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1. In this Regulation, “Authority” means The Prince Edward Region Conservation Authority; “fill” means any material, whether originating on the site or elsewhere, used or capable of being used to raise, lower or in any way affect the contours of the ground, permanently or temporarily; “fill line” means any line designated as such on the maps referred to in the Schedules; “regional storm” means, (a) for all watercourses within the Authority’s jurisdiction, the rainfall, snowmelt or combination of rainfall and snowmelt that would produce, at a specific point in a river, creek, stream or watercourse, a peak flow which has a probability of occurrence of 1 per cent during any one year, (b) for the shoreline of Lake Ontario within the Authority’s jurisdiction, the 100 year flood level plus 15 metres measured horizontally; “river”, “lake”, “creek”, “stream” or “watercourse” means any river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse under the Authority’s jurisdiction. O.Reg. 417/94, s. 1.
2. The areas described in the Schedules are areas in which, in the Authority’s opinion, the placing or dumping of fill may affect the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land. O.Reg. 417/94, s.2.
3. No person shall, except in accordance with a permit obtained under section 4, (a) construct a building or structure or permit a building or structure to be constructed in a pond or swamp or in any area susceptible to flooding during a regional storm; (b) place or dump fill or permit fill to be placed or dumped, permanently or temporarily, in an area described in the Schedules; or (c) straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse or permit it to be done. O.Reg. 417/94, s. 3.
4. Subject to the Ontario Water Resources Act or to any private interest, the Authority may permit in writing the construction of a building or structure, the placing or dumping of fill or the straightening, changing or diverting of, or interfering with, the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse, in any area to which section 3 applies if, in the Authority’s opinion, those activities will not adversely affect the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land. O.Reg. 417/94, s. 4.
5. No person shall begin to construct any building or structure, place or dump fill or straighten, change, divert or interfere with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse, in any area to which section 3 applies, before permission to do so has been obtained under section 4. O.Reg. 417/94, s. 5.
6. (1) A signed application for permission to construct a building or structure shall be filed with the Authority and shall include four copies of, (a) a plan of the property showing the proposed location of the building or structure, its elevation and the proposed final grade plan; (b) a complete description of the type of building or structure to be constructed, including drainage details; (c) a statement of the dates between which the construction will be carried out; and (d) a statement of the proposed use of the completed building or structure. (2) A signed application for permission to place or dump fill shall be filed with the Authority and shall include four copies of, (a) a plan of the property on which the filling is to be carried out, showing the proposed location of filling, the depth to which it is proposed to fill and the proposed final grade of the land when filling is completed; (b) a complete description of the type of fill proposed for use and the method of filling; (c) a statement of the dates between which the filling will be carried out; and (d) a statement of the proposed use of the land following completion of the filling. (3) A signed application for permission to straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse shall be filed with the Authority and shall include four copies of, (a) a plan showing in plan view and cross-section the details of the work; (b) a description of the protective measures to be undertaken and the method to be used to carry out the work; (c) a statement of the dates between which the work will be carried out; and (d) a statement of the purpose of the work. O. Reg. 417/94, s. 6.
7. The Authority may, at any time, withdraw its permission if, in its opinion, the representations contained in the application for permission are not complied with. O.Reg. 417/94, s. 7.