Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing:
June 2009
Once it has been passed, the Barrie-Innisfil Boundary Adjustment Act, 2009 will extend the southern boundary of the separated City of Barrie to include approximately 2,293 hectares of lands currently in the Town of Innisfil, which is in Simcoe County. These lands are contiguous to Barrie’s current urban structure. This will enable Barrie to plan to extend its existing urban services to these lands. This is critical for the successful implementation of the provincial policy framework in the Simcoe area.
If passed, all real property of the Town of Innisfil and the County of Simcoe in the lands affected by the boundary change would transfer to the City of Barrie on January 1, 2010.
Bylaws
If the proposed act is passed, the City of Barrie’s bylaws would be extended to the lands affected on January 1, 2010. Some of the Town of Innisfil’s and the County of Simcoe’s bylaws would continue to apply to these lands. These would be bylaws passed under the Planning Act, e.g., zoning and site plan controls; the Highway Traffic Act; and the Municipal Act, 2001 and would continue until they expire, are amended or repealed.
Official Plans
The Bill proposes that the official plans of the Town of Innisfil and the County of Simcoe would continue to apply to the affected lands until they are changed. In addition, the Bill proposes that any procedures started by the Town of Innisfil or the County of Simcoe to adopt or amend their official plans as they apply to the affected lands may be continued by the City of Barrie.
Tax Matters
The Bill proposes that all taxes due on properties on the affected lands on December 31, 2009 would become due and payable to the City of Barrie on January 1, 2010, and may be collected by the City. The Bill also proposes that, the City of Barrie would be required to pay the Town of Innisfil any tax arrears owing up to December 31, 2009.
Regulation Making Authority
The Bill proposes to give the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing the authority to make regulations for any matter with respect to the boundary adjustment under this proposed Act. This includes transitional matters necessary to facilitate the implementation of this proposed Act.
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