By-laws | Kawartha Conservation

Administrative By-Law 1

Kawartha Conservation Policies and Procedures are passed under powers conferred on the Authority by the Conservation Authorities Act, RSO 1990, Chapter C. 27. The Administrative By-Laws – Board of Directors is intended to be used by Kawartha Conservation as a governance and administrative policy implementing Section 19.1 of the Conservation Authorities Act, as amended by the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017.

This Administrative By-Law is based upon the Conservation Authority Best Management Practices (BMP) and Administrative By-Law Model document developed through Conservation Ontario to ensure a high level of consistency among conservation authorities, with respect to governance. The model document, endorsed by Conservation Ontario Council on April 16, 2018, amended April 23, 2018 was used as the foundation for this by-law.

Administrative By-Law 1

Administrative By-Law 2

The purpose of the Hearing Procedures is to guide the Kawartha Conservation Hearing Board in conducting hearings under Section 28 of the Conservation Authorities Act. These procedures reflect the changes to the 1998 Conservation Authorities Act. The Act requires that the applicant be party to a hearing by the local Conservation Authority Board, for an application to be refused or approved with contentious conditions. Further, a permit may be refused if in the opinion of Kawartha Conservation the proposal adversely affects the control of flooding, pollution or conservation land, and additional erosion and dynamic beaches. In addition, a Hearing may be convened at the request of a holder of a permission (“permit holder”) when it is Kawartha Conservation's intention to cancel a permission. Ontario Regulation 182/06, pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act, provides for the cancellation of permissions (a permit or other form of written authorization), if Kawartha Conservation is of the opinion that the conditions of the permit have not been met.

Administrative By-Law 2