December 22, 1998
To:Urban Environment & Development Committee
From:Virginia M. West, Commissioner, Urban Planning and Development Services
Subject:By-law to Appoint Deputy Chief Building Officials
Purpose:To enact a by-law for the purpose of appointing four Deputy Chief Building
Officials.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the attached by-law to amend By law No. 226-1998 be enacted.
Council Reference/Background/History
Under the Ontario Building Code Act each municipality is required to appoint a Chief
Building Official. By-law 226-1998 which was passed in April, 1998 appointed the Chief
Building Official and on an interim basis seven Deputy Chief Building Officials. (DCBO)
The four District Directors were appointed in August, 1998. The purpose of the attached
by-law is to confirm these four District Directors as Deputy CBO's on a permanent basis for
the purpose of enforcement of the Building Code Act.
Conclusions:
The attached by-law is intended to bring clarity to the roles and responsibilities of four district
Deputy CBO's in the City. It also deletes Section 3 of By-law 226-1998 regarding interim
appointments. Legal Department concurs with the proposed by-law.
Contact: Yaman Uzumeri
Tel: 395-7513
Fax: 395-7570
VIRGINIA M. WEST
Commissioner
Urban Planning & Development Services
Authority:Committee Report No. , Clause No., as adopted by Council on , 199
Enacted by Council:
CITY OF TORONTO
Bill No.
BY-LAW No.
To amend By-law No. 226-1998
WHEREAS subsection 3(2) of the Building Code Act, 1992, requires the council of each
municipality to appoint a chief building official; and
WHEREAS under clause 28(o) of the Interpretation Act words directing the appointment of a
public officer to administer an Act also include the power of appointing a deputy to have all
the powers and authority of the public officer or such limited powers and authority as the
instrument appointing him or her prescribes; and
WHEREAS By-law No. 226-1998 appointed a Chief Building Official for the City of Toronto
and, on an interim basis, certain Deputy Chief Building Officials; and
WHEREAS it is expedient to now appoint Deputy Chief Building Officials on a permanent
basis;
The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
Section 3 of By-law No. 226-1998 is deleted and the following substituted in its place:
"3. (1)Bruce Ashton, Pamela Coburn, Steven Franklin and Edward Tipping are appointed
Deputy Chief Building Officials for the City of Toronto.
(2)Each Deputy Chief Building Official named in Column 1 has all of the powers and duties
of the Chief Building Official within the assigned area of the City set out in Column 2
opposite the Deputy's name.
| Column 1 - Deputy |
Column 2 - Assigned Area |
| Bruce Ashton |
West District comprising the former Cities of Etobicoke
and York |
| Pamela Coburn |
South District comprising the former City of Toronto |
| Steven Franklin |
East District comprising the former Borough of East
York and City of Scarborough |
| Edward Tipping |
North District comprising the former City of North York |
City of Toronto By-law No. X-1998
- When the Chief Building Official and one or more Deputy Chief
Building Officials are absent, each of the remaining Deputy Chief
Building Officials may exercise any of the powers of the Chief
Building Official in any absent Deputy's assignment area and shall do
so in any order or according to any schedule established by the Chief
Building Official from time to time.
- For purposes of subsection (3), an official is absent when unavailable
to act due to illness or any other cause or when the office is vacant."
ENACTED AND PASSED this day of, A.D., 199 .
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MayorCity Clerk
