Applications For Licences and Permits (Including Notification and Consultation Requirements)
 0.4 (1) An applicant for a licence or aggregate permit shall give notice of the application on the form titled “Public Notice of Application Form”, dated August 2020, that is available on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository by, (a) serving a copy of the notice by registered mail, courier or personal service on landowners within 120 metres of the boundary of the proposed pit or quarry; (b) publishing the notice, (i) in English in a newspaper having general circulation in the area of the proposed pit or quarry, (ii) if the proposed pit or quarry is in an area designated in the Schedule to the French Language Services Act, in French in a French language newspaper having general circulation in the area of the proposed pit or quarry, and (iii) if no newspaper is available having general circulation in the area, in an online news source that would give the public in the area reasonable notice of the application; and (c) posting the notice on a sign that is at least one metre by one metre in size at the boundary of the proposed pit or quarry so that it is clearly visible to the public. O. Reg. 466/20, s. 2 (1). (2) Clause (1) (b) does not apply to an application for an aggregate permit if the proposed pit or quarry is in a remote location. O. Reg. 466/20, s. 2 (1). (3) Clause (1) (c) does not apply to an application for an aggregate permit. O. Reg. 466/20, s. 2 (1). (4) A notice of application under subsection (1) shall contain the following information: 1. The applicant’s name and contact information. 2. The location of the proposed pit or quarry. 3. The type of approval being applied for. 4. The nature of the proposed operation: whether the application is for a pit or quarry, and whether the excavation would be above or below the water table. 5. The size of the proposed area to which the licence or permit would apply. 6. The proposed maximum number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the site annually. 7. The time and method for the public to review the application under clause 0.5 (2) (b), and the details of the public information session under subsection 0.5 (3). O. Reg. 466/20, s. 2 (1). (5) An applicant for a wayside permit shall give notice of the application on the form titled “Public Notice of Application Form”, dated August 2020, that is available on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository, by registered mail, courier or personal service to landowners within 120 metres of the boundary of the proposed pit or quarry. O. Reg. 466/20, s. 2 (1). (6) The notice of application under subsection (5) shall contain the following information: 1. The applicant’s name and contact information. 2. The location of the proposed pit or quarry. 3. The nature of the proposed operation: whether the application is for a pit or quarry, and whether the excavation would be above or below the water table. 4. The public authority project or projects that the aggregate would be used for. 5. The type and quantity of aggregate required for the project or projects. O. Reg. 466/20, s. 2 (1). (7) An applicant for a licence, aggregate permit or wayside permit shall send the application, including the site plan and all technical reports, to any ministry, department, board, commission, or agency of a provincial or federal government, any municipality, conservation authority, utility operator or holder of a sustainable forest licence and any other person who may be affected by the application and who is identified in “Aggregate Resources of Ontario: Circulation Standards” published by the Ministry. O. Reg. 466/20, s. 2 (1).