Application of Municipal Act
270. (1) Section 5, Parts XIII, XIV, XV and XIX, sections 75, 76, 94, 103, 104, 105, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120 and 121, subsection 163 (3), paragraphs 3, 11, 12, 23, 24, 27, 30, 50, 51 and 55 of section 207, paragraph 131 of section 210, and paragraph 10 of section 314 of the Municipal Act apply with necessary modifications to the Metropolitan Corporation. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.62, s. 270 (1); 1994, c. 23, s. 80. Exceptions (2) Sections 10 and 11 of the Municipal Act do not apply to any area municipality. Harbour commission (3) Nothing in this Act alters or affects the powers of The Toronto Harbour Commissioners. Nuisances (4) The Metropolitan Corporation shall be deemed to be a local municipality for the purpose of paragraph 140 of section 210 of the Municipal Act. Emergency measures civil defence (5) By-laws may be passed by the Metropolitan Council, (a) for the establishment and maintenance of emergency measures civil defence organizations in the Metropolitan Area; and (b) for providing money for emergency measures and civil defence, for the purposes of emergency measures civil defence organizations and for the cost of the operation of such organizations, and for other similar work in the Metropolitan Area, and, when a by-law passed under this subsection is in force in the Metropolitan Area, any by-law passed by the council of an area municipality under subclauses 208 (b) (ii) and (iii) of the Municipal Act has no effect. Powers of Metropolitan Council re emergency measures (6) When a by-law passed under clause (5) (a) is in force, the Metropolitan Council may pass by-laws, (a) with the consent of the area municipality or local board concerned, for appointing heads of departments and alternates to be members of the Metropolitan Toronto Emergency Measures Organization or any committee thereof; (b) with the consent of the area municipality or local board concerned, for training employees of the area municipality or local board in their functions under the Metropolitan Toronto Emergency Measures Organization; (c) for appointing members of the Metropolitan Toronto Emergency Measures Organization, or of any committee thereof, to be in charge of such departments or utilities throughout the Metropolitan Area as the by-law may provide, when an emergency has been proclaimed under the War Measures Act (Canada); (d) for acquiring alternative headquarters for the metropolitan government outside the Metropolitan Area; (e) for designating evacuation routes and empowering members of the Metropolitan Police Force to require persons to use such routes; (f) for obtaining and distributing emergency materials, equipment and supplies; and (g) for complying with any request of the Government of Canada or Ontario in the event of a nuclear attack. Fire co-ordinator (7) The Metropolitan Council shall appoint a metropolitan fire co-ordinator who shall be responsible for the establishment of an emergency fire service plan for the Metropolitan Area, and the Metropolitan Corporation may spend such sums as it considers necessary to implement the plan. Delegation of approvals or consents (8) Despite any other provision in this Act, the Metropolitan Council may pass by-laws authorizing the head of the department concerned to grant such of the approvals and consents required by subsection 45 (2), subsection 61 (1), subsection 62 (2) and subsection 80 (2) as are designated in the by-law, and any such by-law may prescribe terms and conditions under which any such approval or consent may be granted. Application of Charities Accounting Act (9) The Metropolitan Corporation shall be deemed to be a municipal corporation for the purposes of section 9 of the Charities Accounting Act. Purchasing or renting machinery (10) The Metropolitan Corporation is deemed to be and to have always been a municipality for the purposes of section 311 of the Municipal Act. Delegation of powers of Metropolitan Council (11) Despite this or any other Act, the Metropolitan Council may, by by-law, authorize the head of a department or other official thereof, subject to such terms and conditions as the by-law specifies, to exercise the powers of the Metropolitan Council under paragraphs 107, 108, 109 and 110 of section 210, subsections 308 (3) and 312 (2) and clauses 312 (4) (a) and (b) of the Municipal Act. Hearing by Metropolitan Council (12) Where any applicant, resident or ratepayer objects to the decision or approval of the department head or other official described in subsection (11), the Metropolitan Council shall afford that person an opportunity to be heard and the Metropolitan Council may confirm, rescind, change, alter or vary any such decision or approval. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.62, s. 270 (2-12).