Requirements for notice of by-law
  4. (1) This section applies to, (a)  a notice of the passing of a community benefits charge by-law under subsection 37 (13) of the Act; and (b)  a notice of the passing of a by-law under subsection 42 (4.5) of the Act. O. Reg. 509/20, s. 4 (1). (2) Notice shall be given, (a)  by personal service, fax, mail or email to, (i)  as determined in accordance with subsection (3), every owner of land in the area to which the by-law applies, (ii)  every person and organization that has given the clerk of the municipality a written request for notice of the passing of the by-law and has provided a return address, (iii)  in the case of a by-law passed by the council of a lower-tier municipality, the clerk of the upper-tier municipality that the lower-tier municipality is in, and (iv)  the secretary of every school board having jurisdiction within the area to which the by-law applies; or (b)  by publication in a newspaper that is, in the clerk’s opinion, of sufficiently general circulation in the area to which the by-law applies to give the public reasonable notice of the passing of the by-law. O. Reg. 509/20, s. 4 (2). (3) For the purposes of subclause (2) (a) (i), an owner is any person who is identified as an as owner on the last revised assessment roll, subject to any written notice of a change of ownership of land the clerk of the municipality may have received. O. Reg. 509/20, s. 4 (3). (4) A notice given by mail to an owner shall be mailed to the address shown on the last revised assessment roll or, if applicable, to the address shown on the notice of a change of ownership of land received by the clerk. O. Reg. 509/20, s. 4 (4). (5) Notice shall contain the following information: 1.  A statement that the council of the municipality has passed a community benefits charge by-law or a by-law under section 42 of the Act, as the case may be, and the statement shall set out the number of the by-law and the date on which the by-law passed. 2.  A statement that any person or organization may appeal the by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal under subsection 37 (17) or 42 (4.9) of the Act, as applicable, by filing with the clerk of the municipality a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection. 3.  The last day on which the by-law may be appealed. 4.  In the case of a notice of the passing of a community benefits charge by-law, an explanation of the community benefits charges imposed by the by-law. 5.  In the case of a notice of the passing of a by-law under section 42 of the Act, an explanation of the parkland and payment in lieu requirements imposed by the by-law. 6.  A description of the lands to which the by-law applies, a key map showing the lands to which the by-law applies, or an explanation why no description or key map is provided. 7.  The location and times during which persons may examine a copy of the by-law. O. Reg. 509/20, s. 4 (5); O. Reg. 256/23, s. 2. (6) For the purposes of subsection 37 (16) and 42 (4.8) of the Act, the prescribed day is, (a)  if the notice is by publication in a newspaper, the first day on which the publication is circulated; (b)  if the notice is given by fax, the day that the notice is faxed; (c)  if the notice is given by mail, the day that the notice is mailed; or (d)  if the notice is given by email, the day that the notice is emailed. O. Reg. 509/20, s. 4 (6).