owner.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 79 (1). No notice (2) Written evidence under subsection (1) shall be admitted without notice under the Evidence Act.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 79 (2).
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Accessible parking permits
80 (1) If the City passes a by-law for establishing a system of accessible parking, the sole manner of identifying vehicles shall be an accessible parking permit issued under and displayed in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made under it.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 26, s. 1 (1). Same (2) If the City passes a by-law requiring the owners or operators of parking lots or other parking facilities to which the public has access, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise, to provide designated parking spaces for motor vehicles displaying an accessible parking permit, the City, (a) shall prescribe the conditions of use of the accessible parking permit and shall prohibit the improper use of the permit; and (b) despite section 78, may provide for the removal and impounding of any motor vehicle, at its owner’s expense, parked or left in contravention of the by-law and subsection 170 (15) of the Highway Traffic Act applies with necessary modifications to the by-law.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 80 (2); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 26, s. 1 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 33, Sched. 26, s. 1 (1, 2) - 15/12/2009
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Administrative penalties, parking by-laws 
81 (1) Without limiting sections 7 and 8, those sections authorize the City to require a person to pay an administrative penalty if the City is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with any by-laws respecting the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 81 (1). Limitation (2) Despite subsection (1), the City does not have the power to provide that a person is liable to pay an administrative penalty in respect of the failure to comply with by-laws respecting the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles until a regulation is made under section 118.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 81 (2). Economic Development
PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Assistance prohibited
82 (1) Despite this or any other Act, the City shall not assist directly or indirectly any manufacturing business or other industrial or commercial enterprise through the granting of bonuses for that purpose.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 82 (1). Same (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the City shall not grant assistance by, (a) giving or lending any property of the City, including money; (b) guaranteeing borrowing; (c) leasing or selling any property of the City at below fair market value; or (d) giving a total or partial exemption from any levy, charge or fee.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 82 (2). Exception (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to city council’s exercise of its authority under subsection 28 (6) or (7) of the Planning Act or under section 333 of this Act.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 82 (3).