Municipal Class Environmental Assessment

D.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

D.1.7 INTEGRATION WITH THE PLANNING ACT

The Municipal Class EA also provides for the opportunity to integrate the requirements of the Ontario EA Act with the requirements of the Ontario Planning Act as discussed in Section A.2.9 of the Municipal Class EA parent document.  The key is that the requirements of both Acts must be met.

It is also recognized that many site specific facilities (e.g. stations, maintenance facilities, etc.) are also subject to approval under the Planning Act.  As such, it is possible to integrate the Planning Act approvals with Class EA requirements.  These issues are fully discussed in detail in Section A.2.9 of the Municipal Class EA.