Adjudicative Services

Hearings under the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS)

If you have disputed a violation of a Designated City By-law with a Screening Officer and are unsatisfied with the decision, you can request a review before a Hearing Officer within the prescribed deadlines. Hearing Officers have the authority to review, affirm, vary, or cancel the Screening Officer’s decision and extend time based on the merits of each case and applicable by-laws. The decision of the Hearing Officer is final and cannot be appealed further.

Committee of Adjustment

Appointed by the Council, the Committee of Adjustment adjudicates applications for Minor Variance and Consent under the Ontario Planning Act. The Act grants the Committee the authority to make decisions on:

• Creating an easement or right-of-way
• Registering a mortgage over part of a property
• Registering a lease over part of a lot for more than 21 years
• Splitting land into more than one lot
• Technical conveyances (transferring property from one owner to another where the land was originally separated and has become joined)
• Minor variances from the Zoning By-law