Bill 134 explained in plain English
Municipal Residential and Commercial Surge Protector Act, 2010
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The Municipal Residential and Commercial Surge Protector Act, 2010, enables Ontario municipalities to mandate surge protector installations in new buildings, with such by-laws taking precedence over other laws and requiring compliance with the Ontario Building Code for permits applied for on or after May 1, 2011.
Bill 134, the Municipal Residential and Commercial Surge Protector Act, 2010, allows municipalities in Ontario to require surge protectors to be installed in new residential and commercial buildings. These by-laws can override other provincial laws and regulations. Any required surge protectors must meet the standards set out in the Ontario Building Code. The Act also specifies that building permit applications made on or after May 1, 2011, are subject to these by-laws. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Authorizes municipalities to pass by-laws requiring surge protectors in new residential and commercial buildings.
- Specifies that these municipal by-laws can supersede any other Act or regulation.
- Mandates that surge protectors required by these by-laws must meet standards defined in the Ontario Building Code.
- Establishes that these by-laws apply to building permit applications made on or after May 1, 2011.
- Requires the chief building official to refuse to issue a building permit if a proposed building does not comply with a relevant by-law.
- Amends the Building Code Act, 1992, the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and the Municipal Act, 2001, to implement these changes.
- Municipalities in Ontario
- Builders and developers of new residential and commercial buildings
- Owners of new residential and commercial buildings
- Chief building officials
- Municipalities have the right to pass by-laws requiring surge protectors.
- Builders must comply with municipal by-laws on surge protectors when applying for building permits.
- Chief building officials have the obligation to refuse permits if by-laws are not met.
- Surge protectors must meet Ontario Building Code standards.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Municipal by-laws under this Act apply to building permit applications made on or after May 1, 2011.
- Potential increased costs for builders due to the requirement to install surge protectors.
- Potential increased costs for buyers of new residential and commercial properties.
- The chief building official shall refuse to issue a building permit if a proposed building does not comply with a relevant municipal by-law regarding surge protectors.
- The specific standards for surge protectors within the building code are not detailed in this bill.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes a 'by-law passed pursuant to' the amended sections of the Municipal Act and the City of Toronto Act, beyond the general description of requiring surge protectors for buildings with permit applications made on or after May 1, 2011.
Allows the chief building official to refuse a building permit if the proposed building does not comply with a municipal by-law requiring surge protectors. Also makes the Building Code standards applicable to surge protectors required by by-law.
Source: Section 1, Section 1(2.0.1), Section 1(2)
Adds a provision allowing the City of Toronto to pass by-laws requiring the installation of surge protectors in residential and commercial buildings, with the by-law taking precedence over other laws and regulations. Also ensures these surge protectors comply with building code standards.
Source: Section 2(1), Section 2(2)
Adds provisions allowing municipalities to pass by-laws requiring the installation of surge protectors in residential and commercial buildings, with the by-laws taking precedence over other laws and regulations. Also ensures these surge protectors comply with building code standards.
Source: Section 3(1), Section 3(2), Section 3(3), Section 3(4)
Municipal by-laws requiring surge protectors in new residential and commercial buildings will prevail over any other Act or regulation for building permit applications made on or after May 1, 2011.
Source: Section 1(2.1)
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