Notice of public meeting and open house (s. 17 (17) of Act)
 3. (1) This section applies to notice of a public meeting and to notice of an open house, if any, for the purposes of subsection 17 (17) of the Act.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (1). (2) Notice of a public meeting and notice of an open house may be given together or separately.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (2). (3) Notice shall be given in the manner described in the following subsections of this section: 1.  Subsection (4) or (7). 2.  Subsection (8). 3.  Subsection (9). 4.  Subsection (11) or (12).  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (3). (4) Notice shall be given, (a)  by personal service or ordinary mail, to every owner of land within 120 metres of the subject land, subject to subsections (5) and (6); and (b)  by posting a notice, clearly visible and legible from a public highway or other place to which the public has access, at every separately assessed property within the subject land or, if posting on the property is impractical, at a nearby location chosen by the clerk of the municipality or the secretary-treasurer of the planning board.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (4). (5) For the purposes of clause (4) (a), the owner of land is deemed to be the person shown on the last revised assessment roll of the municipality or on the current provincial land tax roll at the address shown on the roll, but if the clerk of the municipality has received written notice of a change of ownership, the notice shall be given to the new owner instead, at the address set out in the notice of change of ownership. O. Reg. 180/16, s. 1 (1). (6) For the purposes of clause (4) (a), if a condominium development is located within 120 metres of the subject land, notice may be given to the condominium corporation, according to its most recent address for service or mailing address as registered under section 7 of the Condominium Act, 1998, instead of being given to all owners assessed in respect of the condominium development.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (6). (7) Notice shall be given by publishing a notice in a newspaper that, in the opinion of the clerk of the municipality or the secretary-treasurer of the planning board, is of sufficiently general circulation in the area to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply that it would give the public reasonable notice of the public meeting or open house, as the case may be.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (7). (8) Every person and public body that has given the clerk of the municipality or the secretary-treasurer of the planning board a written request for a notice to which this section applies (including the person’s or public body’s address, fax number or email address) shall be given notice by personal service, ordinary mail, fax or email.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (8); O. Reg. 180/16, s. 1 (2). (9) Notice shall be given, by personal service, ordinary mail, fax or email, to all the following persons and public bodies, except those who have notified the clerk of the municipality or the secretary-treasurer of the planning board that they do not wish to receive notice: 1.  The clerk of the approval authority of the proposed official plan or plan amendment, if the approval authority is not the Minister. 2.  The clerk of every municipality or the secretary-treasurer of every municipal planning authority having jurisdiction in the area to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply. 3.  The secretary of every school board having jurisdiction in the area to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply. 4.  The secretary-treasurer of every conservation authority having jurisdiction in the area to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply. 5.  The secretary of every company operating a natural gas utility in the local municipality or planning area to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply. 6.  The secretary of every company operating an oil or natural gas pipeline in the local municipality or planning area to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply. 6.1  Every propane operator of a propane operation, if, i.  any part of the propane operation’s hazard distance is within the area to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply, and ii.  the clerk of the municipality or the secretary-treasurer of the planning board has been notified of the propane operation’s hazard distance by a director appointed under section 4 of the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000. 7.  If any of the land to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply is within 300 metres of a railway line, the secretary of the company operating the railway line. 8.  The Executive Vice-President, Law and Development, of Ontario Power Generation Inc. 9.  The secretary of Hydro One Inc. 10.  If any of the land to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply is within or abuts the area covered by the Niagara Escarpment Plan, the senior planner of the district office of the Niagara Escarpment Commission having jurisdiction over that land or the area that it abuts, as the case may be. 11.  Parks Canada, if any of the land to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply adjoins a historic site, park or historic canal under the jurisdiction of Parks Canada. 12.  The Niagara Parks Commission, if any of the land to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply adjoins the Niagara Parkway or is in the jurisdiction of the Niagara Parks Commission. 13.  The St. Lawrence Parks Commission, if any part of the land to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply adjoins the 1000 Islands Parkway and is within the jurisdiction of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission under section 9 of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission Act. 14.  The clerk of every municipality or the secretary-treasurer of every municipal planning authority or planning board, if any part of the municipality, municipal planning area or planning area is within one kilometre of the land to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply. 15.  The chief of every First Nation council, if the First Nation is located on a reserve any part of which is within one kilometre of the area to which the proposed official plan or plan amendment would apply.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (9); O. Reg. 467/09, ss. 2, 3; O. Reg. 180/16, s. 1 (3). (10) A notice given under paragraph 1 of subsection (9) shall also include a copy of the proposed official plan or plan amendment.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (10). (11) If the approval authority of a proposed official plan or plan amendment is the Minister, notice shall be given, by personal service, ordinary mail, fax or email, to the regional director of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs Municipal Services Office responsible for the region that includes the municipality or planning area where the subject land is located, unless the regional director has notified the clerk of the municipality or the secretary-treasurer of the planning board that he or she does not wish to receive such notices.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (11); O. Reg. 180/16, s. 1 (4); O. Reg. 68/18, s. 2 (1). (12) If the approval authority of a proposed official plan or plan amendment is not the Minister, notice shall be given, by personal service, ordinary mail, fax or email, to the regional director of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs Municipal Services Office responsible for the region that includes the municipality or planning area where the subject land is located, if the regional director has given the clerk of the municipality or the secretary-treasurer of the planning board a written request to be given such notices.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (12); O. Reg. 180/16, s. 1 (5); O. Reg. 68/18, s. 2 (1). (13) Subsections (11) and (12) apply whether or not the proposed official plan or plan amendment is exempt from approval under subsection 17 (9) or (10) of the Act.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (13). (14) A notice given under subsection (11) or (12) shall also include a copy of the proposed official plan or plan amendment.  O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (14). (15) A notice, other than a notice that is given by posting as described in clause (4) (b) or by publishing in a newspaper as described in subsection (7), shall include the following: 1.  The date, time and location of the public meeting or open house. 2.  An explanation of the purpose and effect of the proposed official plan or plan amendment. 3.  A description of the subject land, a key map showing the subject land, or an explanation why no description or key map is provided. 4.  Where and when a copy of the proposed official plan or plan amendment and information and material will be available to the public for inspection. 5.  The following statement: If you wish to be notified of the decision of (name of municipality or planning board) on the proposed official plan (or official plan amendment), you must make a written request to (name and address of municipality or planning board). 6.  The following statements: i.  If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of (reference to council and name of municipality, or name of planning board or approval authority, as the case may be) to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to (name of municipality or planning board) before the proposed official plan (or official plan amendment) is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. ii.  If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to (name of municipality or planning board) before the proposed official plan (or official plan amendment) is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. 7.  If it is known that the subject land is the subject of an application under the Act for a minor variance or a consent, for an amendment to a zoning by-law or a Minister’s zoning order or for approval of a plan of subdivision, a statement of that fact and the file number of the application. 8.  If applicable, a request that the notice be posted by the owner of any land that contains seven or more residential units in a location that is visible to all of the residents. O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (15); O. Reg. 180/16, s. 1 (6-8); O. Reg. 68/18, s. 2 (2, 3); O. Reg. 260/23, s. 1. (16) A notice that is given by posting as described in clause (4) (b) shall include the following: 1.  The date, time and location of the public meeting or open house. 2.  An explanation of the purpose and effect of the proposed official plan or plan amendment. 3.  Where and when a copy of the proposed official plan or plan amendment and information and material will be available to the public for inspection. 4.  The following statement: For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact (address, email address, website or other location or means by which information may be obtained from the municipality or planning board). O. Reg. 543/06, s. 3 (16); O. Reg. 180/16, s. 1 (9); O. Reg. 68/18, s. 2 (4). (17) A notice that is given by publishing in a newspaper as described in subsection (7) shall include the following: 1.  The date, time and location of the public meeting or open house. 2.  An explanation of the purpose and effect of the proposed official plan or plan amendment. 3.  A description of the subject land, a key map showing the subject land, or an explanation why no description or key map is provided. 4.  Where and when a copy of the proposed official plan or plan amendment and information and material will be available to the public for inspection. 5.  The following statement: For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact (address, email address, website or other location or means by which information may be obtained from the municipality or planning board). O. Reg. 180/16, s. 1 (10); O. Reg. 68/18, s. 2 (5).