1(1)The following definitions apply in this Act.
“abut” includes having access thereto directly.(attenant)
“advisory committee” means a planning advisory committee established under section 3.(comité consultatif)
“Board” means the Assessment and Planning Appeal Board established under the Assessment and Planning Appeal Board Act.(Commission)
“building inspector” means
(inspecteur des constructions)
(a)
a person who has the primary responsibility under a regional service commission for the enforcement of a local government by-law or the primary responsibility under provincial law with respect to building and construction within the region, and
(b)
a person appointed under subsection 71(2) of the
Local Governance Act.
“clerk” means a clerk of a local government appointed under the Local Governance Act. (greffier)
“council” means the mayor and councillors of a local government. (conseil)
“Crown” means the Crown in right of the Province. (Couronne)
“development” means
(aménagement)
(a)
the erecting, placing, relocating, removing, demolishing, altering, repairing or replacing of a building or structure other than utility poles and wires, traffic control devices and pipelines defined in the
Pipeline Act, 2005 except for buildings and structures remote from a pipeline used for management and administration or housing or storing of moveable equipment or statutory notices,
(b)
if the purpose for which land, buildings and structures are used is set out in a regional plan, municipal plan, rural plan, development scheme, zoning by-law or regulation, a change in the purpose for which the land, building or structure is used,
(c)
any excavation of sand, gravel, clay, shale, limestone or other deposits for a development mentioned in paragraph (
a) or for purposes of the sale or other commercial use of the material excavated, or
(d)
the making of land by cutting or filling to a depth in excess of one metre, except in the case of laying pipelines defined in the
Pipeline Act, 2005.
“development officer” means
(agent d’aménagement)
(a)
with respect to a local government that is providing its own land use planning service,
(i)
the planning director, if one has been appointed under subsection 10(1), or
(ii)
the Director, if there are regional developments or, in the case of a village, the Director, if he or she is appointed as the development officer under paragraph 10(3)(
a) or if paragraph 10(3)(
b) applies, and
(b)
with respect to a local government or a local service district that is not providing its own land use planning service, the planning director as defined in the
Regional Service Delivery Act.
“development scheme” means a development scheme described in section 101.(projet d’aménagement)
“Director” means the Provincial Planning Director appointed under section 9.(directeur provincial)
“land for public purposes” means land, other than streets, for the recreational or other use or enjoyment of the general public.(terrain d’utilité publique)
“land registration office” means a registry office established under the Registry Act or a land titles office established under the Land Titles Act. (bureau d’enregistrement des biens-fonds)
“local government” means a municipality, rural community or regional municipality. (gouvernement local )
“local service district” means an unincorporated area inside the territorial limits defined by regulation under the Local Governance Act. (district de services locaux)
“Minister” means the Minister of Environment and Local Government and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)
“municipal plan” means a municipal plan under section 21.(plan municipal)
“planner” means an individual who is entitled to use the designation MCIP or FCIP under the by-laws of the Canadian Institute of Planners or a planner as defined in the Regional Service Delivery Act.(urbaniste)
“region” means a region as defined in the Regional Service Delivery Act.(région)
“regional development” means a development
(aménagement régional)
(a)
which is identified in a regional plan as being subject to approval in relation to standards described in the plan for the development, and
(b)
for which approval is not required under section 108.
“regional plan” means a regional plan under section 18.(plan régional)
“regional service commission” means a regional service commission established under the Regional Service Delivery Act.(commission de services régionaux)
“registrar” means the registrar as defined in the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act, as the case may be. (registrateur)
“rural plan” means a rural plan under section 33 or 44 or a regulation under section 52, as the case may be.(plan rural)
“statement of provincial interest” means a statement of provincial interest under section 13.(déclaration d’intérêt provincial)
“street” means the entire width between the boundary lines of a street, road or highway.(rue)
“subdivide” means to divide a parcel of land into two or more parcels.(lotir)
“type 1 subdivision” means a subdivision of land that is not a type 2 subdivision.(lotissement de type 1)
“type 2 subdivision” means a subdivision of land that requires the development of
(lotissement de type 2)
(a)
one or more streets, or
(b)
a form of access other than a street and approved by an advisory committee or regional service commission as being advisable for the development of the land.
“use of land” includes the mining or excavation of sand, gravel, clay, shale, limestone or other deposits whether or not for the purpose of sale or other commercial use of the material mined or excavated.(usage des terrains)(affectation des terrains)