1. CHAPTER 4
Municipal Planning

2. Municipal Planning
The Land Planning Act governs land use and land planning
There are three levels of government
Federal
Provincial
Municipal
All three levels of government deal with land planning and use but the municipal government has final say in approving a plan

3. Municipal Planning Upper Tier Lower Tier
Anything that is more than a city
Basically regions (York Region) or provinces (Ontario)
Lower Tier
City level
Municipal Government (Markham)

4. RECAP
Which level of government is responsible for dealing with land planning and use?
All three levels of government (Federal, Provincial and Municipal)
Municipal government gives final approval