jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
1. In this Regulation, “Authority” means The Credit Valley Conservation Authority; “building or structure” means a building or structure of any kind; “fill” means earth, sand, gravel, rubble, rubbish, garbage or any other material whether similar to or different from any of the aforementioned materials, used or capable of being used to raise, lower or in any way affect the contours of the ground; “fill line” means any line designated as such on the maps referred to in the Schedules; “river”, “lake”, “creek”, “stream” or “watercourse” means any river, lake, creek, stream or watercourse under the jurisdiction of the Authority; and “regional storm” means a storm producing in a forty-eight hour period, in a drainage area of, (a) ten square miles or less, a rainfall that has the distribution set out in Table 1, or (b) more than ten square miles, a rainfall such that the number of inches of rain referred to in each case in Table 1 shall be modified by the percentage amount shown in Column 2 of Table 2 opposite the size of the drainage area set out opposite thereto in Column 1 of Table 2. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 146, s. 1.
2. The areas described in the Schedules are areas in which, in the opinion of the Authority, the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land may be affected by the placing or dumping of fill. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 146, s. 2.
3. Subject to section 4, no person shall, (a) construct any building or structure or permit any building or structure to be constructed in or on a pond or swamp or in any area susceptible to flooding during a regional storm; (b) place or dump fill of any kind or permit fill to be placed or dumped in the areas described in the Schedules, whether such fill is already located in or upon such area or brought to or on such area from some other place or places; or (c) straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 146, s. 3.
4. Subject to the Ontario Water Resources Act or to any private interest, the Authority may permit in writing the construction of any building or structure or the placing or dumping of fill or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse to which section 3 applies if, in the opinion of the Authority, the site of the building or structure or the placing or dumping and the method of construction or placing or dumping or the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel will not affect the control of flooding or pollution or the conservation of land. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 146, s. 4.
5. No person shall commence to construct any building or structure or dump or place fill or straighten, change, divert or interfere with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse in any area to which section 3 applies before permission to do so has been obtained under section 4. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 146, s. 5.
6. (1) A signed application for permission to construct a building or structure shall be filed with the Manager/Secretary-Treasurer of the Authority and shall include, (a) four copies of a plan of the property showing the proposed location of the building or structure, its elevation and the proposed final grade plan; (b) four copies of a complete description of the type of building or structure to be constructed, including drainage details; (c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the construction will be carried out; and (d) four copies of a statement of the proposed use of the building or structure following completion of the construction. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 146, s. 6 (1). (2) A signed application for permission to place or dump fill shall be filed with the Manager/Secretary-Treasurer of the Authority and shall include, (a) four copies of a plan of the property on which the fill is to be placed, 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) four copies of a complete description of the type of fill proposed to be placed or dumped; (c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the placing or dumping will be carried out; and (d) four copies of a statement of the proposed use of the land following completion of placing or dumping. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 146, s. 6 (2). (3) A signed application for permission to straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse shall be filed with the Manager/Secretary-Treasurer of the Authority and shall include, (a) four copies of a plan on which shall be shown in plan view and cross section the details of such straightening, change, diversion or interference; (b) four copies of a description of the protective measures to be undertaken; (c) four copies of a statement of the dates between which the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering will be carried out; and (d) four copies of a statement of the purpose of the proposed work. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 146, s. 6 (3).